Upcoming Events
Sunday, March 24, 2019
PILA Annual Spring Day of Service
Students are invited to join PILA for volunteer work in Charlottesville community with local organizations. RSVP's required. Spots will be offered on first-come, first-served basis.
Contact: Noah LingwallSponsor: Public Interest Law Association (PILA)
Monday, March 25, 2019
VALS Paw Review
The Virginia Animal Law Society invites students to participate in their annual Paw Review fundraiser, where pet photos compete to receive title of the law school's most loved pet. Winners will receive a small prize and all proceeds will go to Houses of Wood and Straw in Ruckersville, Virginia.
Contact: Mary MaerzSponsor: Virginia Animal Law Society
PILA Spring Silent Auction
The PILA Spring Auction will take place on March 25th to March 28th from 10am to 3pm in HW Hall. The auction will feature a variety of items including BARBRI $500 credits for Bar Prep courses, an Alex and Ani Virginia Bracelet, an assortment of books, gift certificates to fitness classes (Tru Pilates & Pure Barre), soccer lessons, poetry manuscript workshop with Dean Annie Kim and lunch with Professors Braga and Moore. The showcase item is the five on five student/faculty basketball game. The faculty team will include Joby Ryan, Professors Fore, Bamzai, Schragger, Hayashi, Schwartzman, and…..drum roll please…..President Jim Ryan! The game will take place on Friday, April 26th at 3:00pm, location TBA.
Contact: Shivani PatelSponsor: Public Interest Law Association
Libel Show Ticket Sales
Tickets for the Libel Show held on March 28-30.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
An Unwanted Promotion: How Lucia Will Transform the Executive Branch
Join the Federalist Society hear from Professor Jennifer Mascott of Antonin Scalia Law School about the repercussions of the Supreme Court's ruling in Lucia vs. SEC. Mascott will discuss Lucia's impact on administrative law judges and other judges not appointed under the appointments clause. Professor Ann Woolhandler will provide commentary. Food will be provided.
Contact: Christian RiceSponsor: Federalist Society
Postgraduate Fellowships 101
Interested in child advocacy? Hoping to create a medical-legal partnership? Can't wait to put those lawyering skills to use representing low-income tenants in housing cases? Learn about project-based fellowships, important timelines and successful strategies from the Public Service Center and past fellows. We will focus on Skadden, Equal Justice Works and Powell fellowships. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP through Symplicity by March 22.
Contact: Amanda YaleSponsor: Public Service Center
Spring Women of Color General Body Meeting
Elections will be held. Food will be served.
Contact: Hamna AhmadSponsor: Women of Color
Holocaust Survivor Allan Hall
Allan Hall tells his incredible story of surviving the Holocaust and miraculously reuniting with his family.
Contact: Esther KozakevichSponsor: Jewish Law Students Association
Crash Course in Private Equity With Kirkland & Ellis
Join Kirkland & Ellis for a conversation about the business of private equity and the role of attorneys in the private equity space.
Contact: Ethan SilvermanSponsor: West Coast Wahoos, Rivanna Investments
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
VALS Paw Review
The Virginia Animal Law Society invites students to participate in their annual Paw Review fundraiser, where pet photos compete to receive title of the law school's most loved pet. Winners will receive a small prize and all proceeds will go to Houses of Wood and Straw in Ruckersville, Virginia.
Contact: Mary MaerzSponsor: Virginia Animal Law Society
PILA Spring Silent Auction
The PILA Spring Auction will take place on March 25th to March 28th from 10am to 3pm in HW Hall. The auction will feature a variety of items including BARBRI $500 credits for Bar Prep courses, an Alex and Ani Virginia Bracelet, an assortment of books, gift certificates to fitness classes (Tru Pilates & Pure Barre), soccer lessons, poetry manuscript workshop with Dean Annie Kim and lunch with Professors Braga and Moore. The showcase item is the five on five student/faculty basketball game. The faculty team will include Joby Ryan, Professors Fore, Bamzai, Schragger, Hayashi, Schwartzman, and…..drum roll please…..President Jim Ryan! The game will take place on Friday, April 26th at 3:00pm, location TBA.
