Edwards, Kenny and Bray Award for BIPOC Students in Law
Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP (EKB) is a Vancouver-based law firm committed to providing an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace for all. They believe strongly that diversity and inclusivity are cornerstones of their business. By fostering these values, they can recruit, develop and retain the highest quality of professionals and draw from a wide array of perspectives to better reflect the diversity of their clients and better anticipate and fulfill their needs.
Tneir core values are the principles that guide the actions and behaviours of all who are part of the EKB team. They built their firm and its reputation on these values and their long-standing client relationships can attest to how are living them every day.
Their firm is proud to work with external organizations to support a broad range of initiatives, including providing entrance scholarships to JD and JD/JID students who identify as Indigenous, Black, or as a person of colour. EKB has not sought to restrict the award to any particular practice area or create any other barriers to entry for these students. It is their hope that these entrance scholarships will assist in promoting diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.