Student Activities
University
of Richmond Law Review
A student board of editors and staff publishes
the University of Richmond Law Review on a quarterly
basis. The Law Review presents scholarly articles
by professors, judges, attorneys and students
on matters of current interest in the law.
Richmond
Journal of Law and Technology
The first
student-edited, scholarly legal journal to be
published exclusively in electronic form, the
Richmond Journal of Law and Technology went
online April 10, 1995. It is also available
on LEXIS and WESTLAW.
Richmond
Journal of Law and the Public Interest
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
is a University of Richmond online journal based
at the School of Law. Each issue explores a
specific theme, chosen by the Editorial Board,
which reflects major legal, policy, and public
interest questions of current and future importance.
Richmond
Journal of Global Law and Business
Founded in the Fall of 1998, the Richmond Journal
of Global Law and Business provides scholarly
insight into major legal and business issues
affecting our global economy.
Juris Publici
The Law School's online
student news publication.
ABA
Law Student Division
The Law Student
Division of the American Bar Association at
the University of Richmond is here to serve
both students of the law at the University and
members of the ABA in the surrounding area.
Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Law Students and Supporters
Alternative Dispute Resolution Society
The ADRS is a student-run organization that promotes the development of arbitration
and mediation skills for Richmond law students and the interested legal community. Intra-scholastic
mediation and arbitration competitions provide a forum for students to develop
alternative dispute resolution skills and those advancing to become ADR Board
Members may go on to represent the University of Richmond in national and international
competitions. The ADRS also hosts annual CLEs to introduce the community
to the growing importance of the alternatives to traditional litigation. For
more information please contact, bridget.welborn@richmond.edu.
American
Constitution Society
Richmond Law's
chapter of a national organization of law students,
law professors, and practicing lawyers that
seeks to transform the conservative vision of
American law today to one that promotes fundamental
principles of respect for human dignity, protection
of individual rights and liberties, genuine
equality and everyone's access to justice.
Black Law Students Association
Christian
Law Fellowship
CLF provides
a forum for students and faculty to meet weekly
for Bible study, discussions of current events
impacting the intersection of Law and Christianity,
and fellowship. We also have a strong community
service focus, volunteering with Habitat for
Humanity and organizing an annual angel tree
through Prison Fellowship.
Client
Counseling and Negotiation
The Client Counseling
and Negotiation Board organizes intra and interschool
competitions. It most recently hosted the National
Environmental Negotiation Competition, which
was attended by teams from schools throughout
the country.
Federalist Society
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives
and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is
founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the
separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that
it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law
is, not what it should be. The Richmond Law chapter works
to create a forum on campus to debate and discuss the central tenets of the
Federalist Society. Many of our events are open to the general public. We
are a non-exclusive organization, so any member of the student body may join,
regardless of political persuasion.
The International Law Society
The International Law Society, a chapter of the International Law Students
Association is a global association of students and young lawyers dedicated
to the study and promotion of international law. Generally concentrating on
international and transnational law, our mission is to promote awareness, study
and understanding of international law and related issues. ILS seeks to encourage
communication and cooperation among law students and other interested individuals
internationally, beginning the discussion here at home. We also strive to increase
opportunities to learn about other cultures, business, and legal systems worldwide;
and publicize career opportunities in international law. ILS sponsors the Philip
C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, which with over 90 countries
participating, is the largest moot court competition in the world.
Richmond Law and Technology Association
Law Students for Reproductive Justice
A student-driven, non-partisan national organization
committed to increasing education and professional
training in reproductive rights law. We support
law student activism, advocacy, and networking
in order to ensure that new lawyers can successfully
defend and expand reproductive freedom. Law
Students for Reproductive Justice was started in order to
ensure that individuals, and not governments,
have the right to make decisions about their
reproductive health.
Law Students for Life
A secular and non-partisan student group dedicated
to protecting human life in its earliest stages. By opposing embryonic stem-cell
research and abortion, LSFL seeks to educate and inform students and the law
school community of the fundamental and inalienable right to life that all
human beings possess. LSFL strives to increase awareness and protection for
that right. LSFL’s mission is accomplished through legal, ethical, political
and historical discourse. LSFL sponsors debates and speakers on campus and
is a resource for externship and volunteer opportunities within the Richmond
pro-life community.
