Finnegan rates as one of the nation’s top law firms with respect to diversity.  In the 2008 Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, Finnegan ranked #1 by partners for best intellectual property practice, #8 for diversity for minorities, and #4 for best law firm to work for, making Finnegan a premier firm for attorneys of all backgrounds to practice intellectual property law.

Diversity scholarship
In 2003, we established the Finnegan Diversity Scholarship, which is open to application by persons of a minority heritage attending top law schools around the nation.  Our Finnegan scholars are:

2004 - Panyin Hughes, Georgetown University (Washington)
2005 - Wendy Herby, University of Washington (Palo Alto)
2006 - Melissa Wasserman, New York University (Washington)
2007 - Jae Park, Santa Clara University (Palo Alto)
2008 - Brittany Blueitt, Harvard Law School (Washington)
           Xin Hu, New York University (Cambridge)

Each scholar is given $15,000 per year for tuition and other law school fees.  To apply, please send us your completed application form to Email by February 27, 2009.  Application forms are available in Microsoft Word and PDF format.