Belmont University

Alix Rogers

Alix Rogers

Director of Career & Professional Development

College of Law

B.A., Murray State University; J.D., Belmont University

(615) 460-8249
alexandra.rogers@belmont.edu

Biography

Alix Rogers is the Director of Career and Professional Development at Belmont University College of Law. She joined Belmont Law in 2022 as the school’s inaugural Public Interest Coordinator, where she established a robust public interest program and launched monthly pro bono legal clinics. In her current role, Alix leads the Office of Career & Professional Development, counseling students on career pathways, building employer relationships, and advancing the school’s professional development initiatives.

Before returning to Belmont, Alix served as a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, where she represented clients in family, housing, consumer, employment, and re-entry matters. She was honored by the organization with the Drake Holliday Award and was recognized statewide as the 2021 New Advocate of the Year by the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services. Alix also practiced with a private firm in southern Middle Tennessee, where she focused on family law, general civil litigation, and estate planning.

Alix earned her law degree from Belmont University College of Law and her undergraduate degree from Murray State University. As a law student, she received the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Law Student for Justice Award. In 2022, Alix was named one of Murray State University’s Top 22 Under 40.

Deeply committed to public service and access to justice, Alix currently serves as the Middle Tennessee Governor for the Tennessee Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and as the Tennessee Young Lawyer Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates. She is Vice Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Mentorship section, a member of the Access to Justice Committee and serves on multiple advisory committees for the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission. She also sits on the executive board for the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services and Community Helpers of Rutherford County. Her contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the ABA’s Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access and multiple honors from the Tennessee Bar Association, including the President’s Special Recognition Award. In 2024, Alix was appointed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to a six-year term on the Tennessee State Board of Appeals.

 

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