Moot
Court
Richmond's moot court activities
allow students to test their research, brief-writing
and trial and appellate advocacy skills. Students
participate in intraschool tournaments which
lead to membership on the Moot Court Board and
on teams that represent the Law School in regional
and national competitions.
Non-Traditional Law Student Association
An organization dedicated to providing support to students
who are non-traditional due to age, marital
status, life experience, family obligations,
or other factors. We provide opportunities
for law students and their families to network,
participate in social activities, and encourage
one another. We also conduct a “brown-bag
lunch series” with non-traditional speakers,
and provide opportunities for students to be
mentored by practicing attorneys who were themselves
non-traditional students. We welcome
all law students, both traditional and non-traditional,
with the hopes that the diversity of our experiences
will provide insight and benefit to us all. For
additional information, contact matt.bellinger@richmond.edu.
Phi Alpha Delta, Law Fraternity International (PAD)
Phi Delta Phi,
Phi Delta Phi, established in 1869 to promote a higher standard of professional
ethics, is the oldest legal organization in continuous existence in the United
States. The Madison Inn at the University of Richmond was founded in 1962 and
is proud to continue our active involvement in all areas of the law school
today. Active in both the community and campus, PDP hosts a variety of social,
academic, and philanthropic activities that provide networking opportunities
to our members and greater legal community. For more information, visit www.phideltaphi.org
The Public Interest Law Association (PILA)
PILA coordinates and encourages UR law students' efforts
in the public interest. Our largest program
is providing summer fellowships for first- and
second-year students to work in public interest
organizations. We work with the Dean's office
in coordinating the Pro-Bono Publico certification
program (based on your hours of public service
while at UR law), and schedule service and
educational programs throughout the year. We
sponsor speakers who offer their experience
in the field of public interest work.
Student Advisory Committee on Diversity and Dialogue
The Diversity Committee
is a group of students that came together in an effort to create awareness
of the value of cultural, ethnic, social, and political differences on our
campus community. The committee intends to actively encourage all students
and student groups on campus to participate in activities that showcase a tolerance
for inclusiveness. The Diversity Committee also administers the first ever
graduate program of Sustained Dialogue (SD). SD is a process of genuine interaction
through which students listen to each other deeply enough to be changed by
what they learn. No participant gives up her/his identity, but each recognizes
enough of the other's valid human claims that she/he will act differently towards
the other. The committee works with the Law School Diversity Committee composed
of faculty, staff, alumni and student representatives. For more information on the Committee or Sustained Dialogue, please
contact Tracey Evans (tracey.evans@richmond.edu) or Martine-Pascale Gaujean
(martine.gaujean@richmond.edu).
The Student Bar Association (SBA)
The
T.C. Williams Legal Essay Contest Catalog
Offers the Web's widest selection of opportunities
for students to display skill in legal research,
analysis and writing.
Trial Advocacy Board (TAB)
Trial Advocacy Board is a student-run
organization that promotes litigation skills
by holding at least two mock trial competitions
each year, which enables students to master
the basics of trial advocacy and trial preparation.
Virginia Bar Association/Young Lawyers Division, Law School Council
The University of Richmond Law School Council (URLSC) of the Virginia Bar Association,
formed in 2001, is an energetic and committed organization. The URLSC’s
goals are to inspire in students a commitment to public service and to the
bar, to assist students in reaching their legal career goals, to promote a
collegial practice of law, and to provide opportunities for mentoring relationships
between attorneys and law students. Students participating in the URLSC hope
to play a larger role in the legal community, both in Richmond and in the Commonwealth.
Young attorneys who participate in the functions and programs sponsored by
the URLSC are looking for ways to contribute to the law school, and act as
a social and professional network for the soon-to-be attorneys of the URLSC.
Programs include: mentorship, community service and hosting symposia.
Women's Law Student Association (WLSA)
It is the mission
of the University of Richmond's Women's Law
Student Association to enhance the quality of
life of the women law students of the University
of Richmond School of Law through service to
the surrounding community organizations dedicated
to improving the lives of women through the
legal system, social networking to mentoring
women attorneys in the Richmond area, and social
events for women within the law school community.
