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University of Richmond School of Law

January 01, 1970

The University of Richmond School of Law (abbreviated as Richmond Law) is the law school of the University of Richmond, a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond Law is ranked 66th (tie) in the US by US News,[2] among the top five value law schools by the National Jurist,[4] and one of the Princeton Review's 167 Best Law Schools of 2018.[5]

University of Richmond
School of Law
Parent schoolUniversity of Richmond
Established1870
School typePrivate law school
DeanWendy C. Perdue
LocationRichmond, Virginia, United States
37°34′38″N 77°32′19″W / 37.57722°N 77.53861°W / 37.57722; -77.53861
Enrollment408 (Fall 2023)[1]
Faculty137 (Fall 2022)[1]
USNWR ranking66th (tie) (2024)[2]
Bar pass rate79.59% (2023)[3]
Websitelaw.richmond.edu
ABA profileABA Required Disclosures

With approximately 150 J.D. candidates per class year, the University of Richmond School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association.[6] Richmond Law's Dean, Wendy Perdue, is also a former president of the Association of American Law Schools.[7] Richmond Law is also approved by the Virginia State Board of Bar Examiners[6] and is the most common alma mater of judges in the State of Virginia.[4]

History edit

 
The Entrance to the School of Law

The school was founded in 1870 as a college within the University of Richmond. In 1890, the family of the late T. C. Williams, a university trustee, donated $25,000 as the nucleus of an endowment for the law school. In recognition of this gift, the school was named The T. C. Williams School of Law in 1920. In 2022, the school changed the official name from the "T. C. Williams School of Law" to the "University of Richmond School of Law" in keeping with its naming principle that prohibits the use of names of people who engaged in enslavement or openly advocated the enslavement of people.[8]

In 1914, Richmond College (as the university was then known), including its law department, moved from its location downtown to the present campus. Returning servicemen from World War I created space problems for the college and the law department had to be relocated to the old Columbia Building at Grace and Lombardy streets. In 1920, the law department was reorganized as a separate School of Law within what was now the University of Richmond.[9]

The current Law School building, constructed in the Collegiate Gothic architectural style, was originally opened in 1954, and it was enlarged in 1972 and 1981. In 1991, the building was significantly expanded, renovated, and refurbished. The Law School building now provides modern and technologically equipped classrooms, seminar rooms, a law library, a moot courtroom, faculty and administrative offices, faculty and student lounges, and offices for most student organizations.

The Richmond School of Law was ranked 66th in the 2024 ranking of law schools by U.S. News & World Report.[10] According to US News, the school has 408 students with a student-to-faculty ratio of 5:1.[10]

Admissions edit

For the class entering in 2023, the University of Richmond School of Law accepted 41.46% of applicants, with 19.45% of those accepted enrolling. The average enrollee had a 164 LSAT score and 3.75 undergraduate GPA.[1]

Cost of attendance edit

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Richmond Law for the 2020–21 academic year is $67,550.[11] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years, based on data from the 2020–21 academic year, is $202,650.[12] For the 2018–2019 school year, 67% of entering students received scholarships. The 50th percentile grant amount of scholarships was $35,000.[13]

Employment edit

According to Richmond School of Law's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 85% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.[14] Richmond's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 11%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2018 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.[15]

Initiatives edit

Richmond Law has recently launched several new initiatives focusing on expanding areas of the law such as intellectual property, wrongful convictions and family law. The school is making a strong push to become a center for intellectual property law, as evidenced by the recent founding of the Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) and the offering of a joint degree program with Virginia Tech that will enable students to earn both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Juris Doctor degree in as little as six years’ time. Through the IPI, Richmond law students are able to obtain a certificate of concentration in Intellectual Property Law.

The Institute for Actual Innocence, founded in 2005, works to identify and exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The institute is an academic program that partners students with local attorneys and community leaders to seek post-conviction relief for wrongfully convicted prisoners in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Three days before leaving office, President Obama commuted Dujuan Farrow's life sentence after the Institute for Actual Innocence submitted his case for clemency review.[16]

Publications edit

University of Richmond Law Review edit

The University of Richmond Law Review, founded in 1958, publishes four issues a year: the Annual Survey in November, the Symposium Issue in March, and two general issues in January and May. In addition, since 2015, the Law Review has published an online volume each year. Staff members are selected at the end of their first year of law school after participating in a journal competition, which takes into consideration students' grades and the results of a casenote and Bluebook exam.

