Upcoming Events

Do efforts to reform the criminal justice system actually work? Professor Megan Stevenson will share her latest research about the relationship between reforms in the criminal legal system and engineering social change.

Access opens in LCS to submit prioritized list of spring term-only clinics for enrollment. See LawWeb for details.

VELF will be tabling to fundraise for organizations serving areas affected by Hurricane Helene. 

Budgeting for Life will teach basic budgeting and personal financial management skills. Led by Financial Aid staff, learn how to take control of personal finances and develop the skills to manage resources, now and in the future.

International law faculty will discuss their research interests, course offerings and all things international law at UVA.

Open to faculty

Open to faculty

Join the Patent Law Society for Litigators, Agents, and Prosecutors and the Center on Intellectual Property Law for an intellectual property panel with Professors John Duffy, Dotan Oliar and Elizabeth Rowe. Food will be provided.

Join SBA for a discussion with practicing private practice and public service attorneys about how they prioritize their mental health in their profession.

Students will compete in two arguments in the semifinal round of the William Minor Lile Moot Court competition. At 3:30 p.m., Nathaniel Glass and Benjamin Baldwin (plaintiff/appellant) will argue against Cynthia Eapen and Tim Dragonette (defendant/appellee). At 5 p.m., Malia Takei and Jake Flansburg (arguing for the plaintiff/appellant) will argue against Maya McCollum and Anthony Valdez (defendant/appellee).

Join Meagan Dye from CAPS for an art therapy event to celebrate SBA's Mental Health Week event. Drop in any time from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Overflow space in SL131 if necessary.

Food will be provided

Please join Julia Diaz ’14, senior associate at Hogan Lovells, for an introduction to U.S. export controls and sanctions. After a brief overview of major concepts and recent developments, the discussion will turn to where students may encounter these topics in your legal career and how to spot key issues. A Q&A will follow.

LALO and the University Salsa Club are offering up a free salsa class as part of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Join Student Affairs for an informal session about being a member of the Law School community. Hosts will discuss employment opportunities for spouses and partners, in addition to strategies for dealing with stress and maintaining mental health. Students, partners and spouses will be able to meet one another and socialize. This event is open to all UVA Law partners, spouses, friends and family. Food provided with RSVP by Sept. 30.

Access closes in LCS for prioritizing spring term-only clinics

Join VELLA in welcoming a representative from the Peggy Browning Fellowship Program to speak about the application process and answer questions.

Learn about career avenues in immigration law with ILS. Hear from speakers about immigration work in firms, immigration impact litigation, direct service immigration work and a current Immigration Justice Corps Fellow.

Lone Star Lawyers is hosting Sidley Austin’s Texas offices for a reception to meet and interact with 1L students who are interested in working in Texas.

“No Accident” explores the civil litigation related to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. The attorney who led that litigation, Michael Bloch, will also be attending the screening. RSVPs only.

Deadline for LL.M. students to submit survey response requesting enrollment in Constitutional Law and/or Property in the spring 2025 term

Access opens in LCS for 3Ls and LL.M.s to submit prioritized list of spring term non-clinic courses for enrollment. See LawWeb for details.

Lambda Law Alliance will host two concurrent litigation and transactional panels followed by a networking reception.

Open to faculty

Judge John K. Bush of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit will give remarks on the future of history and tradition in constitutional interpretation in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Rahimi.

Access closes in LCS for 3Ls and LL.M.s to submit prioritized list of spring term non-clinic courses for enrollment.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Education Rights Institute’s one-year anniversary, legal and education experts will discuss current issues affecting whether students receive a high-quality education, including race and national origin discrimination, the impact of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the intersection between education and civil rights. Catherine E. Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Education Department and former chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, will deliver the keynote address at 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 12:15 p.m. 

Join PILA for a discussion with current 2Ls and 3Ls about their experiences securing a government internship for their 1L summer.

Access opens in LCS for 2Ls to submit prioritized list of spring term non-clinic courses for enrollment. See LawWeb for details. 

Join the NSLF for a conversation with Rachel Alpert, chief counsel to the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Snacks will be provided.

Access closes in LCS for 2Ls to submit prioritized list of spring term non-clinic courses for enrollment.

A panel of commentators will discuss the book “Hot Flash: How the Law Ignores Menopause and What We Can Do About It,” by Professors Naomi Cahn, Bridget J. Crawford and Emily Gold Waldman.

In the book, the authors explore the culturally specific stereotypes that surround menopause as well as how menopause is treated in law and medicine. Taking U.S. law regarding pregnancy and breastfeeding as an entry point, the authors suggest changes in existing legislation and workplace policies that would incorporate menopause as well.

Cahn is the Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Distinguished Professor of Law and Armistead M. Dobie Professor of Law, and co-director of the Family Law Center at the University of Virginia. Crawford is University Distinguished Professor and Waldman is professor of law and associate dean for faculty development, both at the Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law.

Open to faculty

Open to faculty

International law scholar Curtis A. Bradley will discuss his new book, “Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs: Constitutional Authority in Practice.” Professor Paul B. Stephan ’77 will introduce Bradley. Copies of the book will be available for purchase from Courts and Commerce. Food will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11:45 a.m.

Interested in earning an M.A. in history in the same three-year period it takes to earn a J.legaD.? Students are invited to an information session to learn about the Combination-Degree (J.D./M.A.) Program in Legal History. The session will cover how to apply and what the program entails (e.g., no GRE required).

Join the Public Interest Law Association for a night of live bidding on a variety of items donated from local businesses and professors. All proceeds will benefit the "PILA+" summer grant program. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Access opens in LCS for 1Ls to submit prioritized list of spring term electives for enrollment. See LawWeb for details.

Join the Public Interest Law Association for a night of dancing and silent auction bidding on a variety of items donated from local businesses and professors. All proceeds will benefit the “PILA+” summer grant program. Food will be provided. Tickets will be available for purchase Oct. 28-Nov. 1 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in Hunton Andrews Kurth Hall.

Access closes in LCS for 1Ls to submit prioritized list of spring term electives for enrollment