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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.
“JUSTICE IS THE
FUNDAMENTAL LAW
OF SOCIETY”—THOMAS JEFFERSON TO PIERRE SAMUEL DUPONT DE NEMOURS, 1816.
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.
1,122 students12.6:1 student-faculty ratio
10 academic journalsMore than 99 percent of the Class of 2008 reported
employment nine months after graduation70 student organizations
Students from the classes of 2012 come from 40 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and 10 foreign countries
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.
THE SUPREME COURT LITIGATION CLINIC [left] has won three out of four cases
before the U.S. Supreme Court since the class began in 2006. Professor Jim Ryan
will argue the clinic’s fifth case before the court in the fall of 2010.
“Since I started law school, I’ve been interested in
moot court and appellate advocacy, so this is like a
dream class for me,” said LANORA PETTIT ’10.
“This could be the only opportunity most of us will ever
have to work on a case at this high level. It’s a lot of research and a lot of
writing, which can be kind of daunting, but it is completely worth it.”
LAW STUDENTS practice their trial
advocacy skills in a mock courtroom.
CLINICSAdvocacy for
the ElderlyAppellate
LitigationCapital Post-
ConvictionChild AdvocacyCriminal DefenseEmployment LawEnvironmental
Law and Conservation
Family Alternative Dispute Resolution
Family 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 ServiceInternational 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
CHRIS BROWN ’10 interned with a federal district court judge
in Alexandria, Virginia, the summer after his first year in law
school. “Watching cases being argued by real attorneys, day
after day, brought to life everything I had learned in the basic
1L curriculum, from Civil Procedure to Contracts,” Brown said.
“On top of that, the opportunity to be mentored one-on-one by a federal
judge was invaluable beyond description.” Brown will clerk for Judge Karen
Henderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit after law school.
STUDENTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC
contributed to a Supreme Court amicus brief submitted
by several congressional leaders that supports the right
to sue former government officials for acts of torture.
The case, Samantar v. Yousef, centered on whether a former
Somali official living in the United States could be sued if
the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act
(FSIA) shielded him. The court recently
ruled unanimously that FSIA does
not protect “natural persons” against
lawsuits. The clinic consulted on the
brief, authored by Sen. Arlen Specter
and joined by Sen. Russell Feingold
and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee ’75.
“Sovereign immunity applies to states
and their agents and instrumentalities,
but is not meant to reach individuals. So individuals can still
be held liable under the Torture Victim Protection Act,” said
ALEXA TAYLOR ’11, a student who worked on the issue.
DIANA WIELOCHA ’10 helps demonstrate
a polygraph exam during class for the
Innocence Project Clinic, launched in 2008.
The clinic has already helped free
a juvenile from a detention center.
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 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, GermanyMelbourne Law
School, Australia University of Auckland,
New ZealandUniversity of Nottingham,
EnglandTel 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 a January term (one-credit) course abroad.
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.
JESSICA CHILDRESS ’10
will clerk for federal district
Judge Alexander Williams Jr.
in Greenbelt,
Maryland.
“Virginia Law
is the most
fantastic place
that you could consider
studying the law,” she said.
“Any UVA Law School student
or alumnus can attest to the
inviting and intellectually
stimulating environment
that this law school offers.
One rarely finds such a
combination, and I have
been fortunate to have spent
three great years in a place
where the students and
faculty work hard to maintain
a collegial community.”
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.
The Conference on Public Service and the Law each year attracts lawyers and students from across the country. Keynote speakers in recent years have included ACLU President Nadine Strossen, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
INVESTIGATING HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE GROUND IN EGYPT Students who participate in the Human Rights Study Project (HRSP) journey abroad to study human rights
issues in foreign countries. This year’s team spent three weeks in Egypt, where members studied issues such as torture and corruption. “Like its neighbors, Egypt faces significant human rights
challenges, ranging from the thousands of Africans fleeing poverty and war to enter Egypt every day, to ensuring its policies comport both with international human rights standards and with Muslim law,”
said HRSP President Daniel Perell ’10. Now in its eighth year, HRSP has sent past members to Cuba, China, Sierra Leone, Syria and Lebanon, India, Uganda and Cambodia.
