UVA Law Careers Brochure, 2014
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FIRM: 56% (601)
PUBLIC INTEREST: 22% (243) POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS (178)
CLERKSHIP: 18% (198)
CORPORATE: 3% (33)
ACADEMIC: 1% (7)
CAREERS
TOP JOB LOCATIONS,CLASSES OF 2011-13
District of Columbia (237)
Virginia (182)New York (160)California (63)Texas (57)Georgia (41)Massachusetts (34)Pennsylvania (28)Florida (25)North Carolina (23)Maryland (23)Illinois (22)Ohio (19)Alabama (17)New Jersey (15)Delaware (13)Colorado (12)
LAW FIRMS65% with firms in
American Lawyer’s top 100 by gross revenue
13% with firms ranked between 101-200
22% with smaller firms
CLERKSHIPS (including alumni clerkships 2011-13)
8 U.S. Supreme Court54 U.S. Circuit Courts
of Appeal97 U.S. District
Courts and other federal courts
62 state courts
PUBLIC INTEREST (including 178 postgraduate fellowships)
55 federal government74 state or local
government15 military99 public interest
groups
CAMPUS RECRUITING FALL 2013More than 650 officesOver 6,200 on-
campus interviews of second-yearstudents
FIRST-YEAR SUMMER JOBS*CLASS OF 2015
(summer 2013)
26% judicial24% firm15% federal
government15% public interest
groups13% academic9% state or local
government4% corporate1% other
*Several students held multiple positions
KATHERINE MIMS CROCKER ’12 clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia during the 2013-14 term, after clerking for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III ’72 on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
THE CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM at the University of Virginia School of Law is one of the most successful among national law schools and provides students with a wide range of job opportunities across the nation and abroad. Virginia enjoys a reputation for producing lawyers who not only master the intellectual challenges of legal practice, but also contribute broadly to the institutions they join through strong leadership and interpersonal skills. As a result, private- and public-sector employers heavily recruit Virginia students each year. Graduates start their careers across the country with large and small law firms, government agencies and public interest groups.
WHERE OUR GRADUATES GO, CLASSES OF 2011-13
REPRESENTATIVEEMPLOYERS, CLASSES OF 2011-13
UNITED STATES
ALABAMABIRMINGHAM
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Burr & FormanMaynard, Cooper & GaleScott Dukes & Geisler
MONTGOMERYAlabama Office of the Attorney
General
ALASKAANCHORAGE
Alaska Public Defender Agency
ARIZONAFORT HUACHUCA
Army Communications Electronics CommandPHOENIX
Snell & Wilmer
CALIFORNIABEVERLY HILLS
Cohen Gardner COSTA MESA
Latham & WatkinsFRESNO
McCormick BarstowHuntington BeachAdams & Associates
IRVINEKnobbe Martens Olson & Bear
LOS ANGELESCalifornia Department of
JusticeGibson, Dunn & CrutcherInitiative Legal GroupIrell & ManellaJones DayKatten Muchin RosenmanLatham & WatkinsMoelis & CompanyO’Melveny & MyersOrrick, Herrington & SutcliffeProskauer RoseSelman Breitman
MANHATTAN BEACHReback, McAndrews, Kjar,
Warford, Stockalper & MooreMENLO PARK
Latham & WatkinsO’Melveny & Myers
MOUNTAIN VIEWFenwick & West
NEWPORT BEACHStradling, Yocca, Carlson &
RauthORANGE COUNTY
Thomas Vogele AssociatesPALO ALTO
Access SoftekGibson, Dunn & CrutcherWilson Sonsini Goodrich &
Rosati
GRADUATES ARE
READY FOR
THEIR CAREERS
ON DAY ONE
DAVID PEREZ ’12works in Jones Day’s Los Angeles office.
