Laura Webb
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Profile
Professor Laura Webb teaches in the areas of legal writing, analysis, and research. Prior to joining the full-time faculty as an Assistant Professor of Legal Writing, Webb served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business. Before entering academia, Webb practiced law at Reed Smith, LLP, in Richmond, where she specialized in immigration law. She also practiced at McCandlish Holton, PC, specializing in immigration law, labor and employment law, and health care law. She has served on the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and John Tyler Community College's Division of Engineering, Business and Public Services in Midlothian, Va.
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Presentations
"Creating an Interconnected Learning Community I: From Beginning to End," Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, (July 2023)
"Writing Connections Workshop: Improving Legal Communication with Design Techniques," Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, (July 2023)
"Kick Langdell in the Butt: Puncturing the Equilibrium in Law School Pedagogy," Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference, (July 2022)
"Old Sources for a New World," Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference, (July 2022)
Discussant, "Discipline Building: Professional Identity Formation," Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Annual Conference, (July 2021)
Presenter, "Speaking the Truth: How Law Schools can Support Authentic Advocacy," Classical Rhetoric & Contemporary Legal Praxis Symposium, University of Nevada at Las Vegas (September 2019)
Presentations Prior to 2019
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Memberships
Member, Legal Writing Institute
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Bar Admissions
Virginia
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Professional Experience
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives (2021 - present)
University of Richmond School of LawProfessor of Law, Legal Practice (2019 - present)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VAAssociate Professor of Legal Writing (2016 - 2019)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VAAssistant Professor of Legal Writing (2013 - 2016)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VAAdjunct Associate Professor (2011 - 2013)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VAAdjunct Lecturer (2009 - 2013)
University of Richmond Robins School of Business, Richmond, VAAdjunct Faculty (2011 - 2012)
John Tyler Community College Division of Engineering, Business and Public Services, Midlothian, VAAdjunct Assistant Professor (2006 - 2011)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VAAdjunct Faculty (2009 - 2009)
University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies, Richmond, VAAssociate Attorney (2003 - 2004)
Reed Smith, LLP, Richmond, VAAssociate Attorney (1999 - 2003)
McCandlish Holton, PC, Richmond, VAAdjunct Faculty (2002 - 2002)
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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Presentations
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Journal Articles
Reimagining Langdell's Legacy: Puncturing the Equilibrium in Law School Pedagogy, North Carolina Law Review Forum 118 (with Rachel Gurvich et al.) (2023).
Speaking the Truth: Supporting Authentic Advocacy with Professional Identity Formation, 20 Nevada Law Journal 1079 (2020).
Why Legal Writers Should Think Like Teachers, 67 Journal of Legal Education 315 (2017).
FERPA and the Immigration and Naturalization Service: A Guide for University Counsel on Federal Rules for Collecting, Maintaining and Releasing Information About Foreign Students, 29 Journal of College and University Law 457 (2003).
Regulation of Dietary Supplements: Five Years of DSHEA, 54 Food & Drug Law Journal 623 (1999).
Book ChaptersDemosthenes, Founding Principles: The Role of Tradition in Persuasive Argument, in Classical Rhetoric and Contemporary Law: A Critical Reader (The University of Alabama Press) (with Vasileios Adamidis) (2024).