Contact: Shivani PatelSponsor: Public Interest Law Association
Libel Show Ticket Sales
Tickets for the Libel Show held on March 28-30.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
Law and Economics Workshop, Claudia Landeo (University of Alberta)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Law & Economics
Lunch & Learn: Black Muslims
Join MLSA and BLSA for a lunch & learn in which we'll discuss the study of Islam with a specific focus on Black Muslims. Food will be served.
Contact: Michele St JulienSponsor: Muslim Law Students Association
Decriminalizing Prostitution and Its Effects on Human Trafficking
Will legalizing prostitution help or hurt the cause of decreasing human trafficking? Join the Human Trafficking Institute and invited panelists for a debate on potential consequences of decriminalizing sex work. Lunch will be served.
Contact: Alana BroeSponsor: The Human Trafficking Institute, Virginia Law Review, Virginia Journal of Criminal Law, Virginia Law Women, Student Legal Forum
Real-World Finances: Budgeting for Life
Led by Financial Aid staff, Budgeting for Life will teach basic budgeting and personal financial management skills. Students are invited to come and learn how to take control of their finances and develop the skills they will need to manage their resources, now and in the future.
Contact: Jennifer HulveySponsor: Financial Aid Office
The Work and Legacy of the Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals, and Career Opportunities in International Criminal Law
Following accounts of genocide, concentration camps, mass sexual violence and other atrocities during the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda in the early 1990s, the U.N. Security Council invoked its authority under Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter to establish the first international criminal tribunals since Nuremberg. Twenty-five years and scores of convictions (and acquittals) later, Najwa Nabti ’02 will discuss the continuing work of these courts in pursuing accountability for some of the worst atrocities of our time. Nabti is a legal officer/appeals counsel with the Office of the Prosecutor at the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in the Hague. She will also discuss career opportunities for law students interested in international criminal justice.
Contact: Rachel RaycraftSponsor: Human Rights Program
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
VALS Paw Review
The Virginia Animal Law Society invites students to participate in their annual Paw Review fundraiser, where pet photos compete to receive title of the law school's most loved pet. Winners will receive a small prize and all proceeds will go to Houses of Wood and Straw in Ruckersville, Virginia.
Contact: Mary MaerzSponsor: Virginia Animal Law Society
Lexis Table Day
Come by to learn something new about Lexis, and get Lexis points and other goodies.
Contact: Alicia PennPILA Spring Silent Auction
The PILA Spring Auction will take place on March 25th to March 28th from 10am to 3pm in HW Hall. The auction will feature a variety of items including BARBRI $500 credits for Bar Prep courses, an Alex and Ani Virginia Bracelet, an assortment of books, gift certificates to fitness classes (Tru Pilates & Pure Barre), soccer lessons, poetry manuscript workshop with Dean Annie Kim and lunch with Professors Braga and Moore. The showcase item is the five on five student/faculty basketball game. The faculty team will include Joby Ryan, Professors Fore, Bamzai, Schragger, Hayashi, Schwartzman, and…..drum roll please…..President Jim Ryan! The game will take place on Friday, April 26th at 3:00pm, location TBA.
Contact: Shivani PatelSponsor: Public Interest Law Association
Libel Show Ticket Sales
Tickets for the Libel Show held on March 28-30.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
VELF Talk With Erik Olson, Natural Resources Defense Council
Students are invited to join the Virginia Environmental Law Forum for a lunchtime talk with Erik Olson, senior director at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Food will be provided.
Contact: Robert DenneySponsor: Virginia Environmental Law Forum
LIST Spring Networking Event
Students are invited to join LIST for their spring networking event. Event will start with student presentations at the Professional Development Series panel at 4 p.m., followed by a Tech and Cyber Careers panel at 5 p.m., with professionals from the private sector and the government. Networking reception to follow at 6 p.m.
