Upcoming Events
Alumni
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Sponsor: Law School Foundation & Alumni Association
11:30 AM-1:30 PM
Lunch Reception Before the VA Bar Admission & Orientation Ceremony
The Law School Foundation will host a luncheon for alumni and their guests prior to the VA Bar Admission & Orientation Ceremony. No need to RSVP.
Contact: Alumni RelationsSponsor: Law School Foundation & Alumni Association
6:00 PM-7:30 PM
Sponsor: Law School Foundation & Alumni Association
6:30 PM-8:30 PM
Washington, D.C. Alumni Holiday Reception
Contact: Alumni RelationsSponsor: Law School Foundation & Alumni Association
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Atlanta Alumni Reception
Contact: Alumni RelationsSponsor: Law School Foundation & Alumni Association
6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Northern Virginia Alumni Reception
Contact: Alumni RelationsSponsor: Law School Foundation & Alumni Association
11:45 AM-2:00 PM
New York City Alumni Luncheon
Contact: Alumni RelationsSponsor: Law School Foundation & Alumni Association
11:45 AM-2:00 PM
Washington, D.C. Alumni Luncheon
Contact: Alumni RelationsSponsor: Law School Foundation & Alumni Association
Career
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
A Progressive Guide to Clerkships
Join the UVA Chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS) for an event on how ACS National can support students seeking clerkships. Jill F. Dash, ACS national vice president of strategic engagement, will present on the resources and programming that ACS sponsors for law student members. Judge Patricia Millett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, will discuss what judges look for during the clerkship application process and application tips. Lunch will be provided.
Contact: Hayley Hahn
Sponsor: American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
11:00 AM-6:00 PM
DC Day at UVA
Firms will participate in a multi-event showcase of the benefits of practicing law in Washington, DC. First-year students with interest in the D.C. market are encouraged to attend. Food will be served.
Contact: Lynn B. StitelerSponsor: Office of Private Practice
5:30 PM-7:00 PM
West Coast Wahoos Spring Career Panel
Interested in exploring firm practice out West? Want to meet attorneys from the West Coast? Please join WCW to hear representatives from firms’ West Coast offices discuss firm practice and offer tips on breaking into Western markets.
Contact: Alexander MossSponsor: West Coast Wahoos
3:00 PM-8:00 PM
Women in Big Law
VLW's annual Women in Big Law event consists of panels discussions with women at various law firms throughout the country, focusing on partnership, mentoring and work/life balance. A networking reception for attorneys and 1L students will follow the panels.
Contact: Nicole PidalaSponsor: Virginia Law Women
11:00 AM-6:00 PM
New York Day at UVA
Firms will participate in a multi-event showcase of the benefits of practicing law in New York City. First-year students with interest in the New York market are encouraged to attend. Food will be served.
Contact: Lynn B. StitelerSponsor: Office of Private Practice
5:00 PM-7:00 PM
BLSA Spring Diversity Reception
TBD
Contact: Nicole BantonSponsor: BLSA
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
11:30 AM-1:00 PM
The Pro-Life Movement and the Legal Profession
Kevin Theriot, senior counsel and vice president of the Center for Life with Alliance Defending Freedom, will speak on ethical concerns surrounding being pro-life in the legal profession as well as recent abortion cases. Food will be provided.
Contact: Emily OstertagSponsor: Advocates for Life at Virginia Law (AFL)
Constitutional Law
Speech Inside the Schoolhouse Gates: 50 Years After Tinker v. Des Moines
TBD
Contact: Nicole BraySponsor: Virginia Law Review
Legal Profession
3:45 PM-5:45 PM
Diversity in the Judiciary
ACS wil host multiple judges to discuss the importance that diversity plays in making a judiciary that is more just, equitable and fair. Judges TBD.
Contact: Elisha JonesSponsor: American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, South Asian Law Student Association, Black Law Student's Association
Criminal Law
12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Conversation with Innocence Project Client Darnell Phillips
Darnell Phillips, a client of the Innocence Project Clinic, was freed in September 2018, after spending 28 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The Innocence Project invites all to listen to Phillips tell the story of how erroneous eyewitness identification, untested physical evidence and police misconduct contributed to his wrongful conviction, and how his fight for exoneration continues today. Food will be provided.
Contact: Juliet HatchettSponsor: Innocence Project Clinic
Faculty
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Legal Theory Workshop, Melissa Schwartzberg (New York University)
Melissa Schwartzberg will present in conjunction with the Political Theory Colloquium.
