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“JUSTICE IS THE
FUNDAMENTAL LAW
OF SOCIETY”—THOMAS JEFFERSON TO PIERRE SAMUEL DUPONT DE NEMOURS, 1816.
FOUNDED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON in 1819, the University of Virginia School of Law is a
world-renowned training ground for distinguished lawyers and public servants. Located in Charlottesville, just two hours
southwest of Washington, D.C., the Law School offers students a unique environment
in which to study law.
WITH OVER 20,000 STUDENTS and more than 2,100 faculty members, the University
of Virginia has been ranked first or second among the nation’s public universities
since 1984. The University’s diverse intellectual life is open to law students: Up
to 12 credits from other departments may be counted toward the J.D. degree.
LAW SCHOOL SHOULD BE ABOUT MORE than going to class,
reading about cases and writing briefs.
It should include collaborative problem-solving,
a lively exchange of ideas and a commitment to
working as part of a team — the same skills
required in the legal profession.
At Virginia, law students share their experiences
in a cooperative spirit, both in and out of the
classroom, and build a network that lasts
well beyond their three years here.
1,106 students
11.9:1 student-faculty ratio
10 academic journals
70 student organizations
Students from the Class of 2013 attended 155 undergraduate institutions and come
from 42 states, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries
29 percent of the Class of 2013 identify themselves as minority students
LAW AT VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA OFFERS 20 CLINICS that give students access to real-world
cases, contact with clients and the experience that gives them a head
start as attorneys. Programs such as those offered in law and business,
international law, environmental law and human rights make legal
studies come to life. Students also benefit from skill-building
courses in public speaking, professional ethics and legal writing.
LAW STUDENTS practice their trial
advocacy skills in a mock courtroom.
STUDENTS PUT
LEGAL THEORY
INTO PRACTICE.
A federal judge threw out the conviction and death sentence of a
Virginia man thanks to the efforts of 12 students (left) in the Law
School’s INNOCENCE PROJECT CLINIC and partnering organizations.
Justin Wolfe, who has been on death row since 2002, had
been convicted of murder for hire and sentenced to die in a case
that received national attention and involved an extensive drug
ring run by suburban middle-class youths in Northern Virginia.
Clinic students reviewed prosecutors’ files for improperly withheld
evidence, a process that culminated in the judge’s July 2011 ruling.
“It’s rare to get relief in death penalty cases and rarer
still to lay it at the feet of prosecutors,” said Deirdre Enright,
director of investigation for the Innocence Project Clinic.
“I think we all became incredibly invested in the outcome
of this case due to the enormity of the stakes involved and
the injustice an adverse decision would have represented,”
said Allison Harnack, a student who worked on the case. “The
ruling filled me with an indescribable sense of relief.”
Less than 24 hours after ERIN HOULIHAN ’11 wrapped up her last law
school exam, she was in Iraq discussing women’s rights at an international
conference. During her time as a law student, Houlihan began advising
Iraqi officials on issues like women’s and minority rights, and traveled to
the country four times in the past year as a fellow with the Institute for
International Law and Human Rights, an organization based in Washington, D.C. She began
building her expertise during a summer internship following her first year of law school.
“I work directly with parliamentarians, I’ve sat with ministers, I’ve met the speaker of
parliament, I’ve marked up draft legislation — I have direct input, and I can’t see
where else I’d ever have the opportunity to do that,” Houlihan said. “I wouldn’t trade
it for anything. Who else gets to do something like this? I’m incredibly lucky.”
STUDENTS IN THE VETERANS MEDICAL
DISABILITY APPEALS PRO BONO PROGRAM
work on the cases of veterans appealing
denied disability benefit claims.
Volunteers recently helped a disabled Navy
veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress
disorder appeal his case after he was denied
medical benefits. Following the students’
efforts, the
veteran’s case
was remanded
to Veterans
Affairs by the
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
“The client is going to get another chance to
present the record before the agency and
present his case,” said KARLA SOLORIA ’11.
“Part of our argument was that he
didn’t previously have the opportunity
to pull together all the evidence that
he needed to prove his case.”
