“JUSTICE IS THE

FUNDAMENTAL LAW

OF SOCIETY”—THOMAS JEFFERSON TO PIERRE SAMUEL DUPONT DE NEMOURS, 1816.

FOUNDED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON in 1819, the University of Virginia School of Law is a

world-renowned training ground for distinguished lawyers and public servants. Located in Charlottesville, just two hours

southwest of Washington, D.C., the Law School offers students a unique environment

in which to study law.

WITH OVER 20,000 STUDENTS and more than 2,100 faculty members, the University

of Virginia has been ranked first or second among the nation’s public universities

since 1984. The University’s diverse intellectual life is open to law students: Up

to 12 credits from other departments may be counted toward the J.D. degree.

LAW SCHOOL SHOULD BE ABOUT MORE than going to class,

reading about cases and writing briefs.

It should include collaborative problem-solving,

a lively exchange of ideas and a commitment to

working as part of a team — the same skills

required in the legal profession.

At Virginia, law students share their experiences

in a cooperative spirit, both in and out of the

classroom, and build a network that lasts

well beyond their three years here.

1,106 students

11.9:1 student-faculty ratio

10 academic journals

70 student organizations

Students from the Class of 2013 attended 155 undergraduate institutions and come

from 42 states, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries

29 percent of the Class of 2013 identify themselves as minority students

LAW AT VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA OFFERS 20 CLINICS that give students access to real-world

cases, contact with clients and the experience that gives them a head

start as attorneys. Programs such as those offered in law and business,

international law, environmental law and human rights make legal

studies come to life. Students also benefit from skill-building

courses in public speaking, professional ethics and legal writing.

LAW STUDENTS practice their trial

advocacy skills in a mock courtroom.

STUDENTS PUT

LEGAL THEORY

INTO PRACTICE.

A federal judge threw out the conviction and death sentence of a

Virginia man thanks to the efforts of 12 students (left) in the Law

School’s INNOCENCE PROJECT CLINIC and partnering organizations.

Justin Wolfe, who has been on death row since 2002, had

been convicted of murder for hire and sentenced to die in a case

that received national attention and involved an extensive drug

ring run by suburban middle-class youths in Northern Virginia.

Clinic students reviewed prosecutors’ files for improperly withheld

evidence, a process that culminated in the judge’s July 2011 ruling.

“It’s rare to get relief in death penalty cases and rarer

still to lay it at the feet of prosecutors,” said Deirdre Enright,

director of investigation for the Innocence Project Clinic.

“I think we all became incredibly invested in the outcome

of this case due to the enormity of the stakes involved and

the injustice an adverse decision would have represented,”

said Allison Harnack, a student who worked on the case. “The

ruling filled me with an indescribable sense of relief.”

Less than 24 hours after ERIN HOULIHAN ’11 wrapped up her last law

school exam, she was in Iraq discussing women’s rights at an international

conference. During her time as a law student, Houlihan began advising

Iraqi officials on issues like women’s and minority rights, and traveled to

the country four times in the past year as a fellow with the Institute for

International Law and Human Rights, an organization based in Washington, D.C. She began

building her expertise during a summer internship following her first year of law school.

“I work directly with parliamentarians, I’ve sat with ministers, I’ve met the speaker of

parliament, I’ve marked up draft legislation — I have direct input, and I can’t see

where else I’d ever have the opportunity to do that,” Houlihan said. “I wouldn’t trade

it for anything. Who else gets to do something like this? I’m incredibly lucky.”

STUDENTS IN THE VETERANS MEDICAL

DISABILITY APPEALS PRO BONO PROGRAM

work on the cases of veterans appealing

denied disability benefit claims.

Volunteers recently helped a disabled Navy

veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress

disorder appeal his case after he was denied

medical benefits. Following the students’

efforts, the

veteran’s case

was remanded

to Veterans

Affairs by the

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

“The client is going to get another chance to

present the record before the agency and

present his case,” said KARLA SOLORIA ’11.

“Part of our argument was that he

didn’t previously have the opportunity

to pull together all the evidence that

he needed to prove his case.”

