Letter from Dean Faulkner

5 years ago

At the heart of Liberty University School of Law is its unyielding commitment to view law as vocation—a high and noble calling on one’s life. From this lens, we channel our time, talent, and treasure to develop lawyers with a passion for law and a purpose for life.   Over...

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Law school professor participates in Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference panel

6 years ago

Liberty Law professor, Joseph J. Martins, joined a diverse group of attorneys on a panel for the Virginia State Bar (VSB) Diversity Conference on September 20, 2019. In a program entitled “How Many Sexes Can Stand Under Title VII’s Umbrella?,” the panelists discussed three upcoming United States Supreme Court cases...

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Liberty Law graduate marks historic win at Washington Supreme Court

6 years ago

Winning a unanimous decision from a state supreme court is an accomplishment that many attorneys never attain, but for Liberty University School of Law graduate Sydney Phillips (’18), this milestone occurred in her first year of practice. . . Read full Liberty University News service article here.

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Law professor serves on symposium panel regarding hate speech

6 years ago

This past October, School of Law professor Joseph J. Martins had the opportunity to serve on a panel regarding campus censorship as part of the Regent University Law Review Symposium. In a program entitled “Don’t Censor Me: Campus Free Speech and Hate Speech,” the panel discussed aspects of freedom of...

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Law students at Liberty University gather for symposium addressing child abuse in the church

6 years ago

The Liberty University Law Review recently hosted its 12th annual symposium in the School of Law Supreme Courtroom to discuss the topic of child abuse in the Christian Church. Each year, the “Liberty University Law Review” board of editors chooses a topic and hosts a symposium for students and visitors...

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Liberty brings home big win at ABA Regional Negotiations Competition

6 years ago

A Liberty Law negotiation competition team was crowned Regional Co-Champion at the ABA Law Student Division Negotiation Competition held in Washington, D.C. on the weekend of November 8-9, 2019. Third-year students, Sara Green and Nicholas Andrews, earned a ranking of second-place during the preliminary rounds out of 25 teams from...

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Liberty University Law Review Hosts 12th Annual Symposium

6 years ago

The Liberty University Law Review hosted its 12th annual Law Review Symposium on November 1, 2019, in the law school’s Supreme Courtroom. This year’s symposium was the most heavily attended in the Law Review’s history, boasting 141 attendees. The event focused on the issue of child abuse and the church...

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Symposium takes students to nation’s capital for an inside look at the lives of public servants

6 years ago

Liberty University students recently had the unique opportunity to visit the Library of Congress for the exchanging of ideas with some of the nation’s leading public servants and media professionals during the Helms School of Government’s Washington Symposium. Read the full article here.

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Washington leaders inspire Liberty University summer interns working in the nation’s capital

6 years ago

Over two dozen Liberty University students from the Washington Fellowship program joined Liberty alumni at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon to participate in the Washington Symposium hosted by Liberty’s Center for Law & Government.  Read full Liberty News Service article here.

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Liberty Law earns No. 3 ranking for ABA national competitions

6 years ago

Mon, 20 May 2019 Liberty University News Service Liberty University School of Law was ranked No. 3 on the Top Ten Competition Law Schools list released by the American Bar Association (ABA). Read the full news article here.

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