Contact: Samantha ZwingliSponsor: Law, Information, Security and Technology
Thursday, March 28, 2019
VALS Paw Review
The Virginia Animal Law Society invites students to participate in their annual Paw Review fundraiser, where pet photos compete to receive title of the law school's most loved pet. Winners will receive a small prize and all proceeds will go to Houses of Wood and Straw in Ruckersville, Virginia.
Contact: Mary MaerzSponsor: Virginia Animal Law Society
PILA Spring Silent Auction
The PILA Spring Auction will take place on March 25th to March 28th from 10am to 3pm in HW Hall. The auction will feature a variety of items including BARBRI $500 credits for Bar Prep courses, an Alex and Ani Virginia Bracelet, an assortment of books, gift certificates to fitness classes (Tru Pilates & Pure Barre), soccer lessons, poetry manuscript workshop with Dean Annie Kim and lunch with Professors Braga and Moore. The showcase item is the five on five student/faculty basketball game. The faculty team will include Joby Ryan, Professors Fore, Bamzai, Schragger, Hayashi, Schwartzman, and…..drum roll please…..President Jim Ryan! The game will take place on Friday, April 26th at 3:00pm, location TBA.
Contact: Shivani PatelSponsor: Public Interest Law Association
Libel Show Ticket Sales
Tickets for the Libel Show held on March 28-30.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
Libel Show
Join us for the 111th Libel Show, UVA Law’s (ideally) funniest, (definitely) oldest, and most absurd institution. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
Friday, March 29, 2019
VALS Paw Review
The Virginia Animal Law Society invites students to participate in their annual Paw Review fundraiser, where pet photos compete to receive title of the law school's most loved pet. Winners will receive a small prize and all proceeds will go to Houses of Wood and Straw in Ruckersville, Virginia.
Contact: Mary MaerzSponsor: Virginia Animal Law Society
Faculty Workshop, Aditya Bamzai
Contact: Teri JohnsonSponsor: Faculty
"Human Rights in the Himalayas"
The 2018-19 Cowan Fellows will share their experiences studying and visiting Nepal as part of the Human Rights Study Project. With a focus on the recent civil war and subsequent constitutional process, the students gained on-the-ground insights on the realization of human rights in Nepal from the streets of Kathmandu to the heights of the Himalayas. Law students interested in participating in the Human Rights Study Project are particularly encouraged to attend this event. Lunch will be provided.
Contact: Rachel Davidson RaycraftSponsor: Human Rights Study Project
The Twinning Reaction – Social Science and Deception
Screening of the documentary by Lori Shinseki, which explores an experiment run by psychoanalyst Peter B. Neubauer. Neubauer arranged for the separation of twins, assigning them to adoptive parents with different socio-economic backgrounds, to test the ‘nature versus nurture’ puzzle.
Screening will be followed by a panel discussion on the ethical and legal implications of the study. Panelists include Lori Shinseki,filmaker; Barry Coburn of Coburn and Greenbaum; Catherine Ross, professor at George Washington University Law School; Nancy Segal, professor at California State University, Fullerton; and Eric Turkheimer, psychology professor at UVA. Panel will be moderated by Professor Paul Stephan.
Contact: Paul StephanSponsor: Sadie Lewis Webb Program in Law and Biomedicine
Libel Show
The 111th Libel Show, UVA Law’s funniest and oldest institution. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Libel Show
The 111th Libel Show, UVA Law’s funniest, oldest institution. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
Monday, April 1, 2019
Skadden Fellowship Talk
Tips from Skadden on how to make a successful fellowship application. The event will be conducted via videoconference. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP in Symplicity by March 29. Space is limited.
Contact: Andrew BroaddusSponsor: Public Service Center
Sexual Assault Awareness Panel
Contact: Rachel GraySponsor: Student Bar Association (SBA)
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
JD/MA Student Presentations
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Lexis Lunch & Learn
Learn something new about Lexis. Food will be provided. Please RSVP so enough food is ordered.
