Attending law fairs and events. When we do career fairs at colleges and universities, we make special effort to connect with LGBTQ students and student groups.
Our application allows students to identify themselves as genderqueer/gender non-conforming, trans female/trans woman, trans male/trans man. We also have an open text field where applicants can express their gender identity in a way not listed.
Our application does not allow for applicant responses to be mapped from the application to our system, so we cannot report on 4e-4h. The Admissions Office is planning to adjust this for the next application cycle, which would allow us to track this information.
Our Admissions system allows students to list preferred pronoun and preferred name.
We attend conferences including the National LGBTQ+ where we seek out interested parties who want to teach at a law school.
Data is collected from anyone who self-identifies.
Vermont Law School’s parental leave polices do not specify gender and they follow VT-PFMLA and FMLA laws.
Our insurance, Cigna, does not currently have these policies in place.
Vermont Law School does not offer health care insurance to our students.
Vermont Law School does not offer health care insurance to our students.
Vermont Law School does not employ a health care provider. We employ a full-time mental health clinician who provides counseling services to our students. Our clinician is a licensed mental health provider and has experience working with LGBTQ+ students.
Signage on doors indicates gender neutrality.
Sexual Orientation and the Law, and Women and the Law.
Alliance receives funding from the Office of Student Affairs for the annual Lavender Law Conference. They also receive funding from the Student Bar Association for annual Gayla and other campus-wide events.
Alliance receives funding annually from the Office of Student Affairs and Diversity to attend the Lavender Law Conference.
Yes, mandatory for all students
Pronouns are captured at the admissions stage. However, our current registration software does not have the flexibility to allow for the addition of pronoun capturing. Research is being done regarding updates and/or other ways to capture and disseminate this information.
Vermont Law School ensures that all conferences, symposiums, etc., includes components that address LGBTQ students as well as other diverse students.
Many of the LGBTQ students attend the Diversity Committee which focuses on making sure that all diverse candidates are welcome and treated fairly.
All student groups are open to all students and they have a non-discrimination policy they must follow.
Many of our LGBTQ students are student leaders on campus, participating in moot court, law review, journals, etc.
Each year our LGBTQ student group, Alliance, hosts an annual Gayla and drag show where the VLS community (including faculty, staff, students, administrators and deans) participate. It’s always one of the largest attended and most popular events of the year.
Vermont Law School has a Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan with seven goals. Four of those goals are to increase LGBTQ admin, faculty, and staff, to increase and incorporate the topics of LGBTQ in the curriculum and in the classroom. the plan has steps to be taken in order to reach these goals and is updated each year.