Regent Law News

Regent University School of Law is pleased to announce the highest employment percentage in the school’s history – landing at 95% for the class of 2019. This percentage is based on the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) 10-month employment calculation. Additionally, a record-breaking 24.6% of 2019 graduates secured judicial clerkships – the highest clerkship rate in Virginia. “Regent University School of Law is deeply committed to equipping lawyers to make a positive impact in the legal profession and in our society,” stated Regent Law Dean Mark Martin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. “Achieving this employment rate is a huge win for our law school and, most importantly, our graduates.” Regent Law students receive extensive instruction in black-letter law and practical skills training under the leadership of prestigious faculty members. The rigorous academic program is uniquely integrated with a Christ-centered mission and commitment to fir...

Regent University law school alumnus Sharla Mylar serves as the Special Assistant Attorney General in Alaska Department of Law. - Image courtesy, Sharla Mylar. Lost in in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela as a 19-year-old exchange student, Sharla Mylar (SOL ’18) told God this was his second chance. His chance to speak to her. With little knowledge of the language, no memory of her local address, and an unreliable sense of direction, she couldn’t find her way home. “Isn’t this what You do? Find lost people,” she prayed. Lost Mylar was, and not just geographically. A few days earlier, her faith had taken a hit when she heard the extremely negative impression fellow students had of Christians. She had asked God to speak to her so that she could believe in Him. He chose that day to speak. A “God-thought” came to Mylar to “turn left,” and then another thought and another, guiding her from street to street, till she found her way home. “Re-meeting Jesus” that day was a tur...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (May 9, 2020) – On Saturday, May 9, 2020, Regent University conferred nearly 2,300 undergraduate and graduate degrees — the largest graduating class in the school’s history. Graduates rallied together online with family and friends from all over the world to watch Commencement live. Over 50,000 viewers on the Regent University website and Facebook page joined the Commencement ceremony.  Access the Regent University Commencement 2020 video recording here. Like many graduations across the country, Regent University’s commencement and school-specific commissioning ceremonies were moved to an online format due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. However, that did not stop the Regent community from celebrating its 40th Commencement ceremony. A crescendo of excitement could be felt in the atmosphere as a flurry of social media posts ushered in Regent’s Commencement Ceremony: “Bragging on all [social media] platforms. You see it: 23 with 2 degrees! Thank ...