From the Faculty Perspective
Margaret Bacigal
Clinical Professor of Law and Administrative Director of Clinical Placement
"One of my favorite things about teaching at the University of Richmond Law School is the students. They are intellectually curious and passionate about the law. Although they have differing backgrounds and a wide range of interests, I have been impressed by how many are committed to serving others and improving the legal system. Our law school community is a close-knit one that values each person as an individual. Faculty, administrators and staff are all committed to helping students reach their full potential. The law school also offers an exciting, creative learning environment where ideas are explored daily. These things combined make it fun to come to work each day."
John Douglass
Professor of Law and Director of Second-Year Lawyering Skills Program
"I practiced for many years before teaching. Lots of lawyers ask me, ‘What’s so great about teaching law?’ For me, the answer is easy. It’s my students. They bring such a diverse collection of backgrounds and accomplishments to the adventures of learning the law and of growing into professionals. Best of all, they seem anxious to learn together. Collaboration and mutual respect among students and between students and faculty, are at the heart of this place."
Joel Eisen
Professor of Law
"Our professors have national recognition for their expertise and scholarship in their fields. One thing that attracted me to Richmond Law was that this expertise helps make our faculty better teachers and our classes more informative. Faculty members translate their knowledge directly to the classroom setting and take advantage of our school’s relatively small size to help students understand cutting-edge developments in the law."
Jim Gibson
Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Intellectual Property Institute
"For such a small law school, I’m constantly impressed by how much is going on and how many opportunities there are for learning about interesting topics both in and out of the classroom. Every time I turn around there’s something else—a speaker, a moot court competition, a new issue of one of our many student-run journals, a symposium or conference, a debate. For someone who loves to study important issues of law and public policy, it’s like being a kid in a candy store."
Ann Hodges
Professor of Law
"Richmond Law is a community. The community drew me to the campus to teach and keeps me here year after year. I enjoy getting to know the students and particularly working with those who have an interest in my areas of expertise. The community extends far beyond graduation. I take pleasure in watching the career development of former students after they graduate and count many of them among my friends. Some even return to speak to my classes, giving back their own expertise to the students who have followed in their footsteps."
Corinna Lain
Associate Professor of Law
"One of the many things that distinguishes Richmond Law from other schools (and one of the many reasons I enjoy teaching here) is the genuine affection the faculty and students have for each other. We admit fantastic students and we take a personal interest not only in developing them professionally, but also in getting to know them as individuals. This creates a uniquely enriching experience all the way around."
A. Benjamin Spencer
Assistant Professor of Law
"I chose to come teach at Richmond Law because I felt at home here. This is truly a nurturing and stimulating environment where bright people can really shine. I am particularly impressed with students’ widespread commitment to public service and excellence in the area of oral and written advocacy."