CLINICSAdvocacy for

the ElderlyAppellate

LitigationCapital Post-

ConvictionChild AdvocacyCriminal DefenseEmployment LawEnvironmental

Law and Conservation

Family MediationFamily ResourceFirst Amendment

LawHousing LawImmigration LawInnocence ProjectInternational

Human RightsMental Health LawNonprofit LawPatent and

Licensing IPatent and

Licensing IIProsecutionSupreme Court

Litigation

CURRICULAR PROGRAMSProgram in Law

& BusinessProgram in Law

and Public Service

International LawLegal and

Constitutional History

Criminal JusticeHuman RightsCenter for the

Study of Race and Law

Environmental and Land Use Law

Immigration LawIntellectual

PropertyHealth LawProgram in Law &

Humanities Animal Law

INSTITUTES AND CENTERSInstitute of Law,

Psychiatry and Public Policy

John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics

Center for Oceans Law and Policy

Center for National Security Law

Center for the Study of Race and Law

THE SUPREME COURT LITIGATION CLINIC represented clients in four cases before

the Supreme Court this term, and students traveled to Washington, D.C., in March

to hear clinic instructors participate in two oral arguments on the same day.

WELLS HARRELL ’11 also traveled to hear another case argued in April, Nevada

Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan, which the clinic won in a unanimous decision.

“Appellate advocacy involves so much solitary work that putting a human

face on a given case can be difficult sometimes,” Harrell said.

“But seeing our clients face to face and hearing them express praise

and appreciation for our work underscored that what we do has

real consequences for real people, and that our clients deserve the

best of our efforts. I’m glad we were able to deliver for them.”

COURSE CONCENTRATIONSBusiness Organization

and FinanceCommercial LawCommunications

and Media LawConstitutional LawCriminal JusticeEmployment and

Labor LawEnvironmental and

Land Use LawFamily LawHealth LawHuman Rights and

Civil LibertiesIntellectual Property International and

National Security LawJurisprudence and

Comparative LawLegal HistoryLitigation and Procedure Public Policy and

Regulation Race and LawTax Law

FIRST-YEAR COURSES fall

Civil Procedure Contracts Criminal Law Torts Legal Writing spring

Constitutional LawPropertyLegal Writing5-7 hours of electives

DEGREE PROGRAMSJuris Doctor (J.D.)Master of Laws (LL.M.) Doctor of Juridical

Science (S.J.D.)

DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAMSJ.D.-Master of Arts in

English, foreign affairs, government, history or philosophy

J.D.-Master of Business Administration

J.D.-Master of PlanningJ.D.-Master of Public HealthJ.D.-Master of Public PolicyJ.D.-Master of Science

in Accounting J.D.-Master of Public Affairs,

through the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

J.D.-Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, through the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

J.D.-M.A. in International Relations, through the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

STUDY ABROADBucerius Law School,

Hamburg, GermanyInstituo de Empressa,

Madrid, SpainMelbourne Law

School, Australia University of Auckland,

New ZealandUniversity of Sydney,

AustraliaTel Aviv University Law

School, IsraelWaseda University, Tokyo

Third-year students may obtain a combined degree from University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne Law School and Sciences Po/Paris. Students may create their own study abroad program and spend one semester studying law in a foreign university law school or law department.

The Law School also offers January term courses in Paris and Israel.

VIRGINIA OFFERS MORE

THAN 200 COURSES

and seminars each year. Students

pursuing interdisciplinary ideas

benefit from an environment where

nearly half of all law faculty also hold

advanced degrees in fields such as

psychology, economics, philosophy,

history, medicine and theology.

Each first-year student takes one

“small-section” class of 30 students

during the first semester, which

helps bond classmates from the start.

Outside the classroom, students

plan and program many of the

conferences, lectures and panels that

enrich the school’s intellectual life.

As an undergraduate,

JAMAR WALKER ’11 was a member

of the University of Virginia

Mock Trial

team that won

the 2006 and

2007 national

championships.

In law school he continued

to coach the undergraduate

mock trial team alongside law

professor Toby Heytens, and also

built trial experience through

the Criminal Defense Clinic.

“Each student in the clinic is

assigned three cases per semester.

My first case actually went to

trial,” Walker said. “Leaving law

school with a trial already under

my belt will benefit me immensely

as I pursue a career in litigation.”

After law school Walker

plans to clerk for U.S. Judge

Raymond A. Jackson in Norfolk, Va.

AT VIRGINIA LAW,

STUDENTS DESIGN

THEIR LEGAL EDUCATION AND THEIR

INTELLECTUAL LIFE.

