All programs are on Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Reading Room.
The W&L Law Reads program will take place this Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 5:00 PM in the Law School’s Moot Court Room. This year we are reading All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Thursday’s panel event is an opportunity to discuss the story’s legal, political, journalistic, and historical impact.
A limited number of books remain. Stop by and pick one up in the law library before they are gone!
Due to inclement weather the law library circulation desk is closed today, Saturday January 23, 2016.
The W&L Law Reads program has returned for 2016! This year we will be reading All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. On Thursday, February 4th, 2016 at 5:00 PM the law library will host a panel event to discuss the story’s legal, political, journalistic, and historical impact.
Books are now available to the law school community in the law library. Stop by and pick one up before the winter break!
In 1958, a group of Virginia businessmen informally organized for the purpose of promoting industrial development in the state. Their first order of business, however, was to convince Governor Almond to keep the public school system open, and to abandon massive resistance to school desegregation. They reasoned that businesses were unlikely to move to a state without public schools.
Hunton & Williams business attorney and Richmond School Board Chairman, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., was one of these men, and the portion of his papers documenting the operation of this group is now available online. Included here is correspondence, memoranda and printed materials from 1958-1964.
In 1978, when Justice Powell was serving on the Supreme Court, he convinced one of the founders of the Group, Stuart Saunders, former President of the Norfolk and Western Railroad (and later Chairman of the ill-fated Penn Central Railroad), to write an informal history of the organization. That document is included here, as well.
The law library welcomes new students to the law school! Stop by the circulation desk with any questions about our brand new spaces.
During final exams the law library circulation desk will be staffed according to the following schedule:
Tuesday-Friday, April 21-24, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.
Saturday, April 25, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 1 p.m.-11 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, April 27-30, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.
Friday, May 1, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, May 2-3, Closed
Monday-Friday, May 4-8, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sharpen Your Research Skills! Attend Legal Research Certification on Saturday, April 11, from noon to 4:00pm in Classroom D. Open to all 1L, 2L, and 3Ls – lunch provided.
Learn expert tips and strategies from librarians and lawyers to help you succeed this summer and beyond. Instructional sessions taught by our W&L Law librarians will cover legal research methods and resources, including secondary materials, case law, statutory, and administrative law research. Efficient use of Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, and alternative online sources is also an important focus.
The program also includes a panel discussion with insights and advice on legal research from three experienced practitioners and W&L Law alumni:
· Hon. Rudolph Bumgardner III, ’66L – Senior Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia
· Jennifer G. Dean, ’12L – Partner, Virginia Immigration Law Center
· Robert E. Dean, ’10L – Associate, Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP
After attending, you are eligible to earn a Certificate in Legal Research to add to your credentials and show value to employers. One lucky attendee will also win a $100 gift card courtesy of Bloomberg Law.
You can find information about previous years’ programs here.
Please contact Andrew Christensen, Faculty Services Librarian, at christensena@wlu.edu to reserve your place.
During spring break the circulation desk will be staffed according to the following schedule:
Friday, March 6, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, March 7-8, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Friday, March 9-13, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, March 14, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, March 15, Regular Schedule Resumes