L AW CO U N CI L E M ER IT U S Peter Baumgaertner ’83, ’86L (New York City) Walter J. Borda ’67, ’71L (Novi, Mich.) Matthew J. Calvert ’75, ’79L (Atlanta) Albert V. Carr Jr. ’71L (Lexington) Michael Cohen ’90L (Washington) Thomas J. Gearen ’82L (Kalamazoo, Ill.) Shawn George ’81L (Charleston, W.Va.) Thomas B. Henson ’80L (Charlotte, N.C.) Nicholas J. Kaiser ’83L (New York City) Chong J. Kim ’92L (Atlanta) A. Carter Magee Jr. ’79L (Roanoke) Susan Ballantine Molony ’00L (Greensboro, N.C.) William H. Oast III ’71, ’74L (Portsmouth, Va.) Robert W. Ray ’85L (New York City) Richard Smith ’98L (Washington) Carla J. Urquhart ’96L (Washington) Andrea K. Wahlquist ’95L (New York City)
It would be an understatement to say that a lot is going on at the Law School. The school has reformed its third-year program (law.wlu.edu/thirdyear) into a model that integrates legal theory, practice and community service. This new program is unprecedented in modern legal education. While implementing this momentous change to the third year, the school Law Council President Stacy is planning a dean search, addressing the Gould Van Goor ’95L accepts the gavel tight legal market and combating increasfrom Brandt Surgner ’87, ’94L. ing competition in law-school rankings from larger schools with greater financial resources. The School is addressing these challenges through a number of initiatives, all of which demonstrate its commitment to academic excellence, ethics and community. In other words, W&L is staying true to the values that make us distinctive. Now, as ever, the law school needs alumni support. As professionals, we have many demands on our time. The school recognizes this by making it easy to give back through these opportunities. Helping a place that has done so much for us is an easy decision. Many opportunities for support are available. In addition to financial support, the School invites alumni to get personally involved with students. A few options:
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L AW CO U N CI L Eric A. Anderson ’82L (New York City) Blas P. Arroyo ’81L (Charlotte, N.C.) Stacy D. Blank ’88L (Tampa, Fla.) J. Alexander Boone ’95L (Roanoke) Katherine Tritschler Boone ’06L (Atlanta) Benjamin C. Brown ’94, ’03L (Washington) T. Hal Clarke Jr. ’73, ’76L (Charlotte, N.C.) John A. Cocklereece Jr. ’76, 79L (Winston-Salem, N.C.) Thomas E. Evans ’91L (Bentonville, Ariz.) David K. Friedfeld ’83L (Hauppauge, N.Y.) Betsy Callicott Goodell ’80L (Bronxville, N.Y.) Rakesh Gopalan ’06L (Charlotte, N.C.) Diana L. Grimes ’07L (Des Moines, Iowa) M. Peebles Harrison ’92L (Nags Head, N.C.) Christina E. Hassan ’98L (Washington) Nathan V. Hendricks ’66A, ’69L (Atlanta) A. John Huss ’65L (St. Paul, Minn.) Wyndall Ivey ’99L (Birmingham, Ala.) W. Henry Jernigan Jr. ’72, ’75L (Charleston, W.Va.) The Hon. Mary Miller Johnston ’84L (Wilmington, Del.) The Hon. Everett A. Martin Jr. ’74, ’77L (Norfolk, Va.) Andrew J. Olmem ’96, ’01L (Washington) Lesley Brown Schless ’80L (Greenwich, Conn.) William M. Toles ’92, ’95L (Dallas)
Alumni Mentoring Program Mentors advise students during their three years at W&L as they explore career paths and assess their strengths and weaknesses. Individual matches take into account the student’s geographic and practice area preferences. Go to law.wlu.edu/mentor.
Alumni Support Network Students access this online database to seek advice from alumni working in their preferred geographic and practice areas on the local market and particular practice areas. Register at law.wlu.edu/alumninetwork.
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Recruit on Campus or Regionally In addition to our campus interview programs in Lexington and Charlottesville, W&L Law participates in regional programs in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New York. If your employer is not able to participate but is interested in receiving résumés from qualified candidates, Career Planning offers a résumé collection service free of charge. Visit law.wlu.edu/recruit.
Regional Events • Invite students working in your hometown over the summer to alumni and professional events. • Tell OCP about jobs, internships and fellowships you hear of so they can post for students and alumni. • Defray students’ travel expenses while they interview in your city—invite them to dinner or to be a guest in your house. • Conduct a mock interview in your city. For more information about any of these programs, and to suggest other ideas, please contact Lorri Olan, director of career planning, at olanl@wlu.edu or (540) 458-8534.
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