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SUMMARY:Alumni Weekend 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join Swans in South Royalton for a joyful summer gathering honoring 50 years of Vermont Law and Graduate School. Alumni from every class are invited to come together for a weekend of special events—including celebrations for milestone classes ending in 1s and 6s\, a tribute to our inaugural Class of 1976\, a reflection on our environmental law and policy legacy\, and a Taste of Vermont event highlighting the best of the region. Come reconnect\, reflect\, and celebrate the community that has shaped generations. \n\n\n\nLearn more by clicking here.
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/alumni-weekend-2026
LOCATION:Vermont Law and Graduate School\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
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SUMMARY:"What We Can Do: A Climate Optimist’s Guide to Sustainable Living" Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging book talk with Charlie Sellars\, director of sustainability at Microsoft and author of the #1 best-selling climate book\, “What We Can Do: A Climate Optimist’s Guide to Sustainable Living.” \n\n\n\nIn this empowering and practical guide\, Sellars offers a data-driven framework to help readers embrace sustainability in their personal\, professional\, and political lives. With an optimistic perspective\, “What We Can Do” reminds us that each of us has more power than we realize to create a meaningful difference in the fight against climate change. \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by the Business Law Society\, the Environmental Law Society\, the Energy Law Society\, the Environmental Law Center\, and Offices for Alumni Relations and Development. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPlanning to attend in person? Please register via the button below. Joining virtually? Access the presentation on the day of the event via this link.
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/what-we-can-do-a-climate-optimists-guide-to-sustainable-living-book-talk
LOCATION:Vermont Law and Graduate School\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
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SUMMARY:Community Day and Harvest Fest
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate community with an afternoon of music\, activities\, campus tours\, thoughtful conversation\, and a shared meal. We’re excited to bring together neighbors\, families\, local businesses\, and the Vermont Law and Graduate School community for this special day.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE:2 to 4 p.m. | Harvest Fest (Debevoise Back Lawn) Presented by the Student Bar Association\, featuring fall treats and family-friendly activities.  \n\n\n\n2 to 3 p.m. | Campus Tours (Chase Breezeway)  \n\n\n\n2 to 4 p.m. | Upper Valley Business Fair (Chase Breezeway)  \n\n\n\n3 to 4 p.m. | Dean’s Address: Reflecting on VLGS’s 50th Anniversary (Chase Community Center) Presentation with Dean of the Law School Beth McCormack  \n\n\n\n4 to 5 p.m. | Introduction to Generative Artificial Intelligence (Chase Community Center and Virtual) Presentation with Professor Jennifer Sekula JD/MSEL’98 (qualifies for 1 Continuing Legal Education credit) Tune in virtually by clicking here. \n\n\n\n5 to 6:30 p.m. | Town Hall\, Spaghetti Dinner\, and Community Champion Award Presentation (Chase Community Center)
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/community-day-and-harvest-fest
LOCATION:Vermont Law and Graduate School\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
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SUMMARY:Vermont Businesses & Educational Institutions Collaborating for Community
DESCRIPTION:Join Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility and Vermont Law and Graduate School for an evening of connection and learning\, as we explore the important role Vermont’s higher education institutions are playing—and their untapped potential—as conveners and changemakers\, especially when working alongside businesses to improve local communities. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis discussion will examine how socially responsible businesses and educational institutions are driving transformative local change through public-private partnerships\, community governance\, and climate resilience.  \n\n\n\nPanelists include: \n\n\n\n\nDan Bromberg\, Graduate School Dean\, Vermont Law and Graduate School (Moderator)\n\n\n\nPatricia Coates\, Director\, Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships and Office of Engagement\, University of Vermont\n\n\n\nChristophe Courchesne\, Associate Dean\, Environmental and Experiential Programs; Director\, Environmental Law Center; Director\, Environmental Advocacy Clinic\, Vermont Law and Graduate School\n\n\n\nPhillip Foy\, General Counsel\, Encore Renewable Energy\n\n\n\nEmiliano Void\, Founder and CEO\, nuwave Equity Corporation\n\n\n\n\nWe’ll dive into the power of local collective action*—led by businesses and educational institutions—to fill critical gaps in government support. Come for the insights—stay for the delicious drinks\, networking\, and shared learning!  \n\n\n\nThis event is a great opportunity to reconnect with colleagues\, build new relationships\, gain fresh inspiration\, and have some fun. Open to all who are interested in building a just\, thriving\, and transformative economy that works for both people and the planet. Please register in advance. If you have questions\, contact Leah Romano at lromano@vermontlaw.edu. \n\n\n\n*Collective action refers to collaborative efforts where groups share knowledge\, resources\, and efforts to achieve a common goal.
