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VALL Spring Meeting, May 19, 2017

Submitted by Lara Dresser The VALL Spring Meeting is May 19th at William & Mary Law School.  Join us for a social event, An Art Museum Mystery, following the meeting (see details below). Attached are a few suggestions for lodging and restaurants in Williamsburg. Please visit the VALL Wiki for registration, schedule, and directions: http://vall.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/116525361/2017%20Spring%20Meeting%20.pdf […]

New Librarian at WilliamsMullen, Richmond

Sarah Hall from Dallas, TX will be joining the WilliamsMullen library team in Richmond on April 3rd. She was formerly an assistant librarian at the law firm of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr.  Sarah has a B.A. in History and an M.L.S., both from the University of North Texas. She also studied journalism at Virginia […]

Theresa Reiss

Here is an article from the In Custodia Legis, about Theresa Reiss, a reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress, and who also works at the Alexandria Law Library, and is a member of VALL: Theresa Reiss

Nominees for the 2017-18 VALL Executive Board

The Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following slate of nominees for the 2017-18 VALL Executive Board: Vice President/President-Elect: Andrew Winston, Law Library of Congress   Treasurer: David Knight, Virginia State Law Library   Director: Alexis Fetzer, University of Richmond Law School Library If there are further nominations to be considered, please send them […]

VLA Council Meeting, January 27, 2017

submitted by Suzanne Corriell VLA Conference is October 11-13 at the Hilton Main in Norfolk.  The call for proposals is open, with a March 15 deadline.  (This is earlier than usual.) Call for Proposals The theme is Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges.  The keynote speaker will be Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures; Friday’s keynote […]

Donating to the Barbara Cumming Continuing Education Fund

VALL members privileged to work with Barbara Cumming were struck by her professionalism, generosity, and depth of knowledge in construction and government contract law research. Barbara exemplified the finest qualities to which a law librarian can aspire. Although she had a challenging position with a busy law firm considered a national leader in its field of […]

VALL Grants

It’s that time again to remind folks that VALL Grants are available! The deadline for applying for a VALL Grant is by 5 pm on April 7, 2017. Please click on link for application form and the process for submission: Grant Application Form

Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition

Ninth Annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition The Legal History and Rare Books (LH&RB) Section of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), in cooperation with Cengage Learning, announces the Ninth Annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition. The competition is named in honor of Morris L. Cohen, late Professor Emeritus of Law at […]