First-year law students at the University of Virginia planned assassinations, fought wars and experienced a little (March) madness this past spring — all in the name of charity — as part of the First Year Council’s inaugural, year-long service initiative.

If some Virginia Law students look a little hairier this month, it might be because they’re honoring an age-old tradition — raising money for a good cause.

Poker with professors, a Supreme Court primer with Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick, and a football tailgate party and game with Dean Paul G. Mahoney are just a few of the prizes University of Virginia law students are battling for this week in advance of the 23rd annual Public Interest Law Association auction.