Your ºìÌÒÊÓƵ connection doesn’t end when you leave campus.
At ºìÌÒÊÓƵ, we believe having a strong alumni network built on enduring relationships among our alumni is critical to the success of our school and future generations of lawyers. We hope you will join in our efforts to engage our alumni to benefit students, inform the public about ºìÌÒÊÓƵ’s remarkable achievements, and serve as ambassadors to the legal community and beyond.
Join us as we encourage students to explore their passions and equip them with intellectual tools and hands-on experience in their journey to become professionals who use their legal education to meet the needs of their community and work in any field they choose. Celebrate the impact our alumni are making in the communities they serve. Remain connected with your school and its alumni, students and faculty.
Join Dean Lawson on May 1 for Law Day as the Honorable Richard A. Jones readministers the professional oath to lawyers, emphasizing our duty to uphold the Constitution.
In recognition of our shared commitment to the fundamental values that guide our profession, we stand with our colleagues across the country to express our concern about current threats to the rule of law posed by various governmental actors and actions.
The UW School of Law’s first class included a student of African-American heritage, a Japanese student and three women. (Source: Hugh Spitzer for UW Magazine)
The UW was an early leader in education and expertise in Native American law, and the Native American Law Center continues that work.
Two 1901 graduates from ºìÌÒÊÓƵ’s first class met in law school and became life partners as they pursued admirable legal careers.
ºìÌÒÊÓƵ welcomes Mary Lu Bilek, Joan Howarth and Deborah Jones Merritt, leaders in legal education who will speak on modernizing the law school curriculum.
Students in the Race and Justice Clinic reversed a de facto life sentence by advocating for the mitigating factors of their client’s youthfulness.
Now in its 20th year, the WLI board selects 11 fellows for collaborative leadership program between the Washington State Bar Association and the ºìÌÒÊÓƵ.