Richmond Public Interest Law Review edit

The Richmond Public Interest Law Review (PILR) is a law review published by the University of Richmond School of Law. The journal, formerly known as the Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest, vol. 1 (1996) - vol. 19 (2016), focuses on issues pertaining to social welfare, public policy, and a broad spectrum of jurisprudence.

Publishing three annual volumes, PILR posts its articles and other related content online to reach the widest audience possible. Of these annual publications, two volumes specifically attempt to confront prominent and difficult issues raised by modern society:

  • The General Assembly in Review issue, an annual print volume focused exclusively on the legislative work of the Virginia General Assembly and its implications for the Commonwealth's citizens and future. Past topics have included discussions regarding state legislation aimed at reproductive rights, religious freedom, lyme disease, the reformation of ethics and conflict of interest laws, mental health court systems, and the sexual victimization of incarcerated juveniles; and
  • The PILR Symposium issue, touching on contemporary social welfare issues and controversial topics relating to our nation's public interest. Past topics have confronted challenging issues in the areas of veteran's law, privacy rights and the regulation of sexuality, gender equality in the twenty-first century, and wrongful convictions.

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology edit

The Richmond Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT) is a law review published by the School of Law. It was the first student-edited law review in the world to be published exclusively online.[17]

First published on April 10, 1995, the journal focused on the impact of computer-related and other emerging technologies on the law. Today, JOLT publishes four issues per year containing a variety of technology-related articles including traditional intellectual property issues, telecommunication law, biotechnology, computer law, and emerging areas of constitutional law.

Notable faculty edit

Notable alumni edit

References edit

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  2. ^ a b [1] US News
  3. ^ "Consumer Bar Passage 2023 - Richmond, University of" (PDF). American Bar Association. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "University of Richmond School of Law".
  5. ^ . www.princetonreview.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Accreditation – University of Richmond". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "AALS Announces 2018 Leadership".
  8. ^ "Board Action on School of Law Name". University of Richmond Board of Trustees. September 23, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "University of Richmond School of Law: History". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "University of Richmond - Best Law Schools". US News. April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "Cost of Attendance - Law - Financial Aid - University of Richmond". financialaid. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "University of Richmond Profile". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  13. ^ "Scholarships and Financial Aid - School of Law - University of Richmond". law. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "Employment Summary for 2018 Graduates" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  15. ^ "University of Richmond Profile". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  16. ^ Frank, Green (January 29, 2017). "UR Law School students help win presidential commutation of life sentence". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "About". University of Richmond School of Law/. March 14, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  18. ^ "School of Law – University of Richmond".
  19. ^ Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey The White House. (no date). Retrieved May 18, 2007
  20. ^ "School of Law – University of Richmond".
  21. ^ "Watkins Moorman Abbitt". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  22. ^ "WARD LYNN ARMSTRONG'S BIOGRAPHY". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  23. ^ "Leon M. (Leon Maurice) Bazile Papers, 1826–1967MSS1 B3483 a FA2". Virginia Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  24. ^ Miller, Hsiaolei. "University of Richmond School of Law". Above the Law. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  25. ^ Powell, Mickey (March 9, 2020). "Clarke supervisor Mary Daniel appointed to be a general district court judge". Winchester Star. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  26. ^ Peters, Jeremy W.; Feuer, Alan (December 3, 2020). "How Is Trump's Lawyer Jenna Ellis 'Elite Strike Force' Material?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  27. ^ . Richmond The Alumni Magazine. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  28. ^ . Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  29. ^ "The Honorable Lawrence L. Koontz – University of Richmond School" (PDF). University of Richmond. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  30. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE G. MANOLI LOUPASSI'S BIOGRAPHY". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  31. ^ "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges: Merhige, Robert Reynold Jr". Federal judicial Center. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  32. ^ "Nathan H. Miller". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  33. ^ "Faculty Resources – Faculty Recognition: The A. L. Philpott Adjunct Chair in Law". University of Richmond. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  34. ^ "PICKETT, Owen Bradford, (1930 – 2010)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  35. ^ "ROBERTSON, Absalom Willis, (1887 – 1971)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  36. ^ "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges: Schlesinger, Harvey Erwin". Federal judicial Center. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  37. ^ "Scholarships Awarded by the School of Law". Richmond School of Law. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  38. ^ McConnell, Jim (September 16, 2020). "Tony Pham's story: From refugee to head of ICE". Chesterfield Observer.

