The New Third Year News, Events, and Multimedia

Quoted In the News: Dean Smolla, Third Year Program Featured in ABA Journal Legal Rebels Project
Thursday, September 24, 2009 - The ABA Journal's Legal Rebels project, which features lawyers, scholars and others who are committed to innovation in the legal profession, made a stop in Lexington to meet with students and faculty involved in the School's new third year program.

Quoted In the News: Reality's knocking: Recession forcing schools to bow to reality
Monday, September 07, 2009 - Washington and Lee's new third year program is featured in a National Law Journal story covering legal education reform at several law schools.

News: Law Students Return to Revamped Third Year
Thursday, August 20, 2009 - When third year students return to Washington and Lee Law School this week, they will be met with a brand new curriculum, one designed to prepare them for the transition from law students to legal practitioners.

News: W&L School of Law Receives $2 Million Gift for Third Year Reform
Thursday, March 05, 2009 - The Washington and Lee School of Law has received a major financial boost with the announcement of a $2-million gift to support the efforts to change the way third-year students prepare for transition from law students to legal practitioners.

News: Dean Smolla Named 2008 Leader in the Law for Curricular Innovation
Monday, October 20, 2008 - Law Dean Rodney A. Smolla has been named a 2008 Leader in the Law by Virginia Lawyers Weekly for his work on Washington and Lee Law School's innovative third-year curriculum reform.

Quoted In the News: Dean Smolla Discusses Third Year Reform in Legal Times
Monday, September 01, 2008 - Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Rod Smolla discusses the School of Law's third-year curriculum reform in a Legal Times Op/Ed.

News: School of Law Donates Law Books to Aid Liberian Legal System
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - On Monday, July 14, a truck carrying a shipping container backed up to the loading dock at the Washington and Lee University School of Law. One hour and 30,000 pounds later, the container began a 7 week, 5000 mile journey to Monrovia, Liberia.

News: W&L Law Professor Mary Z. Natkin named Assistant Dean for Clinical Education and Public Service
Thursday, July 03, 2008 - Mary Z. Natkin, clinical professor of law at Washington and Lee University School of Law has been named Assistant Dean for Clinical Education and Public Service. In this newly created position, Natkin will oversee one of the chief initiatives of the School's new third-year curriculum.

News: Virginia Supreme Court Justice Donald Lemons to Join W&L Law School Faculty
Monday, June 16, 2008 - Donald W. Lemons, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, will join the faculty of the Washington and Lee University School of Law this fall as Distinguished Professor of Judicial Studies.

News: School of Law Adopts Transnational Law Course for First Year Students
Friday, May 02, 2008 - The faculty of Washington and Lee University School of Law has voted unanimously to include Transnational Law as a required first-year course.

News: Washington and Lee School of Law Announces Dramatic Third Year Reform
Monday, March 10, 2008 - It has been more than 100 years since law schools in the United States have overhauled how they teach students. The Washington and Lee University School of Law looks to change that with a bold plan to reform the third year of law school.