Santa Clara Law and the Law Career Services Office present the 10th Annual
Diversity Gala
February 27th, 2014
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location TBA
Online Registration coming in the fall
Award Winners to be announced this summer
Santa Clara Law is a leader in law school diversity: it is among the top ten most diverse law schools in the U.S. Our students and alumni founded the Diversity Gala in order to foster an atmosphere of inclusion for these young lawyers. The Diversity Gala is an opportunity for lawyers to form relationships that develop into mentorships, to be assured by representatives from participating organizations that diversity is highly valued, and to recognize the contributions that prominent members of the legal profession have made to further the interest of minority groups. Historically, the Diversity Gala draws approximately 300 guests a year to honor the award recipients. Please click here to view the accomplishments of past award recipients.
There is no charge to attend the Diversity Gala. However, the proceeds from the Diversity Gala are the Law School's primary means to raise funds for the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to law students who demonstrate a commitment to equality, inclusion, and social justice for the diverse ethnic social groups that Justice Marshall worked diligently to protect throughout his career as a lawyer and a jurist. We encourage event sponsorships and individual contributions to this scholarship fund.
Celebration of Diversity in the Legal Profession
We invite members of your organization to join us to celebrate the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Summit alongside the 10th Annual Diversity Gala on Thursday, February 27, 2014. The Diversity Summit is a full day conference will bring preeminent speakers to Santa Clara while the Diversity Gala is an outstanding opportunity to connect with Santa Clara Law students and colleagues to honor those who have furthered civil rights and to help raise much-needed scholarship funds for the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Scholarship Fund.
Each year, we offer the opportunity to become an event sponsor for those organizations that wish to increase their profile on the Santa Clara Law campus. The 2013-2014 sponsorship levels and benefits are as follows:
Levels of Sponsorship
Major Sponsor: $3,500
- Half page color ad in the Diversity Gala Program
- Preferential date scheduling for Fall 2014 On-Campus Interviewing (opportunity to interview in "Early Interview Week" exclusively for event sponsors)
- Opportunity to host an information table at the Diversity Gala
- Opportunity to highlight your organization through the Law Career Services blog
- Recognition in both the Diversity Summit and the Diversity Gala print and electronic marketing materials
- Five registrations for the Diversity Summit
Platinum Sponsor: $2,500
- One-quarter page color ad in the Diversity Gala Program
- Preferential date scheduling for Fall 2014 On-Campus Interviewing (opportunity to interview in "Early Interviewing Week" exclusively for event sponsors)
- Opportunity to highlight your organization through the Law Career Services blog
- Recognition in both the Diversity Summit and the Diversity Gala print and electronic marketing materials
- Three registrations for the Diversity Summit
Gold Sponsor: $1,500
- Preferential date scheduling for Fall 2014 On-Campus Interviewing (opportunity to interview in "Early Interview Week" exclusively for event sponsors)
- A “Shout out” of 140 characters along with logo in Diversity Gala Program
- Opportunity to highlight your organization through the Law Career Services blog
- Recognition in both the Diversity Summit and the Diversity Gala print and electronic marketing materials
- Two registrations for the Diversity Summit
Silver Sponsor: $1,000
- Preferential date scheduling for Fall 2014 On-Campus Interviewing (opportunity to interview in “Early Interview Week” exclusively for event sponsors)
- A “Shout Out” of 140 characters along with logo in the Diversity Gala event program
- Opportunity to highlight your Organization through the Law Career Services blog
- Recognition in Diversity Gala print and electronic marketing materials
Bronze Sponsor: $500
- Preferential date scheduling for Fall 2014 On-Campus Interviewing (opportunity to interview in “Early Interview Week” exclusively for event sponsors)
- Recognition in Diversity Gala print and electronic marketing materials
Bar Association Sponsor: $250 or more
- Opportunity to host an information table at the Diversity Gala
- Recognition in Diversity Gala print and electronic marketing materials
- Opportunity to highlight your organization through the Law Career Services blog
- Two registrations for the Diversity Summit
Individual Supporter: $100 or More
- Recognition in reception print and electronic marketing materials
- Opportunity to highlight your organization through the Law Career Services blog
Individual Supporter: $25 or More
- Recognition in Diversity Gala print and electronic marketing materials.
Are these sponsorship levels not quite the type of benefits your company or organization is looking for? If so, please contact Matthew Coleman at (408) 554-6930 or email him at mecoleman@scu.edu. We would love to thank you for your generous donation and make sure that we offer you a sponsorship level with benefits that better accommodate you. We hope that you will join us as a sponsor, and look forward to seeing you at the Diversity Gala!
Please be advised that early commitments allow for more opportunities for recognition in print materials.
We would like to thank our 9th Annual Diversity Gala Sponsors for their support!
Title Sponsor: Cooley LLP
Major Sponsors: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Platinum Sponsors: Littler Mendelson PC, Hogan Lovells LLP
Gold Sponsors: Intel, Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom LLP, Baker Botts LLP, Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Silver Sponsors: Bingham McCutchen LLP, Perkins Coie LLP, Esquire Deposition Solutions, Beacon Hill Staffing, Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, Ballard Spahr LLP
Bar Association Sponsors: Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley, South American Bar Association – Northern California
Individual Supporter: Association of Legal Administrators
Thank you to our 2013 Sponsors:
Title Sponsor