SACRAMENTOPacific Legal Foundation
SAN DIEGODLA PiperLatham & WatkinsMcKenna, Long & AldridgeRobbins Geller Rudman &
DowdSAN FRANCISCO
Kirkland & EllisLatham & WatkinsMorgan Lewis & BockiusOrrick, Herrington & SutcliffeSanford Heisler
SAN RAFAELGarteiser Honea
WOODLAND HILLSU.S. Department of Justice,
Office of the United States Trustee
COLORADODENVER
Arnold & PorterColorado Public DefenderGibson, Dunn & CrutcherHogan LovellsRocky Mountain Children’s
Law CenterDURANGO
Colorado State Public Defender
CONNECTICUTHARTFORD
Axinn, Veltrop & HarkriderMurtha Cullina
NEW HAVENWithers Bergman
DELAWAREWILMINGTON
Abrams & BaylissMorris, Nichols, Arsht &
TunnellPotter Anderson & CorroonRichards, Layton & FingerYoung Conaway Stargatt &
Taylor
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAAkin Gump Strauss Hauer &
FeldAlderman, Devorsetz & HoraArent FoxArnold & PorterBaker & McKenzieBaker BottsBaker HostetlerBeveridge & DiamondBingham McCutchenBlank RomeBracewell & GiulianiBrown RudnickBuckleySandlerCadwalader, Wickersham &
TaftCause of ActionChadbourne & ParkeCleary, Gottlieb, Steen &
HamiltonCoaches Inc.Consumer Financial Protection
BureauCooleyCovington & BurlingCrowell & MoringDebevoise & Plimpton
DechertDeloitteDickstein ShapiroDistrict of Columbia Attorney
General’s OfficeDLA PiperDrinker Biddle & ReathEarthRights InternationalEnvironmental Law InstituteFederal Emergency
Management AgencyFederal Energy Regulatory
CommissionFederal Mine Safety and
Health Review CommissionFederal Trade CommissionFinnegan, Henderson,
Farabow, Garrett & DunnerFreshfields Bruckhaus
DeringerFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
JacobsonGibson, Dunn & CrutcherGroom Law GroupHogan LovellsHollingsworthHunton & WilliamsInstitute for International Law
and Human RightsInternal Revenue ServiceIvins, Phillips & BarkerK&L GatesKaye ScholerKeller and HeckmanKellogg Huber Hansen Todd
Evans & FigelKirkland & EllisLatham & WatkinsLawyers’ Committee for Civil
Rights Under LawLibrary of CongressMayer BrownMcDermott, Will & EmeryMilbank, Tweed, Hadley &
McCloyMorrison & FoersterNelson Mullins Riley &
ScarboroughNorton Rose FulbrightO’Melveny & MyersOrrick, Herrington & SutcliffePaul HastingsPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton
& GarrisonPension Benefit Guaranty
CorporationPerkins CoiePeterson, Wilmarth and
RobertsonPillsbury Winthrop Shaw
PittmanPublic Defender Service for the
District of ColumbiaQuinn Emanuel Urquhart &
SullivanQuinn, Racusin & GazzolaRoller & BauerSeward & KisselSidley AustinSimpson Thacher & BartlettSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& FlomSquire Patton BoggsSullivan & CromwellSutherland Asbill & BrennanU.S. Air Force Judge Advocates
General’s CorpsU.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Justice, various divisions
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources
U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
U.S. Senator Rand PaulVenableVinson & ElkinsWeil, Gotshal & MangesWhite & CaseWiley ReinWillkie Farr & GallagherWilmerHaleWilson Sonsini Goodrich &
RosatiWinston & Strawn
FLORIDAFORT LAUDERDALE
Tripp ScottKENNEDY SPACE CENTER
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationMIAMI
Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod
Carlton FieldsDiaz Reus & TargGreenberg TraurigHunton & WilliamsWhite & Case
ORLANDOAkerman SenterfittBaker HostetlerBaker, Donelson, Bearman,
Caldwell & BerkowitzFoley & Lardner
TAMPAMacFarlane, Ferguson &
McMullenTrenam, Kemker, Scharf,
Barkin, Frye, O’Neill & MullisWEST PALM BEACH
Palm Beach County Public Defender
GEORGIAATLANTA
Alston & BirdAmerican Civil Liberties Union
of GeorgiaArnall Golden GregoryAtlanta City Law Department
KIMBERLY ROLLA ’13 works for the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville as a UVA Law Powell Fellow. She advocates on behalf of indigent clients facing eviction and ensures that local housing conditions comply with the law.
