Welcome to Virginia Law and Charlottesville, an energetic and cosmopolitan small city that retains all the ease and grace of traditional Virginia hospitality. Updated with tips from current law students, Living in Charlottesville is a nuts-and-bolts guide to life at the Law School that will help you feel at home fast. Charlottesville is a fabulous college town with a few eccentricities — like streets that inexplicably change names and have idiosyncratic pronunciations. But its mysteries — and some shortcuts — are about to be revealed. Here's all you need to get around like a real insider.

Welcome from Dean Paul G. Mahoney

“It was the best three years of my life. I wish I could go back and do it all over again.” Ask a Virginia graduate about his or her time in law school and you will probably hear some variant of that quote. It captures part of what makes Virginia stand out among the nation’s top law schools — an unparalleled student experience. More

 

Welcome from Student Bar Association President Alex Aurisch

It is my great privilege to congratulate you on your decision to join the Class of 2015 at the University of Virginia School of Law. The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the student government of the Law School, entrusted with improving the law school experience for all students. On behalf of the SBA, I would like to briefly introduce you to our school and give you a small glimpse into all you have to look forward to in a few short months. More

Credits & Disclaimers

Living in Charlottesville is not a complete listing of all Charlottesville has to offer. Check your phone book or the websites on our Getting Oriented: Resources page for complete, up-to-date information.

Living in Charlottesville has been updated over the years by the Communications Office, Cindy Draper and former law students Clare Wuerker, Jared David Scott, Elizabeth Katz, Andrea Lawhon, Andrea Parisi, David Glazier, Carly Milner, Allyson McKenzie, Katherine Peters, and Angie Sinkovits.