Contact: Alicia PennRole of the Bystander with Amos Guiora
Join JLSA and LALO for a conversation with Professors Coughlin and Amos Guiora of Utah Law about bystander culpability. They will discuss Guiora's book, The Crime of Complicity: The Bystander in the Holocaust, as well as circumstances in which bystander culpability could apply in contemporary society, such as in the context of sexual assault and President Trump's deportation policies.
Contact: Baruch NutovicSponsor: Jewish Law Students Association
Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life and Application to Health Law Topics
"Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life," the memoir of Mallory Smith, details her balance of the normal and chronically ill worlds. Mallory's father, Mark Smith (Harvard Law 1980), will explain how Mallory's memoir relates to health law and provide insights into the health law field from a personal, practical perspective. Lunch will be served.
Contact: Lauren LipsycLile Moot Court Semi-Final Round
Lile Moot Court Semi-Final Round
Contact: Sarah WareSponsor: Moot Court Board
Student Loan Exit Counseling
Student Loan Exit Counseling is mandatory for graduating 3Ls with student loans. Information covered in student loan exit counseling will include: contacting your lenders; loan repayment options; loan deferment, forbearance and consolidation; debt management strategies and tax benefits; income-driven repayment, Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and the Virginia Loan Forgiveness Program. Financial Aid office will be available for questions following the presentation.
Contact: Jennifer HulveySponsor: Financial Aid Office
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Lexis Table Day
Come by to learn something new about Lexis, and get Lexis points and other goodies.
Contact: Alicia PennLexis Lunch & Learn
Learn something new about Lexis. Food will be provided. Please RSVP so enough food is ordered.
Contact: Alicia PennVirginia Journal of Law & Technology Symposium, "Planes, Brains and Auto Ordeals"
Students are invited to join VJoLT for a discussion on autonomous vehicles, drones and artificial intelligence law. Learn about career opportunities in these burgeoning areas and how technology advances will impact legal practice. Speakers will include executives from Amazon, General Motors, Uber, the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and UVA faculty. Lunch will be provided.
Contact: Alexander FoggSponsor: Virginia Journal of Law & Technology
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Federalist Society Spring 2019 Banquet
You are invited to the Federalist Society at UVA Law's Spring 2019 Banquet. This event will kick off with a cocktail reception to be followed by a speech from the Honorable Amy Coney Barrett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Cocktail reception: 5-5:30 p.m.
Speech by Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Cocktail reception: 6:30–7 p.m.
All events are located at Darden School of Business and open to the entire law school community. No RSVP is required for these portions of the evening.
Contact: Jana MinichSponsor: Federalist Society
Friday, April 5, 2019
Virginia Journal of Criminal Law Symposium
Food will be served.
Contact: Kimberly BoisseauSponsor: Virginia Journal of Criminal Law
It Happens Here: Finding Legal and Policy Solutions to End Child Marriage in the U.S.
More than 200,000 minors were legally married in the U.S. between 2000 and 2015, including girls as young as 13, right here in Virginia. Hear one of the country's leading advocates describe her pioneering efforts to win legislative and legal victories, navigate complex political and social dynamics, and make a difference in the lives of survivors. Lunch will be served.
Contact: Rachel RaycraftU.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse ’82 will deliver the Lillian K. Stone Disguished Lecture. The lecture, made possible through a gift from University of Virginia alumni Thatcher Stone (Law '82) and Frank Kittredge (Architecture '78), is hosted jointly by the Schools of Architecture and Law. The lectureship is intended to fulfill the intellectual and educational commitments of the two schools by creating an opportunity for students to be educated in environmental policy and the National Environmental Protection Act. The talk will be followed by a Q&A and lunch.
Contact: Teri JohnsonSponsor: Schools of Architecture and Law
Monday, April 8, 2019
The Past, Present and Future of the International Human Rights Movement
What are some of the contemporary challenges confronting the 'human rights movement'? How might new tools and new strategies be developed to provide better support to human rights defenders on the ground? Louis N. Bickford is the founder and CEO of MEMRIA, a social enterprise which develops partnerships with organizations to collect, analyze and circulate narrative accounts of past violence with the aim of strengthening human rights. He will come to the law school to discuss these issues.