CLINICSAdvocacy for
the ElderlyAppellate
LitigationCapital Post-
ConvictionChild AdvocacyCriminal DefenseEmployment LawEnvironmental
Law and Conservation
Family MediationFamily ResourceFirst Amendment
LawHousing LawImmigration LawInnocence ProjectInternational
Human RightsMental Health LawNonprofit LawPatent and
Licensing IPatent and
Licensing IIProsecutionSupreme Court
Litigation
CURRICULAR PROGRAMSProgram in Law
& BusinessProgram in Law
and Public Service
International LawLegal and
Constitutional History
Criminal JusticeHuman RightsCenter for the
Study of Race and Law
Environmental and Land Use Law
Immigration LawIntellectual
PropertyHealth LawProgram in Law &
Humanities Animal Law
INSTITUTES AND CENTERSInstitute of Law,
Psychiatry and Public Policy
John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics
Center for Oceans Law and Policy
Center for National Security Law
Center for the Study of Race and Law
THE SUPREME COURT LITIGATION CLINIC represented clients in four cases before
the Supreme Court this term, and students traveled to Washington, D.C., in March
to hear clinic instructors participate in two oral arguments on the same day.
WELLS HARRELL ’11 also traveled to hear another case argued in April, Nevada
Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan, which the clinic won in a unanimous decision.
“Appellate advocacy involves so much solitary work that putting a human
face on a given case can be difficult sometimes,” Harrell said.
“But seeing our clients face to face and hearing them express praise
and appreciation for our work underscored that what we do has
real consequences for real people, and that our clients deserve the
best of our efforts. I’m glad we were able to deliver for them.”
COURSE CONCENTRATIONSBusiness Organization
and FinanceCommercial LawCommunications
and Media LawConstitutional LawCriminal JusticeEmployment and
Labor LawEnvironmental and
Land Use LawFamily LawHealth LawHuman Rights and
Civil LibertiesIntellectual Property International and
National Security LawJurisprudence and
Comparative LawLegal HistoryLitigation and Procedure Public Policy and
Regulation Race and LawTax Law
FIRST-YEAR COURSES fall
Civil Procedure Contracts Criminal Law Torts Legal Writing spring
Constitutional LawPropertyLegal Writing5-7 hours of electives
DEGREE PROGRAMSJuris Doctor (J.D.)Master of Laws (LL.M.) Doctor of Juridical
Science (S.J.D.)
DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAMSJ.D.-Master of Arts in
English, foreign affairs, government, history or philosophy
J.D.-Master of Business Administration
J.D.-Master of PlanningJ.D.-Master of Public HealthJ.D.-Master of Public PolicyJ.D.-Master of Science
in Accounting J.D.-Master of Public Affairs,
through the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
J.D.-Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, through the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
J.D.-M.A. in International Relations, through the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
STUDY ABROADBucerius Law School,
Hamburg, GermanyInstituo de Empressa,
Madrid, SpainMelbourne Law
School, Australia University of Auckland,
New ZealandUniversity of Sydney,
AustraliaTel Aviv University Law
School, IsraelWaseda University, Tokyo
Third-year students may obtain a combined degree from University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne Law School and Sciences Po/Paris. Students may create their own study abroad program and spend one semester studying law in a foreign university law school or law department.
The Law School also offers January term courses in Paris and Israel.
VIRGINIA OFFERS MORE
THAN 200 COURSES
and seminars each year. Students
pursuing interdisciplinary ideas
benefit from an environment where
nearly half of all law faculty also hold
advanced degrees in fields such as
psychology, economics, philosophy,
history, medicine and theology.
Each first-year student takes one
“small-section” class of 30 students
during the first semester, which
helps bond classmates from the start.
Outside the classroom, students
plan and program many of the
conferences, lectures and panels that
enrich the school’s intellectual life.
As an undergraduate,
JAMAR WALKER ’11 was a member
of the University of Virginia
Mock Trial
team that won
the 2006 and
2007 national
championships.
In law school he continued
to coach the undergraduate
mock trial team alongside law
professor Toby Heytens, and also
built trial experience through
the Criminal Defense Clinic.
“Each student in the clinic is
assigned three cases per semester.
My first case actually went to
trial,” Walker said. “Leaving law
school with a trial already under
my belt will benefit me immensely
as I pursue a career in litigation.”
After law school Walker
plans to clerk for U.S. Judge
Raymond A. Jackson in Norfolk, Va.
AT VIRGINIA LAW,
STUDENTS DESIGN
THEIR LEGAL EDUCATION AND THEIR
INTELLECTUAL LIFE.
