Upcoming Events
Monday, August 15, 2022
LL.M./S.J.D. Orientation Lunch
Dean Risa Goluboff will deliver a welcoming address to students. Seating is limited for this event. Please contact Dean Adriana Vito at avito@law.virginia.edu if interested in attending.
Contact: Adriana VitoSponsor: Graduate Studies
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Friday, August 19, 2022
Monday, August 22, 2022
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Friday, August 26, 2022
Faculty Workshop: Benjamin Levin of University of Colorado Law School
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Monday, August 29, 2022
1L Private Sector Employment Kickoff
The Office of Private Practice will present an overview of law firm practice, as well as 1L summer job search myths and resources. Students are invited to bring questions. Attendance is mandatory to receive priority individual counseling with the Office of Private Practice. Duplicate session on Aug. 30.
Contact: Lynn StitelerSponsor: Career Development
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
1L Private Sector Employment Kickoff
The Office of Private Practice will present an overview of law firm practice, as well as 1L summer job search myths and resources. Students are invited to bring questions. Attendance is mandatory to receive priority individual counseling with the Office of Private Practice. Duplicate session on Aug. 29.
Contact: Lynn StitelerSponsor: Career Development
Public Service Joint Kickoff
Join the Public Service Center, the Law and Public Service Program, and the Public Interest Law Association for the Public Service Joint Kickoff, which will provide an up-to-date look at UVA Law’s public service resources, including pro bono, externships and clinics. Keynote speakers from the Legal Aid Justice Center, attorney Wyatt Rolla ’13 and community organizer Harold Folley, will also discuss their career paths, their work in movement lawyering and what it is like to fight for equal justice through individual representation and systemic efforts. Food will be provided.
Contact: Andrew BroaddusSponsor: Public Service Center, Public Interest Law Association, Program in Law & Public Service
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Pro Bono Program Orientation (Session 2)
Learn how to put the knowledge you will gain in the classroom to work helping those otherwise unable to afford legal services by attending one of two orientation sessions. Students will be introduced to the personal and professional rewards of pro bono service, demonstrate the use of our online pro bono system, GoodWorks, tell you how find a pro bono opportunity, explain how to apply for a posted project, as well as how to log your hours and complete the Pro Bono Challenge. (A second identical session will be held on Aug. 31 at 1 p.m.)
Contact: Andrew BroaddusSponsor: Pro Bono Program
Friday, September 2, 2022
Faculty Workshop: Stephen Choi of NYU School of Law, Mitu Gulati, Robert Scott of Columbia Law School
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
1L Introduction to Judicial Internships and Office of Judicial Clerkships
Contact: Ruth PayneSponsor: Career Development
Law & Social Science Workshop: Kevin Tobia of Georgetown University Law Center
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: UVA Law
Add/Drop Period Ends
Add/drop period ends at 4 p.m.
Contact: studentrecords@law.virginia.eduSponsor: Student Records Office
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Roe v. Dobbs: The Future of Reproductive Health
An expert panel will discuss the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade. This event is part of the Miller Center’s new Health Policy Initiative and will feature Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the Miller Center and a Supreme Court expert, and UVA Law professors Naomi Cahn and Margaret Foster Riley. Together, they will examine the altered abortion landscape, how we got here, and what the ruling means for both the future of reproductive rights and the direction of the Supreme Court.
Sponsor: UVA Miller Center, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public PolicyBook Panel on ‘The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else’
A panel of experts will discuss Professor Frederick Schauer’s book, “The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else.” Panelists include Lisa Griffin, Candace M. Carroll and Leonard B. Simon Professor of Law and senior associate dean for faculty and research at Duke University; and U.S. Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York and a UVA Law lecturer. Professor Gregory Mitchell will moderate and Dean Risa Goluboff will offer opening remarks. Reception to follow.