AN INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY Virginia gives students the opportunity to network with practicing attorneys and learn about cutting-edge legal issues by hosting a variety of conferences, symposia, lectures and panels.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (near right) spoke at graduation in 2011 and remained for the reception to meet students, families and faculty members.

INVESTIGATING HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE GROUND IN MALAWI Students who participate in the Human Rights Study Project (HRSP) journey abroad to study human rights issues in foreign countries. This year’s team found widespread poverty crippling the legal infrastructure of Malawi, which contributed to human rights abuses. “This trip has enabled me to better understand the challenges facing modern African societies, given their colonial and customary legacies,” said Rob Kiss. Past teams of students, called Cowan Fellows, have traveled to countries such as Egypt, Cuba, Lebanon, Syria and China.

False confessions, invalid forensic analysis, eyewitness misidentifications

and other systemic flaws in the criminal justice system contributed

to the wrongful conviction of the first 250 people exonerated by

DNA tests, PROFESSOR BRANDON GARRETT writes in his book,

“Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong.”

“The goal was to see what patterns there are,” Garrett said. “The errors that

repeated over and over again across the 250 cases were the result of bad barrels,

and not a few bad apples. They resulted from unsound but systemic practices that

allowed well-intentioned people to contribute to convicting the innocent.”

PROFESSOR MARGO BAGLEY takes students from

her Patent and International Patent Law classes on a

field trip to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal

Circuit, where they meet Chief Judge Randall Rader in

his chambers. Rader and his clerks brief the students

on the morning’s cases, after which they hear the

oral arguments. Finally, Rader debriefs the class.

“It is a wonderful experience that the

students really enjoy,” Bagley said.

VIRGINIA’S PROFESSORS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS.

They are leaders in the intellectual life of the community,

organizing and speaking at lectures and other events, working

with student organizations, volunteering for

pro bono service and building new academic

programs when they find student interest.

They also join students in creating a community

outside the classroom by contributing to

efforts to raise money for public service

grants or other student-run projects.

FACULTY COMMIT TO MORE THAN JUST LEADING CLASSES.

PROFESSORS from Virginia’s undergraduate and

graduate business programs [Darden School of

Business, right] teach an accounting and corporate

finance course that provides a foundation for students

participating in the Law & Business Program.

Students have the

opportunity to take

one-credit SEMINARS IN

ETHICAL VALUES, which

are usually taught from

the professors’ homes

and resemble a book

or film club. REBECCA

GANTT ’11 took a

seminar offered by

Professors Risa Goluboff and Rich Schragger, who are married. The course

included material on being a lawyer and balancing work-life issues.

“It’s practical in that we discuss what type of life we hope to have, and

think about how to balance all of the different things that we might

want to do after law school. But it’s also been very interesting on a more theoretical

level to read a bit of social science literature that gives some fairly surprising statistics

about women in the workplace, including graduates of this law school,” Gantt said.

“It was also really special being able to have the class at Professors Goluboff and Schragger’s

home. Not only was dinner provided, but it created a wonderful atmosphere.”

READING LIST:I Don’t Know How She Does It, BY ALLISON PEARSONGet to Work, BY LINDA HIRSCHMAN“Lawyers at Mid-Career,” BY Virginia Law Professor JOHN MONAHAN AVAILABLE AT: http://bit.ly/mpCbF6“Rethinking the New Maternalism,” BY NAOMI MEZEY and CORNELIA T.L. PILLARD AVAILABLE AT: http://bit.ly/l42LZEManhood for Amateurs, BY MICHAEL CHABONReshaping the Work-Family Debate, BY JOAN WILLIAMS

SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST: Professor Anne Coughlin [above] hosts a graduation party for

several students and their families, one of several prizes offered at the annual public interest auction. It’s just one of

the many ways students and faculty members work together to advance the goals of the Law School community. The

auction [below] raises about $50,000 each year for students working in public interest jobs over the summer.

PROFESSOR

FREDERICK

SCHAUER

was named

by National

Jurist magazine as one of the

three most influential people in

legal education. Schauer was

cited for his work in the areas of

rules and the First Amendment.

“A fair amount of my work over

the years has been somewhat

skeptical about the unqualified

celebration and advocacy of free

speech,” Schauer said. “Freedom

of speech and freedom of the

press have important virtues,

but they also bring costs, and

some of the standard slogans

and advocacy deserve a little

closer analysis than we have

traditionally gotten from much

of the free speech culture.”

