When William & Mary celebrated its 322-year history recently, James B. Murray, Jr., J.D. '74, LL.D. '00 reminded the College community about an often overlooked but key figure in the early development of the United States: President James Monroe, W&M Class of 1776. Read more.

Professor Warren discusses how students are learning about international legal systems through summer internships and the vital support that alumni provide for the summer internship program. She is founding director of the Program in Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding. Watch the video.

The William & Mary Law School Association seeks to recognize those alumni who have graduated within the last 10 years who are true citizen lawyers. The W. Taylor Reveley Award is given to a  recent graduate who uses his or her education to make a broad and lasting impact on a local, national or international level. Our younger alumni are doing great things that should be acknowledged! Please nominate a member of the Classes of 2005-2014 who is a true citizen lawyer by March 13, 2015.  Send the name and a brief description of the nominee's accomplishments to Kathy Burger at ktburger@wm.edu.

Nearly two dozen of the most prominent criminal procedure scholars in the nation will convene here on Feb. 20-21 to discuss the future of plea bargaining. Symposium participants include former federal prosecutors, current and former public defenders, comparative scholars, empiricists, experts on wrongful convictions, scholars at the intersection of criminal law and immigration, and experts on the ramifications of excessive caseloads. Learn more about Plea Bargaining Regulation: The Next Criminal Procedure Frontier.

The 9th Annual Election Law Symposium will feature nationally prominent election attorneys, voting rights advocates, and a former Texas Solicitor General. Learn more about  Pre-Election Litigation: Judicial Influence Before Election Day.

We want to stay in touch.   Let us know when you change your address or employer, and please send us information to share with your classmates.

We are happy to report that as of mid-February we have received a record number of applications for the LL.M. Class of 2016. A good number of

acceptance letters have already been sent, however we are still reviewing

applications and hope to have most decisions finalized by the end of

this month. We are excited to have applicants from 18 countries. Thank you for recommending our program to friends and colleagues. What a nice way to spread the word about William & Mary! We expect to have another great group of students from around the world joining us in August.