Contact: Pennie NewellSponsor: Faculty, Politics Department
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Legal Theory Workshop, Jonathan Quong (University of Southern California)
Contact: Pennie NewellSponsor: Faculty
Exam Period
Sponsor: Law SchoolExam Period
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Sponsor: Law School11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Law and Economics Workshop, David Hyman (Georgetown Law)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Law & Economics
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Legal Theory Workshop, Seana Shiffrin (UCLA School of Law)
Contact: Pennie NewellSponsor: Faculty
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Faculty Workshop, Adam Hofri
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Faculty Workshop, Anne Joseph O’Connell (Stanford Law School)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Law and Economics Workshop, Tatiana Homonoff (NYU Wagner)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Law & Economics
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Faculty Workshop, Sam Erman (USC Gould School of Law)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Faculty Workshop, Tamar Kricheli-Katz (Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Law and Economics Workshop, Tamar Kricheli-Katz (Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Law & Economics
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Faculty Workshop, Logan Sawyer (University of Georgia School of Law)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Law and Economics Workshop, Rachel Potter (UVA Department of Politics)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Law & Economics
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Faculty Workshop, Sandy Mayson (University of Georgia School of Law)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Faculty Workshop, Richard Banks (Stanford Law School)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Law and Economics Workshop, Jordan Neyland (George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Law & Economics
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Faculty Workshop, Stephen Holmes (NYU School of Law)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
11:30 AM-12:50 PM
Faculty Workshop, Danielle Citron (Boston University School of Law)
Contact: Ginny ClaytonSponsor: Faculty
International/National Security Law
9:00 AM-2:30 PM
Antitrust and the Global Economy: VJIL Symposium 2020
VJIL will host their 2020 symposium, Antitrust and the Global Economy, co-sponsored by the J.B. Moore Society of International Law. Panelists from a variety of backgrounds will discuss how antitrust functions in the age of sprawling, multinational corporations. This event will give attendees the opportunity to learn, network and engage. Breakfast, coffee and lunch will be served.
Contact: Hannah SchallerSponsor: Virginia Journal Of International Law, John Bassett Moore Society of International Law
Jurisprudence and Courts
11:30 AM-12:45 PM
Federalist Society Event With Judge James C. Ho
The Federalist Society will host Judge James C. Ho of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Food will be provided.
Contact: Rachel DaleySponsor: Federalist Society
11:30 AM-12:45 PM
Federalist Society Event with Judge Elizabeth L. Branch
The Federalist Society will host Judge Elizabeth L. Branch, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Contact: Rachel DaleySponsor: Federalist Society
11:30 AM-12:45 PM
Guest Speaker: Judge Michael B. Brennan
Lecture by Judge Michael B. Brennan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Food will be provided.
Contact: Rachel DaleySponsor: Federalist Society
Law School
Thanksgiving Recess
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Sponsor: Law School12:00 PM-12:00 PM
SIS Closes for Adding/Dropping J-term 2020 Courses
Window closes at noon.
Contact: Adam SeidSponsor: Student Records and Academic Services
Classes Begin
Sponsor: Law School9:00 AM-9:00 AM
Spring 2020 Add/Drop Period Ends
Window closes at 9 a.m.
Contact: Adam SeidSponsor: Student Records and Academic Services
Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law Symposium
TBD
Contact: Austin SchlatterVirginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law Symposium
Contact: Austin Schlatter4:45 PM-4:45 PM
Deadline to Submit Audit Course Request
Spring 2020 deadline to submit request to audit a law course. Deadline at 4:45 p.m.
Contact: Adam SeidSponsor: Student Records and Academic Services
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Student Loan Exit Counseling
Sponsor: Financial Aid Office
3:30 PM-6:30 PM
Lile Moot Court Competition Semi-Finals
For over 90 years, the William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition has pitted UVA Law's best and brightest oral advocates against one another in a spirited intramural competition. In the semifinals, the four remaining pairs of students will face off. Round one begins at 3:30 p.m., followed by round two at 5 p.m.
Contact: Ronald PantalenaSponsor: William Minor Lile Moot Court
Reading Period
Sponsor: Law SchoolReading Period
Sponsor: Law SchoolPolitics
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
Democratic Debate Watch Party
Food will be provided.
Contact: Nachiketa BaruSponsor: Virginia Law Democrats
12:00 PM-7:30 PM
Ele(Q)t Project Symposium
The Ele(Q)t Project for LGBTQ Leadership is organized by the students of the Lambda Law Alliance at the University of Virginia School of Law. The non-partisan symposium-style event is an afternoon-long series of candidate forums, panel speakers, discussions and workshops focused on motivating and training young LGBTQ leaders to run for political office. The project's goal is to include speakers who currently hold elected office and those who have significant political, campaigning or election law experience. The keynote address by Trevor Potter ’82 will take place at 6:30 p.m. Lunch and dinner will be provided
Contact: Chance McCrawSponsor: Lambda Law Alliance
Race and Law
5:15 PM-6:45 PM
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
Jennifer Eberhardt, a social psychologist at Stanford University, will discuss her 2019 book “Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do.” She is a 2014 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was named one of Foreign Policy’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers. She is co-founder and co-director of SPARQ (Social Psychological Answers to Real-World Questions), a Stanford Center that brings together researchers and practitioners to address significant social problems. Eberhardt’s talk is part of the University’s 2020 Community MLK Celebration.
During the event, Dean Risa Goluboff will present the 2020 Gregory H. Swanson Award. Named after UVA and UVA Law’s first black student, the award recognizes students who demonstrate a commitment to justice within the community.
Contact: Rebecca KlaffSponsor: Center for the Study of Race and Law
Social Event
5:00 PM-8:00 PM
APALSA-WOC End of Semester Celebration
APALSA and WOC invite all to celebrate the last day of classes. Food will be provided.
Contact: Hyesu KwunSponsor: Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Women of Color
Student Life
4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Midway Toast, Class of 2021
Members of Class of 2021, faculty, and staff are invited to celebrate making it through three semesters of law school and looking forward to the next three together. Dean Goluboff will lead the toast.
Contact: Kate DuvallSponsor: Law School
Student Life
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Journal Information Session
Sponsor: Virginia Law Review
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Journal Open House
UVA's academic journals will host a journal “fair” for 1L students to meet members from each journal and learn more about what different journals publish and the work of student journal editors.
Contact: Alexandra ButlerSponsor: Virginia Law Review