Contact: Rebecca KlaffFriday, September 9, 2022
Faculty Workshop: Jonathan Choi of University of Minnesota Law School
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Monday, September 12, 2022
Preparing for Class
Join the Office of Student Affairs for a session about effective note taking, class participation and review of materials.
Contact: Megan DurkeeSponsor: Student Affairs
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
NCBE Registration Deadline for November 2022 MPRE
Register by 11:59 p.m. Central for the November 2022 Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam, offered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. More
Contact: studentrecords@law.virginia.eduSponsor: Student Records
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Real Deal: Legal Aid and Nonprofits
In the first “Real Deal” installment, attorneys working for Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ACLU of Virginia, Virginia Poverty Law Center and Disability Rights North Carolina will discuss their work, career paths and what it is like to fight for equal justice through individual representation and systemic efforts. Lunch provided with RSVP through Symplicity by Sept. 14.
Contact: Andrew BroaddusSponsor: Public Service Center
Friday, September 16, 2022
Faculty Workshop: Payvand Ahdout
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Real Deal: Judge Advocate General Corps
In the second “Real Deal” installment, active duty members of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard will discuss their work, career paths and what it is like to serve as a military attorney. Lunch provided with RSVP through Symplicity by Sept. 19.
Contact: Andrew BroaddusSponsor: Public Service Center
Law & Social Science Workshop: Adele Quigley-McBride of Duke University School of Law
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: UVA Law
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Real Deal: Public Defense
In the third “Real Deal” installment, alumni working for the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Fairfax County Public Defender’s Office, the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, and the Capital Habeas Unit of the Federal Public Defenders for the Western District of Texas will discuss their work, career paths and what it is like to represent indigent clients in the criminal justice system. Lunch provided with RSVP through Symplicity by Sept. 21.
Contact: Andrew BroaddusSponsor: Public Service Center
Book Panel: ‘Tort Law and the Construction of Change’
Professors Michael D. Green of Wake Forest University School of Law, John C.P. Goldberg of Harvard Law School and Catherine M. Sharkey of New York University School of Law will discuss the book “Tort Law and the Construction of Change: Studies in the Inevitability of History,” by Professors Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White. A reception will follow the panel.
Contact: Rebecca KlaffFriday, September 23, 2022
Faculty Workshop: Kellen Funk of Columbia Law School
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Real Deal: Prosecution
In the fourth “Real Deal” installment, a mix of state and federal prosecutors will discuss their work, career paths and what it is like to represent the government and the interests of victims in the criminal justice system. Lunch provided with RSVP through Symplicity by Sept. 26.
Contact: Andrew BroaddusSponsor: Public Service Center
Law & Economics Workshop: Adriana Robertson of University of Chicago Law School
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: UVA Law
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Real Deal: Government
In the fifth and final “Real Deal” installment, alumni working for the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General and the Henrico County Attorney’s Office will discuss their work, career paths and what is like to represent local, state, and federal government. Lunch provided with RSVP through Symplicity by Sept. 28.
Contact: Andrew BroaddusSponsor: Public Service Center
Friday, September 30, 2022
Faculty Workshop: Joshua Macey of University of Chicago Law School
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Law & Social Science Workshop: Christina Boyd of University of Georgia School of Public & International Affairs
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: UVA Law
Monday, October 10, 2022
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Monday, October 17, 2022
LawTech Center Presents Peter Strzok
Contact: Rebecca KlaffSponsor: Faculty
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Law & Economics Workshop: Sepehr Shahshahani of Fordham University School of Law
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: UVA Law
1L Virtual Firm Mix & Mingle
The Office of Private Practice’s main fall event for the Class of 2025, the virtual Firm Mix & Mingle is an opportunity for 1Ls to meet a number of attorneys from different practice areas and markets in one afternoon. Students interested in the 1L or 2L law firm job search process are recommended to attend. Additional details and registration information will be distributed via email.
