Alumni Student Recruitment


Emory Law encourages you to help us recruit the next outstanding generation of Emory Lawyers through our Alumni Student Recruitment program.

Our goal is to encourage students to think of the Emory Law as a destination school while increasing our yield among top scholars and students who will bring a range of diversity to the school. We do this by providing outstanding customer service to prospective students and their families as they go through the admission process and by providing opportunities for alumni to interact with and to help shape the incoming class.

How You Can Help

Our alumni are crucial to the continued success of the school and the student body. Students are anxious to speak with you to learn about your experiences and how Emory Law helped you become the lawyer you are today.

There are many ways to help the Office of Admission. These recruitment activities include:

  • Direct student contact (you will receive student names from the Office of Admission) such as:
    • Contact select admitted students by phone
    • Email select students and encourage them to contact you
    • Participate in online chats with students from around the country
  • Assist the Emory University Office of Admission at specific recruiting events such as:
    • College fairs and/or Law School Forums
    • Panel discussions for visiting day
    • Woodruff Weekend events
  • Host and/or attend receptions/meals for prospective students such as:
    • Receptions for several admitted students
    • Lunches or dinners for small groups of admitted students
    • Visits to your office
  • Adopt-a-School program to work with students from a particular school or area.
    • Adopt your undergraduate school and contact targeted students from that school
    • Adopt a school in your area and contact targeted students from that school
    • Adopt a school as assigned by the Office of Admission staff
  • Volunteer for the "Lawyer for a Day" program for prospective students in your area by inviting one or two students to job shadow you for a day, or half a day. Activities could include:
    • Discussing the daily routine of attorneys and meeting colleagues
    • Meeting with clients, observing meetings or consultation
    • Visiting a courtroom or conducting business off site

Recruitment Activities

September through November

  • Assist Admission staff with Law School Admission Forums in various cities.

December

  • Contact students met at Forums or selected prospects to encourage them to apply. Encourage students to be a “Lawyer for a Day” with you.

January through April

  • Contact selected admitted students via phone, email, chat, or mail to congratulate them on their admission to the school and provide information regarding Emory, with the goal being to have the students matriculate. Use this opportunity to host students for lunch or dinner, to host a student at your office, or to host a reception for several students

March

  • Woodruff Scholars Weekend for candidates for the Woodruff Scholarship Program. Woodruff Scholars receive full tuition during their three years at Emory Law. The weekend includes receptions and candidate interviews.

April

  • Annual Visiting Day for admitted students. Admitted students and their families visit Emory Law to see the school and learn more.

May through August

  • Identify potential students and encourage them to investigate and visit Emory.
  • Update recruitment information with the Office of Admission. Encourage students to be a “Lawyer for a Day” with you.