Legal & State Institutions
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 Virginia State Bar |
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The Virginia State Bar (VSB) was created in 1938 by the General Assembly as an administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The creation of the agency unified Virginia's lawyers in a mandatory State Bar...[>] |
The American Bar Association |
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With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public...[>] |
Virginia Continuing Legal Education |
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Virginia CLE is a non-profit educational division of the Virginia Law Foundation. It is governed by the Foundation's Committee on Continuing Legal Education, composed of representatives of the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Bar Association, and Virginia's six law schools. The staff is located at 1228 Cedars Court, Charlottesville, Virginia...[>] |
The Supreme Court of Virginia and Court of Appeals of Virginia |
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The Supreme Court of Virginia is one of the oldest continuous judicial bodies in the United States. Its roots are deep in the English legal system dating to the early seventeenth century as part of the Charter of 1606 under which Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was established...[>] |
The State of Virginia Home Page |
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A portal site for the state of Virginia with local resources categorized by arts & sciences, government, family services, jobs & training, travel & tourism, a Commonwealth Calendar...[>] |
Virginia Law Schools
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| University of Virginia School of Law |
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Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1826, the University of Virginia School of Law is a world-renowned training ground for distinguished lawyers and public servants. Consistently ranked among the top ten law schools in the United States...[>] |
George Mason School of Law |
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George Mason University, established as a branch of the University of Virginia in 1957, gained independent university status in 1972 by act of the Virginia General Assembly. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States...[>] |
University of Richmond T. C. Williams School of Law |
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The University of Richmond originated in 1830 and a decade later was chartered as Richmond College, an institution of liberal arts and sciences. The Law School was established within the college in 1870...[>] |
The College of William & Mary School of Law |
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The Law School is a part of the state-supported College of William & Mary. We offer a three-year J.D. degree program of full-time study and the joint degrees of Law/Master of Business Administration...[>] |
