The Monroe Leigh Fellowship in International Law

The Monroe Leigh Fellowship in International Law provides funding to one or more students to pursue a public international law project of their choosing. The fellowship is available to UVA law students only for the summer following their 1L or 2L year, or 3Ls for a postgraduate internship. The fellow normally works with a sponsoring organization.

• Fellows and Employers from 2003-Present
• Background and Application Procedure
   

Amanda Huang ’24 will work at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs Criminal Division and Kristina Lorch ’24 will work at the DOJ’s Office of Foreign Litigation Civil Division, both in Washington, D.C.

Background and Application Procedure

The Monroe Leigh Fellowship in International Law was established by Monroe Leigh's family and friends and the University of Virginia School of Law to honor Monroe's commitment to the development of international law and to encourage students to gain valuable international law experience.

A 1947 graduate of the Law School and editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review, Leigh had a legal career that spanned six decades, during which he advised governments and private companies and furthered the development of international legal institutions as a scholar and public servant. As a member of the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson for most of his career, he specialized in international law, public international law, international dispute resolution, and U.S. regulations involving national security and foreign policy. Over the years, he was a leader in shaping the U.S. position on war crimes issues. He was president of the American Society of International Law from 1981-82 and he was a member of various U.S. government advisory groups. From 1975-77, he was the legal adviser to the Department of State. Until 1988, he was an adjunct professor on International Trade Law at the University of Virginia School of Law.  In 1996, he was a visiting scholar at Wolfson College of Cambridge University, England.

Qualifications

Fellowships are awarded based on academic performance, experience, commitment to the field of international law and the nature of their upcoming summer work.

Contact

Professor Camilo Sánchez
@email
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Monroe Leigh Fellows, 2003-Present

Amanda Huang ’24 
U.S. Department of Justice Office of International Affairs Criminal Division
Washington, D.C.

Kristina Lorch ’24
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Foreign Litigation Civil Division
Washington, D.C.