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Career PathsApril 19, 2024Career Paths: Jasmine Cooper ’24L

After graduation, Jasmine Cooper will join Sheppard Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in their Washington, D.C. office as a Labor and Employment Associate.

Career PathsApril 19, 2024Career Paths: Sara Lee ’24L

After graduation, Sara Lee will clerk for a federal district court judge and then join the general litigation group at Kirkland & Ellis in their New York office.

Career PathsApril 15, 2024Career Paths: Andrew Morales ’24L

After graduation, Andrew Morales will join the law firm Huff Powell Bailey in Atlanta, Georgia.

Career PathsApril 11, 2024Career Paths: Ross Reggio ’24L

After graduation, Ross Reggio will be working with Manning Gross + Massenburg in the Irvine, California office.

Experience, W&L LawApril 9, 2024Good Work for Good People

Taryn Washburn ‘24L discusses her experience working with clients in the Trusts and Estates Practicum.

In Case You Missed It

Alumni in ActionMarch 21, 2024Alumni Spotlight: Arthur Vorbrodt ’17L

Arthur Vorbrodt is a senior counsel in the Transactions Practice Group at Foley & Lardner in Dallas.

Alumni in ActionMarch 4, 2024Alumni Spotlight: Noriya Shahadat ’21L

Noriya Shahadat is an associate in the Environmental and Mass Tort litigation group at McGuireWoods.

Career PathsFebruary 27, 2024Career Paths: Catalina Perez ’24L

After graduation, Catalina Perez will head to Kennedys in Philadelphia, working in insurance coverage.

Experience, W&L LawFebruary 23, 2024A Client-Focused Experience

Colin Matthaei ‘24L spent the fall semester working in the Intellectual Property group at Nixon Peabody in Washington, D.C.

Alumni in ActionJanuary 26, 2024Alumni Spotlight: Gretchen Panchik ’17L

Following a clerkship and working as a prosecutor, Gretchen Panchik now practices in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance recovery.

Alumni in ActionNovember 27, 2023Alumni Spotlight: Patrick Bolling ’14L

Patrick Bolling is a principal at Woods Rogers, advising a variety of employers in traditional labor and employment.

From the MagazineNovember 13, 2023From Big Law to Foreign Assets

Chrishon McManus ’14L—attorney and competitive swimmer—radiates calm when it counts.

Alumni in ActionOctober 20, 2023Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Griffin ’19L

Lauren Griffin is an associate at Alston & Bird LLP, working in the Intellectual Property Litigation group based in the Charlotte, North Carolina office.

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.

Career PathsSeptember 20, 2023Summer Experience: Jared Hunter ’24L

Jared Hunter spent the summer as an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York City.

Career PathsSeptember 13, 2023Summer Experience: Mariya Denisenko ’24L

Mariya Denisenko worked as a summer associate at Sidley Austin’s Chicago office.

Alumni in ActionSeptember 12, 2023Alumni Spotlight: Carson Cox ’22L and Trey Smith ’22L

Carson Cox and Trey Smith, both new associates at Troutman Pepper in Richmond, are involved with a pro bono case concerning veteran's benefits.

Career PathsSeptember 5, 2023Summer Experience: Tom Boss ’24L

Tom Boss worked as a summer associate with Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C.

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 20, 2023Career Paths: Francis Morency ’23L

After graduation, Francis Morency will join Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP in the firm’s Tampa Office as an associate in the Bankruptcy practice group.

Career PathsMarch 13, 2023Career Paths: Maddie Hawkins ’18, ’23L

After graduation, Maddie Hawkins will be a corporate law associate with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP in New York.

Career PathsMarch 3, 2023Career Paths: Grant McClernon ’23L

After graduation, Grant McClernon will join the Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis, working with the healthcare transactions team of the Private Equity group.

Alumni in ActionFebruary 28, 2023Alumni Spotlight: Junior Ndlovu ’20L and Natey Kinzounza Ndlovu ’20L

Junior and Natey Kinzounza, who met at W&L Law, are both trial attorneys who honed their skills in moot court and summer externships.

Career PathsFebruary 27, 2023Career Paths: Sica Matsuda ’23L

After graduation, Sica Matsuda will be a litigation associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Washington, D.C and then a clerk for Judge Amy Berman Jackson at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Alumni in ActionFebruary 22, 2023Lisa Hedrick ‘08L Named 2022 Mergers and Acquisitions Legal Advisor of the Year

Lisa Hedrick, partner and chair of the M&A and Finance practice group at the firm Hirschler Fleischer, has been recognized for her work in the field.

DiscoveryJanuary 23, 2023Painting with Words

After a successful career in big law, Michael Cohen ’90L returns to his passions of poetry and painting.

Experience, W&L LawJanuary 19, 2023A Semester in New York

This fall, Joseph Aminov '23L researched cryptocurrency and other emerging financial technologies with the law firm Pryor Cashman.

Alumni in ActionOctober 24, 2022Career Paths: Namrata Kang ’21L

Nam Kang enjoys solving the puzzles in compliance investigations as a member of the regulatory team at Troutman Pepper.

Summer ExperienceAugust 31, 2022Summer Experience: Rob Hawes ’24L

Rob Hawes spent his summer working for Jones Day in Frankfurt, Germany.

Alumni in ActionMay 10, 2022Running to the Fire

As global head of litigation for 3M, Courtney Enloe ‘97L is never bored. And that’s the way she likes it.

