Resources for the Media

Members of the media are welcome to use any of the material on this site in their work. Below are links to information you may find especially useful.

 

• Overview of the New Curriculum
  
  
• Contact details for interviews, including faculty, students, and members of the bar and the bench, and professors at other law schools.
  
  
• Carnegie Report on Educating Lawyers, Summary of Findings
  
  
• History and Facts about the W&L School of Law
  
  
• Advisory Board members

For Television and Radio Interviews

• Law School media services has a Zephyr Xport for connecting to radio stations for interviews. Call Peter Jetton (see contact information below) for more information.
  
  

About the School

 

Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia is one of the smallest of the nations top-tier law schools, with an average class size of 22 and an 10-to-1 student-faculty ratio. The Law School's commitment to student-centered legal education, emphasis on legal writing, and dedication to professional development is reflected in the impressive achievements of its graduates, which include six American Bar Association presidents, numerous state and federal judges, and Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell.

 

Media Relations Contact Information

 

Peter Jetton
Director of Communications

pjetton@wlu.edu

Cell: 540.461.1326

Office: 540.458.8782