The Black Law Student Association's (BLSA) Annual Symposium: Social Activism and the Law 
Saturday, February 1
5:30pm - 8pm
Law School, Penny Commons/Hixon Center

To kick off Black History Month this year, The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) present our annual symposium: Social Activism and the Law! Topics include: Freedom of Assembly, Privacy, and Civil Liability! Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be provided.

2020 Spring Executive Board Candidate Forum
Monday, February 3
12:50pm - 1:50pm
Law School, Room 119

Please join the Honor Council and Student Bar Association for the Spring 2020 SBA Executive Board Candidate Forum on Monday, February 3. The forum will take place during the lunch hour (12:50 - 1:50) in room 119, and pizza will be provided. 

Guest Speaker: Ryen Rasmus
Tuesday, February 4
12:50pm - 1:50pm
Law School, Room 141

Join SIPS in Room 141 during the lunch hour next Tuesday to hear Ryen Rasmus, a W&M Law alum, discuss his experiences practicing Intellectual Property Law at The Lipp Law Firm in Fairfax, VA. Lunch will be provided!


LLSA General Body Meeting & Cafecito
Wednesday, February 5
11am - 12pm
Law School, Room 135

Join LLSA for our general student body meeting on Wednesday, February 5, from 11AM-12PM in Room 135. We'll be discussing our plans for the upcoming semester, and will have bagels and coffee to help you refuel between morning classes!

Valuing Life in the Age of Assisted Suicide    
Wednesday, February 5
12:50pm - 1:50pm
Law School, Room 120

Join William & Mary Law School's Advocates for Life for a lunchtime talk by Kevin Theriot, senior counsel & vice president of the Center for Life with Alliance Defending Freedom, about the legal landscape surrounding end of life issues.  

Climate Change: It Takes Everyone, Environmental Law & Policy Review Symposium 
Friday, February 7
9:30am - 4:30pm
Law School, Room 119

ELPR's Annual Symposium will take place on February 7th, 2020. This year's topic will address the interdisciplinary nature of climate change and comprehensive mitigation efforts. 

100 Nights Celebration for 3L and LLM students
Friday, February 7
7pm - 10pm
Unity Hall, Campus Center | 108 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Join your classmates and celebrate being 100 days from graduation!

Brunch for Student and Faculty Parents 
Saturday, February 8
11:30am - 1:30pm
Law School, Penny Commons

Calling all W&M Law School students, faculty, & staff with young children (0-18 years)! Join Advocates for Life for a chance to connect with other parents in the Law School community. 

PSF's Annual Auction: An Enchanted Forest 
Saturday, February 8
7pm - 11pm
Unity Hall

PSF's Annual Auction will be held on February 8, 2020 in Trinkle Hall with the wonderful theme of “Enchanted Forest!" 

SEALS 2020 Cutest Pet Contest
Monday, February 10 - Thursday, February 13
Penny Commons

Every year, SEALS takes submissions of adorable pictures of your pets, and then collects votes in the law school lobby to determine which pet is the winner.  All proceeds go to the Heritage Humane Society but bragging rights are eternal!

    Alumni Talk: Maria Monastra
    Monday, February 10
    12:50pm
    Law School, Room 133

    William & Mary Alumna and Associate Attorney with Mullen Coughlin, Maria Monastra.

    Spring SBA Class Representative/LLM Representative/Diversity Chair Candidate Information Session
    Monday, February 10
    12:50pm - 1:50pm
    Law School, Room 141
    If you are interested in an SBA board position, there is a mandatory candidate information session for Class Representatives, the Diversity Chair, and LLM Representatives on Monday, February 10, in room 141 at 1 pm.  
      Puppies on the Patio
      Monday, February 10
      1:15pm - 2pm
      Law School

      The corgis will be back at the law school this Monday during the lunch hour for LHL's Puppies on the Patio. Start your week off right by stopping by and getting some pets in!

        DNI Panel - Blind Spots: Outsmart Your Mind
        Monday, February 10
        6:30pm - 8pm
        Alan B. Miller Hall (Business School), Brinkley Commons

        Blind spots are unconscious biases that can narrow your vision and potentially influence your behaviors, join in on the discussion on how to outsmart your mind. 