External links edit

  • Richmond Law


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The University of Richmond School of Law abbreviated as Richmond Law is the law school of the University of Richmond a private liberal arts college in Richmond Virginia Richmond Law is ranked 66th tie in the US by US News 2 among the top five value law schools by the National Jurist 4 and one of the Princeton Review s 167 Best Law Schools of 2018 5 University of RichmondSchool of LawParent schoolUniversity of RichmondEstablished1870School typePrivate law schoolDeanWendy C PerdueLocationRichmond Virginia United States37 34 38 N 77 32 19 W 37 57722 N 77 53861 W 37 57722 77 53861Enrollment408 Fall 2023 1 Faculty137 Fall 2022 1 USNWR ranking66th tie 2024 2 Bar pass rate79 59 2023 3 Websitelaw wbr richmond wbr eduABA profileABA Required Disclosures With approximately 150 J D candidates per class year the University of Richmond School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association 6 Richmond Law s Dean Wendy Perdue is also a former president of the Association of American Law Schools 7 Richmond Law is also approved by the Virginia State Board of Bar Examiners 6 and is the most common alma mater of judges in the State of Virginia 4 Contents 1 History 2 Admissions 3 Cost of attendance 4 Employment 5 Initiatives 6 Publications 6 1 University of Richmond Law Review 6 2 Richmond Public Interest Law Review 6 3 Richmond Journal of Law and Technology 7 Notable faculty 8 Notable alumni 9 References 10 External linksHistory edit nbsp The Entrance to the School of Law The school was founded in 1870 as a college within the University of Richmond In 1890 the family of the late T C Williams a university trustee donated 25 000 as the nucleus of an endowment for the law school In recognition of this gift the school was named The T C Williams School of Law in 1920 In 2022 the school changed the official name from the T C Williams School of Law to the University of Richmond School of Law in keeping with its naming principle that prohibits the use of names of people who engaged in enslavement or openly advocated the enslavement of people 8 In 1914 Richmond College as the university was then known including its law department moved from its location downtown to the present campus Returning servicemen from World War I created space problems for the college and the law department had to be relocated to the old Columbia Building at Grace and Lombardy streets In 1920 the law department was reorganized as a separate School of Law within what was now the University of Richmond 9 The current Law School building constructed in the Collegiate Gothic architectural style was originally opened in 1954 and it was enlarged in 1972 and 1981 In 1991 the building was significantly expanded renovated and refurbished The Law School building now provides modern and technologically equipped classrooms seminar rooms a law library a moot courtroom faculty and administrative offices faculty and student lounges and offices for most student organizations The Richmond School of Law was ranked 66th in the 2024 ranking of law schools by U S News amp World Report 10 According to US News the school has 408 students with a student to faculty ratio of 5 1 10 Admissions editFor the class entering in 2023 the University of Richmond School of Law accepted 41 46 of applicants with 19 45 of those accepted enrolling The average enrollee had a 164 LSAT score and 3 75 undergraduate GPA 1 Cost of attendance editThe total cost of attendance indicating the cost of tuition fees and living expenses at Richmond Law for the 2020 21 academic year is 67 550 11 The Law School Transparency estimated debt financed cost of attendance for three years based on data from the 2020 21 academic year is 202 650 12 For the 2018 2019 school year 67 of entering students received scholarships The 50th percentile grant amount of scholarships was 35 000 13 Employment editAccording to Richmond School of Law s official 2018 ABA required disclosures 85 of the Class of 2018 obtained full time long term JD required employment nine months after graduation 14 Richmond s Law School Transparency under employment score is 11 indicating the percentage of the Class of 2018 unemployed pursuing an additional degree or working in a non professional short term or part time job nine months after graduation 15 Initiatives editRichmond Law has recently launched several new initiatives focusing on expanding areas of the law such as intellectual property wrongful convictions and family law The school is making a strong push to become a center for intellectual property law as evidenced by the recent founding of the Intellectual Property Institute IPI and the offering of a joint degree program with Virginia Tech that will enable students to earn both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Juris Doctor degree in as little as six years time Through the IPI Richmond law students are able to obtain a certificate of concentration in Intellectual Property Law The Institute for Actual Innocence founded in 2005 works to identify and exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals in the Commonwealth of Virginia The institute is an academic program that partners students with local attorneys and community leaders to seek post conviction relief for wrongfully convicted prisoners in the Commonwealth of Virginia Three days before leaving office President Obama commuted Dujuan Farrow s life sentence after the Institute for Actual Innocence submitted his case for clemency review 16 Publications editUniversity of Richmond Law Review edit The University of Richmond Law Review founded in 1958 publishes four issues a year the Annual Survey in November the Symposium Issue in March and two general issues in January and May In addition since 2015 the Law Review has published an online volume each year Staff members are selected at the end of their first year of law school after participating in a journal competition which takes into consideration students grades and the results of a casenote and Bluebook exam Richmond Public Interest Law Review edit The Richmond Public Interest Law Review PILR is a law review published by the University of Richmond School of Law The journal formerly known as the Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest vol 1 1996 vol 19 2016 focuses on issues pertaining to social welfare public policy and a broad spectrum of jurisprudence Publishing three annual volumes PILR posts its articles and other related content online to reach the widest audience possible Of these annual publications two volumes specifically attempt to confront prominent and difficult issues raised by modern society The General Assembly in Review issue an annual print volume focused exclusively on the legislative work of the Virginia General Assembly and its implications for the Commonwealth s citizens and future Past topics have included discussions regarding state legislation aimed at reproductive rights religious freedom lyme disease the reformation of ethics and conflict of interest laws mental health court systems and the sexual victimization of incarcerated juveniles and The PILR Symposium issue touching on contemporary social welfare issues and controversial topics relating to our nation s public interest Past topics have confronted challenging issues in the areas of veteran s law privacy rights and the regulation of sexuality gender equality in the twenty first century and wrongful convictions Richmond Journal of Law and Technology edit The Richmond Journal of Law and Technology JOLT is a law review published by the School of Law It was the first student edited law review in the world to be published exclusively online 17 First published on April 10 1995 the journal focused on the impact of computer related and other emerging technologies on the law Today JOLT publishes four issues per year containing a variety of technology related articles including traditional intellectual property issues telecommunication law biotechnology computer law and emerging areas of constitutional law Notable faculty editRonald J Bacigal Specializes in Criminal Law and Procedure He also serves as Reporter of Criminal Decisions for the Court of Appeals of Virginia 18 Harry L Carrico Senior Justice Supreme Court of Virginia Visiting professor of Law and Civic Engagement Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Judge 1956 1961 James Comey former Director Federal Bureau of Investigation former Deputy Attorney General former United States Attorney 4th Circuit former United States Attorney 1st Circuit 19 Marla Decker Chief Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals former Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Tim Kaine United States Senator Virginia 70th Governor of Virginia 2005 38th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia 2001 former Mayor of Richmond 1998 Donald W Lemons Supreme Court of Virginia Justice 2000 2022 Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge 1998 2000 Circuit Court for the City of Richmond Judge 1995 98 John Marshall Professor of Judicial Studies 20 Harold Wren 1921 2016 dean of three law schoolsNotable alumni editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Watkins Abbitt U S Representative from Virginia 1948 1973 21 Les Adams Member Virginia House of Delegates Dave Albo Former Member Virginia House of Delegates Ward Armstrong Former Minority Leader Virginia House of Delegates 22 Leon Bazile Trial judge in the case of Loving v Virginia 23 Jose M Cabanillas Executive officer of the USS Texas 24 rear admiral awarded the Bronze Star Ben Chafin Virginia State Senator Teresa M Chafin Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia Ben Cline Congressman Former Member of the Virginia House of Delegates Mary Daniel Judge for General District Court Judge for the 26th Judicial District of Virginia 25 Marla Decker Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia Jenna Ellis Legal advisor for Donald Trump 26 Walter S Felton Jr Former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia 27 Mark Herring Former attorney general of Virginia former member of the Senate of Virginia 28 Lawrence L Koontz Jr Retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia 29 Jay Leftwich Member Virginia House of Delegates Lynwood Lewis Virginia State Senator G Manoli Loupassi Former member Virginia House of Delegates 30 Stephen R McCullough Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia Robert R Merhige Jr Former U S District Court Judge Eastern District of Virginia 31 Nathan H Miller Former Virginia State Senator 32 Willis D Miller Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia citation needed Chris Peace Former Member Virginia House of Delegates A L Philpott Former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates 33 Owen B Pickett U S Representative 1987 2001 34 Robert Nelson Pollard Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia A Willis Robertson U S Senator 1946 1966 35 Harvey E Schlesinger Senior U S District Judge Middle District of Florida 36 Harold Fleming Snead Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia 37 Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia Richard Stuart Virginia State Senator Tony Pham Prosecutor and former acting director of U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement 38 Saman Imtiaz Justice at the Islamabad High Court IHC since 17 December 2021 She is the second woman judge to be appointed to the IHCReferences edit a b c 2023 Standard 509 Information Report Richmond University of PDF American Bar Association Retrieved April 12 2024 a b 1 US News Consumer Bar Passage 2023 Richmond University of PDF American Bar Association Retrieved April 12 2024 a b University of Richmond School of Law University of Richmond School of Law Admissions Average Test Scores amp Tuition The Princeton Review www princetonreview com Archived from the original on April 19 2015 a b Accreditation University of Richmond Retrieved August 13 2023 AALS Announces 2018 Leadership Board Action on School of Law Name University of Richmond Board of Trustees September 23 2022 Retrieved October 14 2022 University of Richmond School of Law History Retrieved August 13 2023 a b University of Richmond Best Law Schools US News April 9 2024 Cost of Attendance Law Financial Aid University of Richmond financialaid Retrieved August 13 2023 University of Richmond Profile Retrieved August 13 2023 Scholarships and Financial Aid School of Law University of Richmond law Retrieved August 13 2023 Employment Summary for 2018 Graduates PDF Retrieved August 13 2023 University of Richmond Profile Retrieved August 13 2023 Frank Green January 29 2017 UR Law School students help win presidential commutation of life sentence Richmond Times Dispatch Retrieved February 4 2019 About University of Richmond School of Law March 14 2012 Retrieved April 28 2016 School of Law University of Richmond Deputy Attorney General James B Comey The White House no date Retrieved May 18 2007 School of Law University of Richmond Watkins Moorman Abbitt Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved January 3 2013 WARD LYNN ARMSTRONG S BIOGRAPHY Project Vote Smart Retrieved January 1 2013 Leon M Leon Maurice Bazile Papers 1826 1967MSS1 B3483 a FA2 Virginia Historical Society Retrieved January 1 2013 Miller Hsiaolei University of Richmond School of Law Above the Law Retrieved May 9 2017 Powell Mickey March 9 2020 Clarke supervisor Mary Daniel appointed to be a general district court judge Winchester Star Retrieved November 28 2021 Peters Jeremy W Feuer Alan December 3 2020 How Is Trump s Lawyer Jenna Ellis Elite Strike Force Material The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 3 2020 Alumni News Richmond The Alumni Magazine Archived from the original on June 17 2013 Retrieved January 1 2013 Attorney General Biography Office of the Attorney General of Virginia Archived from the original on July 9 2011 Retrieved February 6 2014 The Honorable Lawrence L Koontz University of Richmond School PDF University of Richmond Retrieved January 1 2013 REPRESENTATIVE G MANOLI LOUPASSI S BIOGRAPHY Project Vote Smart Retrieved January 1 2013 Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Merhige Robert Reynold Jr Federal judicial Center Retrieved January 1 2013 Nathan H Miller Virginia House of Delegates Retrieved January 1 2013 Faculty Resources Faculty Recognition The A L Philpott Adjunct Chair in Law University of Richmond Retrieved January 1 2013 PICKETT Owen Bradford 1930 2010 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved January 1 2013 ROBERTSON Absalom Willis 1887 1971 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved January 1 2013 Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Schlesinger Harvey Erwin Federal judicial Center Retrieved January 1 2013 Scholarships Awarded by the School of Law Richmond School of Law Retrieved January 1 2013 McConnell Jim September 16 2020 Tony Pham s story From refugee to head of ICE Chesterfield Observer External links editRichmond Law Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University of Richmond School of Law amp oldid 1223763641 Richmond Public Interest Law Review, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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