Neale & Fhima Offers Scholarship for First-Year Law Students

    DANA POINT, CA, January 21, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Attending law school can cost a student up to $195,000, with expenses including tuition, books and housing. By offering a law school scholarship, California personal injury law firm Neale & Fhima said it hopes to help ease the financial burden of a student who will one day be a contributor to the betterment of society through the practice of law.

"Over the last 40 years, law school tuition has increased four-fold," said Aaron Fhima, partner at Neale & Fhima. "We feel it is important to encourage people to enter the legal profession, especially those who have shown an ability to wield language effectively. It such an important, yet overlooked, part of what attorneys do."

The firm said they will award the scholarship to an applicant who has demonstrated the ability to clearly and accurately relay a message. Students must submit a sample of their writing that has been published in a newspaper, magazine, professional blog or academic publication, though it is not necessary for the subject matter to be law-related.

"Attorneys communicate to clients, juries, judges, the public and other attorneys," said Matt Neale, partner at Neale & Fhima. "By narrowing the field of applicants to people who have been published, we believe we'll find someone equipped with some of the skills that are essential to a successful legal career."

The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded at the beginning of the next academic year in August of 2017. The firm will notify the successful applicant by June 15, 2017.

Applicants for the Neale & Fhima scholarship must be a U.S. citizen or authorized to work in the U.S., and commencing law school in August 2017. Applicants must submit a completed scholarship application form, a copy of their law school acceptance letter and a copy of the previously published article or link to its online location. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2017.

To learn more about the scholarship opportunity, visit http://nealefhima.com/legal-awards/

About Neale & Fhima:
Neale & Fhima is a California personal injury and consumer rights law firm that focuses exclusively on representing clients who have suffered personal injuries, who have lost loved ones in traumatic accidents and who have lemon law claims. The attorneys have over 40 years of combined litigation experience, and together they have recovered more than $50 million for their clients' injuries and losses.

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