        Women in the Law Panel
        Tuesday, February 11
        12:50pm - 1:50pm
        Law School, Room 124

        Panel of female W&M Law alumnae discuss issues women face in the workplace.

        Singing Valentines from Law Cappella
        Wednesday, February 12 - Friday, February 14
        Law School, Anywhere in the Law School you would like!

        Surprise someone special (or prank a friend) with a Singing Valentine this Valentine's Day. Select from one of four songs, a recipient, a place, and a time, and the Law School's very own Law Cappella will sing for you!

        Valentine's Day Wellness Wednesday
        Wednesday, February 12
        11am - 3pm
        Law School, Penny Commons

        In celebration of the love that truly lasts a life time (self-love), LHL will be serving free hot chocolate to all in the Penny Commons from 11am-3pm this Wednesday! (There will even be a nondairy hot chocolate option!)

        "Cultivating Joy in Your Teaching" - Spring '20 Studio Workshop Series
        Wednesday, February 12
        12pm - 1pm
        Swem Library, Ford Classroom

        In the first session of the Studio's Spring '20 Workshop Series, Kelly Crace, Associate Vice President for Health & Wellness, will present “Cultivating Joy in your Teaching.”

        SFIP Symposium - Capital Innocence: A conversation about wrongful conviction and the death penalty.
        Thursday, February 13
        4pm - 8pm
        Law School, Room 119

        Students for the Innocence Project is proud to host Sister Helen Prejean, Bo King, and James Coleman Jr. to speak about the intersection of wrongful conviction and capital punishment.  A short reception will follow in the Penny Commons.

        Lunch Talk with Norfolk Deputy City Attorney and Director of Planning hosted by SEALS and VCPC
        Sunday, February 16 - Tuesday, February 18
        12:50pm - 1:50pm
        Law School, Room 127

        SEALS & VCPC are proud to host Adam Melita, Esq., Deputy City Attorney and George Homewood, Director of Planning, City of Norfolk to discuss Norfolk’s progressive comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance addressing flooding. This event is not to be missed!

        2020 Class Representative, LLM Representative, and Diversity Chair Candidate Forum
        Monday, February 17
        12:50pm - 1:50pm
        Law School, Room 119

        Please join the Honor Council and the Student Bar Association for the Spring 2020 SBA Class Representative, LLM Representative, and Diversity Chair Candidate Forum on Monday, February 17 during the lunch hour in room 119.  Lunch will be provided.

        Crowdfunding and Securities Regulation (Hosted by Business Law Society)
        Tuesday, February 18
        12:50pm - 1:50pm
        Law School, Room 141

        Come join Business Law Society in listening to our own Professor Ibrahim give a talk entitled "Crowdfunding and Securities Regulation"! Lunch will be provided.

          The Intricacies of Video Game Law & Internet Law with Noah Downs
          Wednesday, February 19
          12:50pm - 1:50pm
          Law School, Room 133

          Join the DPCLS, SELS, & SIPS in welcoming Noah Downs, a video game and internet law attorney at Morrison Rothman. 

          The Role of Copyright Litigation in the Sports, Music and Entertainment Industries
          Thursday, February 20
          12:50pm - 1:50pm
          Law School, Room 133

          Lunch Talk: William Roberts and Robert Allen Garrett are coming to speak on "The Role of Copyright Litigation in the Sports, Music and Entertainment Industries: An Insiders’ View."

          W&M Law Review Symposium: Future of Fiduciary Law
          Friday, February 21 - Saturday, February 22
          2pm - 11:30am
          Law School, Room 119

          "The Future of Fiduciary Law," will take place at the Law School on Friday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, Feb. 22 from 9:00 to 11:30 AM. The symposium is hosted this year by W&M  Professor Evan Criddle and features some of the nation's top legal scholars.

          Property Rights Initiative Interest Meeting
          Monday, February 24
          12:50pm - 1:50pm
          Law School, Room 127

          Interest Meeting for Property Rights Initiative

          Puppies on the Patio (The corgis are coming!)
          Monday, February 24
          12:50pm - 1:50pm
          Law School

          The corgis will be back at the law school this Monday during the lunch hour for LHL's Puppies on the Patio. Start your week off right by stopping by and getting some pets in!

