National Leader

The Virginia Environmental Law Journal (VELJ), founded in 1979, is a national leader in environmental legal scholarship. VELJ selects and publishes articles, notes, comments and essays from professors, practitioners and students that focus on state, regional, national and international issues of environmental, land use and natural resources law.

Membership

Membership is open to all University of Virginia Law School students who demonstrate exceptional skill in legal writing and analysis in a rigorous three-day written tryout, which is usually held twice per year in September and February. VELJ’s faculty advisor is Jonathan Z. Cannon, the former EPA General Counsel and the current director of the Law School's Center for Environmental Studies.

Student Run

VELJ is published three times per year by thirty to forty committed student volunteers at the University of Virginia School of Law. By becoming involved in the publication process, VELJ members enhance their leadership, organizational, analytical and writing skills. VELJ also holds an annual symposium, which focuses on timely and interesting environmental law or land use topics.