PROFESSOR BRANDON GARRETT’S recent scholarship on post-
conviction DNA exonerations and the reliability of forensic science
has shown fundamental flaws in the criminal justice system and has
garnered the attention of Supreme Court justices, who have cited
his work several times in the past two years.
“We need to embrace changes to our criminal system to
facilitate the accurate development of factual evidence at all stages
of the process — not just in DNA cases, but in the vast majority of
cases in which DNA testing cannot be conducted,” Garrett said.
PROFESSOR MARGO BAGLEY is examining whether
governments should consider an inventor’s illegal or
immoral activities during the creation of an invention before
granting a patent or when enforcing a patent. For example,
the European Union Biotechnology Directive prohibits
patents on industrial uses of human embryos as morally wrong.
“We in the United States should care more about these developments
abroad because many U.S. applicants seek patents in other countries
and global patent harmonization efforts are increasing,” Bagley said.
“Considering the legality or moral soundness of invention creation activity
may be the right thing to do, but it raises a whole host of concerns.”
VIRGINIA’S PROFESSORS BUILD INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL 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.
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.
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 DOUG FORD, Immigration Clinic director, and clinic student
JEREMY BLOOR ’09 helped a Columbian immigrant receive legal permanent
status in the United States under the Violence Against Women Act.
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.”
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.
GRADUATES ARE READY FOR THEIR CAREERS ON DAY ONE.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 2009.
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.
SERGE MARTYN ’10 will be
clerking for Judge Carlos T. Bea
on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals in San Francisco, after
which he plans to work for Davis
Polk in New York City. “Virginia Law is an incredible law
school that can open numerous career opportunities for
you. Before coming to Virginia Law, I never expected
to have such an incredible job with one of the best
law firms in New York or to have a clerkship in one of
the most sought-after courts in the country. Virginia
Law has helped me achieve all of my career goals and
I will be forever grateful to the Law School for this.”
“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,
NBC Universal Inc.
KATHLEEN HO ’10 secured a job with Latham & Watkins
in New York.
TOP JOB LOCATIONS,CLASSES OF 2007-09Washington, D.C.: 253New York: 235California: 77Atlanta: 49Chicago: 37Boston: 36Richmond: 28Dallas: 25Houston: 24Philadelphia: 24Charlotte: 18
FIRMS73% with firms in
American Lawyer’s top 100 by gross revenue
11% with firms ranked between 100 and 200
16% smaller firms
PUBLIC INTEREST JOBS31 public interest groups22 federal government14 state and local
government16 military
CLERKSHIPS9 U.S. Supreme Court
(alumni clerkships, 2006-08)
44 U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals
93 U.S. District Courts and other federal courts
12 state courts1 international court
CAMPUS RECRUITINGFALL 2010More than 620 employers6,000 on-campus
interviews of second-year students
More than 17 interviews each (second-year students)
FIRST-YEAR SUMMER JOBSMore than 97% of the
Class of 2011 found law-related summer jobs following first year.
19% firms33% public sector24% academic19% judicial4% corporate1% other
CONTACT: (434) [email protected]/ career
WHERE GRADUATES
GO, 2007-09
FIRM: 77% (861)
CLERKSHIP: 13% (150)
PUBLIC INTEREST: 7% (83)
ACADEMIC: 1% (14)
CORPORATE: 1% (11)
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.
PROGRAM IN LAW AND PUBLIC SERVICEThe Law School’s new Program in Law and Public Service offers students faculty mentors, guaranteed funding for summer public service jobs and access to seminars
relating to public service law. Each year 20 first-year students and five second-year students are accepted into the program. The program’s first participants [above] have worked at home and abroad on five
continents, are fluent in numerous foreign languages and have long resumes in volunteer and paid public service positions, including many related to law. “Everyone in the program is just outstanding — I can’t
believe what kind of company I’m in,” said program participant Kate Reynolds ’12. “I feel like we’re going to take over the world and make it better.”
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.
