We recently welcomed our newest classes of J.D. and LL.M. students. The 187 members of the J.D. Class of 2020 were selected from more than 4,000 applicants, hailing from 33 states, D.C., Canada, China and France. In addition, 16 students have joined us for study in the American Legal System Program as LL.M. degree candidates. Read more.

The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice as Martin Luther King, Jr., once said, but it doesn't do so on its own, Judge John Charles Thomas told new students at Opening Convocation. Judge Thomas is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and longtime member of William & Mary's Board of Visitors. He is a partner at Hunton & Williams. Read more.

Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends, the Law School recently completed the most successful fundraising year in its history, receiving $8.27 million in Annual Fund contributions. For the twentieth year in a row, the Law School set a new Annual Fund record. Read more.

Professor Haeberle, an expert in securities regulation with a particular focus on the regulation of trading markets, has joined our faculty. He taught previously at the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was named Teacher of the Year in his first year.  Read more.

Professor Patricia Roberts '92 recently became the Law School's Vice Dean. Read more.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court's finding in favor of a client of the Appellate and Supreme Court Clinic. Read more.

Professor Rebecca Green joined a group of professors who filed an amicus brief challenging gerrymandering in Virginia.  Read more.

Professor Nathan B. Oman co-authored a brief in Trump v. International Refugee Assistant Project signed by scholars of law and Mormon history. Read more.

Summer Institute attendees earned the first Certificates in Special Education Advocacy. Read more.

Puller Clinic faculty have launched the first of its kind online program to educate and train veterans, attorneys and advocates. Read more.

To learn more about these events, and many others, visit our calendar.

Supreme Court Preview
September 15 & 16

Alumni Leadership Conference: Power, Accountability and Humility
September 15

14th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference
October 12 & 13

McGlothlin Leadership Forum
October 24-26

Defending Our Coasts: Ensuring Military Readiness & Economic Viability as Waters Rise
October 27

William & Mary Tax Conference
November 8-10

Study in London: The Drapers' Scholarship competition is open to third-year students and law alumni who have graduated within the last two years. Read more.

 

One Tribe, One Network: We are looking for alumni, faculty and students willing to share their stories about the "Power of Networking." Interested? Please tell us more.

 

Veterans & Active Duty Service Members: If you would like to be kept up to date on activities related to the military and veterans at the Law School and throughout the university, please let us know.