Baker HostetlerBryan CaveJones DayKilpatrick Townsend &
StocktonKing & SpaldingMcKenna Long & AldridgeSmith, Gambrell & RussellSutherlandThomas Kennedy Sampson &
TompkinsTroutman SandersU.S. Department of Housing
and Urban DevelopmentWeissman Nowack Curry &
WilcoLAFAYETTE
Womack, Gottlieb & RodhamMCDONOUGH
O’Quinn & CroninMONROE
Walton County Public Defender
ILLINOISCHICAGO
Katten Muchin RosenmanKirkland & EllisKPMGLocke Lord McGuireWoodsSanchez Daniels & HoffmanSidley AustinWinston & Strawn
IOWADES MOINES
Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O’Brien
MAINEPORTLAND
Pierce Atwood
MARYLAND ABERDEENU.S. Department of Defense BALTIMOREBrown Goldstein Levy Gohn Hankey & StichelMaryland Department of the
EnvironmentMiles & StockbridgeBaltimore City State’s
Attorney’s OfficeSemmes, Bowen & Semmes
BETHESDAGet Well Network
ROCKVILLEFinancial Industry Regulatory
AuthorityU.S. Food and Drug
Administration
MASSACHUSETTSAMHERST
Farm ForwardBOSTON
Bingham McCutchenBrown Rudnick Choate, Hall & StewartCommittee for Public Counsel
ServicesEdwards WildmanFish & RichardsonFoley HoagGay & Lesbian Advocates &
Defenders
Goulston & StorrsLatham & WatkinsMassachusetts Attorney
General’s OfficeNixon PeabodyRopes & GrayWilmerHale
BROCKTONPlymouth County District
Attorney’s OfficeCAMBRIDGE
Cambridge and Somerville Legal ServicesSALEM
Essex County District Attorney
MINNESOTAMINNEAPOLIS
Faegre Baker DanielsRobins, Kaplan, Miller &
Ciresi
MISSISSIPPIJACKSON
Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy
MISSOURIKANSAS CITY
Seigfreid, Bingham, Levy, Selzer & GeeST. LOUIS
Armstrong TeasdaleBryan CaveHBM Holdings
MONTANAHELENA
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks
NEW JERSEYNEWARK
Genova Burns Giantomasi & Webster
McCarter & EnglishSquire Patton Boggs
NEW YORKALBANY
Boies, Schiller & FlexnerBRONX
Bronx County District Attorney’s Office
Bronx DefendersBROOKLYN
Kings County District Attorney’s OfficeKEW GARDENS
Queens County District Attorney’s OfficeMINEOLA
Nassau County District Attorney’s OfficeNEW YORK
Allen & OveryAmerican Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Arent FoxBaker & McKenzieBaker HostetlerBingham McCutchenCadwalader, Wickersham &
TaftCahill, Gordon & ReindelCenter for Constitutional
Rights
Clifford ChanceCooleyCovington & BurlingCravath Swaine & MooreDavis Polk & WardwellDebevoise & PlimptonDentonsFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
JacobsonGibson, Dunn & CrutcherGoldman Sachs Investment
Banking DivisionGreenberg TraurigJP Morgan Chase & Co.Kasowitz Benson Torres &
FriedmanKing & SpaldingLatham & WatkinsLinklatersMayer BrownMcKinsey & CompanyMilbank, Tweed, Hadley &
McCloyMorgan Lewis & BockiusNew York City Law
DepartmentNew York County District
Attorney’s OfficeNew York Legal Assistance
GroupNixon PeabodyNorton Rose FulbrightOrrick, Herrington & SutcliffePaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton
& GarrisonPricewaterhouseCoopersQuinn Emanuel Urquhart &
SullivanRopes & GrayShearman & SterlingSidley AustinSimpson Thacher & BartlettSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& FlomStroock & Stroock & LavanSullivan & CromwellTroutman SandersWeil, Gotshal & MangesWhite & CaseWillkie Farr & GallagherWilmerHale
NORTH CAROLINAASHEVILLE
Roberts & StevensCHARLOTTE
Alston & BirdCadwalader, Wickersham &
TaftHunton & Williams Moore & Van AllenRobinson, Bradshaw &
HinsonWomble Carlyle Sandridge &
RiceGREENSBORO
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & LeonardRALEIGH
Brown LawHutchison Law GroupNelson Mullins Riley &
ScarboroughOgletree Deakins
NORTH DAKOTAFARGO
Conmy Feste
OHIOCINCINNATI
Squire Patton BoggsVorys, Sater, Seymour and
PeaseCLEVELAND
Baker HostetlerJones DayVorys, Sater, Seymour and
PeaseCOLUMBUS
Porter, Wright, Morris & ArthurVorys, Sater, Seymour and
Pease
OKLAHOMAENID
Gungoll, Jackson, Collins, Box & Devoll
OREGONPORTLAND
Oregon Health Authority
PENNSYLVANIAPHILADELPHIA
Anapol SchwartzBlank RomeCozen O’ConnorDechertDrinker Biddle & ReathIndependence FoundationMorgan Lewis & BockiusU.S. Department of Justice
PITTSBURGHCohen & GrigsbyDeloitteJones DayK&L GatesReed Smith
RHODE ISLANDNEWPORT
U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center
SOUTH CAROLINACHARLESTON
Moore & Van AllenCOLUMBIA
Murphy & GrantlandRogers Townsend & ThomasMount PleasantMotley Rice
SPARTANBURGGibbes Burton
TENNESSEECHATTANOOGA
Chambliss, Bahner & StophelMiller & Martin
NASHVILLEBass, Berry & Sims
TEXASAMARILLO
Brown & FortunatoAUSTIN
Baker BottsGjerset & LorenzJackson WalkerShannon Gracey Ratliff &
MillerState of TexasUniversity of Texas School of Law
DALLASBaker BottsBoston Consulting Group
Caldwell, Cassady & CurryCarrington Coleman Sloman &
BlumenthalDLA PiperFish & RichardsonHaynes and BooneInternal Revenue ServiceJackson WalkerJones DayOffice of the Comptroller of the
CurrencySquire Patton BoggsVinson & Elkins
EL PASOU.S. Department of Justice
HOUSTONAndrews KurthBaker BottsBracewell & GiulianiHarris County District
Attorney’s OfficeLatham & WatkinsMcGuireWoodsMemorial Hermann HospitalMorgan Lewis & BockiusNathan Sommers JacobsVinson & ElkinsRichardsonHaynes & Boone
UTAHSALT LAKE CITY
Snell & Wilmer
VIRGINIAALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office
Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Virginia
Oliff & BerridgeArlingtonArlington County
Commonwealth’s Attorney’s OfficeASHLAND
U.S. Marine CorpsCHARLOTTESVILLE
Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office
Legal Aid Justice CenterMcGuireWoodsSouthern Environmental Law
CenterTremblay & SmithU.S. Army Judge Advocate
General’s CorpsZobrist Law Group
CULPEPERDavies, Barrell, Will, Lewellyn
& EdwardsDANVILLE
Daniel, Medley & KirbyVirginia Legal Aid Society
FAIRFAXFairfax County Commonwealth’s
Attorney’s OfficeStraus & Boies
FALLS CHURCHInova Health SystemsU.S. Social Security
AdministrationFORT LEE
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s CorpsFREDERICKSBURG
Robert J. Barlow, Esq.