            Prof. James Q. Whitman (Yale): Marshall-Wythe Lecture in Legal History, "Owning Humans, Owning Land"
            Tuesday, February 25
            12:50pm - 1:50pm
            Law School, Room 127

            On Tuesday, February 25th, Professor Whitman will deliver a lecture titled "Owning Humans, Owning Land: Two Primitive Modes of the Property Imagination" in room 127 at William & Mary Law School. Lunch will be served. Free and all are welcome.

            The Haven Confidential Advocate Application 20-21 Now Open!
            Tuesday, February 25 - Monday, March 16
            4pm - 5pm
            Campus Center

            The Haven Confidential Advocate Application 20-21 Now Open! Due March 16th @ 5:00pm

              Guest Speaker: Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney and Adjunct Professor Megan Zwisohn
              Wednesday, February 26
              12:50pm - 1:50pm
              Law School, Room 119

              The Children's Advocacy Law Society is hosting Megan Zwisohn, Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney and Adjunct Professor, for a talk about children and the Virginia criminal justice system. The event is in room 119 during the lunch hour. Food will be provided!

              Tech Law: Life as a Data Security, Privacy & Cybersecurity Lawyer
              Wednesday, February 26
              12:50pm - 1:50pm
              Law School, Room 133
              DPCLS hosts Bobby Turnage, Jr., a cybersecurity, data security, and privacy counsel at Sands Anderson.
              Wellness Wednesday - Judge Gibney 
              Wednesday, February 26
              12:50pm - 1:50pm
              Law School, Room 120

              Judge Gibney joins us on Wednesday to share his own candid experience with substance abuse, the warning signs in law students, and ways to manage and prevent substance dependence. 


              Workshop with Prof. James Q. Whitman (Yale) (W&M students, faculty, staff only)
              Wednesday, February 26
              12:50pm - 1:50pm
              Law School, Faculty Room

              Professor James Q. Whitman of Yale Law School will give a workshop on a paper titled "The Justice of Enslavement: Homeric Values in Roman Slave Law."  Due to limited seating, this workshop is open only to William & Mary students, faculty and staff.

                Ally Training
                Wednesday, February 26
                12:50pm - 2pm
                Law School, Room 127

                Join ACS and BLSA for a training that will focus on strategies for being an ally to diverse and underrepresented groups, particularly in the professional context. Led by Shené Owens, Associate Director of William & Mary's Center for Student Diversity.

                RGSJ Symposium: Free Speech Jurisprudence and its Interactions with Social Justice
                Friday, February 28
                8am - 5pm
                Law School, Room 119

                The William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice cordially invites you to our 2020 Symposium: First Amendment Marketplace Morass: Free Speech Jurisprudence and its Interactions with Social Justice.

                Unpacking and Interrogating the Diversity Pipeline: Underrepresented Groups in the Law
                Saturday, February 29
                9:15am - 3pm
                Law School, Room 120

                Come for a workshop on affirmative action/race-conscious admissions policies and a panel on minority representation in law schools and in the legal practice. Light breakfast items and lunch will be served, with a reception to follow.

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                SEALS 2020 Cutest Pet Photo Submissions
                Friday, January 24 - Sunday, February 2
                Law School, Lobby

                We are excited to announce 2020's Cutest Pet Contest! Every year, SEALS takes submissions of adorable pictures of your pets, and then collects votes in the law school lobby to determine which pet is the winner. Submissions open until Feb 2, 2020 at 12pm! 

                British and Colonial Antecedents of American Liberties (Wolf Law Library Exhibit)
                Tuesday, October 1 - Sunday, March 15
                Law School, Wolf Law Library

                An exhibition of rare books on early American law from the collection of Sid Lapidus at the Wolf Law Library at William & Mary Law School.

                Virginia Bar Association - Interest Meeting
                Wednesday, October 6 - Wednesday, October 6
                1pm - 1:50pm
                Zoom https://cwm.zoom.us/j/3274694342

                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.