AN INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY Virginia gives students the opportunity to network with practicing attorneys and learn about cutting-edge legal issues by hosting a variety of conferences, symposia, lectures and panels.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (near right) spoke at graduation in 2011 and remained for the reception to meet students, families and faculty members.
INVESTIGATING HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE GROUND IN MALAWI Students who participate in the Human Rights Study Project (HRSP) journey abroad to study human rights issues in foreign countries. This year’s team found widespread poverty crippling the legal infrastructure of Malawi, which contributed to human rights abuses. “This trip has enabled me to better understand the challenges facing modern African societies, given their colonial and customary legacies,” said Rob Kiss. Past teams of students, called Cowan Fellows, have traveled to countries such as Egypt, Cuba, Lebanon, Syria and China.
False confessions, invalid forensic analysis, eyewitness misidentifications
and other systemic flaws in the criminal justice system contributed
to the wrongful conviction of the first 250 people exonerated by
DNA tests, PROFESSOR BRANDON GARRETT writes in his book,
“Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong.”
“The goal was to see what patterns there are,” Garrett said. “The errors that
repeated over and over again across the 250 cases were the result of bad barrels,
and not a few bad apples. They resulted from unsound but systemic practices that
allowed well-intentioned people to contribute to convicting the innocent.”
PROFESSOR MARGO BAGLEY takes students from
her Patent and International Patent Law classes on a
field trip to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit, where they meet Chief Judge Randall Rader in
his chambers. Rader and his clerks brief the students
on the morning’s cases, after which they hear the
oral arguments. Finally, Rader debriefs the class.
“It is a wonderful experience that the
students really enjoy,” Bagley said.
VIRGINIA’S PROFESSORS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS.
They are leaders in the intellectual life of the community,
organizing and speaking at lectures and other events, working
with student organizations, volunteering for
pro bono service and building new academic
programs when they find student interest.
They also join students in creating a community
outside the classroom by contributing to
efforts to raise money for public service
grants or other student-run projects.
FACULTY COMMIT TO MORE THAN JUST LEADING CLASSES.
PROFESSORS from Virginia’s undergraduate and
graduate business programs [Darden School of
Business, right] teach an accounting and corporate
finance course that provides a foundation for students
participating in the Law & Business Program.
Students have the
opportunity to take
one-credit SEMINARS IN
ETHICAL VALUES, which
are usually taught from
the professors’ homes
and resemble a book
or film club. REBECCA
GANTT ’11 took a
seminar offered by
Professors Risa Goluboff and Rich Schragger, who are married. The course
included material on being a lawyer and balancing work-life issues.
“It’s practical in that we discuss what type of life we hope to have, and
think about how to balance all of the different things that we might
want to do after law school. But it’s also been very interesting on a more theoretical
level to read a bit of social science literature that gives some fairly surprising statistics
about women in the workplace, including graduates of this law school,” Gantt said.
“It was also really special being able to have the class at Professors Goluboff and Schragger’s
home. Not only was dinner provided, but it created a wonderful atmosphere.”
READING LIST:I Don’t Know How She Does It, BY ALLISON PEARSONGet to Work, BY LINDA HIRSCHMAN“Lawyers at Mid-Career,” BY Virginia Law Professor JOHN MONAHAN AVAILABLE AT: http://bit.ly/mpCbF6“Rethinking the New Maternalism,” BY NAOMI MEZEY and CORNELIA T.L. PILLARD AVAILABLE AT: http://bit.ly/l42LZEManhood for Amateurs, BY MICHAEL CHABONReshaping the Work-Family Debate, BY JOAN WILLIAMS
SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST: Professor Anne Coughlin [above] hosts a graduation party for
several students and their families, one of several prizes offered at the annual public interest auction. It’s just one of
the many ways students and faculty members work together to advance the goals of the Law School community. The
auction [below] raises about $50,000 each year for students working in public interest jobs over the summer.
PROFESSOR
FREDERICK
SCHAUER
was named
by National
Jurist magazine as one of the
three most influential people in
legal education. Schauer was
cited for his work in the areas of
rules and the First Amendment.
“A fair amount of my work over
the years has been somewhat
skeptical about the unqualified
celebration and advocacy of free
speech,” Schauer said. “Freedom
of speech and freedom of the
press have important virtues,
but they also bring costs, and
some of the standard slogans
and advocacy deserve a little
closer analysis than we have
traditionally gotten from much
of the free speech culture.”
