Law School Events

Come join the Moot Court Team, Trial Team, Transactional Team, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Team to learn more about what each does! Each team will give a little background in what we do as well as demonstrate some of our disciplines.

Join the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association on Wednesday, September 4 in Room 134 for our first meeting of the school year! Our board members will introduce ourselves and discuss opportunities for you to get involved. Pizza will be provided.

Please join the Barristers' Softball Council for our Law School-wide softball interest meeting in Room 120 on Wednesday, September 4, over the lunch hour. Chick-Fil-A will be provided!

Come by, grab some pizza, and see what the Public Service Fund is all about! 

Want to help people exercise their right to vote? Come learn about Revive My Vote, a free service that helps Virginians with prior felony convictions restore their voting rights. This is a great, easy, and rewarding way to give back. 

Learn how students can get involved with W&M Sustainability. Volunteer, events, research, grants, employment, committees, course credit and more!

Women's Law Society interest meeting.

Learn more about the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Legal Society.

Come join the ADR Team for an informational session! We will discuss what we do and the tryout process for joining the team!

SBA will be holding our monthly meeting open to the student body, next Tuesday, September 10th. Please come ready to share any ideas you have for this coming year!

Learn about the William & Mary Law School Chapter of the American Constitution Society, the country's leading progressive legal organization.

Come learn more about If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice, and board opportunities for 1Ls and any other interested law students.

Join the Latinx Law Student Association for our first general body meeting of the year! Stop by to hear about our upcoming events, meet the board, and learn how to get involved with the organization. Lunch will be served!

Join the Students for the Innocence Project! We are a group of students passionate about preventing and correcting wrongful convictions through advocacy and service. Come to learn about our projects, including our Dodgeball Tournament and Symposium.

The Center for Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and the Reves Center for International Studies will host a symposium titled "Rethinking Constitutions when Democracy Is under Siege: A Global Perspective" on Friday, September 13.

Join the American Constitution Society for a discussion of progressive constitutional interpretation with renowned constitutional law scholar and Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky.

The 2019 Supreme Court Preview will feature judges and  Supreme Court advocates who have collectively argued more than 300 cases before the Supreme Court, and leading Supreme Court reporters and columnists.

Joan Biskupic will present the university's Constitution Day lecture on September 16. The nation's annual Constitution Day and Citizenship Day observance commemorates  the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787.

Join us for the 2019 1L and LLM SBA Representative Candidate Forum.  Take this opportunity to learn more about the candidates, their platforms, and ask questions about the issues that matter to you.  Pizza and ice cream will be provided!

Interested in learning about what it's like to practice environmental or tribal law? Come and see a lecture by Van DeBergh, Assistant Counsel for Litigation at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Come learn about becoming a member of William & Mary's chapter of the highly influential Federalist Society!

Learn more about the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Legal Society.

Come have late lunch / early dinner with the ACS board and other new members at our cookout on the law school side lawn (in front of the Penny Commons).

David Brandenberger (Professor of History, University of Richmond) reveals for the first time the enormous role that Stalin played in the "Master Narrative" of the USSR between 1938 and 1956.

Please join the Honor and Conduct Councils and the Dean of Students Office for Ethics Week Featured Speaker, Dr. Chris Nowinski. Dr. Nowinski is credited with bringing the concussion and CTE crisis to the forefront of global consciousness. 

Toby Heytens will discuss the way that states, mainly state attorney general's offices, have played a role in curbing the expanding executive power during the Obama and Trump administration. 

Come sign up for Mental Health First Aid Training from September 23 to 25  in the Lobby during the lunch hour, $10 per student. Mental Health First Aid is a national program teaching skills to respond to the signs of mental illness and substance abuse.

Learn about the Health Law & Policy Society, including leadership opportunities and the types of events the organization hosts. 

Mr. Robinson Jr. grew up in Alabama and is now a Founding Shareholder of Ogletree Deakins’ Richmond office and serves as the office’s Managing Shareholder. His practice focuses on traditional labor and employment litigation matters.

Prioritize your wellness by taking a study break to join us for a FREE yoga class at the law school! We will be meeting in Room 239, but hope to relocate outside if the weather is nice! 

Join DPCLS as we hear from IAPP Certification Trainer Christopher Brannigan (CIPP/US, CIPP/G, CIPM, CIPP/E).

William & Mary Law School has proudly presented seven leadership conferences featuring many of our distinguished alumnae. The Eighth Leadership Conference will be held on Friday, September 27, 2019.  

Come on out to the Gradplex on Saturday, September 28th and participate in our Dodgeball Tournament!  Winning and raffle prizes include lunch with Professor Marcus, lunch with Professor Combs, and coffee with local exoneree, Beverly Monroe.

Come see the National Trial Team on Monday, September 30 in Room 119! You will learn all about our selection process and have the opportunity to ask questions. 

The Campus Food Pantry is OPEN for all WM students, faculty and staff- so please come take some free food to get through finals- featuring canned goods, household items and microwavable meals!

Hours: Monday 330-530, Thursday 430-630, and Saturday 1-3

Required Events with Alcohol Training: on-line for any student who will be Either and Event Manager OR a Server at an event hosted on campus at which alcohol is served.  Request to enroll in the course at: http://bit.ly/EAT2019 Date: 08.26.19 to 10.06.19

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.