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2026 Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship Recipient Named By Rachel Barks The Will County Bar Association, in collaboration with the Black Bar Association, Latino Bar Association, and Women’s Bar Association of Will County, has officially named its newest...

Celebrating Olivia Riley and Welcoming 2026 Will County Legal Opportunities Scholarship Applicants By Rachel Barks Diversity is about the unique perspectives, lived experiences, and authentic voices that attorneys bring into the courtroom every day. In Will County,...

Lauren Purchase, a deserving law student from Bolingbrook, Illinois, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship. This scholarship is dedicated to supporting aspiring lawyers who are committed to giving back to Will County.

The third annual Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship has found a 2023 recipient – Alexandria Wilson, from Crete, IL, a Will County.

The second annual Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship has found a recipient, and this year, it has been awarded to its first woman law student – Ayanna Squires, an Algonquin resident.

A Rockdale resident who dreamed of becoming a lawyer is now one giant step closer to realizing it. The Will County Bar Association announced at its picnic last Saturday that Adrian Guzman, the son of immigrants from Mexico, was the first recipient of the Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship, a release from the association said.

For perhaps the first time in Will County history, several bar associations in Will County have come together to offer one black or Latino law student a really significant scholarship. The scholarship recipient will be “eligible to receive up to $46,000 to help repay outstanding legal education debt,” the Will County Bar Association website said.