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Institutes & Programs Overview

The Law School's institutes and programs inject a special vitality to scholarship and legal education at William & Mary.

  • The Law School's McGlothlin Courtroom is home to the prize-winning Center for Legal and Court Technology, a joint program of the Law School and the National Center for State Courts. The Project's mission is to improve through appropriate technology the administration of justice and the world's legal systems.
  • Created in 2005 as a joint venture of the National Center for State Courts and the Law School, the Election Law Program seeks to provide practical assistance to state court judges in the United States who are called upon to resolve difficult election law disputes.
  • The George Wythe Society of Citizen Lawyers is a civic leadership program, formed in the fall of 2005, which will recognize and encourage community service and civic participation by members of the student body.
  • The Human Rights and National Security Law Program focuses on the interplay between national defense and the protection of civil rights. The Program's Distinguished Lecture Series and co-sponsored symposia bring leading experts to campus each semester to foster discussion and debate about on-going and emerging issues. 
  • The Institute of Bill of Rights Law is one of the preeminent institutions in the country engaged in study of the Bill of Rights and sponsors a variety of lectures, conferences and publications that entice scholars from around the country to examine important constitutional issues.
  • The William & Mary Property Rights Project encourages legal scholarship on the role that property rights play in society. The Project's annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference explores recent developments in areas such as takings litigation and takings law.
  • Devoted to the study of law as a therapeutic agent, the Therapeutic Jurisprudence Program focuses on improving the administration of justice so that it has a positive effect on individuals, their families and the community.

Learn more about our projects, programs, and events scheduled throughout the year by selecting a link to the left.

 


 
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