GRADUATES ARE READY FOR THEIR CAREERS ON DAY ONE.
AFTER LAW SCHOOL, Virginia graduates join the nation’s leading
law firms, clerk for federal and state courts and serve in and even
establish nationally recognized public interest organizations. Our
alumni are leaders in their fields: Virginia is third among national law
schools in the number of graduates who are law firm chairpersons
and managing partners, according to a survey of 850 U.S. law firms.
A NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL SURVEY OF THE TOP 250 NATIONAL law firms’ recent hiring
decisions found that Virginia Law ranked fifth in the number of graduates hired in 2010.
VIRGINIA IS SECOND ONLY TO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL in the number
of alumni serving as general counsel at leading companies.
VIRGINIA RANKS SIXTH AMONG LAW SCHOOLS for producing
newly hired law teachers, according to the Leiter Report.
KRISTIN WEISSINGER ’11 will work at the
Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center in
Denver as an Equal Justice Works Fellow.
“UVA is a cheerful and supportive place
to go to law school, no
matter what area of
law you might want to
pursue,” she said. “I have
had tremendous support
pursuing a career in child advocacy. I have
seen my peers get the same dedicated support
in the areas of immigration law, poverty law,
international law, human rights and criminal
law — and they all look happy doing it.”
“The employment law courses I took
at Virginia were great preparation
for my current job. And now that I
live in New York, I really appreciate the opportunity
I had to live in Charlottesville
for three years. Virginia was a
fantastic place to go to school.”
—STEPHEN J. MALONE ’97,
vice president, employment law,
NBCUniversal
FOUR VIRGINIA
ALUMNI ARE
CLERKING FOR THE
SUPREME COURT
DURING THE 2011-12
TERM. The Law School
has had three or more
alumni clerk for the
Supreme Court each
year since 2005. In
three of those years,
four alumni clerked
for the court (2009-10
term clerks, right).
VIRGINIA UPHOLDS THOMAS JEFFERSON’S CONVICTION
that lawyers have a special obligation to serve the public
interest. Many students at Virginia volunteer their legal services,
work in public service jobs over the summer and pursue public
interest careers after graduating. Virginia supports these
students through the Virginia Loan Forgiveness Program, the
Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center, the Pro Bono Project,
fellowships and the Program in Law and Public Service.
THE VIRGINIA LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM helps repay the loans of
graduates earning less than $75,000 annually in public service jobs.
Those earning less than $55,000 receive benefits covering
100 percent of their qualifying law school loans.
THE MORTIMER CAPLIN PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER provides individual counseling and
sponsors events focused on educating students about working in the public sector.
THE PRO BONO PROJECT is a voluntary program encouraging all students to complete at least
75 hours of pro bono service during their three years of law school. Opportunities are available
locally and nationwide. The center also organizes pro bono projects that focus on areas
such as child advocacy, immigration law and veterans’ disability claims.
WE BELIEVE LAWYERS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO SERVE.
KATHLEEN HO ’10 secured a job with Latham & Watkins in
New York.
TOP JOB LOCATIONS,CLASSES OF 2008-10Washington, D.C.: 253New York: 233California: 68Atlanta: 41Boston: 39Chicago: 32Richmond: 30Dallas: 27Charlottesville: 25Houston: 23Philadelphia: 19Alexandria: 17
FIRMS75% with firms in
American Lawyer’s top 100 by gross revenue
10% with firms ranked between 100 and 200
15% smaller firms
PUBLIC INTEREST JOBS63 postgraduate
fellowships46 federal government21 state and local
government19 military12 public interest groups
CLERKSHIPS9 U.S. Supreme Court
(alumni clerkships, 2008-10)
37 U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals
91 U.S. District Courts and other federal courts
23 state courts1 international court
CAMPUS RECRUITINGFALL 2010More than 630 employers5,550 interviews of
second-year studentsMore than 14 interviews
each (second-year students)
FIRST-YEAR SUMMER JOBSMore than 98% of the
Class of 2012 found law-related jobs following their first year.
