Scholarship Press Release

February 3, 2025: CR Legal Team is a 35-year-old injury law firm with offices, partnerships and affiliations throughout the United States. Led by President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Roberts, along with a Team of Executive Vice Presidents and other personal injury attorneys, the law firm remains committed to STANDING UP for its clients, for its communities and for its own Team Members through legal practice groups and through community and employee programs offered by The Roberts Center for Leadership, Education, Advancement and Development. Please visit CRLegalTeam.com for more information regarding the law firm, its legal practice areas and its community programs as well as for Media Inquiries.

CR Legal Team is proud to announce the opening of Scholarship Portals on its website CRLegalTeam.com and the beginning of its 2025 Scholarship Season. Each year, CR Legal Team offers 10 scholarships, to students of all ages who are residents of North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. To date, CR Legal Team has awarded more than $400,000 in money and technology to students throughout the Southeast. This year’s scholarship awards will total $26,000, with four of them being specifically identified as scholarships for girls and women.

Three types of scholarships for college students as well as for graduate students are offered by CR Legal Team. The Chairman’s Scholarship is a local scholarship available for high school seniors who wish to pursue their education at a four-year university. The Next-Step Scholarship is available to community college students who wish to continue their education at a four-year university. And the Little Red Jumpsuit Foundation Scholarship is available to women ages 16 and older who wish to pursue their education at any level. The requirements for each type of scholarship are available on the website along with the appropriate applications. Scholarships will be awarded in the spring of 2025. Online scholarship applications are available now and will close March 31, 2025.

North Carolina scholarships, South Carolina scholarships, Alabama scholarships and Georgia scholarships are offered by CR Legal Team through The Roberts Center for Leadership, Education, Advancement and Development. The Center is home to two Foundations, the CR Family Foundation and The Little Red Jumpsuit Foundation for Women, that provide life-long learning opportunities for people of all ages as well as the three scholarships. Kimberly Sanders Roberts, CR Legal Team’s Chief Brand Officer, describes her excitement about this time of year. Kimberly states, “The opening of Scholarship Season is my favorite time of the work year. There is no greater joy than knowing we have helped someone on their educational journey. Education at all levels changes things and, ultimately, has the ability to change everything.” For more information or for media inquiries, please visit CRLegalTeam.com.