The National Plaintiffs' Law Association is proud to offer law students an opportunity to attend the Society of Women Trial Lawyers' annual conference. SWTL is an inclusive, nationwide organization of women trial lawyers and the people who support them. SWTL is dedicated to improving the professional and personal lives of ALL women trial lawyers. Participation in SWTL conferences provides a boutique experience while collaborating with professional women trial lawyers from all over the country. The trial skills and practice management sessions along with the exclusive networking make this a one-of-a-kind opportunity for students.

The conference runs from April 23-26 in Destin, Florida. The NPLA scholarship covers registration fees, hotel and round trip travel to and from the conference hotel (including ground transportation). Scholarship recipients should be prepared to pay the cost of incidentals and meals, although several meals will be provided during the conference, as noted in the conference agenda. The hotel rooms will be booked at the conference hotel (The Henderson Beach Resort). The conference agenda, which focuses on trial skills, can be found here: https://www.swtl.org/2026-conference (scroll to the bottom).

Rooms for the scholarship are double occupancy. Each scholar will get their own bed. If for some reason, double occupancy does not work for you, please explain in your application, but NPLA will give priority to those who are willing to share a room so as to make the opportunity available to more students.

Students who receive the scholarship must be able to attend the entire conference. Backing out last minute costs our organization, which relies entirely on private donations, resources, so we ask that you only apply if you can commit the entire conference. Priority for this application will go to NPLA/SWTL scholars or existing SWTL law student members.

Applications are due on Friday, February 20, 2026 at midnight PT. 
Any questions can be directed to lisa@nationalplaintifflawassociation.org.