The Emery | Reddy Legal Studies Scholarship
2025 Scholarship Applicaion Period Is Now Open
Please submit your application for our 2025 scholarships and any questions or inquiries regarding the scholarship to sarah@emeryreddy.com by midnight on November 30, 2025.
Our General Studies and Legal Studies Scholarship Opportunities
Our mission to help and empower workers extends beyond our commitment to help them with their L&I claims or employment or labor law matters and into the next generation, and we are proud to offer annual scholarships to empower students in pursuit of higher education. Emery | Reddy is offering its annual scholarships to law school and college undergraduate students. A total of $5,000 will be awarded as follows:
- $2,000 to one selected law school student
- $1,000 to three selected undergraduate (university/college) students.
Scholarship Submission Guidelines and Rules
Before you submit your application, please read the submission criteria below to ensure that you qualify and submit your essay to the correct category. Any application that does not meet or follow the guidelines below will be disqualified.
General Rules
- Student must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident;
- Student must be currently enrolled in or recently accepted to an accredited U.S. law school (Legal Studies Scholarship) or accredited U.S. college or university (Undergraduate Scholarship);
- Winner(s) will be required to provide proof of residency and enrollment or acceptance.
Application Requirements
Students must submit an original and compelling essay of 400 – 600 words answering the essay prompt below. Essays should follow a basic essay and paragraph format including an introduction with body paragraphs and a conclusion. Creativity is encouraged! Please avoid disclosing any personal identifying information (PII) such as name, address, contact information, or resume within the body of the essay.
- Legal Studies Scholarship prompt: What compelled you to become a lawyer? Are there any special areas of law that you want to target, and what goals do you want to accomplish as an attorney?
- General Scholarship prompt: What degree are you pursuing and why? How will you use your degree/education to serve your community?
Judging and Recognition Procedure
Winners will be selected by a panel of qualified members from Emery | Reddy and will be based upon the candidate’s fulfillment of entry criteria and their ability to answer the prompt clearly and concisely.
The legal studies scholarship and the general studies scholarship are each a one-time, monetary scholarship award to be used for academic tuition only. Winner(s) will be notified via email and the award will be distributed to the recipient’s educational institution once their enrollment has been verified.
About Emery | Reddy
Emery | Reddy is the only law firm in Washington state that is equipped to provide comprehensive representation on your case from every angle. Our Seattle Employment and Labor Law and L&I Attorneys thoroughly assess every case to determine if our clients have additional claims, and at times this can extend far beyond the underlying workers’ compensation claim.
With our law office location in Seattle, we serve communities throughout Washington state, including Vancouver, Bellevue, Everett, Olympia, Shoreline, Spokane, and Tacoma.
We fight for you
Meet the Team
The Employment Law and L&I Attorneys at Emery | Reddy, PLLC are passionate about helping workers with Employment and Labor Law issues and L&I claims. We Help Workers®. It’s our motto and what drives us every day.
We know how companies think, and we understand the tactics they use. Our Employment Law Attorneys use that knowledge coupled with over eight decades of experience to help our clients get access to the benefits to which they are legally entitled and hold employers accountable when they break the law.
If you’re struggling with an employment or labor law issue, injury, or L&I claim, call us for a Free Case Review with an experienced Intake Specialist to learn more about how Emery | Reddy may be able help you today. No fee unless we recover for you.
