Section on the Education of Lawyers, Virginia State Bar
Organized in 1992
This section was formed by uniting the work of the former Committee on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar with the contributions of the two Conclaves on the Education of Lawyers in Virginia. Legal education begins in law school, moves through a period dominated by bar review courses and bar exams, and continues through all stages of a lawyer's professional life. This section, the first of its kind in the country, brings together law deans and professors, members of the judiciary and practicing lawyers in a collaborative effort to improve every phase of legal education in Virginia. The section publishes a quarterly newsletter, Education & Practice. It cosponsors innovative CLE programs in collaboration with the Virginia law schools, such as the well-received offerings on Law and Literature. The section has also undertaken a variety of special projects. In partnership with the Virginia State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professionalism and the eight accredited Virginia Law Schools, the section conducts a program annually at each of law school focused on enhancing professionalism and civility for law students.