Summer Diversity Fellowship

Interested in doing legal work this summer on copyright, idea submission, defamation, privacy, employment issues, and entertainment contracts for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Fox Television Stations, Inc., and Fox Sports, among other Fox companies? Curious about working at an in-house Hollywood studio and the studio’s outside law firms? Committed to diversity in the legal profession? First-year law students interested in this type of work are invited to apply for the Summer 2014 Diversity Fellowship Program in Los Angeles. This paid summer program is the result of a partnership between the Fox in-house legal department and four law firms: Alston & Bird, Greenberg Traurig, Hogan Lovells, and Jenner & Block. Candidates must be currently enrolled as first year students at an accredited law school, with a focus on candidates from Southern California law schools.

During this 10-week program, the Fellows will spend their first five weeks in one of the participating law firms’ summer associate programs in downtown Los Angeles or Century City, and their last five weeks working with in-house lawyers at Fox Group Legal in Century City. Fellows will be exposed to a variety of work assignments from different practice areas, including intellectual property, employment law and general litigation. The Fellows will be paid a stipend of no less than $1,500 per week for the 10-week duration of the Fellowship. The program will provides law students with the rare opportunity to spend their first-year summer working both at an in-house Hollywood studio legal department and at a major law firm. The Fellowship also provides career mentoring for law students early in their career.

Applicants should email a single .pdf file with the title and subject line listing the candidate’s name (last name then first name) containing a resume, cover letter, undergraduate transcript, all available law school grades or transcripts, and the contact information for one law school faculty member as a reference. The cover letter should describe the applicant’s experience with and commitment to diversity (including but not limited to diversity in the context of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation and identity, religion and disability), and in particular, describe how their career will enhance diversity in the legal profession. Cover letters should be no more than 500 words. The cover letter should also indicate whether the candidate seeks consideration for a Fellowship at all four firms, or only selected law firms. Fox and the law firms will conduct interviews in Los Angeles in late February.

The deadline to apply is January 19, 2014. Applications should be directed via e-mail to FGLFellowship@fox.com with the subject line “Diversity Fellowship Application.”

Fox Group Legal supports a dynamic, fast-paced worldwide entertainment company whose business includes motion picture and television production and distribution companies such as Twentieth Century Fox and Fox Searchlight and broadcast and cable television channels such as Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Sports and FX.

Alston & Bird is one of the Nation’s oldest and most respected law firms. With more than 800 attorneys in 10 major markets, Alston & Bird offers services in virtually every practice area from antitrust to wealth planning. Alston & Bird is proud to represent some of the world’s largest and most prestigious companies, including Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. Through superior legal work and a commitment to excellent client service, Alston & Bird is one of the most highly-acclaimed law firms in the AmLaw 100, including recognition – 14 years consecutively – as one of FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.”

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from 36 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Greenberg Traurig’s commitment to diversity goes beyond any single committee to create an environment where differences are embraced and utilized creatively. GT is the only Top 20 AmLaw 100 firm with a Hispanic or African-American Executive Chairman and was one of the first AmLaw Top 20 firms to have a woman chair its national litigation practice. GT serves clients in more than 60 practice areas including a preeminent, international entertainment practice. Helping today’s lawyers become tomorrow’s business and legal leaders means a larger, more diverse marketplace and a greater pool of talented professionals. And that means more business opportunities for everyone – our firm, our colleagues and, most importantly, our clients. For additional information, please visit www.gtlaw.com.

Hogan Lovells is one of the world's leading legal practices. Our distinctive market position is founded on the exceptional breadth of our practice, on deep industry knowledge, and on our "one team" global approach. Formed through the combination of two top international law firms, Hogan Lovells has more than 40 offices around the world, including associated offices. With a presence in the world’s major financial and commercial markets, we are well-placed to provide excellent business-oriented advice to our clients locally and internationally. Our people are the key to our success, which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.

Jenner & Block is defined by the exceptional results we produce, the values we share, the clients we serve and most importantly, our attorneys. Founded in 1914, Jenner & Block is a national law firm of approximately 480 attorneys, widely recognized for securing significant litigation victories from the trial level through the United States Supreme Court and producing outstanding results in corporate transactions. Our Content, Media & Entertainment practice unites a set of highly skilled and nationally known attorneys who use their legal experience and business savvy to help content providers, such as Fox Entertainment Group, succeed. We are handling groundbreaking and headline-grabbing matters that will influence the future of entertainment and media law for years to come. At Jenner & Block, we are committed to hiring superb lawyers with high character, and to creating an environment that is professionally rewarding, challenging, and fun, all at the same time.

FGL, Alston & Bird, Greenberg Traurig, Hogan Lovells and Jenner & Block are equal opportunity employers.