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The University of Virginia School of Law’s State and Local Policy Clinic is assisting a commission in making updates to Virginia law to reflect federal recognition of American Indian tribes

University of Virginia School of Law students participate in a variety of externships across the country, helping them gain practical experience as lawyers during the school year.

Students in a University of Virginia School of Law clinic recently visited the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva to learn about diplomatic and legal efforts to support Ethiopia’s recovery from recent conflicts.

Third-year University of Virginia School of Law student Cynthia Eapen discusses her interest in defendant advocacy and what she learned competing in moot court.

Third-year students Jake Flansburg and Malia Takei won the 96th William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition at the University of Virginia School of Law on Thursday.

University of Virginia School of Law students learned what it is like for individuals to reenter society after leaving prison in a reentry simulation hosted by Professor Kelly Orians.

University of Virginia School of Law professor Deirdre Enright has been studying the life and mind of a deceased serial killer, and has collected evidence that may have helped clear an aging South Carolina couple accused of killing their 5-year-old son 35 years ago.

Clinics at the University of Virginia School of Law shaped public policy, helped clients in court, appealed cases to the Supreme Court and more in the 2023-24 academic year.

The American Law Institute recently approved a restatement on children and the law co-authored by Professor Richard Bonnie ’69, among other achievements and recognition for members of the University of Virginia School of Law community.

University of Virginia School of Law professor Cale Jaffe received a UVA Excellence in Public Service award for, among other accomplishments, his efforts to preserve a historic Black schoolhouse in Cumberland County, Virginia.

Eight University of Virginia School of Law students recently participated in a pilot program teaching business law classes to incarcerated people.

The University of Virginia hosted the Affordable Care Act Conference in March, designed in tandem with Professor Margaret Foster Riley’s course surveying health care reform since the act’s implementation 10 years ago.

Clinic students at the University of Virginia School of Law worked with state lawmakers to draft bills on foster care, behavioral health, human trafficking and other policies that were recently signed into law.

Students in the University of Virginia School of Law International Human Rights Clinic recently logged over 17,000 miles working on human rights issues in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Salta province in northern Argentina.

A National Academies committee chaired by University of Virginia School of Law professor Margaret Foster Riley released a report that recommended including pregnant and lactating women in clinical research. The news is among other achievements and recognition for members of the Law School community.

A team of students from the University of Virginia School of Law won awards in this year’s International and European Tax Moot Court competition, among other achievements and recognition for members of the Law School community.

Sean Gray ’24 and Lauren McNerney ’24 recently won their case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit through the Appellate Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law.

This spring break, 61 University of Virginia School of Law students volunteered more than 1,100 pro bono hours.