Vermont Law and Graduate School

Hot Topics | One Big Beautiful Bill and How it Will Disrupt the Clean Energy Transition
2025-07-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Join us online for the 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.

This session will be presented by Valerie Volcovici from Thomson Reuters and a VLGS Environmental Media Fellow.

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Hot Topics | Universal Ownership, Systematic Stewardship: Whatever You Call It, Where Do We Stand?
2025-07-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join us online for the 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.

This session, “Universal Ownership, Systematic Stewardship: Whatever You Call It, Where Do We Stand?”, will be presented by Madison Condon from Boston University School of Law and the VLGS Distinguished Climate Law Summer Scholar.

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Hot Topics | A Just Transition for Whom? Understanding the Opportunities and Limitations of a Just Energy Transition
2025-07-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join us online for the 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.

This session, “A Just Transition for Whom? Understanding the Opportunities and Limitations of a Just Energy Transition,” will be presented by Mijin Cha from University of California Santa Cruz and the VLGS Distinguished Energy Law Summer Scholar.

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Hot Topics | Federal Environmental Law After Trump II
2025-07-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join us online for the 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.

This session, “Federal Environmental Law After Trump II” will be presented by Sean Donahue of Donahue, Goldberg & Herzog, and Robert Percival from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.

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Business Contracts: Basics and In Practice
2025-07-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Who needs contracts, and why? In this educational webinar, the Vermont Small Business Law Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School will explain how to use contracts to get “on the same page” as your customers, clients, or suppliers, and how contracts can prevent harm to your business if something goes wrong. We will cover contract basics, practical practices, and how to handle disputes. Learn when and why to put things in writing, how contracts can help you set and manage expectations in your professional relationships, and what to do if things fall apart. Come ready with your questions as there will be plenty of time for Q&A.

Legal Writing Lecture with Dean McCormack
2025-07-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
The admissions team invites you to a webinar featuring Dean Beth McCormack, who will lead an insightful lecture focused on legal writing.

Dean McCormack has been the law school dean since January 2021, and she is the first woman to hold that position in the school’s history. She initially joined the VLGS faculty in 2011, teaching Legal Writing I and II, among a variety of other subjects.

Alumni Weekend 2025
2025-06-27 00:00 - 2025-06-29 23:59 | VLGS Campus, 164 Chelsea Street, South Royalton, Vermont, 05068
Join other Swans in South Royalton, Vermont, this summer for an exciting weekend of events! All alumni are invited to attend, regardless of your graduation year, and we’ll have special celebrations for class years ending in 0s and 5s.

For more information, including the registration link, please click here.

We can’t wait to see you!
