My favorite time of year MCBA, community come together for annual scholarship banquet for students By President Sidney Jackson
Above and right: MCBA representation at a recent health fair at Kelly Ingram Park. Below: MCBA presented “Courtroom Etiquette 101: Welcome to the Basics,” a free CLE geared toward newly admitted attorneys.
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It’s that time again! It is my favorite time of the year — not only because of the fall season with its beautiful weather and colorful leaves, but because it is the time that the Magic City Bar Association begins preparations for its annual scholarship banquet. Each year the MCBA solicits scholarship applications from law students who are enrolled at each of the five law schools within Alabama. With the help of our generous sponsors, the MCBA is able to award thousands of dollars in scholarship money to deserving law students every year. It is my favorite time of the year because I truly see the community come together to help make the scholarship banquet a success for our students. Indeed, everyone from major corporations to solo practitioners come together by chipping in to guarantee we are able to provide generous scholarship awards. It is my favorite time of the year because I am able to see the look on the recipients’ faces when they are awarded the scholarships. I see smiles, tears, and eyes filled with gratitude and hope. I see the future of our profession. Often, we do not know what someone is going through. Being able to provide scholarships is not something we take lightly. A scholarship can mean the difference between continuing a legal education or dropping out due to financial pressures that may be related to law school or life in general. In fact, just the other day, I was told by a young man who recently passed
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