PUBLIC SERVICE 2009-10
293 students logged public service hours
13,832 hours logged 8,387 first-year student
pro bono hours logged (a record)
43 third-year law students completed 75 hours of pro bono service
27 Class of 2010 graduates employed in public service (as of May 2010)
$361,500 in fellowships awarded to 85 students working in public service over the summer
34 students participated in the alternative spring break trip in five cities
CONTACT: (434) 924-3883 publicservicelaw@
virginia.edu www.law.virginia.edu/
publicservice
SEVERAL members of the Class of
2012 volunteered for community
service projects the weekend before
orientation.
SARA WOOD ’10 was awarded an Equal Justice Works Fellowship
to advocate for caregivers who take in young relatives who might
otherwise end up in foster care. Low-income caregivers are
often entitled to public benefits. “A lot of these caregivers are
eligible, but there’s not a lot of accurate information available
and many are either being improperly denied these benefits or aren’t
aware that they are eligible,” Wood said. The fellowship will fund her
efforts for two years. “This fellowship will be a launching pad for a
career working with disadvantaged children and families,” she said.
THE LAW SCHOOL provided more than $361,000 to 85 students working
nationwide and internationally in public service jobs during the summer of 2010.
NEEPA MEHTA ’11 received a grant from the Law School to
work in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Domestic Security
Section, where she assisted in the trial of a participant in an
international alien smuggling ring. “Alien smuggling prosecution
is fascinating because successful prosecution of these criminal
travel networks helps safeguard our national security,” Mehta said.
“Successful prosecution of the perpetrators of alien smuggling
schemes also helps illegal aliens, who often find themselves working in
exploitative conditions in order to pay off their debts. In these cases,
the line between alien smuggling and human trafficking blurs, and it
makes the Domestic Security Section’s work even more essential.”
LAW STUDENTS worked with
legal aid clients and immersed themselves in
social justice issues in New Orleans, North Carolina,
Kentucky and Virginia during an alternative spring
break program run by the Public
Interest Law Association.
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.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONSA’Cappellate OpinionsACLU-UVA LawAction for a Better
Living Environment American Constitution
Society for Law and Policy
Asian 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 Just DemocracyLambda Law AllianceLatin American Law
Organization Law Christian
Fellowship Law PartnersLaw Student Advocacy
Project (LSAP) Legal Advisory
Workshops for Undergraduate Students
Legal Assistance Society
Legal Education Project The Libel Show
Migrant Farmworker Project
Moot Court BoardMuslim Law Students
Association National Trial
Advocacy TeamNative American Law
Students Association NeW at UVA Law North Grounds
Softball League Peer Advisor ProgramPhi Alpha DeltaPro Bono Criminal
Assistance Project Public Interest Law
Association
A RECORD FIVE Virginia Law students will serve on the National Black Law Students Association board during the 2010-11 school year. Melinda Hightower ’11 [right] will serve as national chair, the organization’s highest position.
As a law student, JOSE MASINI ’10, a Puerto Rico
native, led the Latin American Law Organization
and was a team captain on the Extramural Moot
Court Team. “You never imagined law school could
be so much work, and so much fun,” Masini said of
his time at Virginia. Masini secured a job as a field attorney
with the National Labor Relations Board in Baltimore.
Rape Crisis Advocacy Project
Rappahannock Legal Services Clinic
Rex E. Lee Law Society 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 Environmental Law Forum
Virginia Innocence Project Student Group
Virginia Law and Business Society
Virginia Law DemocratsVirginia Law FamiliesVirginia Law and
Graduate RepublicansVirginia Law
Grilling SocietyVirginia Law
LibertariansVirginia Law Rod
& Gun ClubVirginia Law VeteransVirginia Law Weekly
Virginia Law Wine Society
Virginia 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
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
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, the Red Hot Chili Peppers,
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 also features acts such as the Rolling Stones, U2 and the Dave Matthews Band
LAW STUDENTS can take advantage of the University’s arts and entertainment scene, from sporting events to concerts and theater venues.
VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL: Recent featured guests include Morgan Freeman, Liev Schreiber, Sandra Bullock, director Curtis Hanson, Nicolas Cage and Anthony Hopkins.
THE PARAMOUNT: Reopened in 2004, Charlottesville’s historic Paramount Theater offers an intimate environment for concerts, theater and classic movies.
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