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Thirteenth Annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition

The Legal History and Rare Books (LH&RB) Section of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), in cooperation with Gale, a Cengage company, announces the Thirteenth Annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition. The competition is named in honor of Morris L. Cohen, late…[Read more]

Throughout 2022, PLLIP members demonstrated their passion and commitment to our profession. You have the opportunity to recognize colleagues who made exceptional contributions to the library and information profession through their work, their writing, and their service. What better way to show gratitude, encourage achievement, and reward…[Read more]

Good morning VALL members,
As some of you may know SEAALL will be holding its Annual Meeting in Richmond from March 9th – 11th. On March 9th there will be an Institute on the topic of Access to Justice held here at the University of Richmond School of Law. The Annual Meeting proper will be on March 10th and 11th at the Richmond Omni Hotel. VALL…[Read more]

another Code of Virginia volume 11 notice
Happy New Year!
Unfortunately another error has been discovered in the re-printed version of Volume 11. Rule 4.1 should read as follows:
Truthfulness In Statements To Others
In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:
(a) make a false statement of fact or law; or
(b) fail to…[Read more]

Happy 2023, VALL! I am excited to see that the Library of Virginia has the HeinOnline Public Library Package on trial. Copying their description in part: “Provides an extensive collection of federal and state legal resources including session laws for the Virginia colony (1661-1775) and Virginia (1776-2021); Virginia charters and constitutions…[Read more]

VA Code error corrections to expect –
Yesterday we received boxes with reprinted copies of the 2022 Supplements for 13 volumes of the Code, a new copy of volume 8A and an errata sheet for volume 8. As with the earlier distribution of a replacement Volume 11 (Rules), these items replace “faulty” supplementation. I assume everyone who has a set…[Read more]

VA Code 2021 replacement volumes – supplement printing errors
This week we noticed the 2022 supplements to v. 1B, 4, 5 and 6B had the prior year’s replacement volume date on them.
Interestingly, v. 3 was correct. I let editorial at LexisNexis/Matthew Bender know.
Just fyi,
Victoria Levy

VALL Fall Meeting – Last Day to Register is Thursday, October 20th

Please join us for the Virginia Association of Law Libraries Fall 2022 meeting on Friday, October 28, at the University of Richmond School of Law Moot Courtroom. A continental breakfast, lunch, and a tour of the newly renovated Muse Law Library will be offered during the m…[Read more]

VALL Fall Meeting – Program & Registration

Please join us for the Virginia Association of Law Libraries Fall 2022 meeting on Friday, October 28, at the University of Richmond School of Law Moot Courtroom. A continental breakfast, lunch, and a tour of the newly renovated Muse Law Library will be offered during the meeting.

View the VALL Fall…[Read more]

VALL Fall Meeting – Save the Date!
WHEN: Friday, October 28, 2022
WHERE: University of Richmond School of Law
Mark your calendars! Don’t miss this opportunity to see your VALL colleagues in person, and to view the recent renovations at the University of Richmond Law Library. Additional details regarding programming and registration will be d…[Read more]

If you receive the Code of Virginia in print, please check for numerous errors in volume 11 – Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia.
For example, beginning at page 959, Section IV. Organization and Government, the paragraph numbers are doubled (1 is number 11, 2 is 22, 3 is 33, etc.). Pages following have in the upper left- and right-hand corners…[Read more]

Greetings from your Treasurer! Just a reminder that VALL membership runs from June 1st to May 31, so it’s time to renew.
Please mail your check to me c/o State Law Library 100 N. 9th St. Richmond VA 23219
I will notify Membership when payment is received.
Thank you,
Victoria Levy

You are all invited to the VALL Luncheon at AALL 2022 in Denver. Please see here for details and to RSVP: http://evite.me/5TrVvbqd22 Please RSVP by Friday, July 8th, so that I can finalize our reservation.