35% public interest24% judicial19% firms18% academic4% corporate
CONTACT: (434) [email protected]/ career
WHERE GRADUATES
GO, 2008-10
FIRM: 70% (814)
PUBLIC INTEREST: 14% (161)
POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS (63)
CLERKSHIP: 13% (151)
CORPORATE: 2% (21)
ACADEMIC: 1% (11)
OTHER: 1% (9)
PROGRAM IN LAW AND PUBLIC SERVICEThe Program in Law and Public Service offers participants a curriculum that includes faculty mentoring, guaranteed funding for summer public service jobs and access to seminars relating to public service
law. Each year up to 20 first-year students and five second-year students are accepted into the program. Genevieve Aguilar ’13 joined the program to help immigrants transition into the United States and plans to work on immigrant policy in
the federal government.Aguilar said she was excited to participate in the program with others who want to serve. “Both the students and professors are extraordinary people who are passionate about public service,” she said. “It’s been
a privilege to have a supportive environment in which to hear about others’ experiences and learn about crucial skills in public interest lawyering.”
READ MORE: http://bit.ly/l07L2vS
JEREE HARRIS ’11 received a Skadden Fellowship, a nationally competitive
honor awarding recipients a salary to work in public interest law jobs.
Harris will use her fellowship to work with the Legal Aid Justice Center’s
JustChildren Program to help ensure the education rights of incarcerated
youth in central Virginia as they transition out of detention centers.
“The focus is really getting them equipped while they’re there to be
able to successfully re-enter their communities and their schools,” said
Harris, who worked with Public Service Center staff to develop the Youth
Entry to Re-entry Project as part of her fellowship application.
THE LAW SCHOOL and the student-run Public Interest Law Association
provided about $378,000 to 81 students working nationwide and
internationally in public service jobs during the summer of 2011.
JAMES ALLRED ’13 received a grant to work with the American Cancer
Association’s Cancer Action Network in Washington, D.C., splitting
time between their legal and policy arms. He plans to help the legal
office draft proposed legislation that would govern cancer treatments
and nanotechnology, and to help the policy arm develop amicus briefs
related to the assorted judicial challenges to the Affordable Care Act.
“It wouldn’t have been possible without the PILA grant,” he said. “It’s so helpful
to have a grant that can help support my housing needs while I’m there.”
THE MORTIMER CAPLIN PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER helps students
applying for internships and postgraduate fellowships, and
provides a number of awards to students. The Law School’s own
Powell Fellowship provides a salary to a graduating student or
judicial clerk working in public service for two years.
The Public Interest Law Association provides
more than $350,000 annually to law students
who accept low-paying or unpaid public
service internships during the summer.
LAW STUDENTS volunteer for a
week each year to help legal
aid clients and in government
offices across the country through an
alternative spring break program, a
tradition begun three years ago by the Public Interest
Law Association.
PUBLIC SERVICE 2010-11
249 students logged public service hours
15,502 hours logged 75 third-year law
students completed 75 hours of public service in three years
$378,000 awarded to 81 students working in public interest jobs over the summer
25 Class of 2011 graduates employed in public service (as of June 2011)
53 students participated in the alternative spring break trip in seven cities
CONTACT: (434) 924-3883 publicservicelaw@
virginia.edu www.law.virginia.edu/
publicservice
MORE THAN 50 University of Virginia law students helped qualifying community members file their federal
and state tax returns free of charge in 2011.
YOU’LL FIND A HOME HERE.
ACCESS TO 10 ACADEMIC JOURNALS and 70 student
organizations, from social clubs to legal aid groups, ensures
that students explore the world outside law school and expand
their legal experiences while leading well-rounded lives.
REBECCA GANTT ’11 was responsible for Tomahawk missiles and
missile launchers on a U.S. Navy destroyer before coming to law school.
“One big factor for my decision to come here was the
impressive statistics on alumni giving rates compared to
other top law schools — and after three years, I understand
why alumni continue to be so supportive of the school,” she said.
“You’ll experience absolutely first-rate teaching here with professors who are
truly engaged with students. And the student body makes what has the potential
to be a very painful and stressful experience a very enjoyable one instead.”
