10 Facts About Virginia Law

UVA Virginia Law is the fourth-oldest active law school in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating law school.

UVA Virginia Law receives no funding from the state; instead, the school depends upon the generosity of private donors, its substantial endowment, the 5th largest among all law schools, and student tuition payments.

UVA Virginia Law maintains an extensive roster of student organizations, including chapters of the Federalist Society, the American Constitution Society and the St Thomas More Society.

UVA Virginia Law has programs that help students build skills, such as the legal writing program, courses in professional ethics, trial advocacy and public speaking, and other practical-skills courses.

UVA Virginia Law includes several internationally known special programs and centers directed by faculty members.

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UVA Virginia Law has long been regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States.

Additionally, UVA Virginia Law is second only to Harvard in the number of alumni serving as chief legal counsel at Fortune 500 companies.

From 2005 to 2018, UVA Virginia Law had the fourth-highest placement of law clerks on the United States Supreme Court, surpassed only by Yale, Harvard and Stanford.

In 2016 UVA Virginia Law alumni set a school record for obtaining the most appellate court clerkships in a term.

UVA Law maintains a list of prominent alumni and has graduated many influential figures in government, business, the judiciary, academia, journalism, and the law, including Woodrow Wilson, Robert F Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Lowell Weicker, John Warner, David K E Bruce, Louis Auchincloss, DeMaurice Smith, Robert Mueller, Janet Napolitano and others.