Gunderson Dettmer Announces the 2021 1L Diversity Fellowship Cohort
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May 24, 2021, 12:00 p.m.·5 min read
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Gunderson Dettmer is pleased to announce its inaugural 2021 1L Diversity Fellowship recipients: Adriana Alvarado, Emily Gaudiani, Natalie George, Wolfgang Jorde, Jimmy Sanders and Shane Visram.
1L Diversity Fellows receive a scholarship, as well as a paid 1L Summer Associate position at Gunderson Dettmer’s offices in either the Bay Area, Boston or New York. The program, launched in 2020, intends to expand access to emerging companies and venture capital to law students who self-identify as diverse.
“Developing a program for talented young attorneys with diverse backgrounds has been top of mind for several years. We firmly believe that to achieve a diverse cohort of attorneys, we need to be intentional about developing a strong pipeline using a variety of initiatives. The 1L Diversity Fellowship is one
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