“At the end of the day, whatever a person’s religion, race, color, creed, ethnicity or sexual orientation may be, we want them to have a chance to succeed…become a partner…even run this firm.  That’s the purpose of our global diversity initiative.”
—Robert C. Treuhold
Partner
Paris Office

Supporting young people in achieving academic and professional excellence is an imperative at Shearman & Sterling. We work with a series of exceptional schools and nonprofit organizations to introduce high school students to the legal profession through part-time and summer employment at the firm. The following is a representative list of some of the programs the firm aids:

• Legal Outreach:  Working with the New York City Board of Education to provide law-related educational programs for junior high school students from underserved communities.
  
  
• Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO): Providing summer internship opportunities to outstanding college students of color.
  
  
• Shearman & Sterling NAACP LDF Scholarship: From 1991 to 2008, the firm, in partnership with the NAACP Legal Defense and educational fund, sponsored an average of two scholarships annually for African-American students in their first year of law school. Click here for a list of past scholarship recipients.