MORE LIKE SARITA IS OUR PROMISE TO SUPPORT BLACK WOMEN PROSECUTORS.

Since 2015, we have been dedicated to diversifying the prosecutorial field.

ON AUGUST 18TH, 2023, THE SARITA AND CLAIRE WRIGHT LUCAS FOUNDATION WAS HONORED WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS  AGENT OF CHANGE AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL BLACK PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION, RECOGNIZING OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DRIVING POSITIVE AND MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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PROMOTING DIVERSITY

By diversifying the justice system and encouraging more women of color to take on the visible and important role of prosecutors, we can help to promote diversity and ultimately a more equitable criminal justice system. Communities will see that there are people that look like them who represent their interests in court and seek justice on their behalf. Increasing the number of women prosecutors who are of color will help foster more trust, respect and faith in the law.

OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Law school debt is well documented. What’s not so well known is the need for additional funds to prepare for the Bar exam. In addition to the cost of a prep course – at about $5,000 – many recent graduates must take out personal loans to cover living expenses as they take on the full-time, unpaid work of preparing for the exam.

Unlike many law graduates who head to a private practice, those who choose to work for public agencies are on their own financially to prep for the Bar exam.  Those upfront initial costs are steep enough to steer people away from public sector legal work.

The SCWLF awards $5,000 scholarships to African-American female law students who have committed to careers as prosecutors. For these future prosecutors the Scholarship program covers the cost of the bar application and preparation up to $5,000. The Scholarship program also offers a $5,000 incentive for scholarship recipients who secure employment as prosecutors. 

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OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The SCWLF Fellowship aims to ensure that 2L Black female law students from all backgrounds are able to gain substantive work and meaningful experience in Departments of Justice. Each Fellow receives a stipend for the summer.

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