HAMPTONHampton Commonwealth’s
Attorney’s OfficeHOPEWELL
Hopewell Commonwealth’s Attorney’s OfficeLEESBURG
Robert M. GordonMANASSAS
Capital Defender Office for Northern VirginiaMCLEAN
Capital OneMorrison & Foerster
NEWPORT NEWSJones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly
NORFOLKKaufman & CanolesProtogyrou & RigneyU.S. Department of the NavyU.S. Navy Judge Advocate
General’s CorpsWillcox & Savage
RESTONCooleyFinnegan, Henderson,
Farabow, Garrett & DunnerRICHMOND
BrownGreerHousing Opportunities Made
Equal of Virginia, Inc.Hunton & WilliamsMcCandlish HoltonMcGuireWoodsRichmond Commonwealth’s
Attorney’s OfficeRichmond Public Defender’s
OfficeSRNN GamesVirginia Attorney General’s
OfficeWilliams Mullen
ROANOKEDeneka Law FirmRoanoke Public Defender’s
Office
WASHINGTONSEATTLE
Foster PepperK&L GatesLane PowellWilson Sonsini Goodrich &
Rosati
WEST VIRGINIACHARLESTON
Jackson & KellyMARTINSBURG
Steptoe & Johnson
WISCONSINMILWAUKEE
Foley & Lardner
WYOMINGCHEYENNE
Holland & Hart
INTERNATIONAL
CHINA HONG KONGHerbert Smith
TANZANIAARUSHA
Inherit Your Rights
EGYPTCAIRO
Resettlement Legal Aid Project
ENGLANDLONDON
Clifford ChanceLinklaters
NEEPA MEHTA ’11 is an associate in Skadden’s litigation department in Washington, D.C.
LAURA PALIANI ’12 works in the litigation group for Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.
CAREER SERVICES
WHAT YOU NEED TO LAUNCH YOUR CAREER
OUR SERVICES The Office of Career Services,
the Judicial Clerkships Office and the Mortimer Caplin
Public Service Center offer the tools and
preparation students need to launch themselves
into the legal workforce.
SERVICES INCLUDE:
COUNSELING STUDENTS on job-search strategies, from understanding
which employers to target to planning long-term career goals
PREPARING AND TRAINING STUDENTS to have successful interviews, including through
live or videotaped mock interviews, to assess weaknesses and strengths
REVIEWING AND CRITIQUING RESUMES, cover letters and other
employment-related communications
SCHEDULING EVENTS throughout the school year that are designed to inform students
about a variety of career paths and employment options, best practices for interviews
and internships, and how to advance your career after law school
HELPING STUDENTS UNDERSTAND what kinds of careers they will find rewarding
TEACHING STUDENTS best networking practices
MAINTAINING AN ONLINE JOB DATABASE that also allows students to receive alerts
about jobs in their chosen field or city
COORDINATING THE SCHOOL’S INVOLVEMENT in career fairs and recruiting events
across the country, in addition to the Law School’s extensive
on-campus recruiting efforts
“WE TEAM WITH THE STUDENTS on all parts of their job
search. We guide students in identifying employment
options that will be personally and professionally fulfilling,
work with them on their resumes and cover letters, assist
them in preparing for interviews and then educate them on
skills that will aid them in the workplace.”