Contact: Rachel RaycraftSponsor: Human Rights Program
UVA Law Spring Diversity Reception
BLSA invites all interested diverse students to network with attorneys from top law firms.
Contact: Lise GuerrierSponsor: Black Law Students Association
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Law and Economics Workshop, Anne Piehl (Rutgers)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Law & Economics
The Academic Career Path
Considering a career in academia? Learn more from professors Rich Schragger and Molly Brady.
Contact: Lauren ParkerSponsor: Career Services
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Lexis Table Day
Come by to learn something new about Lexis, and get Lexis points and other goodies.
Contact: Alicia PennThursday, April 11, 2019
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law, Judge Carlton Reeves ’89
U.S. Judge Carlton W. Reeves ’89 has been named this year’s recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. The judge will give a talk to mark the occasion.
Contact: Teri JohnsonSponsor: UVA, Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Friday, April 12, 2019
Panel on Careers in Government Contract Law
Are you curious how the government buys spaceship parts? Have you ever wondered how the government (literally) builds bridges? This panel will give you the opportunity to speak with experienced practitioners on day to day practice in the Government Contracts industry. Pizza will be provided.
Contact: Michael GwinnSponsor: Virginia Law Veterans
Faculty Workshop, Chris Serkin of Vanderbilt University
Contact: Teri JohnsonSponsor: Faculty
Monday, April 15, 2019
1L Clerkship Kick-Off
Introductory information session for 1Ls interested in applying for post-graduate clerkships. A repeat of the session will be held on Thursday 4/18.
Contact: Ruth PayneSponsor: Clerkships
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Legal History Workshop, Barbara Welke (University of Minnesota)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Real-World Finances: “Public Service and Student Loans: How VLFP and PSLF Work Together for You"
Session is designed for students who have student loans and an interest in public service. The session will explain in detail how UVA Law's Virginia Loan Forgiveness Program and the Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program work together to allow students to discharge their student loan debt. Students are welcome to bring questions.
Contact: Jennifer HulveySponsor: Financial Aid Office
Thursday, April 18, 2019
1L Clerkship Kick-Off
Introductory informational session for 1Ls interested in post-graduate clerkships. This is a repeat of the session held on 4/15.
Contact: Ruth PayneSponsor: Clerkships
Friday, April 19, 2019
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Law and Economics Workshop, Anne Meng (University of Virginia)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Law & Economics
Law and Economics Workshop, Rachel Potter (UVA)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Law & Economics
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Charge to the Class of 2019
Professor Molly Brady will deliver the annual Charge to the Class of 2019, an inspirational speech to graduating students.
Contact: Robert PomeroySponsor: Student Bar Association (SBA)
Friday, April 26, 2019
Classes End
Sponsor: UVA LawMonday, April 29, 2019
Exam Period
Sponsor: UVA LawTuesday, April 30, 2019
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Exam Period
Sponsor: UVA LawThursday, May 2, 2019
Exam Period
Sponsor: UVA LawFriday, May 3, 2019
Exam Period
Sponsor: UVA LawSaturday, May 4, 2019
Exam Period
Sponsor: UVA LawSunday, May 5, 2019
Exam Period
Sponsor: UVA LawMonday, May 6, 2019
Exam Period
Sponsor: UVA LawWednesday, May 8, 2019
Exam Period
Sponsor: UVA LawFriday, May 10, 2019
Exam Period
Sponsor: UVA LawLaw Alumni Weekend
Contact: Alumni RelationsSponsor: Alumni Relations
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Law Alumni Weekend
Contact: Alumni RelationsSponsor: Alumni Relations
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Law Alumni Weekend
Contact: Alumni RelationsSponsor: Alumni Relations
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
11:45 a.m. reception, 12:15 p.m. luncheon
Contact: Alumni Relations
Sponsor: Alumni Relations
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