Career PathsApril 15, 2022Career Paths: Elena Schiefele ’22L

After graduation, Elena Schiefele will work for a law firm for a year and then clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Career PathsApril 7, 2022Career Paths: Sarah Childs ’22L

Sarah Childs will be working for Parr Brown Gee & Loveless in Salt Lake City, Utah, focusing on Intellectual Property.

Career PathsApril 7, 2022Career Paths: Trey Smith ’22L

Trey Smith will be working at Troutman Pepper in Richmond, joining the firm’s White Collar Litigation and Investigations practice group.

Career PathsApril 6, 2022Career Paths: Lauren Robertson ’22L

Lauren Robertson will be working with the litigation group at Holland & Knight LLP in the firm’s Tampa office.

Career PathsApril 6, 2022Career Paths: Mari Gonzalez ’22L

Mari Gonzalez will be working in the corporate department at Latham & Watkins’s D.C. office.

Career PathsMarch 23, 2022Career Paths: Rich Gilliland ’22L

Rich Gilliland will be working for Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP in the firm’s Austin, TX office, focusing on litigation.

Summer ExperienceOctober 6, 2021Summer Experience: Kobie Crosley ’23L

This summer, Kobie Crosley split his time interning with K&L Gates and the U.S. Steel Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 30, 2021Summer Experience: Jake Walker ’22L

During his summer position in the DC office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, Jake Walker '22 did it all, and came away with a job offer.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 22, 2021Summer Experience: Nate Reynolds ’22L

This summer, Nate Reynolds worked in a variety of practice groups for Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen, and Hamilton in New York.

Career PathsMay 21, 2021Career Paths: Kimberly Shi ’21L

Kimberly Shi will be working for Clifford Chance LLP in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, focusing on litigation and dispute resolution.

Career PathsOctober 2, 2020Career Paths: Patrick Wright ’16, ’21L

Patrick Wright used his experience during his 1L and 2L summers at Jones Day to learn the practice and make connections.

Career PathsMay 21, 2020Career Paths: Lara McMahon ’20L

After graduation, Lara McMahon will work for Vinson & Elkins in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and is planning on a career in government investigations and white collar defense.

Career PathsMay 19, 2020Career Paths: Junior Ndlovu ’20L

After graduation, Junior Ndlovu is headed to the Allen law firm in Fredericksburg, VA to serve as a plaintiff's attorney.

Career PathsMay 12, 2020Career Paths: Luke Charette ’20L

Charette is headed to the Boston office of Proskauer Rose, working on private equity deals with their Private Investment Funds group.

Career PathsMay 1, 2020Career Paths: Natalia Homchick ’20L

After graduation, Natalia Homchick will be working at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York City in the firm’s corporate department.

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.

Career PathsApril 23, 2019Career Paths: Danielle Novelly ’19L

After graduation Novelly will be a Litigation Associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in New York City.

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.

AccoladesJanuary 11, 2019W&L Alumnae Recognized for M&A Work

Three Washington and Lee alumnae and lawyers, two from the law school and one from the college, have been recognized for their work in the legal field of mergers and acquisitions.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 13, 2018Finding Your Path

Kristen Mynes '19L spent her summer in Germany with Jones Day, getting a new perspective on the law and her career plans.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 5, 2018Success at the Firm

As a summer associate with Epstein Becker & Green in New York City, John Milani '20L learned how to manage expectations in a fast-paced corporate law environment.

Career PathsApril 23, 2018Career Paths: John Fluharty ’18L

After graduation, John Fluharty '18L is headed to London to work as an associate in Allen & Overy’s International Capital Markets practice group.

Career PathsApril 23, 2018Career Paths: Martha Vazquez ’18L

Martha Vazquez is headed to Washington, DC to join the law firm Wiley Rein.

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.

Career PathsMarch 23, 2018Career Paths: Chris Losito ’18L

After graduation, Chris Losito will work as a litigation associate in the Financial Institutions group at Norton Rose Fulbright in New York.

May 10, 2017Career Paths: Lizzy Williams ’17L

After graduation, Lizzie will be a litigation associate at Sullivan & Cromwell’s New York City Office.

April 17, 2017Career Paths: Jenna Lorence ’17L

After graduation, Jenna will for K&L Gates in the firms Washington, DC office.

April 11, 2017Career Paths: Carl Krausnick ’17L

After graduation, Carl will be working for Glankler Brown back home in Memphis, Tennessee.

April 10, 2017Career Paths: Tamra Harris ’17L

After graduation, Tamra will be working in the litigation department of Miller & Martin’s Chattanooga office.

March 30, 2017Career Paths: McNair Nichols ’17L

After graduation, McNair will work at the Washington, D.C. office of K&L Gates doing regulatory or enforcement work.

March 24, 2017Career Paths: Chi Ewusi ’17L

After graduation, Chi will be working for Kirkland and Ellis, in their Houston, TX office, doing primarily private equity and capital markets work.

March 24, 2017Career Paths: Mikail Clark ’17L

After graduation, Clark will join the Charleston, WV office of Spilman, Thomas, and Battle, PLLC, doing corporate transactional and litigation defense work.

September 29, 2016Career Paths: Lizzy Williams ’17L

Lizzy Williams, a 3L from Austin, Texas, graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in History and a Certificate in International Relations. Lizzy is Co-President of the Women's Law Students Organization, a Burks Scholar, a Student Attorney for the Criminal Justice Clinic, a Lead Articles Editor on the German Law Journal, and a Research Assistant for Professor Todd Peppers.

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