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/vermont-businesses-educational-institutions-collaborating-for-community
LOCATION:Vermont Law and Graduate School\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
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SUMMARY:2025 New England Legal Writing Conference
DESCRIPTION:Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) looks forward to hosting professors from near and far for the the 2025 New England Legal Writing Conference. This year’s theme is “Legal Writing: 2035.” \n\n\n\nParticipants will be asked to imagine the promise—and peril—of the future of legal writing. What will legal writing look like ten years from now? How should legal writing professors pivot to address rapidly evolving developments in technology and society? Which core principles of legal writing should we preserve–and which should we abandon?  \n\n\n\nFor conference details\, including information on registration and hotel accommodations\, please click here. You can view the tentative schedule below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE: \n\n\n\n8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast (Yates Common Room) \n\n\n\nSponsored by Bloomberg and Carolina Academic Press \n\n\n\n9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Dean’s Welcome with Dean Beth McCormack (Yates Common Room) \n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:15 a.m. | Opening Plenary Address (Yates Common Room) \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Professor Greg Johnson\n\n\n\nLinda Anderson\, Stetson University College of Law: Legal Writing Reimagined: AI\, NextGen Bar\, and the New Writing Process—What Every Professor Needs to Know\n\n\n\n\n10:25 – 10:50 a.m. | Plenary Discussion Group (Yates Common Room) \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Professor Catherine Fregosi\n\n\n\nNicole Belbin\, Beth Cohen\, and Jessica Mahon Scoles\, Western New England School of Law: The Future of Legal Writing is Now: Everything\, Everywhere\, All at Once\n\n\n\n\n10:50 – 11 a.m. | Coffee Break (Yates Common Room) Sponsored by Aspen Publishing  \n\n\n\n11 – 11:50 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions \n\n\n\n\nMap Room\n\nModerator: Professor Michael Kovac\n\n\n\nAnna Elbroch\, Melissa Christensen\, Heather Ward\, Julia Pothen\, and Kelsey Klementowicz\, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law: Mindful AI Integration: Designing Activities that Build Skills\, Not Shortcuts\n\n\n\nRachel Jay Smith\, University of Cincinnati College of Law: Chatbots as Tutors: Enhancing Legal Writing Education for the Future\n\n\n\n\n\nNina Thomas Classroom\n\nModerator: Professor Anna Connolly\n\n\n\nLiz Chen\, Brooklyn Law School: Rewarding Reflection\n\n\n\nKerry Fulham\, Brooklyn Law School: Beyond Anxiety: Incorporating Creative Exercises into the Legal Writing Classroom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12 – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch (Yates Common Room) Sponsored by Thomson Reuters \n\n\n\n12:30 – 1:50 p.m. | Keynote Speakers (Yates Common Room) \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Professor Greg Johnson\n\n\n\nElizabeth Berenguer\, Stetson University College of Law; Lucy Jewel\, University of Tennessee Winston College of Law; and Teri McMurtry-Chubb\, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law: Gut Renovation: Using Critical and Comparative Rhetoric to Remodel How the Law Addresses Privilege and Power\n\n\n\n\n2 – 2:50 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions \n\n\n\n\nMap Room\n\nModerator: Professor Tenielle Fordyce-Ruff\n\n\n\nColin M. Black\, Suffolk University Law School: The Ghost-Writer in the Machine: When Must Lawyers Disclose AI Assistance in Legal Writing?\n\n\n\nSarah Cansler\, Campbell University\, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law: Teaching Ethical Use of AI\n\n\n\n\n\nNina Thomas Classroom\n\nModerator: Professor Jessica Durkis-Stokes\n\n\n\nAnna Connolly\, Vermont Law and Graduate School\, Get Out of the Shallows: Break Up Legal Research and Writing\n\n\n\nStevie Leahy\, Suffolk University Law School: Fifty Classrooms\, One Future: Ground-Level Visions for Legal Writing in 2035\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:50 – 3 p.m. | Coffee Break (Yates Common Room) Sponsored by LexisNexis  \n\n\n\n3 – 4:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions \n\n\n\n\nMap Room \n\nModerator: Professor Catherine Fregosi\n\n\n\nMarni Goldstein Caputo and Kathleen Luz\, Boston University School of Law: Professional Identity Formation in the Transactional Context: Not an Amorphous Concept\n\n\n\nLaura D’Amato and Claire Abely\, Boston University School of Law: A Transactional Simulation for a Changing Legal Education Landscape\n\n\n\nRebecca Chapman\, Northeastern University School of Law: Transforming and Expanding Legal Writing Instruction Through Clinical Work\n\n\n\n\n\nNina Thomas Classroom\n\nModerator: Professor Michael Kovac\n\n\n\nPatricia Winograd and Rebecca Delfino\, LMU Loyola Law School: A Look at the Future . . . From a First-Generation Perspective\n\n\n\nKrista Bordatto\, Campbell Law School: Incorporating Cross-Cultural Competency and Cultural Humility into the Legal Writing Classroom—Enhancing Advocacy and Global Understanding\n\n\n\nAfton Cavanaugh\, University of Baltimore School of Law: “We Were Raised in Crisis”: Teaching Legal Writing to a Generation Formed by Upheaval\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:30 – 5 p.m. | Closing Reception (Yates Common Room)
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/2025-new-england-legal-writing-conference
LOCATION:Vermont Law and Graduate School\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
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