Law School Events

PSF is tabling on November 1st and 13th in the law school lobby from 11:30am-3pm to sell gift shop items. We have some new things we will be selling, along with previous inventory. 

Please join SIPS in welcoming Mark Pike '08 to speak on Thursday, November 1st, from 12:50pm - 1:45pm in Room 133. Sal's pizza will be provided!

Visiting Professor Javier Guill?n will present a talk on "Data Protection as a Human Right: Recent Developments in Implementation in the EU and US" on October 25, in room 141, at 12:50 PM.  Free admission and all are welcome.

 Due to limited seating, attendance is limited to law students and law faculty.

Please join us to remember the victims of last weekend's shootings in Pittsburgh and Kentucky. 

Please join us to remember the victims of last weekend's shootings in Pittsburgh and Kentucky. 

William & Mary Law School's Virginia Coastal Policy Center will host its  6th Annual Conference, "Building a Resilient Virginia" on Friday, Nov. 2nd at the William & Mary School of Education. 

Because most 1Ls take unfunded public service jobs during their first summer, PSF involvement is a plus factor on your funding application (which is coming up soon!)

It's time to get in the giving spirit! SFIP is hosting a book drive for local jails from November 5-16! You can donate to our box in the law school lobby. Hardcover books are not accepted. Email wmsfip@gmail.com if you have any questions.

SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson will join our community for a public lecture on Monday, November 5 . Free admission and the public is welcome. Lunch will be served.  His lecture is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law and Markets.

Catharine MacMillan, who holds the Chair in Private Law at the Dickson Poon School of Law at King?s College London, will deliver a lecture titled ?Personal Networks and the Transference of Legal Ideas: the Trans-Atlantic Career of Judah P. Benjamin.? 

The William & Mary Tax Conference offers lawyers and accountants an in-depth look at current topics in tax law. Please plan to join us for our 64th annual conference.

The Federalist Society, the American Constitution Society and the Public Discourse Initiative will be hosting a debate about the past, present, and future of Second Amendment jurisprudence.

Grab dinner from Panera and support a good cause! The PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic is partnering with the Williamsburg Panera for a fundraising night on Thursday, Nov. 8 from 4-8PM. Bring a flyer and Panera will donate 20% of the proceeds!

 In the upcoming legislative session, Virginia faces the choice of whether to become the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. This symposium will explore the political, legal, and economic factors that will animate the state's decision.

This lecture will uncover the history of US militarization, the expropriation of Chamorro land, and the migration of Filipino laborers after World War II in Guam.

Please join us this Friday (Nov. 9) in 277 during the lunch hour for our first Chinese-English language exchange session - all levels of proficiency are welcome. Pizza will be served! We hope to see you there! 

 Law Day introduces prospective future lawyers to law school by providing a glimpse into the study of law, the important work of lawyers, the life of a law student, and the law school admission process.

This lecture is co-sponsored by the Institute of Bill of Rights Law (IBRL) Student Division, the Christian Law Society, and the Federalist Society.  

Hosted by the Law School's Center for Comparative Legal Studies & Post-Conflict Peacebuilding with support from the Reves Center. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Dean Davison M. Douglas invites you to connect with fellow Law School Alumni in Boston. Come join us!

Screening of "RBG," a documentary about the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, hosted by the Comparative Legal Student Scholars. Free admission and refreshments. Open to the public.

Jodi Kantor is a prize-winning investigative reporter and best-selling author whose work has revealed hidden truths about power, gender, technology, politics and culture.

Please join  If/When/How to learn about state legislation on abortion access with Professor Tara Grove. 

Christian Legal Society's annual gift Angel Tree Gift Drive. CLS will be tabling 11-3pm Wed-Fri of this week, and Mon-Tues of next week to distribute Angel Tags.

Join LLSA, ILSS, and ACS on Thursday (11/15) during the lunch hour in Room 127 in welcoming Burth Lopez, a staff attorney from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. MALDEF is one of the nation's leading voices for Latino civil rights.

PSF will be having a profit-sharing event at Blaze Pizza on November 15th from 5-9pm. Show the flyer for the proceeds to go to PSF.

Multi-disciplinary seminar on how universities leverage intellectual property

PSF will be having a pre-sale for study guides, E&Es, and other study materials that have been used by other students and donated. Email Emily Wilson at eawilson02@email.wm.edu pre-orders by 5PM on 11/25. Remaining books go on sale 11/30 from 11PM - 2PM.

ILSS will be having a coat drive the week after Thanksgiving break to benefit refugees in the Richmond area. If you have any coats or jackets you would like to donate, we will be collecting them in the lobby Monday (11/26) - Friday (11/30)!

We invite you to join us to expand your network through this unique platform. Feel free to share your favorite law school experiences, network or provide one another AIR (Advice, Information & Referrals). It's free, it's for only an hour and it's fun! 

Connect with fellow W&M legal professionals from all over the world to share your experiences and build your professional network!

PSF is having an online only apparel sale at https://www.bonfire.com/wmlawpsf/ 

Items are shipped to you and the link will close November 19th. Items will arrive in time for the holidays.

Join the VBA on Wednesday, October 6th, to learn more about the VBA Law School Council, upcoming networking and interview prep events, as well as 1L and 2L opportunities to get involved.