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Virginia Del. Danica Roem, the first openly transgender elected state lawmaker in the United States, encouraged audience members to find their voice and run for office, and spoke about her experiences as an elected official working to address local issues. The talk capped the Ele(Q)t Project for LGBTQ Leadership symposium, which focused on motivating and training young LGBTQ leaders to run for political office.

UVA Law students and the Public Service Center share their best tips for acing your public service internship.

U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin '86 spoke at UVA Law before receiving the inaugural UVA Black Law Students Association Alumni Spotlight Award. McEachin, who has represented Virginia's 4th Congressional District since 2017, spoke about his career in Virginia politics and gave advice for students interested in pursuing political careers. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced McEachin.

Crystal Shin '10, director of the Program in Law and Public Service, discusses the features of the program.

Neil Eggleston, now a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis, speaks about the presidency and his experiences in the Obama administration as White House counsel.

Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch discusses the role of the legal profession in an era of significant polarization. Lynch spoke at UVA Law after receiving the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law.

Robin Steinberg, founder of the Bronx Defenders, talks about her work as a public defender for indigent clients and describes ways that law students can get involved in “shaping” the justice they want to see in the world. This speech was the keynote address at UVA Law’s “Shaping Justice” conference. UVA Law professor Josh Bowers introduces Steinberg.

Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson ’72 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit offers a critique of the current administrative state. He assesses why the administrative state is necessary as well as the ways in which it could be made more effective.

Slate's Dahlia Lithwick and UVA Law professors John Harrison, Frederick Schauer and moderator Micah Schwartzman discussed Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's legacy and looked ahead to the battle over his successor.

Professor Josh Bowers and UVA Law students talk about the Program in Law and Public Service during an admitted students open house.

Andrew Block, director of the Child Advocacy Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law, talks about the goals of the clinic, and clinic students Jake Spilman and Emily Kveselis discuss their work on behalf of a juvenile offender.

Judy Feder, a professor of public policy at Georgetown Public Policy Institute and institute fellow at the Urban Institute, spoke on health care reform at the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law's 2013 symposium, "Theory and Practice," at UVA Law.

Virginia Assistant Attorney General Michell Welch discusses prosecuting animal cruelty cases.

More than 500 students, faculty and staff at the University of Virginia School of Law signed the Diversity Pledge this week, an annual tradition that was moved this year for the first time to the fall semester.

Dan Hausman, a third-year law student at the University of Virginia School of Law, was named the Law School's 11th Powell Fellow, which offers a $40,000 salary for a graduate working in the public interest.

Professor M. Todd Henderson of the University of Chicago School of Law, and Virginia Law professors Quinn Curtis and John Morley discuss the Occupy Wall Street protests and the financial crisis.

Dean Paul Mahoney and Randall Guynn '84, head of Davis Polk's Financial Institutions Group, debate the inevitability of bailouts.

U.S. Attorney Heaphy Delivers Keynote at Conference on Public Service and the Law

The Law School has named third-year law student Peggy Nicholson the 10th Powell Fellow, an honor that will fund her work on behalf of children in the juvenile justice system in North Carolina.

Adam Heyman '03 discussed his work using advocacy and direct representation to benefit communities here and overseas, and how students can use their law degree and legal training to work abroad in unexpected settings.

Spending time in private law practice before turning to public service is a legal tradition that goes back to the University of Virginia’s founder, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ‘83 told Law School students Tuesday.

Shawn Pompian '00 recently discussed the State Department's Attorney Honors Program at a Public Service Center event.

Ron Rosenberg '99, special assistant in the Office of Refugee, Asylum and International Operations at the Department of Homeland Security, spoke about the agency's work and career and internship opportunities.

California Secretary of State Debra Bowen traced her path from private to public service and discussed how her career has been shaped by technology’s effect on democracy during her keynote address at the Conference on Public Service and the Law on Saturday.

Students “made it work” at the Public Interest Law Association auction Saturday. The annual event, which featured a “Project Runway” theme, raised about $50,000 after expenses for grants funding students who take public service jobs over the summer.