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Dean Risa Goluboff shares the latest news about the Law School with alumni at reunion weekend.
“The Partner Track” author Helen Wan ’98 delivered remarks, Dean Risa Goluboff greeted the audience and former Student Bar Association President Juhi Desai ’23 introduced Wan at UVA Law’s 2023 commencement ceremony.
University of Virginia School of Law professor Dan Ortiz, who is stepping down from leading the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, reflects on his 17 years at the helm.
Xiao Wang, a professor known for his innovations as an appellate clinic leader, is joining the University of Virginia School of Law faculty to direct its Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.
Helen Wan, a 1998 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and author of the book behind the Netflix series “Partner Track,” addressed the Class of 2023 during commencement on Sunday.
Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, a nationally acclaimed education law and policy expert, has won an All-University Teaching Award from the University of Virginia.
On the eve of his retirement, University of Virginia School of Law professor Douglas Laycock, the foremost expert on religious civil liberties and the law of remedies, looks back on his 50-year career.
The Forum Hotel, a new hotel and event space next door to the University of Virginia School of Law, is officially opening for business Saturday. Find out more about what the site brings to North Grounds.
The University of Virginia School of Law is expanding its loan forgiveness program this year so that more graduates will be eligible for greater benefits.
Students at the University of Virginia School of Law share what it was like learning about complex legal subjects through their involvement with two professors’ podcasts.
A new podcast, “Legal Knowledge,” produced by the Arthur J. Morris Law Library’s Special Collections department, will explore the history of the University of Virginia School of Law.
Professor Sarah Shalf ’01 describes the benefits and successes of the 24 clinics at the University of Virginia School of Law, and how the enrollment process is changing moving forward.
Women have been enrolled, and working at, the University of Virginia School of Law for more than 100 years. Take this quiz to test your knowledge about highlights from the last century for Women’s History Month.
Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju, who have advanced LGBT rights as lawyers in India, have been named this year’s recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law.
University of Virginia School of Law student Helen Song ’23 will assist survivors of human trafficking as the 22nd Powell Fellow in Legal Services.
The University of Virginia School of Law remained No. 1 in Best Quality of Life and rose to No. 2 in Career Prospects in The Princeton Review’s annual law school rankings, which were released Tuesday.
Yewande Ford, a third-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, is this year’s recipient of the Gregory H. Swanson Award, which recognizes courage, perseverance and a commitment to justice within the community.
The seventh annual Shaping Justice conference, aimed at inspiring students and lawyers to promote justice through public service, will take place Feb. 3 at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Retired Virginia Supreme Court Justice John Charles Thomas will speak Jan. 26 at the University of Virginia School of Law about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and how his struggles reverberate today.
In November 2020, a University of Virginia School of Law team began incubating the Roadmap Scholars Initiative. The program helps promising college juniors who are interested in law but lack the resources and networks to help them pursue that dream at the highest level.
Thatcher Stone, a 1982 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, has died at age 67. He leaves a lasting legacy at his alma mater, where he taught aviation law and made significant philanthropic gifts.
Alumna Helen Wan, author of the novel that inspired the Netflix series “Partner Track,” has been selected as graduation speaker by the Class of 2023 at the University of Virginia School of Law.
UVA Law Dean of Students Sarah Davies offers advice on how law students can prioritize their mental health while in school, and explains why the trait of resilience is critical for future lawyers to possess. In addition to detailing the various mental health and wellness resources available at UVA Law, Dean Davies recounts stories from her own journey to law school, legal practice, and higher education.
More than 9,000 University of Virginia students, faculty and members of the community gathered to honor slain football players Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry.
To welcome students back to the University of Virginia School of Law and give them space to process their grief together, the school hosted a communitywide breakfast.
As first-year students at the University of Virginia School of Law prepare to sign up for their first elective courses, professors offer advice on choosing what’s next.
Dean Risa Goluboff, Assistant Dean Mark Jefferson and students participating in the Roadmap Scholars Initiative discuss the new program, which is aimed at helping first-generation and low-income undergraduates become competitive applicants to the nation’s leading law schools.
New faculty are joining and visiting the University of Virginia School of Law this school year, strengthening the depth and breadth of the school’s curricular offerings and scholarly expertise.
Fifty years in, Virginia Law Women at the University of Virginia is going back in time to recapture its lost history, particularly its evolution as a diverse organization.
To provide the in-depth answers that applicants crave, University of Virginia School of Law Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer ’08 has launched the podcast “Admissible” to explore frequently asked questions.
New administrators have joined the University of Virginia School of Law over the past few months.
University of Virginia School of Law first-year students Kylie Mignat and Simeon Daferede are this year’s Virginia Public Service Scholarship recipients.
Robert N. Sayler, a star litigator who spent the latter part of his career mentoring others and growing the oral advocacy program at the University of Virginia School of Law, has died. Colleagues and friends remember his generous spirit.
