Policies

Law School Policies and Procedures

• Inclement Weather/Class Cancellations Due to Bad Weather
• Alcohol and Catering Policy
• Event Request Form
• Carrel and Reading Room Area Guidelines
• Showing Movies at the Law School
• Sign-posting policies at the law school

Law School Policies on Accommodating Students with Disabilities

• Law School Policy and Procedure
• Scope of W&L Policy
• Law School Request Form
• Guidelines for Documentation of Cognitive Disabilities and Need for Accommodation
• Guidelines for Documentation of Disabilities and Need for Accommodation

For more information, visit the Office of the General Counsel website.

Law School Mission

Our Law School is a leader in the world of legal education. Its mission is to provide an extraordinary educational program emphasizing critical thought, the power of the written word, continual reflection on ethical duty, and the meaning of law and justice in a swiftly changing world. By assembling a collegial, academically exceptional, and diverse student body in small classes with closely involved faculty, the Law School aims to produce leaders whose unique combination of intellectual ability, academic and practical training, and professionalism is recognizably "Washington and Lee." Equally important, the Law School seeks to sustain a first‐rank faculty from a spectrum of background and experience, whose scholarship enriches the public discourse of American and global society.

University Policies and Statements

Student Handbook

University Mission

Washington and Lee University provides a liberal arts education that develops students' capacity to think freely, critically, and humanely and to conduct themselves with honor, integrity, and civility. Graduates will be prepared for life-long learning, personal achievement, responsible leadership, service to others, and engaged citizenship in a global and diverse society.

SACS Accreditation

Washington and Lee University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Juris Doctor, and Master of Laws.  Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Washington and Lee University.

REINSTATEMENT AFTER SERVING ACTIVE DUTY

Students whose absence from the University results from being called to active duty for more than 30 days will be reinstated at the University with their same academic status if: 1) they provide notice of such service, and other documentation required by law, to either the Associate Dean of the College or the Associate Dean of the School of Law for Student Services, as appropriate; 2) within three years of their completion of service (or within two years after any period necessary to recover from an injury incurred or aggravated during such service) they notify the appropriate dean in writing of their intent to return; and 3) the cumulative length of all absences from the University for service in the armed forces of the United States does not exceed five years. (NB: American Bar Association rules require that the Juris Doctor must be completed within 84 months after the beginning of law study.)