Hug-a-Lawyer Scholarship

Eligibility

• In order to be eligible to apply for the Optimize My Firm Hug-a-Lawyer Scholarship, applicants must be planning on attending an accredited United States college or university in 2025.
• This is open to high school seniors who have a 3.0 GPA or higher.

How it Works

1. Obtain consent from lawyers to participate (have each lawyer sign the provided release form here). Submissions without consent will not be counted towards your total.
2. Take video footage of yourself hugging a lawyer. Could also be a high-five, fist bump, or just thanking a lawyer for the work they do in the community.
3. Compile the video footage into a single video. Post the video on YouTube with the hashtag #hugalawyer
4. Submit the video link in the form below.

Videos may be published on optimizemyfirm.com.
Winning Video compilation will be independently verified to ensure legitimacy of submission (we’ll check with the law firms to make sure they are legit and not AI generated videos).