Law School Student Resources

The North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association dedicated to empowering a strong community of trial lawyers that protects people, prevents injustice and promotes fairness.
NCAJ believes that –

• Every individual has a right to justice.
• Advocacy is essential to creating fair laws and a level playing field.
• Our Collective expertise, experience and skills strengthen our impact.

NCAJ offers law student member benefits that are designed to connect you to the North Carolina trial lawyer community and set you on a career-long path of professional development.
These include –

• Networking opportunities with leaders in the profession at socials across the state
• Low registration fee for Annual Convention, NC’s largest annual gathering of legal professionals
• Access to NCAJ’s exclusive online job bank
• Discounts on travel, school and offices supplies, appliances and more
• Subscription to Trial Briefs magazine and all NCAJ digital communication
• Leadership development through the student rep program and New Lawyers Division
• Free access to all NCAJ live CLEs

Are you a leader of a student organization on a North Carolina law school campus?

NCAJ can help connect you with potential presenters and speakers on several fascinating topics. NCAJ members include attorneys and paralegals all over the state practicing in areas such as:

• Civil Rights
• Consumer/Commercial Rights
• Criminal Defense
• Disability Advocacy
• Eminement Domain
• Employment Law
• Family Law
• Immigration Law
• Nursing Home Litigatgion
• Professional Negligence (medical malpractice)
• Workers’ Compensation
  
  Reach out to NCAJ today and let us help connect you with a NCAJ member speaker event for your law school student organization.  

Recognition of NC Law Students

Campbell University School of Law

2026 | Calhoun Advocacy Award
Haydn Charles Bauer

2026 | North Carolina Advocates for Justice Student Advocacy Awards
Johntya Wanamaker
Madison Weiss

Click here to view past years award recipients

Elon University School of Law | NCAJ Appellate and Trial Achievement Award

2025
Marcella R. McIntyre

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Wake Forest University School of Law
Revamped in 2025, the Trial Bar Leadership Award recognizes two graduating students who are members of Trial Bar and have demonstrated outstanding leadership in advancing trial advocacy at the school. The Trial Advocacy Award is given to two graduating students who participated in Wake Law’s competitive trial program. The award is in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the teams, as well as their exceptional skills and talents in competition. The awards program began in 1980 as the Most Outstanding Advocate Award and was awarded to a student in each section of trial practice who achieves the highest grade. It was later changed to recognize students nominated by the instructor of each trial practice section.

2026 | Trial Bar Leadership Award
Madison Doser
Carson Sanford

2026 | Trial Advocacy Award
Madison Doser
Caleb Osborne

Click here to view past years award recipients