Liberty Law to celebrate 20 years of Christian legal education during Founder’s Day Weekend

Liberty University School of Law invites the Liberty community to commemorate its 20-year anniversary on Founder’s Day Weekend, Aug. 30-31.

Since its founding in 2004 with 60 students, Liberty Law has trained over 1,200 professionals to enter their fields practice-ready with a biblical foundation. Graduates are serving in many areas such as private practice, government service, and in business and corporate settings. Liberty Law alumni are working as prosecutors, public defenders, judges, and in elected office, as well as arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Today, the law school enrolls over 275 students studying in 12 areas of study, fulfilling the vision of Liberty’s founder, Dr. Jerry Falwell, in sending professionals into the world to impact their workplaces and communities as Champions for Christ.

Liberty Law received full accreditation by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 2010 after receiving provisional approval in 2006, a record pace for law schools at the time. In 2023, Liberty Law was recognized by preLaw Magazine as the “Most Devout Law School,” and Liberty Law has been named one of the nation’s 2024-25 “Moot Court Leaders.”

In its history, Liberty Law has had bar passage rates as high as 96.88% and has a recent employment rate of 91%, maintaining its commitment to the Christian faith while providing students with the skills necessary to excel in their legal careers.

Liberty Law has invited all of those who have contributed to the law school’s success, including its graduates, to Founder’s Day Weekend. The weekend kicks off with Liberty’s Convocation on Friday, Aug. 30, where there will be a special recognition for the law school’s 20^th anniversary and a message from former attorney and anchor of “Fox News Sunday” Shannon Bream, a 1993 Liberty alumna. Later that day at 2 p.m., Liberty Law will hold a law school symposium titled “The Vision and Importance of Liberty Law and Christian Legal Education” in the law school’s Supreme Courtroom. The symposium will highlight the impact of Liberty Law, its alumni, and will discuss the importance of the Christian worldview within legal education.

A special Founder’s Day Alumni Dinner will be held on Friday night and registered guests are invited to a tailgate/open house before the Liberty Flames Football game on Saturday.

School of Law Interim Dean Timothy Todd said the weekend will be a special time to welcome alumni and their families as they commemorate this milestone.

“We are excited to celebrate 20 years of God’s faithfulness at Liberty Law,” he said. “Our alumni are living out the mission of Liberty University, and we look forward to celebrating them and honoring Dr. Falwell’s vision of founding a law school that would train Champions for Christ.”

Weekend Schedule

Friday:

• 10:30 a.m. LU Convocation, Vines Center
• 2-3:30 p.m. School of Law Symposium, Supreme Courtroom
  • Meet & Greet to follow in the Mountain View Room
• 6:30 p.m. Founder’s Day Dinner, Montview Alumni Ballroom
  • Business attire preferred; dinner served at 7 p.m.

Saturday:

• 1:30-5:30 p.m. Law School Open House/Tailgate, School of Law
• Food, games, and class pictures (times to be announced)
• 6 p.m. Flames Football Game (Additional cost varies depending on section)

Other campus activities:

• Campus tours: Hancock Welcome Center
• Monogram (hike or drive)
• LaHaye Ice Center (public skate tentative)
• Montview Bowling Alley
• Snowflex
• Hike the Liberty Mountain Trail System (map on Our Facilities tab)
• Hydaway Outdoor Center
• Equestrian Center

• Worley Prayer Chapel
• Rawlings Scriptorium Museum (Freedom Tower)
• Chaplains Museum (Jerry Falwell Library)
• Jerry Falwell Museum (Hancock Welcome Center)
• Division I Sporting Events
• Tower Theater Events
• At Night: Astronomical Observatory (limited space: register in advance)