Stay informed and stay engaged with the VLGS Events Calendar. Expand your knowledge with stimulating discussions from our symposiums, webinars, and weekly info sessions. Our calendar is your go-to resource for staying ahead of the latest happenings within the VLGS community.
Vermont Law and Graduate School President Rod Smolla will be conducting an interactive moot court exercise based on the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Application Act" (often referred to as the "TikTok Ban") and a subsequent federal lawsuit which claims that the Act violates the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech. Audience members […]
Veterans of any era who served in any capacity are invited to stand before their community and speak for up to ten minutes about what it was like to serve their country. Non-veterans are encouraged to attend and listen. This event is non-political, and all perspectives are valued. There will be no debate on American […]
Join us to celebrate Thanksgiving with our community! This free dinner is sponsored by the South Royalton/Royalton community, businesses, churches, Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS), the Royalton and Area Lions Club, and residents of surrounding towns. If you would like to eat in or have a meal delivered, please contact Courtney Potter at communitythanksgiving@vermontlaw.edu […]
To view the event program, including the schedule of speakers, please click here.
Join us in person or virtually as we welcome guest speaker Dr. Aaron N. Taylor, senior vice president and executive director of AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence at the AccessLex Institute. Dr. Taylor has spent his career working to ensure broad, inclusive access to the legal profession. Having written extensively about the experiences of […]
Join us as the Vermont Supreme Court hears three cases on the Vermont Law and Graduate School campus. For more information from the Vermont Judiciary, please click here. SCHEDULE: 9 a.m. ET: State of Vermont v. Stacey Lynn Vaillancourt* 10 a.m. ET: In re 8 Taft Street DRB & NOV Appeals (Stephen Wille Padnos* & […]
The Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School invites you to hear from Dr. Sarah Mills, director for the Center for EmPowering Communities at the University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Institute. The U.S. has only just begun to see the rapid expansion of renewable energy on our landscapes. Technological advancements and reductions in […]
The South Royalton Legal Clinic’s Veterans Legal Assistance Project, with the generous support of the Thomas M. French Veterans Advocacy Fund, is honored to provide this introductory continuing legal education (CLE) program focused on preparing attorneys and appointed representatives to advocate for veterans. Attorneys and other advocates must be accredited to practice before the VA. […]
Julia Olson, co-executive director and chief legal counsel for Our Children's Trust, will present, "Children's Climate Rights: Foundation of Democracy." Olson founded Our Children’s Trust in 2010 to empower young people to secure their climate rights, protect their futures, and save our planet. In August 2023, they made history with Held v. State of Montana, the first children’s […]
Join us online for this summer’s Hot Topics in Environmental Law Summer Lecture Series, brought to you by the Environmental Law Center at VLGS. The series is free and open to the public. In addition to featuring live Q&A with the audience, each installment is eligible for Vermont Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. […]