University of Virginia School of Law third-year students Layla Khalid, Max Larson, Jack Turnage and Shinae Yoon have been named this year’s Ritter Scholars.
Meet five students with demonstrated leadership qualities who received a Karsh-Dillard Scholarship at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Terry Allen, whose scholarship focuses on the role of police in schoolchildren’s lives, is the first Race, Place and Equity Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Assistant Dean for Admissions Natalie Blazer ’08 welcomes the Class of 2025 to their legal studies during orientation.
Eric Broyles ’95, the founder and CEO of Nanocan, welcomes the Class of 2025 to UVA Law at orientation. He advised students to “keep doing the things you did that got you here” and be open to friendships with people who are different from you. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Broyles.
Biotechnology CEO Eric Broyles, a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, will speak at the school’s orientation for new students. He reflected on the values that drove his career from corporate law firm associate to pursuing cancer treatments.
Through eight law school deans and more than 15,000 students, Sandy Harris, part of the Financial Aid Office’s “family,” marks 50 years at the University of Virginia School of Law.
The University of Virginia School of Law launched a new program this summer aimed at leveling the playing field for college students who are interested in — but mostly unexposed to — the legal profession. Meet a few of the inaugural Roadmap Scholars.
For the fourth year in a row, the University of Virginia Law School Foundation garnered over $20 million in the annual giving campaign, which ended June 30.
David H. Ibbeken ’71, who led the Law School Foundation for 28 years and continued to work there as president emeritus, died June 27 after a battle with cancer. He was 80.
For Pride Month, take a journey through the LGBTQ equality movement as lived through the eyes of University of Virginia School of Law alumni and faculty.
Alison Gocke, an environmental law scholar with expertise in energy from both the scientific and legal perspectives, will join the University of Virginia School of Law faculty this summer.
Professor Quinn Curtis has been named associate dean for curricular programs at the University of Virginia School of Law, effective July 1.
The Law School hosted a dedication ceremony for a portrait of Elaine R. Jones ’70, UVA Law’s first Black alumna and the first woman to serve as president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Civil and human rights leader Wade Henderson, Judge Gwendolyn Jones Jackson ’72, Dean Risa Goluboff and Jones offered remarks. Rambert Tyree ’22, recipient of the 2022 Gregory H. Swanson Award, also participated.
Commencement speaker Kim Keenan ’87 on Sunday paid tribute to the toughness of a class that has seen contentious political storms, war abroad and grief around the globe in their three years studying at the University of Virginia School of Law.
The University of Virginia’s Public Service Awards Committee recognized the Innocence Project’s many achievements by awarding its longtime leaders, Professors Deirdre Enright ’92 and Jennifer L. Givens, one of this year’s Collaborative Excellence in Public Service Awards.
Linda Blacke, who has managed the Law School’s Sidley Austin café with kindness and commitment since 2009, is retiring. She shares some vivid memories of her UVA days, stretching back to 1981.
University of Virginia School of Law professor Rachel Harmon has been named a recipient of one of this year’s All-University Teaching Awards.
In the 13 years she’s worked at the University of Virginia School of Law, Jennifer Markham Hulvey has counseled thousands of students on how to manage their finances. But with her open mind and caring manner, she has also made the school a more welcoming place.
Third-year student Rachel Anderson is this year’s recipient of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Rosenbloom Award, which honors students with a strong academic record who have significantly enhanced the academic experience of their peers.
Professor Emeritus W. Laurens Walker III, a pioneer in the field of procedural justice and the use of social science in courts who served on the University of Virginia School of Law faculty for 33 years, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 85.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer is the 2022 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law.
Faculty at the University of Virginia School of Law love what they do so much that their teaching extends beyond the classroom. Here are six must-read (or -listen) projects they’re working on.
Amanda Frost, an expert in immigration and citizenship law, constitutional law and federal courts, will join the faculty at the University of Virginia School of Law.
University of Virginia School of Law student Meredith Kilburn ’22 will help address school disciplinary practices as the 21st Powell Fellow in Legal Services.
Several alumni of the University of Virginia School of Law have helped open doors to generations of Black lawyers at the school and beyond. In honor of Black History Month, here are some of their stories.
A new pipeline initiative at the University of Virginia School of Law will offer a first-of-its-kind path to preparing first-generation and low-income students to become competitive applicants to the nation’s leading law schools.
Three University of Virginia School of Law alumni — Sejal Jhaveri ’15, Nitin Shah ’09 and Thomas Silverstein ’13 — will be honored for their public service work at the sixth annual Shaping Justice conference Feb. 4.
Four professors at the University of Virginia School of Law are joining the school’s podcast, “Common Law,” as co-hosts with Dean Risa Goluboff for the fourth season.
Rambert Tyree, a third-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, was named this year’s recipient of the Gregory H. Swanson Award.
Kim Keenan ’87 will deliver the commencement address to the University of Virginia School of Law’s Class of 2022.
A former Olympic swimmer who once made the leap from Hungary to the U.S. has joined the UVA Law School Foundation as senior director of development for the Western region.
