Advocacy Fellows Program

Elon Law’s Advocacy Fellows program is designed to provide students with the essential knowledge and practical, hands-on experience and skills necessary to become exceptional trial and/or appellate advocates on behalf of their clients.  Integrated across Elon Law’s 2.5-year curriculum, the Advocacy Fellows program equips future attorneys with the knowledge and skills necessary to become lawyers who will be able to analyze their client’s legal issues and advocate effectively on their behalf through written and oral arguments to trial and appellate courts.

Applicants to the Law School must submit a separate application to be considered for the Advocacy Fellows Program.  Rising 2L students may also apply for the Program.  The Program seeks students with strong advocacy backgrounds (either based on their previous academic experiences, such as mock trial or moot court, or through work experience) and a manifested interest in pursuing a career in advocacy.  Advocacy Fellows are expected to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.67, participate in activities sponsored by the Advocacy Fellows Program, and take specific courses identified by the advocacy faculty as essential for a solid grounding in the area.

Contacts:

Alan Woodlief, Sr. Assoc. Dean, Assoc. Prof., awoodlief@elon.edu

Catherine Dunham, Professor of Law, cdunham@elon.edu

Patricia Perkins, Asst. Professor of Law, pperkins@elon.eu