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Request an Invoice
Please contact the Foundation via email to receive an invoice. Use the link below to generate an email request to Admin@DiversityInIPLaw.org, where you can identify the name of the entity to receive the invoice for your donation.
The Foundation’s Mission is to support the advancement of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups pursuing careers in intellectual property law in the United States. The Foundation’s comprehensive program aims at empowering students to become exceptional patent career-ready attorneys through its Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholars Program. Your contribution supports these efforts. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please contact us at fadipl@diversityiniplaw.org with any questions.
Become a Mentor
The success of the Foundation’s work depends on practicing IP law professionals willing to serve as mentors to the individuals who are served by our programs. For more information on opportunities to become a mentor, please contact us or please complete the information form using the link below.
Become Sponsoring Employer in the Scholar Internship/Clerkship Program
Our Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholar Program seeks law firms, corporations, government agencies, and other organizations willing to serve as Sponsoring Employers in its Scholar Internship/Clerkship Program. This program seeks to identify competitive internship and clerkship opportunities that might be of interest to its Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholars and assists with matching Scholars with Sponsoring Employers. The focus of the program is on securing summer internships for both 1L and 2L diversity-minded law students exploring a career in patent law. If interested, please complete the following form below, or for more information, please contact us at Info@DiversityInIPLaw.org. Each Sponsoring Employer participating in the program will have the opportunity to review the resumes of Scholars and select an initial group to interview. The Sponsoring Employer may meet with selected candidates during a screening interview that the Foundation, upon request, will arrange or a Sponsoring Employer may proceed directly through its normal interview process. The Sponsoring Employer makes its own hiring decisions, as it would with any other candidate. The internship or clerkship terms and conditions are set between the Sponsoring Employer and the selected candidate. By participating in this program, there is no commitment to employ any candidate who is interviewed. Further, hiring a Scholar as an intern or clerk through the program carries with it is no commitment of future employment. The Foundation’s intent is simply to introduce Sponsoring Employers to our Scholars and allow the Sponsoring Employer to decide whether to proceed with an interview process and, if so, on what terms.
Serve as Your Organization’s Liaison to the Foundation
If you are affiliated with a law firm, corporation, or bar association that supports—or is considering whether to support—the programs of the Foundation, please consider serving as a liaison to the Foundation from your organization. For more information on liaison opportunities, please contact us.
Join a Committee of the Foundation
The Foundation maintains a committee structure that is critical to the operational success of the Foundation’s activities. You can find more information about the Foundation's committees and their missions here. If you would like to volunteer to serve on one of the committees or have any questions please contact us.
Let us Know of Your Interest in Becoming a Foundation Trustee
The Board of Trustees of the Foundation is a diverse group of leaders dedicating to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. If you are interested in becoming a Foundation Trustee, please contact us.