Marit R. Slaughter
- Senior Director, Office of Private Practice
Prior to joining the Office of Career Services, Marit Slaughter was an associate in the New York office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher for nearly six years. At Willkie, Slaughter was in the Corporate and Financial Services Department, where she focused on private equity/venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and securities matters. During her tenure at Willkie, Slaughter served as a member of the firm’s Professional Personnel/Legal Recruiting, Professional Development and Marketing committees.
Slaughter received both a B.A. in government and a J.D. from the University of Virginia. As an undergrad, Slaughter was the president of the Women’s Club Lacrosse Team. During her time at the law school, she was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Law & Politics, First Year Council and Virginia Law Women.
- J.D.University of Virginia School of Law2009
- B.A.University of Virginia2005
Faculty in the News
Megan T. Stevenson, What the Legal System Gets Wrong About Jailing People Awaiting Trial (The Appeal)
Saikrishna Prakash, Targeting Trump Post-Presidency, the House’s Lawsuits Are Still Dragging Out in Court (The National Law Journal)
John C. Jeffries Jr., George Floyd Trial Centers on Police Tactic That Is Hard to Prosecute (The Wall Street Journal)
Jennifer L. Givens, Deirdre M. Enright, Opinion: Virginia Must Bolster Access to Police Investigations (The Virginian-Pilot)