PepsiCo is proud to honor its former general counsel, Larry D. Thompson, with a summer fellowship designed to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession and advance PepsiCo’s goal of supporting the development of professionals from diverse backgrounds, particularly first-generation,[1] first-year law students.
The 2024 Fellowship Program will feature a collaboration between PepsiCo and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (“Weil”). The program will begin with seven weeks with PepsiCo based in either Purchase, NY, or Plano, TX, beginning on May 20, 2024, followed by three weeks with Weil in the firm’s offices in either New York, NY, or Dallas, TX. Fellows will also be invited to participate in the 2024 LCLD 1L Scholars Virtual Experience, which begins on June 4, 2024. Thompson Fellows will receive a weekly stipend of $2,000, subject to applicable withholdings.
Learn more here. Application closes February 9, 2024.
[1] Defined as a student whose parent(s) or legal guardians did not complete a four-year college or university degree.