Steve Virgil is a Clinical Professor of Law and has taught at Wake Forest since 2008. He is the founding director of the Law School's Community Law Clinic, Trade and Development Clinic, and Veterans Legal Clinic. In addition to his clinical teaching, Virgil teaches evidence and courses on business/corporate law, poverty, and development. Until 2022, Virgil served as Executive Director of Experiential Education, where led the school's clinic and experiential based programs. He is the author of two books (A Handbook for Transaction and Business Law Clinic and Poverty Law in America), as well as several book chapters and law review articles on economic development, poverty, and sustainable economies. Virgil maintains a law practice advising social enterprises in the US and Latin America, and serves as Counsel to Seed Commons, a national CDFI creating non‑extractive financial infrastructure that shifts economic power to workers and communities.

Prior to teaching, Virgil practiced securities and corporate law with Kutak Rock, LLP representing publicly traded clients on structured finance and related transactions. Prior to private practice, Virgil served as a legal aid lawyer with Cleveland Legal Aid, representing clients in civil rights, consumer rights, and environmental justice cases. He also clerked for the Honorable George W. White, Chief Judge, US District Court, Northern District of Ohio. In his pro bono practice over 30 years, he has successfully tried cases on behalf of clients fighting environment injustice, prison conditions, and use of force, predatory lending, and fair housing.