Plenty of scholarships will students pay for their legal education, but Chicago personal injury attorney Matt Willens of the Willens Law Offices is taking a different approach. His “Anything But Law School” scholarship offers $1,000 to a college graduate who goes on to graduate school, but avoids law school.
Willens said that the scholarship, announced this month, is an attempt to raise awareness about the rough job market for law graduates and to encourage students to pursue less risky careers. The National Law Journal spoke with Willens about motivations. His answers have been edited for length and clarity.
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