Elevating professional legal education in American law schools.
A 1,000-member organization of professional legal educators — law faculty, judges, and practitioners — preparing graduates for the full spectrum of advocacy practice.
True advocacy gives a voice to those who might otherwise be silenced.
Honoring excellence in advocacy education.
Formal recognition of the work of advocacy educators and their programs, on the national record.
About the program →National honors for law students who excel in advocacy competition and in the classroom.
Meet the honorees →STAC — NALAE's national trial competition, built and judged by the educators who teach the craft.
Learn about STAC →Have a colleague or student to celebrate? Submit an honor from your member account →
Where advocacy is taught.
Each section anchors its own resource library in the member portal.
Courtroom skills from first appearance to verdict — openings, examinations, evidence, and jury persuasion.
Explore the section →Appellate advocacy taught well — brief writing, oral argument, and coaching students to compete.
Explore the section →Negotiation, mediation, and arbitration — preparing advocates for how most matters actually resolve.
Explore the section →A message from the NALAE President.
Hear where the association is headed this year — and how advocacy educators across the country can be part of it.
Watch the President's Message →One library for teaching advocacy.
The portal is a resource library first: role plays, syllabi, case files, and course materials — organized across our three sections and ready to use in class.
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Open to law faculty, judges, practising attorneys, and adjuncts who teach legal advocacy.
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