Hunton Andrews Kurth Hosts NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP hosted students from Brooklyn’s Urban Assembly School for Law & Justice for an inside look into the practice of law. More than 30 lawyers, paralegals and staff from the firm’s New York office participated in the daylong conference on May 23.

The Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program included a career seminar and mock contract negotiations, as well as the drafting of school district policy on religious holidays as part of an exploration of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.

“This is the fourth straight year that we have hosted the program, and as usual, the students completely impressed us with their engagement and enthusiasm,” said Matthew A. Scoville, a New York real estate partner who organized the event in conjunction with the National Association for Law Placement (NALP).

“I’m very proud of the firm for supporting such a great program over the years, and of the dedication of our lawyers and staff for their continued participation,” Scoville added. “I can say on behalf of all of the participants that we finished the conference day feeling happy and hopeful about the future.”

Hunton Andrews Kurth is proud of its community service and leadership among law firms in the United States, where the firm’s tradition of pro bono service is well recognized. At the end of the firm’s fiscal year on March 31, 2018, the firm had donated more than 40,000 pro bono hours to underserved communities. This represented more than 4 percent of the firm’s gross billable hours and commemorates 24 continuous years of meeting or exceeding the Pro Bono Institute’s Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge of donating at least 3 percent of the firm’s annual billable hours to pro bono service.