Alumni Newsletter | Liberty University School of Law

Liberty Law ranks No. 7 in America for bar passage rates

7 years ago

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 Liberty University News Service Founded in 2004, program lands in top 10 alongside Ivy League law schools according to the ABA The American Bar Association just released bar passage data for 2018 that shows Liberty University School of Law has placed No. 7 in the nation...

Liberty Law students finish as quarterfinalists at national ABA competition

7 years ago

On February 8-9, 2019, Liberty Law second-year students, Sarah Green and Nick Andrews, became national quarterfinalists at the American Bar Association (ABA) National Negotiation Competition in Chicago, IL. Out of the 193 total teams that competed this past year, they finished in the top eight in the nation. The team...

Liberty Law Moot Court teams win national tax law title, ABA regional

7 years ago

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 Liberty University News Service Liberty University School of Law is celebrating two recent wins by its competition teams that are setting a standard of excellence for the program. Read the full article here.

LIBERTY LAW HOSTS A COURT CASE CONCERNING VETERAN AFFAIRS FEB 21

7 years ago

Mon, 25 Feb 2019Liberty ChampionLaw students and professors gathered in Liberty University School of Law (Supreme Courtroom) to observe a real case involving the Veterans Consortium’s class action suit against the Office of Veterans Affairs (VA). Liberty University’s School of Law hosted the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims...

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims holds court at Liberty Law

7 years ago

Fri, 22 Feb 2019Edie Swann, Director of Public AffairsLiberty University School of Law hosted the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on Thursday, February 21, 2019, in the law school’s Supreme Courtroom with over 250 in attendance. Presiding over the court were Judges Michael Allen, Margaret Bartley, and...

Longtime Congressman Bob Goodlatte spends day on campus, shares work experience with students

7 years ago

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 Liberty University News Service After serving for 26 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, former Congressman Bob Goodlatte visited campus on Tuesday to share with students some of the lessons he gleaned during his long tenure in public service. Read full news article here.

Andrews and Green finish ABA competition as one of the top eight teams in the nation

7 years ago

Mon, 11 Feb 2019staffOn February 8-9, 2019, Liberty Law second-year students, Sarah Green and Nick Andrews, became national quarterfinalists at the American Bar Association (ABA) National Negotiation Competition in Chicago, IL. Out of the 193 total teams that competed this past year, they finished in the top eight in the...

Liberty Law to offer free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program

7 years ago

Mon, 28 Jan 2019Liberty News ServiceLYNCHBURG, VA — Liberty University School of Law will host Volunteer Income Tax Assistance services free for qualifying individuals from Feb. 18-March 5 (closed on Sundays as well as Feb. 20-21). To qualify for the free service, the income of the taxpayer (or the income...

Law professor files amicus brief before Supreme Court

7 years ago

Thu, 24 Jan 2019staffProfessor Joel Hesch recently filed an amicus curiae brief before the United States Supreme Court. The high court is addressing whether the 10-year statute of limitations within the False Claims Act applies when whistleblowers bring the action under the statute’s qui tam provisions. The Supreme Court allows...

Law Class of 2018 achieves highest first-time Bar Exam pass rate in school history

7 years ago

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 Liberty University News Service The Bar Exam results are in, and Liberty University School of Law 2018 graduates posted the highest bar passage rate among first-time test takers in school history, with 95.65 percent passing this year. The results include both the February and July Bar Exams. Read...