Law School Events

Thirty-seven years ago as a Fulbright Scholar at Wuhan University, Clyde Haulman, Professor Emeritus/Adjunct Lecturer of Economics, had the opportunity to travel to Kashgar and Urumqi for an extended period with his wife Fredrika Teute.

Professor Michael Greve (Antonin Scalia Law School) discusses the future of the Nondelegation Doctrine.

Join WLS for a preview of this semester's events!

Join us for an evening Zoom talk with Dr. Kim TallBear (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate) on decolonization in science, technology, and policy, and the implications for land and life, not only for Indigenous peoples, but for all of us. 

Africana Studies Fall Speaker Series featuring Dean Benjamin Spencer, Dean of the Law School & Trustee Professor

Juanita Graham, Director of Outreach Services at Avalon Center, will speak to the Domestic Violence Clinic regarding the dynamics of domestic violence and its intersection with the legal system. All Students are welcome. 

Join faculty and staff from William & Mary’s professional schools—Law School, School of Education, and Mason School of Business—for a “brave bubble” conversation on the recent executive orders on critical race theory in Virginia.

PSF's Funding Chairs are hosting weekly Zoom office hours to answer questions about the 2022 Summer Funding Application.

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Zoom Link:  https://cwm.zoom.us/j/96052559722

Benjamin Crump, a civil rights leader and attorney who has represented such clients as the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, will speak at William & Mary’s 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration.

Michael Gerhard of the University of North Carolina School of Law will deliver this year's Cutler Lecture on "What Trump Taught Us: How to Navigate Constitutional Conflicts Outside the Courts."

Lunch talk with Dr. Zvobgo, Director of the International Justice Lab and W&M Assistant Professor of Government.

William & Mary Law Review is hosting the Cryptocurrency Symposium! We have eleven exciting speakers and three panels. A range of topics will be covered from regulation of cryptocurrency to "Making Virtual Things." 

Charter Day marks the 329th anniversary of the awarding of the Royal Charter from King William III and Queen Mary II of England establishing William & Mary. Tickets are not required to attend.

The Alumni Medallion is the highest and most prestigious award the Alumni Association can bestow on a graduate of William & Mary.

If you are interested in running for an SBA class representative , LL.M representative, or Diversity Chair position for the 2022-2023 school year, please attend this mandatory information session. 

Join W&M's newly formed National Lawyers Guild chapter for our kick-off interest meeting!

Join the George Wythe Society in their collaboration with the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation (GRBF) to provide support to their Eviction Diversion Program. 

Join experts Rebecca Green, Jaime Settle, and Jenifer Whitten-Woodring on February 16th, at 1-2 p.m (via zoom) to discuss social media's impact on democracy in various forms. 

Join BLSA for our last edition in this year's speaker series! We'll close out by having five talented young Black Lawyers working in the public interest field. This will be a great discussion you don't want to miss!

Profs Jackson Sasser (Govt.) and Adrienne Petty (History) will talk about deemphasized aspects of Black history. 

Join APALSA (Asian Pacific American Law Student Association) members for a fun night of beer and socializing at Virginia Beer Company! 

The William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review is excited to announce this year’s symposium, "Environmental Justice in America: Where We Have Been & Can Go." On February 18, join us over Zoom as we host scholars, advocates, and grassroots organizers.

Mr. Burton was only 16 years old when he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of his mother. He served 19 years before being released on parole, and carried the wrongful conviction around for 28 years before exoneration

SBA class representative and Diversity Chair candidates for the 2022-2023 year will have the opportunity to speak about their platforms.

SIPS is hosting three guest speakers to discuss their work at NASA. The event is virutal.

W&M Law School Black History Month Speaker, Barbara L. Johnson, JD '84 

School Choice and Diversity in the U.S.: How Race, Politics, and Values Influence Policy and Shape School Communities

Join the Center for Racial and Social Justice and the Black Law Students Association for an event with Ms. Queen Zakia Shabazz discussing Environmental Justice

Please join us for a candid discussion with W&M Law alum Meredith McCoy on her work at the intersection of media law and political law at Venable LLP.

The Center For Legal Court Technology (CLCT) and the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Legal Society (DPCLS) invites you to a lecture addressing the policy and legal implications of facial recognition technology with Gabrielle Shea (W&M '20). 

The Honorable Stephen R. McCullough, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, discusses federalism issues faced by state supreme courts.

The Black Faculty & Staff Forum has invited Brian Woolfolk, JD '96 as our Black History Month Speaker. 

Timothy Zick, the John Marshall Professor of Government and Citizenship and William H. Cabell Research Professor of Law, will present this year's St. George Tucker Lecture on “Arming the Public Square: The Second Amendment as a Threat to the First.”

Join the William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice for our annual Symposium "The Largest Social Movement: Legal Lessons from the Black Lives Matter Movement"

This is an information for students interested in running for the SBA Diversity Chair position. Information and timeline for the election will be given to participants.

Professor Sean Roberts will speak on "The War on the Uyghurs" as part of Williamsburg Library's photographic exhibit, Kashgar 1985.