University of Virginia School of Law
| University of Virginia School of Law | |
|---|---|
| Parent school | University of Virginia |
| Established | 1819 |
| School type | Public law school |
| Endowment | $831 million (2023) |
| Parent endowment | $13.6 billion (2023) |
| Dean | Leslie Kendrick |
| Location | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States |
| USNWR ranking | 4th (2025) |
| Website | law |
| ABA profile | Standard 509 Report |
The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law) is the law school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 as part of his "academical village", and now a UNESCO World Heritage site, each class in the three-year J.D. programme contains approximately 300 students. The school also offers LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law and hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers.
Notable distinguished alumni include members of the U.S. Supreme Court, several of the Kennedy brothers, including Robert F. Kennedy, numerous members of both houses of U.S. Congress, and judges on federal courts throughout the United States. The school has over 20,000 alumni in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 64 foreign countries.