Welcome to the Education of Lawyers Section

education of lawyers section logoThe Education of Lawyers Section was formed by uniting the work of the former Committee on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar with the contributions of the two Conclaves on the Education of Lawyers in Virginia. Legal education begins in law school, moves through a period dominated by bar review courses and bar exams, and continues through all stages of a lawyer's professional life. This section, the first of its kind in the country, brings together law deans and professors, members of the judiciary, and practicing lawyers to improve every phase of legal education in Virginia.

The section publishes a newsletter, Education & Practice. It cosponsors innovative continuing legal education programs in collaboration with the Virginia law schools, such as Professionalism for Law Students program and the Legal Writing Workshop. The section has also undertaken a variety of special projects.

Join the Section

Sign in to your Member Portal from the top right corner of any VSB webpage to join any VSB section through your Member Participation tab.

Law students can join this section free of charge by completing this application form.

Section Liaison

Mallory Ralston
[email protected]
(804) 775-0514

Upcoming Events

What's New?

2024 Annual Meeting Registration Is Open

Posted on 3/15/2024
Online registration is open for the 2024 Annual Meeting. The meeting will be in Virginia Beach May 29 – June 1. We hope to see you there!

B. Keith Faulkner Receives 2024 Leadership in Education Award

Posted on 3/13/2024
B. Keith Faulkner, president of Charleston Southern University in South Carolina, has been named this year’s recipient of the William R. Rakes Leadership in Education Award by the Virginia State Bar Section on the Education of Lawyers in Virginia.

Welcome to the New VSB Website and Member Portal

Posted on 4/3/2023
The Virginia State Bar has just launched a new website and member portal to improve services and access to information for Virginia lawyers and the public. Sign in instructions for the new site included.

Anita O. Poston Receives 2023 Leadership in Education Award

Posted on 3/23/2023
Anita Poston, a principal in the Norfolk office of Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC (WRVB), has been named the recipient of the William R. Rakes Leadership in Education Award by the Virginia State Bar Section on the Education of Lawyers in Virginia

Dean of William & Mary Law School A. Benjamin Spencer Receives Leadership in Education Award

Posted on 4/3/2022
A. Benjamin Spencer, dean of the first law school in the country, William & Mary, has been named the recipient of the William R. Rakes Leadership in Education Award from the Virginia State Bar Section on the Education of Lawyers in Virginia.