Government

Alumni in ActionApril 11, 2024Alumni Spotlight: Thuan Tran ’21L

Thuan Tran is an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for Fairfax County.

Experience, W&L LawDecember 5, 2023Trial Experience at the Department of Labor

Madison Howell ’24L spent the semester as an extern in the litigation office of the Plan Benefits Security Division.

Career PathsOctober 3, 2023Summer Experience: Ana Laura Coria ’25L

Ana Laura Coria split her time interning at a small legal firm in Verona, Italy and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of West Virginia.

Alumni in ActionJuly 28, 2023Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Redd ’15L

Ryan Redd is an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Lubbock Division of the Northern District of Texas.

Career PathsJune 26, 2023$323,000 in Grants Awarded to Students and Alumni Working in Public Interest

105 students and recent graduates received grants to support their work in public interest positions.

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Career PathsMay 15, 2023Career Paths: Sam Romano ’23L

After graduation, Sam Romano will work as a Deputy District Attorney at the Denver DA’s Office.

Alumni in ActionMay 9, 2023Alumni Spotlight: Josh Keruski ‘21L and Ainsley-Brooke Satterwhite ‘22L

Josh Keruski ‘21L and Ainsley-Brooke Satterwhite ‘22L are both stationed at Fort Novosel in Alabama as members of the U.S. Army JAG Corps.

Career PathsApril 6, 2023W&L Law Releases 2022 Graduate Employment Report

According to the report, 96.6 percent of the class of 2022 secured a job that either requires bar passage or for which a J.D. degree is an advantage.

Career PathsMarch 16, 2023Career Paths: Alicia Ochsner Utt ’23L

After graduation, Alicia Ochsner Utt will be working at the King County Department of Public Defense in Seattle, Washington.

Alumni in ActionMarch 15, 2023Alumni Spotlight: Ben Richie ’22L

Ben Richie works for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review Program.

Career PathsMarch 2, 2023Career Paths: Marshall Branch ’23L

After graduation, Marshall Branch will join the U.S. Army JAG Corps.

DiscoveryJanuary 23, 2023Beautiful Struggle

Janssen Evelyn ’06L uses resilience and intentional joy to find his purpose.

Summer ExperienceOctober 7, 2022Summer Experience: Anika Maan ’24L

Anika Maan spent her summer working for the United Nations: Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Suva, Fiji.

Alumni in ActionAugust 3, 2022Henry Leventis ’03L Nominated for U.S. Attorney Post

W&L Law alumnus Henry C. Leventis '03L has been tapped by President Joe Biden to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Career PathsApril 7, 2022Career Paths: Ainsley-Brooke Satterwhite ‘22L

After graduation, Ainsley-Brooke Satterwhite will enter the Army JAG Corps.

Summer ExperienceOctober 5, 2021Summer Experience: T.J. Benedict ’22L

This summer, T.J. Benedict '22L was a Summer Honors Law Clerk in the EPA’s Office of General Counsel.

Career PathsJanuary 20, 2021Interest in Patent Law Leads to an Externship with Federal Circuit Appeals Court

Sheena Wang '21L, says that professors, alumni and older law students helped her secure a position with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Summer ExperienceSeptember 15, 2020Katharine Agbenohevi ’22L Spent Her Summer with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Salt Lake

Although Agbenohevi was able to travel to Utah for her job, the COVID-19 pandemic still played a role in her experience working in the financial crimes division.

Career PathsMay 29, 2020Career Paths: Sarah Van Horn ’20L

Sarah Van Horn will work as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in the Northampton County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office in Eastville, Virginia.

Career PathsMay 21, 2020Career Paths: Amanda Triplett ’20L

After graduation, Amanda Triplett will practice antitrust law as a trial attorney in the Health Care Division of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition in Washington, D.C.

Career PathsApril 9, 2020W&L Law Releases 2019 Graduate Employment Report

According to the report, 92.7% of the class of 2019 secured a full-time, long-term job that either requires bar passage or for which a J.D. degree is an advantage.

Career PathsMarch 25, 2020Career Paths: Randall Miller ’14L

Miller is currently clerking for Judge Lawrence VanDyke on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Experience, W&L LawJanuary 31, 2020The Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the DOJ

Bapi Bikkani '20L reflects on his semester working on environmental law issues in Washington, D.C.

Career PathsApril 26, 2019Career Paths: Lauren Bennett ’19L

After graduation, Bennett will be working as an Assistant Public Defender with the Colorado State Public Defender.

Career PathsApril 22, 2019Career Paths: Kathy McLaughlin ’19L

After graduation, McLaughlin will be working for the Colorado State Public Defender as a Deputy Public Defender.

Career PathsApril 19, 2019Career Paths: Alex Shoaf ’19L

After graduation, Shoaf will head west to work for the Colorado State Public Defender.

Career PathsApril 17, 2019Career Paths: Diane Gremillion ’19L

Diane Gremillion '19L is headed to the Washington, DC office of Venable to work on regulatory matters.

Career PathsApril 7, 2019W&L Law Releases 2018 Graduate Employment Report

Employment up again. Strong law firm and clerkship placements highlight W&L Law ABA report.

Summer ExperienceNovember 5, 2018Ready for Trial

Kathy McLaughlin '19L spent her summer in the Colorado State Public Defender office.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 4, 2018One Profession, Many Jobs

Blair Barker '20L split her summer between a small firm in Chattanooga and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C.

Summer ExperienceAugust 30, 2018Ethics at the Pentagon

David Thompson '19L spent the summer at the Standards of Conduct Office, the senior ethics office for the Department of Defense.

Summer ExperienceAugust 29, 2018A View of the Court

Kate Murphy '20L spent her summer on both sides of the bench, working for the Supreme Court of Virginia and the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Summer ExperienceAugust 28, 2018In the Office of the Public Defender

Rashanna Butler '20L split her summer between public defender offices in Lexington and Roanoke.

Summer ExperienceAugust 23, 2018White Collar Crime and the DOJ

Michael Stinnett-Kassoff '19L spent the summer in New York with Department of Justice Antitrust Division

Career PathsApril 25, 2018Career Paths: Sara Lamneck ’18L

After graduation, Sara Lamneck will join the U.S. Army as a JAG officer.

Career PathsApril 13, 2018Strong JAG Placement, 10 Month Employment Highlight W&L Law Graduate Report

Washington and Lee University School of Law has released a report on employment rates for its class of 2017.

April 17, 2017Career Paths – Christian Addison ’17L

After graduation, Christian will enter the JAG Corps for the United States Air Force.

September 30, 2016Career Paths: Tyler Sanderson ’18L

Tyler Sanderson '18L, a graduate of Centre College from Henrico, Virginia, spent the summer working for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, D.C.

September 30, 2016Career Paths: Matt Donahue ’18L

Matt Donahue '18L, a graduate of George Washington University from Benicia, CA, worked this past summer in the Office of the General Counsel at Oakland Unified School District in Oakland, CA.

September 29, 2016Career Paths: Bo Mahr ’17L

Bo Mahr '17L spent the summer working for the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in the Office of the General Counsel as a Law Clerk. At W&L Law, Bo serves as vice-chair of the Moot Court Executive Board.

September 29, 2016Career Paths: Ashley Slisz ’17L

Ashley Slisz is from Williamsville, New York and graduated from Boston University with a degree in International Relations. At Washington and Lee she is the 2L Vice-President of the Student Bar Association and a staffwriter on the Washington and Lee Law Review.

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