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The ABA Legal Education Police Practices Consortium Fellowship is now accepting applications from students of Consortium-member law schools for its 2025 program.

The ABA Legal Education Police Practices Consortium (LEPPC) formed to contribute to the national effort to examine and address legal issues in policing and public safety, including conduct, oversight, and the evolving nature of police work. The Consortium leverages the ABA’s expertise in developing model police practices and that of participating ABA-accredited law schools to collaborate on projects to develop and implement better police practices throughout the United States.

The work of the fellowship enables students to contribute to the effort of advancing and addressing legal issues in policing and public safety. It provides students an opportunity to develop their research, writing, management and presentation skills through practical real world research. Students will focus on policing issues in their local community, while also contributing to the national conversation on policing.

The Fellowship Director will select up to 20 students to take part in the fellowship. From May 2025 through April 2026, Fellows will research a topic related to policing (to be determined in coordination with the Director) and connect with police and interest groups in their community.

In June 2025, fellows will attend the Law of the Police Conference.  At the conference, fellows will share out any completed research and their ideas for their future work as part of the fellowship.  This will be a unique opportunity to receive feedback from academics in the field.  Fellows will also attend panels to learn more about research and scholarship in the policing realm.

In June 2026, fellows will have the opportunity to present their research at the annual policing conference.

Fellows will be expected to devote an average of five hours/week to fellowship work, including research, meetings, and fellowship events. The 2025-2026 fellowship will run from May 2025 through April 2026, with fellows expected to continue their work through the summer and school year.

Applicants are not expected to have any prior experience; the only requirement is the successful completion of their 1L year.

Before submitting your application, be sure to review the Learning Outcomes for ABA LEPPC Student Fellowship and How to Join the Fellowship documents to ensure that you meet all of the requirements.

Application materials should include:

  1. a completed application form: Application for ABA LEPPC Student Fellowship
  2. a cover letter that explains the candidate’s interest in the fellowship and considering the following:
    • Why do you want to participate in the ABA’s Legal Education Police Practices Consortium?
    • If selected, what topics related to policing might you be interested in researching?
    • What impact do you hope to have through your work with the Consortium?
  3. a resume; and
  4. a letter of support from the faculty member or Dean who will provide supervision on the local level and who will ensure that any academic requirements for your institution are met

Please note that no prior knowledge of policing issues is required. The Fellowship is an opportunity to engage current law students in the critical policing conversations around the United States.

Applications are due on or before April 10, 2025 and should be sent via e-mail with attachments in PDF or Word format to abaleppc@gmail.com.

Include in your email:

  1. Your name and, optionally, preferred pronouns
  2. Student email address
  3. Name of Consortium Member School you attend
  4. Current anticipated graduation date

Questions may be directed to

  • Consortium at abaleppc@gmail.com
  • Molly Moening, Post-Graduate Fellow at molly.moening@wayne.edu
  • Rebecca Robichaud, Director at rebecca.robichaud@wayne.edu

To learn more about the Consortium, please view our ABA LEPPC Review.

If you are not sure if your school is a member of the Consortium please contact Molly Moening, Post-Graduate Fellow at molly.moening@wayne.edu.

An information session will be held on Thursday, April 3 at 6pm Eastern Time on Zoom:

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https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/94044693079?pwd=MUZTq55W0Dy4QDaC35FBYg6O155DVB.1