GRADUATES ARE READY FOR THEIR CAREERS ON DAY ONE.

AFTER LAW SCHOOL, Virginia graduates join the nation’s leading

law firms, clerk for federal and state courts and serve in and even

establish nationally recognized public interest organizations. Our

alumni are leaders in their fields: Virginia is third among national law

schools in the number of graduates who are law firm chairpersons

and managing partners, according to a survey of 850 U.S. law firms.

A NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL SURVEY OF THE TOP 250 NATIONAL law firms’ recent hiring

decisions found that Virginia Law ranked fifth in the number of graduates hired in 2010.

VIRGINIA IS SECOND ONLY TO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL in the number

of alumni serving as general counsel at leading companies.

VIRGINIA RANKS SIXTH AMONG LAW SCHOOLS for producing

newly hired law teachers, according to the Leiter Report.

KRISTIN WEISSINGER ’11 will work at the

Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center in

Denver as an Equal Justice Works Fellow.

“UVA is a cheerful and supportive place

to go to law school, no

matter what area of

law you might want to

pursue,” she said. “I have

had tremendous support

pursuing a career in child advocacy. I have

seen my peers get the same dedicated support

in the areas of immigration law, poverty law,

international law, human rights and criminal

law — and they all look happy doing it.”

“The employment law courses I took

at Virginia were great preparation

for my current job. And now that I

live in New York, I really appreciate the opportunity

I had to live in Charlottesville

for three years. Virginia was a

fantastic place to go to school.”

—STEPHEN J. MALONE ’97,

vice president, employment law,

NBCUniversal

FOUR VIRGINIA

ALUMNI ARE

CLERKING FOR THE

SUPREME COURT

DURING THE 2011-12

TERM. The Law School

has had three or more

alumni clerk for the

Supreme Court each

year since 2005. In

three of those years,

four alumni clerked

for the court (2009-10

term clerks, right).

VIRGINIA UPHOLDS THOMAS JEFFERSON’S CONVICTION

that lawyers have a special obligation to serve the public

interest. Many students at Virginia volunteer their legal services,

work in public service jobs over the summer and pursue public

interest careers after graduating. Virginia supports these

students through the Virginia Loan Forgiveness Program, the

Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center, the Pro Bono Project,

fellowships and the Program in Law and Public Service.

THE VIRGINIA LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM helps repay the loans of

graduates earning less than $75,000 annually in public service jobs.

Those earning less than $55,000 receive benefits covering

100 percent of their qualifying law school loans.

THE MORTIMER CAPLIN PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER provides individual counseling and

sponsors events focused on educating students about working in the public sector.

THE PRO BONO PROJECT is a voluntary program encouraging all students to complete at least

75 hours of pro bono service during their three years of law school. Opportunities are available

locally and nationwide. The center also organizes pro bono projects that focus on areas

such as child advocacy, immigration law and veterans’ disability claims.

WE BELIEVE LAWYERS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO SERVE.

KATHLEEN HO ’10 secured a job with Latham & Watkins in

New York.

TOP JOB LOCATIONS,CLASSES OF 2008-10Washington, D.C.: 253New York: 233California: 68Atlanta: 41Boston: 39Chicago: 32Richmond: 30Dallas: 27Charlottesville: 25Houston: 23Philadelphia: 19Alexandria: 17

FIRMS75% with firms in

American Lawyer’s top 100 by gross revenue

10% with firms ranked between 100 and 200

15% smaller firms

PUBLIC INTEREST JOBS63 postgraduate

fellowships46 federal government21 state and local

government19 military12 public interest groups

CLERKSHIPS9 U.S. Supreme Court

(alumni clerkships, 2008-10)

37 U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals

91 U.S. District Courts and other federal courts

23 state courts1 international court

CAMPUS RECRUITINGFALL 2010More than 630 employers5,550 interviews of

second-year studentsMore than 14 interviews

each (second-year students)

FIRST-YEAR SUMMER JOBSMore than 98% of the

Class of 2012 found law-related jobs following their first year.

