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At the University of Virginia School of Law, the delicate art of compromise has found a home in the curriculum. Negotiations, a new class offered through the Public Speaking Program , is designed to teach students the persuasive skills needed across a wide variety of situations a lawyer might

The University of Virginia School of Law has a reach that extends worldwide and offers numerous opportunities for students to receive international legal exposure. From fellowships at The Hague, to deep dives into human rights field research, here are 11 ways students take advantage of the school's global connections.

They survived their exams, and so can you. As classes end and the exam study period begins, recent alumni of the University of Virginia School of Law offer their best tips for tackling fall finals. Kelly Camp '14 Mayer Brown New York, New York What's your best advice for studying for or taking exams

A federal judge and a professor are giving University of Virginia School of Law students an insiders' perspective on what goes into judicial decision-making through a January Term course this week. Judicial Philosophy in Theory and Practice, offered as a one-credit course, aims to help students gain

When he was considering which law school to attend, Mark Gruetzmacher heard a lot of hype about the collegial nature of the community at the University of Virginia School of Law. When Danielle Moore first visited UVA, several students went out of their way to explain how the school fosters a sense of belonging and inclusion. Now a few months into their studies as first-year law students, Gruetzmacher and Moore say what they heard wasn't exaggerated.

Not every law school class has to be loaded with Latin and steeped in legal precedent. Sometimes a little Marlon Brando can be instructive, too. Each year at the University of Virginia School of Law, more than a dozen professors put their unique stamp on the course Seminar in Ethical Values , which

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ashley White, 24, was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in October 2011 while serving as a part of a team attached to a special operations unit. Though the military officially banned women from serving in combat positions, servicewomen like White were often

In the spirit of the season, several faculty members shared exam memories from when they were law students at Virginia.

Their clients are a vulnerable group and often overlooked by the community, but students taking the Advocacy Clinic for the Elderly found that in helping low-income seniors they tackled a range of legal problems offering a well-rounded practical education in law and pro bono service.

Posted July 17, 2006 Greetings from Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina! With possibly the best location in the Balkans—surrounded by mountains and close to the sea—Sarajevo is a vibrant city struggling to regain its pre-war glory. Beginning in 1992, Sarajevo was the scene of the

Posted Aug. 18, 2006 I work at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania as a legal intern on the Military I Team in the Office of the Prosecutor. The ICTR was established by the United Nations to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide that took

Posted August 9, 2007 Dear Friends: I am writing from Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, where for the last twelve weeks I have been working as a foreign law clerk in the office of Justice Asher Grunis of the Israeli Supreme Court. The Israeli legal system is based largely on British common law, with

Posted August 20, 2007 Dear Students: I'm writing to you from the South African city of Johannesburg. I am working at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) at the University of the Witwatersrand (known to students and faculty as "Wits"), one of South Africa's most famous universities and the

Posted August 1, 2007 Greetings from Tanzania! I am a legal intern in the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania. The ICTR was established by the United Nations to bring to justice those most responsible for the genocide that took place in

Posted June 23, 2005 On June 12 we had our annual "Walk the World" march to raise awareness about the problem of world hunger and to raise money for our work distributing food aid in times of both man-made and natural disaster. More than 200,000 people marched in 269 cities around the world. This

Posted June 27, 2007 Dear friends, I write to you from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, where I am working this summer as an assistant in the political and economic section of the U.S. Embassy. So far, my work has been quite exciting. I’ve been given two subject areas, or “portfolios,” all my own

Posted June 27, 2005 Ramallah is an active and vibrant city, full of people, culture, and international activity. It is located in the West Bank/Occupied Palestinian Territories, and getting in and out requires gaining passage through a checkpoint maintained by the Israeli military. Qalandia