Founded in 1849, W&L Law School in Virginia is one of the smallest of the nation's top-tier law schools.
A law school well-known for its curricular innovations, its emphasis on the teacher-scholar model, and its international programs, Washington and Lee was one of the first law schools to introduce full-time faculty-taught, small-section legal writing classes and to require administrative and transnational law in the first year. Hailed by many legal professionals and educators as the most significant curricular change since Langdell, the School’s groundbreaking third-year program combines the demanding study of legal doctrine and analysis with simulated and actual practice experience. Notable graduates include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell and six ABA presidents, most recently Robert J. Grey (2004-05).
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