35% public interest24% judicial19% firms18% academic4% corporate

CONTACT: (434) 924-7349lawcareer@virginia.eduwww.law.virginia.edu/ career

WHERE GRADUATES

GO, 2008-10

FIRM: 70% (814)

PUBLIC INTEREST: 14% (161)

POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS (63)

CLERKSHIP: 13% (151)

CORPORATE: 2% (21)

ACADEMIC: 1% (11)

OTHER: 1% (9)

PROGRAM IN LAW AND PUBLIC SERVICEThe Program in Law and Public Service offers participants a curriculum that includes faculty mentoring, guaranteed funding for summer public service jobs and access to seminars relating to public service

law. Each year up to 20 first-year students and five second-year students are accepted into the program. Genevieve Aguilar ’13 joined the program to help immigrants transition into the United States and plans to work on immigrant policy in

the federal government.Aguilar said she was excited to participate in the program with others who want to serve. “Both the students and professors are extraordinary people who are passionate about public service,” she said. “It’s been

a privilege to have a supportive environment in which to hear about others’ experiences and learn about crucial skills in public interest lawyering.”

READ MORE: http://bit.ly/l07L2vS

JEREE HARRIS ’11 received a Skadden Fellowship, a nationally competitive

honor awarding recipients a salary to work in public interest law jobs.

Harris will use her fellowship to work with the Legal Aid Justice Center’s

JustChildren Program to help ensure the education rights of incarcerated

youth in central Virginia as they transition out of detention centers.

“The focus is really getting them equipped while they’re there to be

able to successfully re-enter their communities and their schools,” said

Harris, who worked with Public Service Center staff to develop the Youth

Entry to Re-entry Project as part of her fellowship application.

THE LAW SCHOOL and the student-run Public Interest Law Association

provided about $378,000 to 81 students working nationwide and

internationally in public service jobs during the summer of 2011.

JAMES ALLRED ’13 received a grant to work with the American Cancer

Association’s Cancer Action Network in Washington, D.C., splitting

time between their legal and policy arms. He plans to help the legal

office draft proposed legislation that would govern cancer treatments

and nanotechnology, and to help the policy arm develop amicus briefs

related to the assorted judicial challenges to the Affordable Care Act.

“It wouldn’t have been possible without the PILA grant,” he said. “It’s so helpful

to have a grant that can help support my housing needs while I’m there.”

THE MORTIMER CAPLIN PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER helps students

applying for internships and postgraduate fellowships, and

provides a number of awards to students. The Law School’s own

Powell Fellowship provides a salary to a graduating student or

judicial clerk working in public service for two years.

The Public Interest Law Association provides

more than $350,000 annually to law students

who accept low-paying or unpaid public

service internships during the summer.

LAW STUDENTS volunteer for a

week each year to help legal

aid clients and in government

offices across the country through an

alternative spring break program, a

tradition begun three years ago by the Public Interest

Law Association.

PUBLIC SERVICE 2010-11

249 students logged public service hours

15,502 hours logged 75 third-year law

students completed 75 hours of public service in three years

$378,000 awarded to 81 students working in public interest jobs over the summer

25 Class of 2011 graduates employed in public service (as of June 2011)

53 students participated in the alternative spring break trip in seven cities

CONTACT: (434) 924-3883 publicservicelaw@

virginia.edu www.law.virginia.edu/

publicservice

MORE THAN 50 University of Virginia law students helped qualifying community members file their federal

and state tax returns free of charge in 2011.

YOU’LL FIND A HOME HERE.

ACCESS TO 10 ACADEMIC JOURNALS and 70 student

organizations, from social clubs to legal aid groups, ensures

that students explore the world outside law school and expand

their legal experiences while leading well-rounded lives.

REBECCA GANTT ’11 was responsible for Tomahawk missiles and

missile launchers on a U.S. Navy destroyer before coming to law school.

“One big factor for my decision to come here was the

impressive statistics on alumni giving rates compared to

other top law schools — and after three years, I understand

why alumni continue to be so supportive of the school,” she said.

“You’ll experience absolutely first-rate teaching here with professors who are

truly engaged with students. And the student body makes what has the potential

to be a very painful and stressful experience a very enjoyable one instead.”

