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ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law's Leadership Fellows hosted a second annual Leadership Academy on February 16, welcoming ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows to collaborate in the examination of global problems and local solutions.

Legal scholar Judd Epstein, from Monash Law School in Melbourne, Australia, recently visited ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law to provide an international perspective on mediation and alternative dispute resolution for third-year law students.

Anyone considering law school or seeking more information about the law school admissions process should attend this event.

The Honorable A. Leon Stanback to Deliver Keynote Address at Sixth Annual Diversity Day and Law School Fair-Feb 16

In his keynote address at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law, U.S. Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. focused on disparities in educational opportunity.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law’s Study Abroad/International Fair, held February 1, included representatives from five law schools who spoke with students about opportunities for international study.

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law team of Chantelle Lytle, Jason Senges and Adam Spivey advanced from preliminary rounds to reach the quarterfinals of the William B. Spong Moot Court Tournament at William & Mary School of Law.

On February 9, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law hosted the spring meeting of the ABA Fourth Circuit Law Student Division. Three ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law students contributed significantly to planning this event: , Jenifer McCrea L’13, who served as ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law’s student representative to the ABA this year, and Bill White L’14, who served as ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law’s associate student representative to the ABA.

David Lambert, a member of the Class of 2014 at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law, has been elected Governor of the American Bar Association Fourth Circuit Law Student Division representing 17 law schools in four states. His election occurred at .

On Feb. 7 ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law students and faculty were entertained and educated by Nancy Rapoport, a nationally known expert on legal ethics and bankruptcy. Rapoport presented “Lawyers and Pop Culture,” focusing on the portrayal of lawyers in the media and the impact of such portrayals on perceptions of legal ethics.