—KEVIN DONOVAN, Senior Assistant Dean for Career Services
OFFICE OF JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS
RUTH PAYNEDIRECTOR
OF JUDICIAL
CLERKSHIPS
J.D., University of
Virginia
B.A., Claremont
McKenna College
Ruth Payne advises students and alumni as they navigate the application process for both judicial internships and judicial clerkships. This includes counseling, reviewing cover letters and resumes, conducting mock interviews and running workshops on the
clerkship process. Payne was an articles editor on the Virginia
Law Review. After law school, she clerked for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and completed a one-year Bristow Fellowship with the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office. From 2004-08, she was an honors attorney with the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, where she worked in the Office of International Affairs.
VIRGINIA’S CAREER COUNSELORS have extensive experience in private practice,
in public interest lawyering and as clerks.
OFFICE OF CAREER SERVICES
KEVIN DONOVAN SENIOR ASSISTANT
DEAN FOR CAREER
SERVICES
J.D., University of
Pennsylvania
B.A., Dartmouth
College
Kevin Donovan leads the Office of Career Services and counsels students and alumni on general career choices and on pursuing positions with law firms. Before joining the school in 2009, Donovan was a litigation partner in the Philadelphia office of Morgan Lewis & Bockius, where his practice focused
on complex tort litigation, including class actions and national serial litigation. While at Morgan Lewis, he was the firm’s pro bono chair from 2003-08, was heavily involved in recruiting and participated in running three summer associate programs. After law school, Donovan clerked for U.S. District Judge Frank J. Battisti in the Northern District of Ohio. Following his clerkship he joined Morgan Lewis and became a partner in 2000.
PATRICE HAYDENDIRECTOR OF LAW
FIRM RECRUITING
J.D., M.B.A., University
of Virginia
B.A., Stanford
University
With eight years of large-firm practice experience, Patrice Hayden assists students who are considering positions in law firms and coordinates Virginia Law’s presence in job fairs across the country. Hayden also works with students who are evaluating different practice areas and comparing
alternative jobs to firm practice. She previously served as an associate at Bryan Cave in Washington, D.C., where she specialized in white-collar, regulatory and consumer protection matters. During her tenure there, she spent five years on the recruiting committee, culminating in her chairing the summer program, and served as co-chair of the office’s Lawyers of Color affinity group.
SARAH BETTS ESTERHAYDIRECTOR OF
CAREER SERVICES
J.D., University of
Virginia
B.A., Cornell University
Sarah Esterhay advises students interested in applying to law firms and other private-sector employers. She helps students with job-search strategy, including the exploration of different practice areas, crafting resumes and cover letters, and preparing for interviews. Prior to joining the Law School, Esterhay
practiced law at BuckleySandler in Washington, D.C., where she worked with financial services industry clients on a broad range of regulatory and litigation matters. While at the firm, she served as a member of the Associate & Counsel Committee and as a mentor for new associates. Esterhay began her legal career as a judicial clerk for Judge Raymond A. Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. While at UVA Law as a student, Esterhay was managing editor of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law.
JOBY RYANDIRECTOR OF
CAREER SERVICES
J.D., University of
Virginia
A.B., Harvard
University
Joby Ryan counselsstudents andalumni on a broadarray of careerchoices, with afocus on law firmpositions. He works with students to evaluate practice areas, firms and legal markets, and helps students and alumni develop strategies to compete effectively for the positions they target. Ryan previously was
an associate at Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C., for nearly eight years. At Hogan, Ryan’s litigation practice concentrated on securities class action and derivative suits, white-collar investigations, antitrust litigation and other complex commercial lawsuits. During his tenure at Hogan, Ryan spent six years as a member of the firm’s Recruiting Committee and was elected chair of its Associates’ Committee, both for the D.C. office and nationally. As a student at Virginia Law, Ryan was a member of the editorial staff of the Journal for Social Policy & the Law.
MORTIMER CAPLIN PUBLIC SERVICECENTER
ANNIE KIMASSISTANT DEAN
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
AND DIRECTOR,
MORTIMER CAPLIN
PUBLIC SERVICE
CENTER
J.D., B.A., University of
Virginia
M.F.A., Creative
Writing, Warren
Wilson College
Annie Kim leads the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center, through which she counsels students seeking public-interest jobs and fellowships, invites speakers to discuss careers in public service and coordinates numerous other activities that support public service at the Law School. After graduating from the Law School in 1999, she practiced commercial and school litigation at the McLean office of Hunton & Williams and later worked at a small firm in Alexandria. Starting in 2002, Kim served as in-house counsel for Virginia local governments for nine years, working on everything from civil rights and employment law cases to representing schools, police and other local government departments. She won her first case before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2012, her final case arguing on behalf of Albemarle County.