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONSA’Cappellate OpinionsACLU-UVA LawAction for a Better

Living Environment Advocates for Life

at Virginia LawAmerican Constitution

Society for Law and Policy

The Aristotle SocietyAsian Pacific American

Law Students Association

Black Law Students Association

Child Advocacy Research & Education

Conference on Public Service and the Law

Domestic Violence Project

Extramural Advocacy Team

Extramural Moot CourtFederalist SocietyThe Fowler SocietyFirst Year Council Feminist Legal ForumGraduate Law Students Health Law AssociationHuman Rights Study

Project, Cowan FellowsJD/MBA SocietyJewish Law Students

Association John Bassett

Moore Society of International Law

Lambda Law AllianceLatin American Law

Organization Law Christian

Fellowship Law Student Advocacy

Project (LSAP) Legal Advisory

Workshops for Undergraduate Students

Legal Assistance Society

Legal Education Project The Libel ShowMigrant Farmworker

Project

Moot Court BoardMuslim Law Students

Association National Trial

Advocacy TeamNative American Law

Students Association North Grounds

Softball League Outdoors at VA LawPeer Advisor ProgramPhi Alpha DeltaPro Bono Criminal

Assistance Project Public Interest Law

Association Rape Crisis Advocacy

Project Rappahannock Legal

Services Clinic Rex E. Lee Law SocietyRivanna Investments St. Thomas More

SocietyStreet LawStudent Bar Association Student Legal Forum Students United to

Promote Racial Awareness

Virginia Animal Law Society

Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association

Virginia Entrepreneurial Society

Virginia Environmental

Law Forum Virginia Innocence

Project Student GroupVirginia Law and

Business SocietyVirginia Law DemocratsVirginia Law FamiliesVirginia Law and

Graduate RepublicansVirginia Law

LibertariansVirginia Law

Racquet ClubVirginia Law Students

for Reproductive Justice

Virginia Law Rod & Gun Club

Virginia Law Veterans

Virginia Law Weekly Virginia Law

Wine SocietyVirginia Law Women Virginia Society of

Law & Technology Virginia Sports

Law SocietyVolunteer Income

Tax Association Women of Color

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONSJournal of Law & PoliticsVirginia Environmental

Law Journal Virginia Journal of

Criminal Law

Virginia Journal of International Law

Virginia Journal of Law & Technology

Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law

Virginia Law ReviewVirginia Law &

Business ReviewVirginia Sports and

Entertainment Law Journal

Virginia Tax Review

EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION traveled to Port-au-Prince in January 2011 to speak to Haitian government officials, the United Nations, international NGOs and grassroots organizations about their efforts to address the high rates of sexual assault in the internally displaced persons camps. They summarized their findings in a report in April.

LIVINGIN

CHARLOTTESVILLE

CHARLOTTESVILLE’S PLEASURES ABOUND. Nestled in the

foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains just two hours southwest

of Washington, D.C., Charlottesville is a picturesque and

thriving metropolitan area of more than 135,000.

Charlottesville’s nightclubs, music venues and festivals

create an exceptionally vibrant live music scene.

Area restaurants are featured in publications such as

Gourmet magazine and the New York Times.

Theater, opera and music are community fixtures; each year the

city hosts the nationally acclaimed Virginia Film Festival and

gathers literary luminaries for the Virginia Festival of the Book.

Law students seeking a community in which they can relax, find

plentiful entertainment and appreciate abundant natural beauty to

balance the rigors of law study will find a home in Charlottesville.

NO. 1 CITY IN AMERICA—Frommer’s “Cities Ranked and Rated,” 2004

NO. 4 CITY IN AMERICA—Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 2009

LAW STUDENTS can take advantage of the

University’s arts and entertainment scene,

from sporting events to concerts

and theater venues.

UVA’S JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA: Named Pollstar’s “Best New Major Concert Venue of 2006,” the arena

has already featured such acts as Billy Joel, Muse, Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, the Blue Man Group, Eric

Clapton and Carrie Underwood. In addition to hosting UVA basketball games, the arena has become

the area’s premier venue for concerts, comedy acts (including “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart)

and family fare, such as the circus and Sesame Street Live.

SCOTT STADIUM: Home to UVA’s football games, Scott Stadium has also hosted bands such as the Rolling Stones, U2 and the Dave Matthews Band.

THE PARAMOUNT: Reopened in 2004, Charlottesville’s historic Paramount Theater offers an intimate environment for concerts, theater and classic movies.

VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL: Recent featured guests include Morgan Freeman, Liev Schreiber, Sandra Bullock, director Curtis Hanson, Nicolas Cage and Anthony Hopkins.

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