Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law, the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, the Black Law Students Association, the UVA Law Student Legal Forum, the University of Virginia School of Law and the Virginia State Bar Conference on Diversity
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Schedule
All sessions are in Caplin Pavilion unless otherwise noted.| THURSDAY, NOV. 10 | |
| 5-6:15 p.m. | Justice? Unlikely! Justice Cleo Powell, Supreme Court of Virginia |
| 6:15-7:15 p.m. | Reception |
| FRIDAY, NOV. 11 | |
| 8:30-9 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 9-9:15 a.m. | Welcome |
| 9:15-10 a.m. | The Value Added by Diversity Shawn Chen, Cleary Gottlieb |
| 10:15-11:45 a.m. | Eliminating the LSAT in Law School Admissions — A Boon or Detriment to Diversification of the Legal Profession? Panelists: Erica Moeser, President, National Conference of Bar Examiners Dan Ortiz, Immediate Past Chair, Law School Admission Council (LSAC); University of Virginia School of Law Peter Pashley, Principal Research Scientist and Director of Testing and Research, LSAC Moderator: Alex M. Johnson, University of Virginia School of Law |
| 12-1:15 p.m. | Lunch (Purcell Reading Room) Welcome and Greeting W. David Harless, Christian & Barton; President-Elect, Virginia State Bar |
| 1:30-3 p.m. | Is the Law School Experience Rigged Against Success for Students of Color?
Panelists: |
| 3:15-5 p.m. | The Final Hurdle — The State Bar Exam: Should We Go National? Panelists: Alex M. Johnson, University of Virginia School of Law Erica Moeser, President, National Conference of Bar Examiners Scott Street, Williams Mullen; Secretary-Treasurer, Virginia Board of Bar Examiners Moderator: Dan Ortiz, University of Virginia School of Law |
| 5-6 p.m. | Reception (Clay Hall) |
| 6:15-7:45 p.m. | Dinner and Keynote Address (Purcell Reading Room) Pro Bono and Professionalism: Keys to a Winning Career Kim Keenan, General Counsel, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) |
| SATURDAY, NOV. 12 | |
| 8:30-9 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 9-10:45 a.m. | How Young Lawyers Reach Out to the Community: The Benefits of Expanding the Pipeline |
| 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | The Road to Partnership: Mentoring and Other Methods to Enrich Diversity within the Profession
Panelists: |
| 12:30-2 p.m. | Lunch (Purcell Reading Room) The Value of Diversity on the Bench Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn, Supreme Court of Virginia |
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | An Open Forum: Best Practices Developed by Law Firms -- What's Working and Why
Kenneth Imo, WilmerHale |
| 3:30 p.m. | Concluding Remarks Alex M. Johnson, University of Virginia School of Law |
Directions to the Law School
From the Northeast: From the Beltway around Washington, D.C., take I-66 West to the second Route 29 exit (at Gainesville). Go south on Route 29 until you reach Charlottesville. Go under the 250 Bypass, pass the Barracks Road Shopping Center on your right and turn right at the traffic light at Arlington Boulevard. The Law School is at the end of Arlington Boulevard. For visitor parking, turn left on Massie Road, take the first right (onto Nash Road), and turn into the parking lot on the right.
From the South: Take I-64 West from I-95 in Richmond, or come up by Route 29 North from Greensboro, N.C. Either way, take Route 29 North to the Leonard Sandridge Road exit. Turn left at the traffic light (onto Massie Road). You will pass Darden, the business school, on the left; take the next left onto Nash Road. and make an immediate right into the Law School's visitor parking lot.
From the West: Take I-64 East, or take the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-81 South and I-64 East. To get to the Law School, take Route 29 North. See directions under "From the South" above.
Contact Us
lawevents@virginia.edu or 434-924-4684