Professors Michael Doran, Richard Schragger and Pierre-Hugues Verdier were elected members of the American Law Institute, bringing the number of affiliated University of Virginia School of Law faculty to 31.
The University of Virginia School of Law remains No. 1 in Best Professors, Best Quality of Life and Best Classroom Experience, according to The Princeton Review’s annual law school rankings, which were released Tuesday.
Kelly Orians will join the University of Virginia School of Law faculty in January as the director of a new clinic helping the formerly incarcerated.
Megan Durkee ’15 and Savannah Ourednik will help foster the University of Virginia School of Law experience as director of student affairs and student affairs coordinator, respectively.
As first-year students at the University of Virginia School of Law prepare to sign up for their first elective courses, professors offer advice on choosing what’s next.
Professor Toby Heytens ’00 of the University of Virginia School of Law has been confirmed for a judgeship on the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
University of Virginia School of Law students Jeffrey Horn ’23 and Camilo Garcia ’22 were recently recognized for having the highest GPAs in their classes after two and four semesters, respectively.
Professors John Duffy and Ruth Mason of the University of Virginia School of Law were elected members of the American Law Institute, bringing the number of UVA Law faculty affiliated with ALI to 28.
Dawn Davison has joined the University of Virginia School of Law as a director of public service at the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center.
Leigh Middleditch Jr., a University of Virginia-educated lawyer who worked behind the scenes to end partisan divides in Virginia and help his community, died Monday at 92.
A new program at the University of Virginia School of Law will offer additional funding to students working in public service jobs over the summer, with the goal of supporting those located in areas with high costs of living.
Avery Rasmussen, who received an award for having the top GPA in the Class of 2021 and landed a U.S. Supreme Court clerkship, describes her keys to success at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Learn about five students who received a Karsh-Dillard Scholarship at the University of Virginia School of Law.
A record 116 University of Virginia School of Law alumni are clerking for the 2021 term, including 20% of the Class of 2021.
University of Virginia School of Law third-year students Emily Hockett, Donna Faye Imadi, Trust Kupupika and Jeffrey Stiles have been named this year’s Ritter Scholars.
Salwa Ahmad and Molly Keck are this year’s recipients of the Virginia Public Service Scholarship, a full-tuition award given to University of Virginia School of Law students who are pursuing public service careers.
The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law is welcoming a new face and promoting a familiar one.
The University of Virginia School of Law is welcoming a first-year J.D. class with the strongest academic numbers and the most racial diversity in the school’s history. Meet five first-year students.
Alumna Grace Fu ’09, Dean Risa Goluboff and Admissions Office chief Natalie Blazer ’08 welcomed new students to the University of Virginia School of Law on Monday.
Katie Delsandro, a 2012 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, has returned to her alma mater to help usher in new students as director of admissions.
The Fourth Circuit ruled in favor of a client with the University of Virginia School of Law Appellate Litigation Clinic, among other recent accolades for the UVA Law community.
Professors Aditya Bamzai, Joe Fore and Jennifer Givens were promoted by the University of Virginia School of Law.
The University of Virginia Law School Foundation received gifts totaling $21.9 million in the annual giving campaign that ended June 30 — the third-highest amount in the history of the foundation.
Cat Guerrier ’21 is this year’s University of Virginia School of Law recipient of the Clinical Legal Education Association’s Outstanding Clinical Student Award.
University of Virginia School of Law professor and Virginia Solicitor General Toby J. Heytens ’01 has been nominated to serve as a judge on the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. President Joe Biden also nominated two other alumni to federal judgeships.
Explore the milestones and achievements of the 2020-21 school year at the University of Virginia School of Law.
The University of Virginia School of Law has hired 17 high-profile professors in a year’s time, and Twitter has taken notice.
Kristyn Judkins, a 2011 alumna of the University of Virginia School of Law, has joined the school as a director in the Office of Private Practice.
Why are many K-12 schools still struggling with racial inequity and the legacy of segregation almost 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education? UVA President Jim Ryan ’92 discusses the role of the Supreme Court, public policy and higher education in addressing the issue.
The nation’s schools will need funding and other resources to combat the lasting effects of segregation, University of Virginia President Jim Ryan ’92 says on the season finale of “Common Law,” a UVA Law podcast.
Legal philosopher Rachel Bayefsky will join the University of Virginia School of Law faculty in the fall.
For the prerecorded portion of Final Exercises for the Class of 2021, Dean Risa Goluboff, former Student Bar Association President Katharine Janes ’21 and Supreme Court of Virginia Justice Cleo Powell ’82 deliver remarks.
Being uncomfortable has its upsides, said Justice Cleo E. Powell of the Supreme Court of Virginia during her commencement address to the University of Virginia School of Law’s Class of 2021.
Payvand Ahdout, a former UVA Jefferson Scholar who studies judicial power, will join the University of Virginia School of Law faculty in the fall.
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