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONSA’Cappellate OpinionsACLU-UVA LawAction for a Better
Living Environment Advocates for Life
at Virginia LawAmerican Constitution
Society for Law and Policy
The Aristotle SocietyAsian Pacific American
Law Students Association
Black Law Students Association
Child Advocacy Research & Education
Conference on Public Service and the Law
Domestic Violence Project
Extramural Advocacy Team
Extramural Moot CourtFederalist SocietyThe Fowler SocietyFirst Year Council Feminist Legal ForumGraduate Law Students Health Law AssociationHuman Rights Study
Project, Cowan FellowsJD/MBA SocietyJewish Law Students
Association John Bassett
Moore Society of International Law
Lambda Law AllianceLatin American Law
Organization Law Christian
Fellowship Law Student Advocacy
Project (LSAP) Legal Advisory
Workshops for Undergraduate Students
Legal Assistance Society
Legal Education Project The Libel ShowMigrant Farmworker
Project
Moot Court BoardMuslim Law Students
Association National Trial
Advocacy TeamNative American Law
Students Association North Grounds
Softball League Outdoors at VA LawPeer Advisor ProgramPhi Alpha DeltaPro Bono Criminal
Assistance Project Public Interest Law
Association Rape Crisis Advocacy
Project Rappahannock Legal
Services Clinic Rex E. Lee Law SocietyRivanna Investments St. Thomas More
SocietyStreet LawStudent Bar Association Student Legal Forum Students United to
Promote Racial Awareness
Virginia Animal Law Society
Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association
Virginia Entrepreneurial Society
Virginia Environmental
Law Forum Virginia Innocence
Project Student GroupVirginia Law and
Business SocietyVirginia Law DemocratsVirginia Law FamiliesVirginia Law and
Graduate RepublicansVirginia Law
LibertariansVirginia Law
Racquet ClubVirginia Law Students
for Reproductive Justice
Virginia Law Rod & Gun Club
Virginia Law Veterans
Virginia Law Weekly Virginia Law
Wine SocietyVirginia Law Women Virginia Society of
Law & Technology Virginia Sports
Law SocietyVolunteer Income
Tax Association Women of Color
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONSJournal of Law & PoliticsVirginia Environmental
Law Journal Virginia Journal of
Criminal Law
Virginia Journal of International Law
Virginia Journal of Law & Technology
Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law
Virginia Law ReviewVirginia Law &
Business ReviewVirginia Sports and
Entertainment Law Journal
Virginia Tax Review
EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION traveled to Port-au-Prince in January 2011 to speak to Haitian government officials, the United Nations, international NGOs and grassroots organizations about their efforts to address the high rates of sexual assault in the internally displaced persons camps. They summarized their findings in a report in April.
LIVINGIN
CHARLOTTESVILLE
CHARLOTTESVILLE’S PLEASURES ABOUND. Nestled in the
foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains just two hours southwest
of Washington, D.C., Charlottesville is a picturesque and
thriving metropolitan area of more than 135,000.
Charlottesville’s nightclubs, music venues and festivals
create an exceptionally vibrant live music scene.
Area restaurants are featured in publications such as
Gourmet magazine and the New York Times.
Theater, opera and music are community fixtures; each year the
city hosts the nationally acclaimed Virginia Film Festival and
gathers literary luminaries for the Virginia Festival of the Book.
Law students seeking a community in which they can relax, find
plentiful entertainment and appreciate abundant natural beauty to
balance the rigors of law study will find a home in Charlottesville.
NO. 1 CITY IN AMERICA—Frommer’s “Cities Ranked and Rated,” 2004
NO. 4 CITY IN AMERICA—Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 2009
LAW STUDENTS can take advantage of the
University’s arts and entertainment scene,
from sporting events to concerts
and theater venues.
UVA’S JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA: Named Pollstar’s “Best New Major Concert Venue of 2006,” the arena
has already featured such acts as Billy Joel, Muse, Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, the Blue Man Group, Eric
Clapton and Carrie Underwood. In addition to hosting UVA basketball games, the arena has become
the area’s premier venue for concerts, comedy acts (including “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart)
and family fare, such as the circus and Sesame Street Live.
SCOTT STADIUM: Home to UVA’s football games, Scott Stadium has also hosted bands such as the Rolling Stones, U2 and the Dave Matthews Band.
THE PARAMOUNT: Reopened in 2004, Charlottesville’s historic Paramount Theater offers an intimate environment for concerts, theater and classic movies.
VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL: Recent featured guests include Morgan Freeman, Liev Schreiber, Sandra Bullock, director Curtis Hanson, Nicolas Cage and Anthony Hopkins.
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