Law School Events

This year’s Symposium takes place on April 1st from 3:30-5:00 in Room 124 at the Law School with a wine & cheese reception to follow in the Patten Family Courtyard.

Please join Women’s Law in welcoming Certified Financial Planner® Angela Bender on April 1 from 4pm-5pm in Room 119 to learn about financial wellness practices including budgeting, investing, and paying off debt. RSVP: https://forms.gle/ZAcgMbCjKFfwy5kX8

The Asian Centennial and W&M Theatre proudly present Lloyd Suh's award winning play on the life story of Afong Moy, who at 14 was brought to the US from Guanzhou Province in 1834, and was put on display for the American public as "The Chinese Lady." 

Join the William & Mary Federalist Society and Professor Ilan Wurman (ASU Law) for a discussion on the original meaning of the 14th Amendment.

Join panelists Selin Gülgöz, Professor of Psychology at Fordham University, and Anna Kirkland, Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan, to discuss gender-cognition and access to healthcare for transgender youth.

Business Law Society welcomes Prof. Kevin Haeberle to present his latest research regarding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure and federal securities laws, including  fraud-on-the-market lawsuits and liability.

Join the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Legal Society for a presentation on the state of California data privacy regulations.

Professor Sellers will touch on topics that intersect Race and Election Law. He will provide expert legal opinions on the current issues in Election Law that saturate news pages all across the country with focus on racial equity. 

Alumni Weekend 2022 will be held on April 8-10, 2022 and will feature reunion celebration events for class years ending in 2s & 7s.

Alpha Chi Omega's Walk a Mile Fundraiser for the Avalon Center in support of those affected by domestic violence

Join us for One Tribe One Day on Tuesday, April 12. All day long, across the globe, our community will gather virtually and in person to celebrate this annual W&M tradition by giving back and paying it forward.

Are you interested in a career in criminal prosecution or defense?Join the Criminal Law Society and learn from W&M Law alumni and practicing attorneys about what it's like to practice criminal law, and get advice on how to begin a career in the field!

As the Russia-Ukraine War continues to ensue, Senior Legal Advisor Thomas Harper presents the legal framework of international humanitarian law and the rules of engagement during war to assess possible violations related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Join Women's Law Society, Lawyers Helping Lawyers & First Generation Student Alliance on Wednesday, April 13 at 5pm over Zoom to learn more about navigating the course registration process and course selection strategies based on your areas of interest! 

Police Bystander Liability: A Comparative Approach presented by Göran Sluiter, Professor of Law at the University of Amsterdam.

Thursday, April 14th at 12:50-1:50 PM in Room 127. Lunch will be provided at this event on a first come, first served basis. 

Join Health Law & Policy Society for a mindfulness session taught by certified mindfulness instructor Ariel Tal during the lunch hour on 4/19/2022! The event will be held on the Law School front lawn, in front of the flagpole. 

Leeron Molloy (W&M Law '10, Order of the Coif) of VOYLegal will present on how to transition within the legal market--from smaller practices to BigLaw, into government, in-house, and across states.  Co-Sponsored by OCS and the George Wythe Society.

Please join the Institute of Bill of Rights Law on Wednesday, April 20, at 1:00 PM in Room 124 for our Scalia- Ginsburg Collegiality Speaker Series.

The Reves Center for International Studies, in cooperation with the Asian Centennial Committee, sponsors Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen to deliver the 2022 McSwain-Walker Lecture, “Refugees, Language, and the Meaning of ‘America.'"  

Join the Disability Alliance, Lawyers Helping Lawyers, and the National Lawyers Guild at W&M for a discussion about the history of how Virginia has approached mental health and addiction issues in the legal profession.

On Friday, April 22nd at 11:30am EST the George Wythe Society will be hosting a zoom session with Dean Douglas and Law Librarian Chris Byrne on publishing your notes, legal writing, and other essays outside of law school. Zoom Link in Description!

Vivek S. Sankaran is a W&M Government alum and currently works as the Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic, and is the Director of the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.

An on-the-ground report on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine from Doug Mercado '85, currently serving with the World Food Programme (WFP) as the Head of Area Office for Romania, supporting WFP’s emergency operations in Ukraine. 

An Evening with Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III, (Cayuse and Walla Walla), Director, National Park Service 

Moderated by Robert Rose, with interviewers Andrew Fisher and Nikki Bass

2nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium on Racial & Social Justice Reception and Keynote Speaker