AMANDA YALEDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
SERVICE
J.D., Northeastern
University
B.A., Colgate
University
Amanda Yale previously worked at Legal Services for Children in New York City, where she defended the rights of indigent disabled children in special education and Social Security disability benefits proceedings. After graduating from law school, she worked as a staff attorney at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. She then clerked for Judge I. Leo Glasser in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
ELIZABETH AVERILLDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
SERVICE
J.D., New York
University School
of Law
B.A., Yale University
As director of public service, Elizabeth Averill counsels students who are interested in exploring public interest work. After law school, Averill joined Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C., and then clerked for Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in the Southern District of New York. Following the clerkship, Averill worked with the litigation and white collar practice groups of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C., and later volunteered for education and juvenile justice cases with the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville. Prior to joining the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center, she worked for the U.S. Army and provided legal assistance to service members, veterans and military family members at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington.
EXTERNSHIPS
A. SPRIGHTLEY RYANASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR OF LAW,
GENERAL FACULTY;
DIRECTOR OF
EXTERNSHIPS
J.D., University of
California at Berkeley
B.A., Yale University
Sprightley Ryan directs the externships program at Virginia Law. Externships allow students to work full-time or part-time doing legal work for public service employers while earning academic credit. As director, Ryan counsels students who are in the program or who are considering an externship, and advises them on selecting an employer. Ryan also teaches a seminar to students in the UVA Law in DC externship program that helps participants make connections between legal theory and practice. Ryan previously served as inspector general of the Smithsonian Institution, worked for the Environmental Crimes Section of the U.S. Department of Justice as a trial attorney, and served as a special assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
PRO BONO PROGRAM
KIMBERLY EMERYASSISTANT DEAN
FOR PRO BONO AND
PUBLIC INTEREST
J.D., University of
Virginia
B.A., Carleton College
Kimberly Emery has been the Law School’s assistant dean for pro bono since 2004, and was a founder and director of the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center. Emery coordinates and administers pro bono programming for law students, counsels students and graduates regarding pro bono and public interest opportunities, develops and fund-raises for new service projects, and oversees the Law School’s Pro Bono Challenge. Under Emery’s direction, the Pro Bono Program in a typical year coordinates pro bono projects with more than 100 employers nationwide, from work with full-time public interest lawyers to pro bono efforts undertaken by private practitioners. Emery was a board member for the Legal Aid Justice Center for more than 15 years and was recognized in 2000 as the organization’s Volunteer of the Year.
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS, CLASSES OF 2011-13
U.S. SUPREME COURT
Anthony M. KennedyAntonin ScaliaClarence ThomasStephen G. Breyer
U.S. CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEAL
D.C. CIRCUITWASHINGTON, D.C.
Merrick Garland Karen L. Henderson
FEDERAL CIRCUITWASHINGTON, D.C.
William C. Bryson
1ST CIRCUITBOSTON
Michael Boudin
2ND CIRCUITNEW YORK
Robert D. SackRichard C. Wesley RUTLAND, VT.Peter W. Hall
3RD CIRCUITDUNCANSVILLE, PA.
D. Brooks Smith TRENTON, N.J.
Maryanne Trump Barry
4TH CIRCUITCHARLOTTE, N.C.
Albert DiazCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
J. Harvie Wilkinson III
5TH CIRCUITAUSTIN, TEXAS
Fortunato P. BenavidesPatrick E. HigginbothamPriscilla Owen
HOUSTONEdith Hollan JonesJerry E. Smith
JACKSON, MISS.Rhesa H. Barksdale
NEW ORLEANSEdith Brown Clement
6TH CIRCUITCOLUMBUS, OHIO
R. Guy Cole Jr.LANSING, MICH.
Richard F. SuhrheinrichLOUISVILLE, KY.
Danny J. BoggsMEDINA, OHIO
Alice M. BatchelderMEMPHIS, TENN.
Julia Smith Gibbons
NASHVILLE, TENNJane Branstetter Stranch
7TH CIRCUIT SOUTH BEND, IND.Kenneth F. Ripple
8TH CIRCUIT LITTLE ROCK, ARK.Lavenski Smith DES MOINES, IND.Steven M. Colloton KANSAS CITY, MO.Duane Benton
9TH CIRCUIT LAS VEGASJay S. Bybee PASADENA, CALIF.Alex Kozinski
POCATELLO, IDAHON. Randy Smith
PORTLAND, ORE.Susan P. Graber SEATTLERobert R. Beezer Betty Binns Fletcher
10TH CIRCUIT CHEYENNE, WYO.Gregory A. Phillips DENVERDavid M. EbelNeil Gorsuch LAWRENCE, KAN.Mary Beck Briscoe OKLAHOMA CITYWilliam J. Holloway Jr.
