Advocacy Program
Student Activities and Opportunities in Advocacy
In order to enhance the student's experience of the many opportunities Loyola offers in advocacy, the School of Law offers a number of fellowships and scholarships that facilitate participation in advocacy education or recognize the student's contributions in advocacy-related activities. Among these are the following:
Circle of Advocates Scholarship. This annual scholarship for an entering full-time student was established by an alumni group, the Circle of Advocates, to assist students in pursuing their legal education. The primary criteria for the scholarship are that the student have achievements in her/his background in the areas of debate or moot court and have demonstrated financial need. For more information, click here.
Cooney and Conway Fellowship. Each year a scholarship is awarded to third-year students who have demonstrated interest and skills in litigation. For more information, click here.
Joan Marie Corboy Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded each year to a senior who has demonstrated leadership qualities and superior ability in trial advocacy. For more information, click here.
Philip H. Corboy Fellowship in Trial Advocacy. Each year a group of first- and second-year students is selected, through a rigorous competitive process involving tryouts and interviews, as Philip H. Corboy Fellows. The ten Corboy Fellows receive a generous financial grant as well as intensive training in trial advocacy. The Corboy Fellows represent the School of Law in several mock trial competitions throughout the year. For more information, click here.
Curt N. Rodin Fellowship. Special scholarship assistance is provided for students with a demonstrated interest in advocacy to engage in advocacy-related activities, ranging from the administrative oversight of advocacy competitions to participation in a special seminar in personal injury litigation. For more information, click here.
Michael Shabat Fellowship. This fellowship is awarded to a third- or fourth-year student to assist the Clinical Professor of Writing Programs in materials for the Advocacy course.
Students at Loyola have established a student chapter of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), which undertakes a number of activities to foster students' interest in trial advocacy.
Loyola annually nominates one or more students for membership in one or more of the Chicago chapters of the Inns of Court.
