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...[>]
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