11TH CIRCUIT ATLANTABeverly B. Martin BIRMINGHAM, ALA.William H. Pryor Jr. JACKSONVILLE, FLA.Gerald Tjoflat MONTGOMERY, ALA.Joel F. Dubina
FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS
ALABAMANORTHERN DISTRICT OF
ALABAMA
BIRMINGHAMKaren O. Bowdre Virginia Emerson Hopkins
HUNTSVILLEC. Lynwood Smith Jr.
ARIZONADISTRICT OF ARIZONA
PHOENIXDavid Campbell
CALIFORNIACENTRAL DISTRICT OF
CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELESPercy Anderson
DELAWAREDISTRICT OF DELAWARE
WILMINGTONRichard G. Andrews
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIARudolph ContrerasU.S. COURT OF FEDERAL
CLAIMS
Lawrence M. BaskirChristine O.C. MillerMary Ellen Coster WilliamsU.S. TAX COURT
Joseph H. GaleJoseph Nega
FLORIDAMIDDLE DISTRICT OF
FLORIDA
FORT MYERSJohn E. Steele
GAINESVILLEGary R. Jones
GEORGIANORTHERN DISTRICT OF
GEORGIA
ATLANTAJ. Owen ForresterCharles Pannell
KENTUCKYEASTERN DISTRICT OF
KENTUCKY
LONDONAmul Thapar
LOUISIANAEASTERN DISTRICT OF
LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANSNanette Jolivette BrownMIDDLE DISTRICT OF
LOUISIANA
BATON ROUGEBrian A. Jackson WESTERN DISTRICT OF
LOUISIANA
LAKE CHARLESPatricia H. Minaldi
MARYLANDDISTRICT OF MARYLAND
BALTIMORERichard D. BennettJ. Frederick Motz
GREENBELTPeter J. Messitte Roger Titus
MISSISSIPPISOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
MISSISSIPPI
NEWARKCarlton W. Reeves
NEW JERSEYDISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
NEWARKStanley R. Chesler
NEW MEXICODISTRICT OF
NEW MEXICO
LAS CRUCESGregory B. Wormuth
NEW YORKEASTERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK
BROOKLYNCarol Bagley Amon
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK
NEW YORKAllison NathanLouise Stanton
NORTH CAROLINAEASTERN DISTRICT OF
NORTH CAROLINA
NEW BERNLouise W. Flanagan
RALEIGHJames C. Dever III
OHIONORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
CLEVELANDDan A. Polster
OREGONDISTRICT OF OREGON
PORTLANDMichael W. Mosman
PENNSYLVANIAEASTERN DISTRICT OF
PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIAPetrese Tucker
SOUTH CAROLINADISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CHARLESTONC. Weston HouckDavid Norton
TENNESSEEEASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
KNOXVILLEThomas A. Varlan
TEXASEASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BEAUMONTZachary J. HawthornNORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLASJorge SolisSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BROWNSVILLEAndrew S. Hanen
HOUSTONGeorge C. Hanks Jr.Kenneth M. HoytWESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AUSTINAndrew Austin
UTAHDISTRICT OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY Clark Waddoups
VIRGINIAEASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA John AndersonJames C. CacherisThomas S. Ellis IIIThomas Rawles Jones Jr.Robert G. MayerLiam O’Grady
NORFOLKArenda L. Wright AllenRobert G. DoumarRaymond A. JacksonHenry C. Morgan Jr.Rebecca Beach Smith
PHILIP D. WILLIAMSON ’13 is clerking for Judge Lavenski R. Smith on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and for Judge Ray Kethledge on the 6th Circuit.
RICHMONDJohn GibneyHenry E. HudsonRobert E. PayneWESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
ABINGDONJames P. Jones
CHARLOTTESVILLEB. Waugh Crigler
DANVILLEJackson L. Kiser
HARRISONBURGMichael F. Urbanski
LYNCHBURGNorman K. Moon
ROANOKERobert Ballou Rebecca ConnellyJames Turk
WEST VIRGINIANORTHERN DISTRICT OF
WEST VIRGINIA
CLARKSBURGIrene M. KeeleySOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
WEST VIRGINIA
BECKLEYIrene C. Berger
WYOMINGDISTRICT OF WYOMING
CHEYENNEClarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
STATE COURTS
ALABAMAALABAMA CIRCUIT COURT
BIRMINGHAMRobert S. Vance
ALASKAALASKA SUPERIOR COURT
ANCHORAGEMorgan Christen
ARIZONAARIZONA SUPREME
COURT
PHOENIXW. Scott Bales
CALIFORNIALOS ANGELES SUPERIOR
COURT
LOS ANGELESStaff Clerkship
COLORADOCOLORADO SUPREME
COURT
DENVERAlex Martinez
CONNECTICUTCONNECTICUT SUPREME
COURT
HARTFORDC. Ian McLachlan
DELAWAREDELAWARE SUPREME
COURT
DOVERMyron T. Steele
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIADISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SUPERIOR COURT
WASHINGTON, D.C.Clerk for Senior JudgesTodd EdelmanAnn O’Regan KearyJuliet M. McKennaStuart NashMaribeth RaffinanFrederick Weisberg
MARYLANDCALVERT COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT
CALVERTGreg Wells MARYLAND COURT OF
APPEALS
ROCKVILLEMary Ellen Barber
TOWSONRobert N. McDonaldST. MARY’S COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT
ST. MARY’SC. Clarke RaleyWASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT
HAGERSTOWNDonald E. Beachley
MICHIGANMICHIGAN SUPREME COURT
LANSINGStephen J. Markman
MINNESOTAMINNESOTA SUPREME
COURT
ST. PAULG. Barry Anderson
NEW HAMPSHIRENEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME
COURT
CONCORDRobert J. Lynn
NEW JERSEYNEW JERSEY SUPERIOR
COURT
FREEHOLDLawrence M. Lawson
HACKENSACKWilliam De Lorenzo Jr.
