Upcoming Events
Monday, March 18, 2019
VALS Paw Review
Sponsor: Virginia Animal Law Society
Libel Show Ticket Sales
Tickets for the Libel Show held on March 28-30.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
VALS Paw Review
Sponsor: Virginia Animal Law Society
Meet and Greet Breakfast With UPD Chief Tommye Sutton
University Police Department Chief Tommye Sutton will visit the law school for a meet and greet breakfast. Sutton will discuss his vision for policing at the University.
Contact: Kate DuvallSponsor: Law School
3L Giving Campaign
Tabling for the 3L Giving Campaign
Contact: Robert PomeroySponsor: Student Bar Association (SBA)
Libel Show Ticket Sales
Tickets for the Libel Show held on March 28-30.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
Legal History Workshop, Jonathan Gienapp (Stanford)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
The Federalist Society Welcomes Judge Gregory Katsas
Join the Federalist Society to hear from D.C. Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas. Food will be provided.
Contact: Jana MinichSponsor: Federalist Society
Lexis Lunch & Learn
Learn something new about Lexis. Food will be provided. RSVP's requested.
Contact: Alicia PennReal World Finances: “Home Buying and Renting” With Professor Alex Johnson
The UVA Law Office of Financial Aid is sponsoring a series on “Real World Finances.” Our “Home Buying and Renting” speaker will be Professor Alex Johnson. Light refreshments will be served. Topics will include: • Home Buying “101” • Renting vs. Buying • Tax Consequences of Home Ownership • Buying with a spouse or partner • Brokers and the MLS • Real Estate Purchase Contract • Financing and Mortgages. This is a real “master class” in what you need to know about purchasing a home. Please join us.
Contact: Jennifer HulveySponsor: Financial Aid Office
Dean Donovan's Professionalism Series for 2Ls: Are You a 'Keeper?'
'Keepers' are the people who will be the future leaders and business developers at firms. 'Keepers' often get the best work, the best mentors, the best compensation, the best experience and more. This session, led by Kevin Donovan, will provide students with information on how be viewed as a 'keeper' at the end of their summer employment. No preparation is required. RSVP under the Events tab on Symplicity.
Contact: Sherry MorrisSponsor: Career Services
Virginia Law First Generation Professionals Interest Meeting
Students are invited to the first general body interest meeting of the Virginia Law First Generation Professionals meeting, a new student organization. The meeting will discuss the goals for the organization and hold elections.
Contact: Hyesu KwunSponsor: Virginia Law First Generation Professionals
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
VALS Paw Review
Sponsor: Virginia Animal Law Society
3L Giving Campaign
Tabling for the 3L Giving Campaign
Contact: Robert PomeroySponsor: Student Bar Association (SBA)
Libel Show Ticket Sales
Tickets for the Libel Show held on March 28-30.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
Lexis Lunch & Learn
Learn something new about Lexis. Food will be provided. Please RSVP so enough food is ordered.
Contact: Alicia PennIslamic Finance Panel
Join the Muslim Law Students Association and the Virginia Law and Business Society for a panel event on Islamic finance, a growing field in the legal industry within the US and abroad. Speakers include Aamen Nsouli from King and Spalding in New York, and Samim Abedi, global head of portfolios of Wahed Invest. Panel will provide opportunity to meet professionals in a niche, but growing area of the law. Food will be served.
Contact: Hamna AhmadSponsor: Muslim Law Students Association, Virginia Law & Business Society
Thursday, March 21, 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
3L Giving Campaign
Tabling for the 3L Giving Campaign
Contact: Robert PomeroySponsor: Student Bar Association (SBA)
Libel Show Ticket Sales
Tickets for the Libel Show held on March 28-30.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
Friday, March 22, 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, Nora Engstrom of Stanford University
Contact: Teri JohnsonSponsor: Faculty
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
Artificial Intelligence Panel
Details forthcoming. Food will be served.
Contact: John Norton MooreSponsor: Center for National Security Law
Libel Show Ticket Sales
Tickets for the Libel Show held on March 28-30.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
Jennifer Mascott Event
Jeniffer Mascott will discuss administrative law.
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
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
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
Legalizing Prostitution Debate
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 BroeReal 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
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 PennLibel Show Ticket Sales
Tickets for the Libel Show held on March 28-30.
Contact: John DaoSponsor: Libel Show
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 3:45 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
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 2018-2019 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 Stephan
Sponsor: 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
Sexual Assault Awareness Panel
Contact: Rachel GraySponsor: Student Bar Association (SBA)
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
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Role of the Bystander with Amos Guiora
Contact: Baruch NutovicSponsor: Jewish Law Students Association
JD/MA Student Presentations
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
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 LipsycLexis Lunch & Learn
Learn something new about Lexis. Food will be provided. Please RSVP so enough food is ordered.
Contact: Alicia PennLile 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
Friday, April 5, 2019
U.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
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
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, Rachel Potter (UVA)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Law & Economics
Law and Economics Workshop, Anne Meng (University of Virginia)
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
Commencement/Graduation
Sponsor: UVA LawTuesday, June 4, 2019
11:45 a.m. reception, 12:15 p.m. luncheon
Contact: Alumni Relations
Sponsor: Alumni Relations
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
