Liberty Law Names New Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Fri, 02 Sep 2016staff Liberty University School of Law dean, Keith Faulkner, recently appointed Timothy M. Todd as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs effective July 1, 2016. “Tim Todd is a talented teacher, a prolific scholar, and a true servant leader,” said Faulkner.  “I am thrilled that he has joined the leadership team in the […]

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Two law professors selected for American Bar Association committees

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 Main News Service Two faculty members from Liberty University School of Law have accepted the invitation to serve on American Bar Association committees. Associate Professor Caren Harp will serve on the Juvenile Justice Standards Task Force and Professor Scott Thompson will serve on the Competitions Committee’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) subcommittee. Read full […]

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Liberty Law takes fifth place honors in world negotiation competition

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 Edie Swann, Joel Hesch Liberty University School of Law represented the United States in the International Negotiation Competition (INC) held at the University of Lucerne on July 4-9, 2016. Liberty Law’s team captured a fifth-place finish out of 21 countries invited to compete in this annual world competition. The Liberty team […]

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Law school faculty member selected for prestigious Carnegie fellowship

Thu, 05 May 2016 Liberty University News Service Anthony Ikwueme, director of the Ehrhorn Law Library at Liberty University School of Law, has been awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to work with the University of Nigeria law faculty on developing curriculum and scholarly resources to enhance the law education experience.   Read […]

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Law Moot Court team ranked among nation’s top 10

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 Liberty University News Service Liberty University School of Law’s Moot Court Team has finished its season ranked No. 9 in the nation, qualifying for the 2017 Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship, presented by the University of Houston Law Center. Read the full story.

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Liberty Law student recognized as Law Student of the Year by national publication

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 Edie Swann, Director of Public Affairs Jaime McGuire’s passion to serve others brought her to an orphanage in Uganda and changed the direction of her life and her future career. She is now a Dean’s List, third-year student at Liberty University School of Law and one of 25 future attorneys honored […]

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Competition teams score major victories

Fri, 08 Apr 2016Edie Swann Liberty Law students competed over the weekend of April 1-3, 2016 and brought home great success stories from across the country as well as here in the Lynchburg area. Two teams competed in the National Basketball Negotiation Competition hosted by the Fordham Sports Law Forum in New York, New York […]

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Pinwheel display honors local child abuse survivors

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 Liberty University News Service In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Liberty University School of Law teamed up with Liberty’s College of Osteopathic Medicine on Wednesday to place 565 pinwheels on the lawn outside of the Jerry Falwell Library. Each pinwheel represented a child abuse survivor living in Lynchburg this year. Elizabeth Rerick, a second-year […]

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Liberty Law Announces Launch of Three New Master’s Programs

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 staff Liberty University School of Law is now offering three master’s-level programs online, after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) granted approval last month for the programs to commence. The programs approved are Liberty’s Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Legal Studies, Juris Master (J.M.) in […]

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Liberty Law Teams Advance to ABA National Finals

Mon, 07 Mar 2016 Edie Swann, Director of Public Affairs Six Liberty Law students were crowned regional champions in the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition regional tournament held in Washington, DC, February 25-27, 2016. Zach Hurt, Robin Jenkins, Erika Lukenbill, Justin Reddington, Whitney Rutherford, and Wes Vorberger made up the two teams who […]

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