Contact: Lynn StitelerSponsor: Career Development
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Secrets to Optimal Client Service
Adjunct professor Jim Donovan, vice chairman of global client coverage at Goldman Sachs, will discuss Secrets to Optimal Client Service. Donovan teaches courses on corporate strategy and leadership at UVA Law, and his previous talks at the Law School that have been taped have attracted nearly 3 million views on the school's YouTube channel. At Goldman Sachs, he is responsible for some of the firm's most significant clients. Lunch will be served.
Contact: Teri JohnsonSponsor: Law & Business Program
Friday, October 21, 2022
Faculty Workshop: Tara Grove of University of Texas Law School
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Monday, October 24, 2022
Outlining
Join the Office of Student Affairs for a session about creating and using outlines for studying and exam-taking.
Contact: Megan DurkeeSponsor: Student Affairs
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Law & Social Science Workshop: Francis Shen of University of Minnesota Law School/Harvard Law School
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: UVA Law
Friday, October 28, 2022
Faculty Workshop: Pierre-Hugues Verdier
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Law & Economics Workshop: Adi Leibovitch of Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: UVA Law
William Minor Lile Moot Court Finals
Contact: Sarah WareSponsor: Lile Moot Court
Friday, November 4, 2022
CELS: 16th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
CELS 2022 will bring together scholars from law, economics, political science, psychology, policy analysis and other fields who are interested in the empirical analysis of law and legal institutions. Participants will present papers that engage empirical and experimental scholarship on legal issues spanning all areas of empirical legal studies. The papers, selected through a peer review process, are presented in panels, with assigned commenters for each paper and opportunities for audience discussion.
Contact: Rebecca KlaffSponsor: University of Virginia School of Law, Society for Empirical Legal Studies
Faculty Workshop: Roseanna Sommers of University of Michigan Law School
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Saturday, November 5, 2022
CELS: 16th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
CELS 2022 will bring together scholars from law, economics, political science, psychology, policy analysis and other fields who are interested in the empirical analysis of law and legal institutions. Participants will present papers that engage empirical and experimental scholarship on legal issues spanning all areas of empirical legal studies. The papers, selected through a peer review process, are presented in panels, with assigned commenters for each paper and opportunities for audience discussion.
Contact: Rebecca KlaffSponsor: University of Virginia School of Law, Society for Empirical Legal Studies
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Law & Social Science Workshop: Chris Krewson of Brigham Young University
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: UVA Law
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
P. Browning Hoffman Memorial Lecture in Law and Psychiatry: Jennifer Skeem
University of California, Berkeley professor Jennifer Skeem will deliver the P. Browning Hoffman Memorial Lecture in Law and Psychiatry. Skeem is the Mack Distinguished Professor at the School of Social Welfare and a professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy.
The lecture is sponsored by the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, and the University’s schools of Law and Medicine. The institute is directed by UVA Law professor Richard Bonnie, who also holds appointments in Medicine and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
Contact: Rebecca KlaffSponsor: Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, UVA Law School, UVA School of Medicine
Friday, November 18, 2022
Faculty Workshop: Maggie Gardner of Cornell Law School
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Law & Economics Workshop: Florencia Marotta-Wurgler of New York University School of Law
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: UVA Law
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Friday, November 25, 2022
Friday, December 2, 2022
Faculty Workshop: Madison Condon of Boston University School of Law
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Law & Economics Workshop: Abhay Aneja of University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: UVA Law
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Monday, December 12, 2022
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
Friday, December 16, 2022
Saturday, December 17, 2022
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Monday, December 19, 2022
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Monday, January 23, 2023
Monday, January 30, 2023
Saturday, March 4, 2023
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Thursday, March 9, 2023
Friday, March 10, 2023
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Admitted Students Open House
Contact: admissions@law.virginia.eduSponsor: Admissions Office
Friday, March 17, 2023
Admitted Students Open House
Contact: admissions@law.virginia.eduSponsor: Admissions Office