The Jessup Competition is supported by a worldwide volunteer network of thousands of practicioners, legal scholars, and others who are devoted to international law and the Jessup Competition. This network, known as the Friends of the Jessup (FOJ), offers support by judging, coaching, administering, making financial contributions, offering legal expertise, and providing general administrative help for our competitions. The success of the Competition would be impossible without the enormous amount of time and energy that FOJs give to the competition every year. ILSA is incredibly grateful to all of the FOJ’s for their continuing support at all levels of the Competition.

Join the FOJ Network

• FOJ Mailing List: If you would like to be kept informed about the Jessup Competiton via email, please click here to submit your email address to the FOJ List Serve.
• FOJ Newsletter: Another great way to keep yourself up-to-date on all Jessup Happenings is by reading the FOJ Newsletter.
• FOJ Online Community: Located at www.foj.org, the FOJ Online Community is a forum for competition alumnae, coaches, volunteer judges and other supporters of the Competition to monitor annual events and maintain the network of contacts they have built through their involvement in the Jessup. Registered users can interact with other FOJs through a Member Directory and Discussion Forums. Registered users can also access past issues of the FOJ Newsletter. There are also listings on volunteer and career opportunities.

Judge for the Jessup Competition

• White & Case International Rounds: The White & Case International Rounds of the Jessup Competition will take place March 20-26, 2011 at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. If you would like to serve as a memorial or oral rounds judge at the White & Case International Rounds, please complete and submit the International Rounds Volunteer Judge Application Form, which will be posted on ILSA's website in December 2010.


• National and US Super Regional Rounds: Information regarding Judging opportunities in National Rounds and the US Super Regional Rounds will be posted in the future.

Donate to the Jessup Competition

Please consider making a contribution to ILSA and the Jessup Competition in support of the Jessup Competition by clicking on the button below.