Law School News

Elizabeth Outland Branner Named Director of Law Advancement

Elizabeth Outland Branner has been named Director of Advancement for the Washington and Lee University School of Law following a nationwide search.   More information...

School of Law Adopts Transnational Law Course for First Year Students

The faculty of Washington and Lee University School of Law has voted unanimously to include Transnational Law as a required first-year course.  More information...

Three Law Students Receive Public Service Scholarships

Washington and Lee School of Law students Kiyomi Bolick, Kyu-Eun Lee, and Sara McManus, all members of the class of 2010, have been selected as the 2008 recipients of Virginia Law Foundation Public Service Internship awards.  More information...

Law Student Named Student Editor of ABA Magazine

Washington and Lee School of Law student Charles E. Gates, Jr. has been named student editor of Student Lawyer magazine for the 2008-09 academic year.  More information...

Law Student Selected as Fulbright Alternate to Pursue Colombian Comparative Law Study

Washington and Lee University School of Law student Ernani DeAraujo has been selected as a Fulbright alternate for his proposal involving a comparative study of U.S. and Colombian administrative law.  More information...

School of Law Welcomes New Faculty for 2008-09 Academic Year

Washington and Lee University School of Law will welcome eight new teachers to the permanent faculty for the upcoming academic year. The incoming faculty members include experts in domestic and international law, as well as distinguished interdisciplinary scholars.  More information...

Law Professor’s Book Honored at 2008 ASIL Meeting

The new book Progress in International Law by Washington and Lee law professor Russell Miller has been selected for the rare honor of a panel discussion during the 2008 American Society of International Law meeting.  More information...

School of Law Announces German LL.M. Scholarship Program in Conjunction with German Law Journal

Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia, USA, announces the establishment of a scholarship for one qualified German LL.M. student.  More information...

Legal Reform Champion Philip K. Howard to Deliver 2008 Powell Lecture

Philip K. Howard, a prominent attorney and advocate of legal reform, will deliver the 2008 Powell Lecture on Friday, March 28 at 11:00 a.m. in the Millhiser Moot Court Room at Washington and Lee University School of Law.  More information...

Sol Wachtler to Discuss Betrayal of Rule of Law in Nazi Germany

The Honorable Sol Wachtler 51A, 52L will visit Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, March 26 to discuss the documentary film, "Hitler's Courts: The Betrayal of the Rule of Law in Nazi Germany."  More information...