Regent Partners Forge Christian Servant-Leaders
To Defend the Poor, Oppressed and Enslaved.
When you support Regent University, you help train the next generation of Christ-centered lawyers to serve the cause of justice and make an eternal impact in our nation and around the world.
Founded in 2010, the School of Law’s Center for Global Justice® (CGJ) was created in response to a growing number of Regent Law students who felt called to human rights advocacy. Through the CGJ, students gain hands-on experience defending human rights and religious freedom for the poor, oppressed, and enslaved.
“Feeling a call from the Lord, they wanted to come to Regent because of the Christian education and their desire to be trained as legal advocates,” explains Meg Kelsey, director of the CGJ. “The School of Law realized so many students had an interest in human rights that we had an opportunity to equip them specifically.”
Equipping Students for Advocacy
The Center for Global Justice® gives students opportunities to work on research projects during the school year, form valuable legal partnerships, and serve as law interns over summer break. While most college and university students use that time to earn money for the upcoming academic year, Regent law students can gain valuable legal experience that lasts a lifetime.
“Summer internships give our students the opportunity to see how their learning matters to real clients and real legal issues,” says CGJ founding director, Professor Jeffrey Brauch. “Students gain great confidence, as they realize they can successfully participate in high-level legal work.”
Through CGJ’s summer-internship program, participating law students receive a grant to cover the costs of working with legal organizations that fight human trafficking, protect children, help the poor, promote religious freedom, and advance human rights.
From the Classroom to the Front Lines
Sarah Imgrund (LAW ’26) interned with the Jubilee Campaign, a U.S. nonprofit founded by a Regent Law graduate. She worked to protect persecuted religious minorities, assist refugees seeking asylum, and combat human trafficking. One of her most significant contributions was drafting a U.N. petition to defend a Pakistani Christian on death row for allegedly writing a blasphemous letter about Christianity to a Muslim scholar.
Lauryn Eason (LAW ’24) works full-time as a legal fellow for the CGJ. To prepare for her current role, Eason utilized Regent’s strategic partnerships, raised support, and traveled to Uganda a few months before graduating. In partnership with Ugandan legal officials, she represented inmates awaiting trial. Eason used skills gained at Regent Law to change the lives of two young women who were victims of labor trafficking.
One was only 17 years old and being held in an adult prison on theft charges. “Lily” stole a small amount of money and a change of clothes during an attempt to escape her exploitation. The other victim was imprisoned with a similar story. Eason presented her findings to two judges, who were ultimately persuaded to release the young women.
“My trip to Uganda was the culmination of a life-long dream to internationally advocate for the defenseless,” Eason explains. “But, only through my legal training at Regent, did I have the skills needed to make it a reality.”
…there would be no mission nor vision without donor support … It’s beautiful, because the opportunities for our students are expanding locally and globally, which means the opportunities—and the impact—for justice are expanding too.
Meg Kelsey, Director, Center for Global Justice
Expanding the Reach of Justice
Because of support from friends like you, Regent Law students and CGJ interns are equipped to serve in the U.S. and abroad, using their education and training to fight injustice and defend the vulnerable.
“CGJ internships provide students with quality legal experience, as they work on the front lines with practicing lawyers in other countries,” Brauch says. “It’s a joy for us to see our students’ success and to hear from lawyers and judges about the high quality of our students’ work and the high caliber of the character they display.”
Eason adds, “CGJ internships are crucial for students to discover their specific path as an advocate, while meeting very real needs of people in crisis.” Without financial support, many Regent Law students would be unable to participate in these efforts. Your generosity helps these future lawyers gain vital, real-world experience, while also serving as Christ-centered advocates for justice.
“The casework we’re doing, the internships for students—there would be no Center; there would be no mission nor vision without donor support,” Kelsey insists. “It’s beautiful, because the opportunities for our students are expanding locally and globally, which means the opportunities—and the impact—for justice are expanding too.”
Visit globaljustice.regent.edu to learn more about the work of Regent Law’s Center for Global Justice and how you can partner with us.
