Emery Reddy Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by Emery | Reddy, PLLC

Our mission to help and empower workers extends beyond our commitment to help them with their Washington state L&I claims or employment or labor law matters. We are proud to empower the next generation of workers by offering annual scholarships to students in pursuit of higher education. Emery | Reddy, PLLC awards a total of $5,000 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 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 to 600 words answering the essay prompt below. Legal Studies Scholarship will only be awarded to students currently enrolled in Law School. Please submit your essay for the category that best matches your current enrollment status. 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. View the Emery | Reddy 2025 Scholarship Rubric for more on how your essay will be judged.

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. The winners will be publicly announced on our blog and social media pages after final verification.