Alumni Newsletter | Liberty University School of Law

HANDS-ON PRACTICE Nonprofit, Liberty University partner on clinic for clients in need

8 years ago

Mon, 23 Oct 2017News & Advance, Josh MoodyA new partnership between Virginia Legal Aid Society and the Liberty University School of Law aims to serve underprivileged clients and develop law students nearing the completion of their degrees. Read News & Advance article here.

Tim Kaine among group of lawmakers to meet with LU leaders and students in D.C.

8 years ago

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 Tobi Walsh Laukaitis/Liberty University News Service For 32 Liberty University students living and working in Washington, D.C., through the Washington Fellowship this semester, a Tuesday afternoon event held at the Library of Congress was a chance for them to hear from leading legislators about their career experience. Several...

First-year law students participate in local service work before classes begin

8 years ago

Sat, 19 Aug 2017 Drew Menard/Liberty News Service Incoming Liberty University School of Law students spent Saturday afternoon painting the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center as a way to kick off their academic year by serving the community. Read the Liberty University news story here.

Congressional leaders meet with Liberty students, alumni in Washington, D.C.

8 years ago

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 Liberty University News Service Despite a busy day on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, a U.S. senator and several congressional leaders took time to speak to more than 50 Liberty University students, alumni, faculty, and staff during a reception held in the Cannon House Office Building. Read...

Liberty Law launches Wealth Management and Financial Planning concentration

8 years ago

Tue, 18 Jul 2017staffIn addition to its 11 current Certificates of Concentration, Liberty Law has now launched a Juris Doctor concentration certificate in Wealth Management and Financial Planning. This certificate requires the successful completion of nine law school courses that run the gamut of various domains of wealth management from...

Liberty Law graduate fights to resurrect Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas

8 years ago

Fri, 07 Jul 2017Edie Swann, Director of Public AffairsAfter years of debate and controversy, a privately funded monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments was placed on the state Capitol grounds in Arkansas on June 27, 2017. Less than a day later, it was intentionally destroyed. Travis Story, a 2008 Liberty...

First televised debate on campus features Virginia’s GOP governor candidates

8 years ago

Thu, 13 Apr 2017 Liberty University News Service Eyes across Virginia were on Liberty University Thursday night as Liberty’s Center for Law & Government hosted the Commonwealth of Virginia Debate for Governor, the first televised debate that Liberty has hosted and the first for governor in this election cycle. Virginia’s gubernatorial race...

Five students honored with first-ever Provost’s Award for Research Excellence

8 years ago

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 Liberty University News Service Liberty University honored the inaugural recipients of the Provost’s Award for Research Excellence (PARE) on Wednesday in the Montview Alumni Ballroom during an all-faculty meeting. The primary goal of the new awards program is to promote, support, and advance student research, scholarship,...

Editorial highlights Liberty’s role in preserving freedom

8 years ago

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 Liberty University News Service An editorial by former U.S. Congressman Robert Hurt, executive director of Liberty University's new Center for Law & Government, was published in Sunday's Richmond Times-Dispatch. The editorial (posted below) focused on the fundamentals of freedom in America and Liberty's rising profile and influence....

LUCOM and Liberty Law team up for malpractice deposition exercise

8 years ago

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 Chris Breedlove Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) and Liberty University School of Law (LUSOL) staged a deposition exercise earlier this month inside the Center for Medical and Health Sciences. The exercise is a new component to LUCOM’s course, Humanities and Medical Jurisprudence, designed to introduce...