John Antoon II

To provide forum for contemporary legal discourse, we must: Adhere to the highest standards of analysis, accuracy, andtimeliness in publishing the law review; Distinguish the college of law as a leading institution, known for its support of scholarship and academic pursuit; Attract the college of law's finest legal communicators by encouraging independent legal thought, offering positions of responsibility, and maintaining a tradition of service to our college; Inform our profession about the compelling issues of our time by providing a forum for student scholars, practitioners, and legal educators; Offer our profession a selection of articles balanced between the theoretical and the practical; Uphold the honor and decorum of our profession by championing the highest standards of conduct; Stand together as advocates of quality legal education and strive to improve the reputation of our law review and of our school; Inspire cooperation, commitment, and camaraderie among our membership and the college of law at large; and Safeguard an institutional memory and tradition so that those who follow will benefit from our experience.

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.