MIDDLESEXJamie D. Happas
MONMOUTHDavid F. Bauman
SUSSEXPeter BogaardNEW JERSEY SUPERIOR COURT,
APPELLATE DIVISION
ATLANTIC CITYCarmen H. AlvarezWilliam E. Nugent
MORRISTOWNAlexander P. Waugh Jr.
TRENTONAnthony Parrillo
WESTHOLDMarie E. LihotzNEW JERSEY SUPREME
COURT
REDBANKStaff Clerkship
NEVADAWASHOE SECOND JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
WASHOELidia Stiglich
SOUTH CAROLINASOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME
COURT
CHARLESTONCosta M. Pleicones
TENNESSEETENNESSEE COURT OF
CRIMINAL APPEALS
NASHVILLEJeffrey S. Bivins
TEXASTEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL
APPEALS
AUSTINSharon Keller
VERMONTVERMONT SUPERIOR COURT
MONTPELIERStaff Clerkship
VIRGINIAALEXANDRIA CIRCUIT COURT
ALEXANDRIAStaff ClerkshipARLINGTON CIRCUIT COURT
ARLINGTONStaff Clerkship CHESAPEAKE CIRCUIT COURT
CHESAPEAKEStaff Clerkship FAIRFAX COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT
FAIRFAXStaff Clerkship HENRICO COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT
RICHMONDLee A. Harris Jr.NORFOLK CIRCUIT COURT
NORFOLKStaff Clerkship ROANOKE COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT
ROANOKECharles N. DorseyROCKINGHAM CIRCUIT COURT
HARRISONBURGStaff Clerkship VIRGINIA BEACH CIRCUIT COURT
VIRGINIA BEACHStaff Clerkship VIRGINIA COURT OF APPEALS
RICHMONDRandolph A. BealesStephen McCulloughVIRGINIA SUPREME COURT
CHESAPEAKES. Bernard Goodwyn
RICHMONDWilliam C. Mims
TAYLER TIBBITTS ’13 is clerking for Judge N. Randy Smith of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Pocatello, Idaho.
REBECCA GANTT ’11 clerked for Judge Michael Boudin of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and later for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer during the 2012-13 term.
CAREERSwww.law.virginia.edu/career CONTACT Kevin Donovan (Career Services)(434) 982-6119lawcareer@virginia.eduAnnie Kim (Public Service)(434) 924-3883publicservicelaw@virginia.eduRuth Payne (Clerkships)(434) 924-7192judicialclerkships@virginia.edu
VIRGINIA LAW’S CAREER PLACEMENT SUCCESS
VIRGINIA has graduates in 99 of the American
Lawyer top 100 firms (as of
May 2014).
VIRGINIA ranked second in the number of alumni
leading the nation’s top 100
firms, according to a 2013 Above the Law report.
VIRGINIA is fourth in the number of
partners in the National Law Journal’s
top 100 firms,according to a paper published in the Journal of Legal
Education in 2012.
VIRGINIA is fourth in placing
clerks on the U.S.
Supreme Court from 2005-14, behind
Harvard, Yale and Stanford. Eight alumni from the classes of
2011-13 obtained Supreme Court
clerkships.
VIRGINIA is fifth in alumni
earning federal
appellate clerkships for the classes of
2011-13, according to American Bar Association
data.
VIRGINIA ranks second after Harvard in the number of chief
legal officers at the nation’s top 500 companies, according
to a 2014 study.
VIRGINIA ranked sixth in the number of associates promoted
to partner among the National Law Journal’s top 250 firms in 2013.
VIRGINIA ranked fifth in
the number of lawyers at the top
300 U.S. law firms in a 2010 study by Stanford Graduate School of Business
professors.
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