The Monroe Leigh Fellowship in International Law provides $10,000 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.
UVA Law first-year students Rachel Raycraft, Manal Cheema, Brooke Swann and Jessica Joyce were named recipients of the 2018 Monroe Leigh Fellowship. Raycraft will be interning with the Fraud Section at the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice; Cheema will be working for the Office of the Chief Prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions; Swann will be at the South Africa Litigation Centre in Johannesburg; and Joyce will be working for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York in the Criminal Division.
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.
Compensation
The fellowship will be offered to one or more students in a maximum amount of $10,000.
Qualifications
Fellowships are awarded based on academic performance, experience, commitment to the field of international law and the merits of the project proposal.
Application Deadline
Feb. 15, 2019
Application Procedure
Send electronic and hard copies of the following to: Professor John Norton Moore, c/o Mer McLernon
- Resume;
- Copy of law school transcript (can be unofficial – 1Ls may provide a copy of prior academic transcript if necessary);
- 2 letters of recommendation from Law School faculty members or attorneys who are familiar with the applicant’s work;
- 2 essays (each no longer than one page, single spaced)—one describing the proposed project/ work and the other discussing the applicant’s commitment to international law; and
- Letter from the sponsoring organization indicating their willingness to serve as the host organization should the applicant receive the fellowship
Professor John Norton Moore
c/o Mer McLernon, mer@law.virginia.edu
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
For More Information
Contact Professor John Norton Moore.
