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WLS SCHOLARSHIPSSince it was founded in 1962, Women Lawyers of Sacramento has encouraged women to enter and excel in the legal profession. In furtherance of this goal, WLS provides financial assistance to needy law students in the Sacramento area. Three scholarships are available for first and second year law students; the fourth is available to a graduating student for expenses related to the bar examination. The selection criteria varies somewhat from scholarship to scholarship. In 2006, WLS plans to award up to four scholarships with a maximum award of up to $1,500 each. The number of scholarships and the amount of funds per scholarship will be determined upon review of the applications received.
The Margaret A. Flynn Scholarship Deadline to apply for the 2010 Margaret A. Flynn Scholarship is September 10, 2010. For more information, please click here. Deadline to apply for the 2010 Frances Newell Carr Scholarship is September 10, 2010. For more information, please click here. Deadline to apply for the 2010 Virginia S. Mueller Scholarship is April 30, 2010. For more information, please click here. The Karen Pedersen Stevens Scholarship The Florence J. Luther Scholarship Deadline to apply for the 2010 Florence J. Luther Scholarship is September 10, 2010. For more information, please click here.
DONATIONSDonations may be made payable to "WLS Foundation" and sent to:
Deadline to apply for the 2010 WLS Scholarship is September 10, 2010. For more information, please click here. 
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In 1983, WLS established the Margaret A. Flynn Scholarship in honor of Sacramento County's first woman judge. Her appointment to the Sacramento County Municipal Court bench in 1964 was the result of WLS's first organized effort to get a woman appointed to the bench. A graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law, Judge Flynn served as Deputy Legislative Counsel, Principal Research Attorney and Clerk of the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District. Judge Flynn had a quick mind, an assertive manner and little patience for red tape detail. The Margaret A. Flynn Scholarship is awarded to a financially needy first or second year law student who has engaged in exemplary community service. Special consideration is given to candidates whose community service has benefited women and/or children..JPG)
In 1992, WLS established a scholarship in honor of Justice Frances Newell Carr. The daughter of migrant farm workers, Frances Carr often switched schools and quickly learned to take advantage of whatever educational opportunities were available. Naturally competitive, she learned to cut more grapes than anyone else by the time she was ten years old. She decided to become a lawyer because "all the important men were always lawyers." She worked her way through college and law school, graduating from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1948. She and another woman classmate had difficulty finding employment until they found a lawyer who offered to let them both work full-time for a single $200 a month salary. Frances Carr was a founding member and the first president of WLS. In 1975, she became the first woman appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court. Five years later, she was elevated to the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, where she served until her death in 1991. The Frances Newell Carr Scholarship is awarded to a financially needy first or second year law student with an outstanding academic record. Special consideration is given to candidates who have overcome personal adversity.
In 1997, WLS established a scholarship in honor of 
In 2008, WLS established a memorial scholarship in honor of Karen Pedersen Stevens. A passionate advocate for women’s rights, Karen Pedersen Stevens was instrumental in helping the Senate Judiciary Committee draft California’s “no-fault” divorce law. In 1973, she graduated from McGeorge School of Law, and immediately began her involvement in promoting women in the profession. Karen Pedersen Stevens was a founding member of California Women Lawyers, and she later served as a president of Women Lawyers of Sacramento. Her service and dedication to the legal community included her involvement on the Attorney General’s Women’s Rights Task Force, State Bar’s board of governors, California Young Lawyers’ board of governors, and UOP McGeorge School of law board of directors. In 2007, SCBA selected 
In 2010, WLS established a scholarship in honor of Florence J. Luther, the first woman to teach full time at McGeorge School of Law. After the death of her first husband in 1952 and while raising her two young sons, Florence J. Luther began taking night classes at McGeorge School of Law, graduating with honors in 1963. Florence J. Luther taught Community Property and Wills and Trusts from the mid-1960s until 1985, while also practicing as a lawyer with her second husband, Charles W. Luther. A mentor to many women lawyers in Sacramento, Florence J. Luther inspired many students and young lawyers to excel in the practice of law. This scholarship is awarded to a first, second, or third year law student or LL.M student with a demonstrated commitment to mentoring. Additional consideration is given to applicants who speak English as a second language. |  |