Looney & Grossman LLP Contributes to Austin Jones Fund to Support Summer Jobs

The Boston Bar Foundation today announced that the Boston law firm of Looney & Grossman LLP has given $2,500 to the Austin Jones Fund.

The Austin Jones Fund provides opportunities for Boston high school students to participate in the BBA Summer Jobs/Academic Enrichment program during the summer of 2011.

“Austin Jones . . . was a black man who came out of Roxbury and became Chief Deputy Clerk of the United States Court for the District of Massachusetts. On the way he helped a lot of us deal with the intricacies of being in court. He left his unique stamp on the . . . Court where he served for 30 years. In a broader sense, he elevated the practice of law in Boston.” – John J. Curtin, Jr., February 1981

Each year, the BBA Summer Jobs Program places a diverse group of Boston Public School students in law firms, offices and departments around the city for an eight week internship.  Students gain valuable professional skills, learn about law as a profession and attend weekly enrichment seminars.  To date, over 300 students have graduated from the program.

For information on contributing to the Boston Bar Foundation, the Austin Jones Fund, or the Summer Jobs Program, contact BBA/BBF Director of Development & Events, Megan Leppert, mleppert@bostonbar.org.