A Decade of Devotion

A DECADE OF DEVOTION

Virginia Lawyers Weekly recently named Wendy Collins Perdue, Richmond Law dean, to its 2021 class of “Influential Women of Law,” and Virginia Business included her on its “Virginia 500” list of influential leaders across the state.

Perdue has been at the helm of Richmond Law for more than a decade now, making her the 11th-longest- serving dean among the 200 law schools in the U.S. Under her leadership, Richmond Law has seen an unprecedented 33-place rise in its U.S. News rank.

“Dean Perdue has been an epoch-making leader of the law school,” Jeffrey Legro, executive vice president and provost, said. “She has overseen the building of a first-rate faculty, the recruitment of significantly more qualified and diverse students, a curriculum that has been adapted to a changing profession, and impressive growth in alumni engagement and support. And she was the red wizard on the school’s extraordinary holiday celebration float — so as they climb in the rankings, the legal eagles seem to be having fun, too.”