The Law School's support for learning opportunities in land use and environmental law goes deeper than our course offerings.
SYMPOSIA
In the past six years, the Law School has sponsored national conferences on growth management, nature conservation, environmental law and the humanities, environmental contracting, revitalization of contaminated land, and transboundary watershed management. These symposia attracted leading practitioners and scholars and top government officials, including the Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Interior, and the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and the Environment. Law students help plan these conferences and edit and publish the papers that emerge from them.
VIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL
This student-edited and -managed publication, founded in 1979, is a leader in environmental legal scholarship. The Journal focuses on state, regional, national, and international issues of environmental preservation, land use, energy, and natural resources law. Its contributors rank among the most prominent scholars and practitioners in the field. Web site
VIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FORUM
This popular and active student group hosts speakers and sponsors law students who participate in environmental moot court and negotiation competitions. The Forum, in cooperation with the Law School's Public Service Center, also provides pro bono opportunities to students interested in environmental law. Typically, students may choose from among fifteen or more environmental pro bono projects on behalf of public interest and governmental clients that have requested assistance. Forum members also have opportunities to network in environmental law careers and attend social events.
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PUBLIC SERVICE
The Law School has made a strong financial commitment to students choosing to pursue public interest careers. The School's Public Service Center supports the Virginia Environmental Law Forum's pro bono projects and helps students interested in environmental law find summer internships and postgraduate employment. Public Service Center
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