Upcoming Events

Judge Trevor McFadden serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Judge Andrew S. Oldham is on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Food will be served.

Considering a summer internship or career in immigration law? This panel will feature local immigration practitioners as well as students who have interned in the field sharing their tips and experiences. Food will be provided.

Join West Coast Wahoos to learn about how to navigate a legal career in private practice during a lunchtime panel featuring attorneys (including UVA Law alums) from Hueston Hennigan. Students interested in learning about how to best chart a career in private practice after graduation and how to maximize other opportunities, such as clerkships, are welcome to attend. Food will be provided.

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.

Melissa Schwartzberg will present in conjunction with the Political Theory Colloquium.

Immediately following his victory in India’s general elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the termination of Article 370 of the Constitution, asserting India’s power in the disputed Kashmir region. Since then Kashmir has been under lockdown. Human Rights Advocate Harsh Mander will deliver a candid conversation with Professor Neeti Nair to learn about the difficulties India’s millions of religious and ethnic minorities, the largest being Indian Muslims, face under Modi’s rule. Dinner will be provided.

For 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 finals, the two remaining pairs of students, Megan Mers and Henry Dickman, and Abbey Thornhill and Katherine Whisenhunt, will face off before a panel of three federal appellate judges.

The Federalist Society will host Judge James C. Ho of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Food will be provided.

Opportunity for 1Ls to gain advice from Dean Risa Goluboff and faculty panelists about considerations in choosing electives for the spring term and beyond.

• 11:45 a.m., 3Ls and L.L.M.s
• Noon, 2Ls
• 12:30 p.m., 1Ls

TBD

Spring 2020 deadline to submit request to audit a law course. Deadline at 4:45 p.m.

The Pro Bono Program will hold two identical orientation sessions for those students interested in participating in a winter pro bono project. The sessions will cover how to arrange a project for the winter break, how to register the project with the Pro Bono Program and how to log your hours. Students considering a winter break project should plan to attend one of these sessions.

All members of the Class of 2020 are invited to convene in Scott Commons for a game night. Students may bring their favorite board game. Food will be provided.

The Virginia Law Review will accept submissions for its October Notes and Comments Pool from 8:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 11 until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25. Late submissions will not be accepted. Additional information here.