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Program Overview
The Serengeti
Gives scholarship program is a partnership between Serengeti Law and the
Minority Corporate
Counsel Association, Inc. (MCCA). When you refer a corporate legal
department that becomes a
Serengeti customer, we will donate $1,000 to the
MCCA Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program on your
organization's behalf.
Submit a referral TO SERENGETI
THE NEED IS GREATER THAN EVER
“After years of solid gains, the recent economic downturn has
slowed the progress of diversity in the legal profession. But
Serengeti and our customers recognize that diversity always
matters. That’s why we created the Serengeti Gives
initiative, which benefits referring law departments and law
firms, as well as minority scholars. With this program, we all
work together to create more opportunities for minority
attorneys to serve in corporate and private practice.”
Bernadette Bulacan
Asst. General Counsel, Serengeti Law |
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
"MCCA is incredibly proud of the students who have graduated as
Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholars. We look forward to supporting future
generations of young lawyers, with help from law departments and
law firms who are also committed to creating and maintaining
inclusive workplaces. The Serengeti Gives referral
program is especially important in today’s financial
environment, and the MCCA and the LMJ Scholars thank you and
Serengeti for supporting this program.”
Veta T. Richardson
Executive Director, MCCA |
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A PROFILE OF TWO PAST SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Microsoft Corp. Fellows
Alemayehu Ayanaw
Washington University
School of Law
Alemayehu Ayanaw was born to a young mother and was raised by his
paternal grandmother in Ethiopia until age seven, when he was
brought by his father to the United States. Mr. Ayanaw is currently
a second-year law student at Washington University in St. Louis,
School of Law. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a
B.A. in Psychology and African American Studies and earned a Master
of Science in Higher Education Administration from the University of
Kansas. Mr. Ayanaw is interested in providing legal counsel in the
areas of Labor and Employment and Educational Law.
Nila Bala
Yale Law School
Nila Bala grew up watching her parents, immigrants to the United
States, attempt to activate the school system on behalf of her
younger sister. Like many parents at her sister’s school, they
encountered difficulties creating change. Despite the obstacles her
family faced, Ms. Bala graduated with distinction from Stanford
University with a B.A. in Human Biology. Ms. Bala furthered her
interest in child advocacy and education after working as an intern
at the Youth Law Center. Ms. Bala hopes to continue her work with
children while expanding her understanding of legal advocacy as a
second-year student at Yale Law School. |