The Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association is implementing a “Best Practices” Pro Bono Program to advance the pro bono efforts of its members. VLF funding will enable CABA to research, test, and ultimately disseminate best practices for attorney recruitment, design of intake/vetting systems and dissemination and monitoring of pro bono cases. “The Virginia Law Foundation has given…

James P. Cox, III (Fellows Class of 2011), of MichieHamlett in Charlottesville, discusses what being a Virginia Law Foundation Fellow means to him. “It’s an extreme honor to be chosen as a Fellow not only because of its recognition of your ability as an attorney, but also your willingness and efforts in giving back to…

The Center for Teaching the Rule of Law seeks to fundamentally change the way the rule of law is taught in America’s schools. In addition to being a web-based resource on a global scale, it is a community-level educational program that pairs members of local bar associations with teachers to collaborate in educating students about…

Supported by the Virginia Law Foundation since 1990, public service internships for first- and second-year law students help bring to light the importance of public interest and pro bono work. Each of Virginia’s eight American Bar Association-accredited law schools receives funding for public service internships during the summer. “It helps inculcate in the students a…