A photographer recently captured scenes of connection and contemplation around the University of Virginia School of Law between classes and other events on a typical fall day in October.

Students talk outside in Spies Garden, the school’s central courtyard.

In the library, students focus on work in the Caplin Reading Room.

Professors Naomi Cahn and Gregg Strauss, directors of the Family Law Center, review research while sitting in Walter Brown Hall.

At the entrance to the HMZ | Class of 1975 Student-Faculty Center, students mingle and go to their next stop.

Students take advantage of studying amid nature in Spies Garden.

A student walks to class on the second floor of Slaughter Hall.

The maple trees add a pop of color near the main entrance to the Law School.

A maintenance worker cleans a Clay Hall window.

Professors Paul B. Stephan ’77 and Jay Butler meet in Spies Garden.

A Public Service Center government careers event has students and visitors populating the halls during breaks.

A student walks to school next to the Holcombe Green Lawn.

A student stops by a table in Hunton Andrews Kurth Hall to chat.

In Scott Commons, students relax, study and socialize.

A student chats with Professors Andrew Hayashi and Mitu Gulati in Brown Hall.

The entrance to the Law School has a view with fall color.
Founded in 1819, the University of Virginia School of Law is the second-oldest continuously operating law school in the nation. Consistently ranked among the top law schools, Virginia is a world-renowned training ground for distinguished lawyers and public servants, instilling in them a commitment to leadership, integrity and community service.