UVA Law
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King & Spalding, Money, Partner Issues, UVA Law, Violence
This King & Spalding Partner Allegedly Kicks Ass
Corporate law partners are supposed to have kick ass deal books, but they’re definitely not supposed to kick their mistresses’ asses. Let's learn about the charges that one King & Spalding partner is facing.... -
Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Prostitution, Sports, UVA Law
Non-Sequiturs: 03.06.12
* There is a woman on my block who walks her inconceivably yappy dogs every damn day at 4:45 PM. Do I routinely go outside and yell at her to shut her dogs up? Yes. Do I pepper spray her pitiful excuses for K-9 companions, like this Hunton & Williams partner allegedly did? No. At […] - Sponsored
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Grade Reform, Law Schools, UVA Law
If Your Prof Still Hasn't Given You Your Grades, He Better Be Fired or Dead
At most schools, exams were two months ago. The "grade deadline" at schools that have them has already passed. If you don't have your grades by now, your law school should be offering you a refund for the outstanding classes. Well, students might not be able to do anything about late grades, but they don't have to be happy about it...
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Career Center, Law Schools, Small Law Firms
ATL Survey Update: We Heart Our Firms, Money isn't Everything, and CSO Seriously Unpopular
Last Thursday, Above the Law opened its ATL Firm & School Insiders Survey and so far, so good. Students at nearly 100 law schools and lawyers at about 200 firms have responded. As previously noted, this survey is one of the first data-gathering tools we’ll be using to create a new, expanded ATL Career Center. As our data accumulates, we look forward to slicing and dicing it in myriad ways, in order to find patterns of interest to our readership, but more importantly, for useful insights for anyone researching legal education and careers. -
Attorney Misconduct, Bankruptcy, Copyright, Department of Justice, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Sexual Harassment
Morning Docket: 01.20.12
* Listen up, internet pirates: if your license plate says “GUILTY,” it’s almost like you’re doing the DOJ’s job for them. More on this later. [Blog of Legal Times] * Say cheese, because you’ll want to catch this first on camera. Sullivan & Cromwell is serving as lead counsel on Kodak’s bankruptcy case. [Am Law […]
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Bar Exams, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Minority Issues, Police, Racism, Reader Polls, Small Law Firms, UVA Law
An Update On Johnathan Perkins: Did He Get His Law Degree?
What transpired here is a mystery. -
California, Deaths, Gay, Immigration, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Paul Clement, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas, UVA Law, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 12.27.11
Just in case you weren’t able to get your fill of legal news in your Christmas stocking this year, here’s a news round-up from the long, holiday weekend….
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Cars, Crime, Law Schools, Rudeness, UVA Law
Is Going To UVA Law School Like Using Cocaine?
Between the alleged criminal activity of current students, alleged tall tales told by former students, and all the popped collars, you gotta ask if a little humility might do UVA Law some good? The latest story of alleged misbehavior from UVA Law involves road rage. But what makes this story funny is that it involves a UVA Law student in a car allegedly menacing a UVA history professor on a bike.... - Sponsored
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Books, California, FDA, Food, Morning Docket, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, UVA Law, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 12.08.11
* In an unprecedented move, Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has overruled the FDA. Looks like the Obama administration thinks that Plan B will turn little girls into promiscuous prosti-tots. [Wall Street Journal] * Due to this ruling, Occupy Boston protesters will probably have to STFU and GTFO. Bring out the brooms, because this will be […]
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Crime, Law Schools, UVA Law
UVA Law Student Arrested: Charged With Breaking and Entering
Man, you guys sure like making fun of UVA Law students. Based on our overflowing inbox, many of you know that a UVA law student was arrested today. He's been charged with breaking and entering -- but not into a dorm room, or into the house of a millionaire. The student was charged with breaking into the University's Registrar's office.... -
Bar Exams, Law Schools, UVA Law
Recent Bar Exam Results: Open ThreadPennsylvania, Virginia -- any others?
Today, we have news that both Virginia and Pennsyltucky Pennsylvania have released the results of the July 2011 bar exam. Our congratulations go out to everyone who passed. And for those who didn’t, better luck next time (but on the upside, it’s Friday, so it wouldn’t be completely inappropriate for you to drink yourself into […] -
Crime, Drinking, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, UVA Law
DLA Piper Partner Picks A Penalty For Public Intoxication
It's been a while since Elie went out on an epic bender. It's hard for him. Maybe not so much for Laura L. Flippin. She's a lawyer, a partner at DLA Piper. Last month she got charged with public intoxication. The police report states that Laura Flippin's blood alcohol level was .253, which is flippin' epic... -
Airplanes / Aviation, Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Practice Pointers, Rudeness, UVA Law
Students Making Fun of Biglaw Interviewer Overheard By MOST OF THE AIRPORT
Every couple of years, people need to be reminded not to have private conversations in public. Who could forget Acela Bob, the Pillsbury partner who talked about firing people on a crowded train? UVA Law students, that's who. We have another installment of: when popping your collar goes wrong....
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Clarence Thomas, Crime, David Sentelle, Law Professors, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law, Violence
Notre Dame Criminal Law Professor Accused of... Crime
Professor Stephen F. Smith, who teaches criminal law and criminal procedure at Notre Dame Law School, stands accused of a serious crime. According to the South Bend Tribune, Professor Smith faces one count of domestic battery, a class D felony.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Biglaw, Cardozo Law School, Disasters / Emergencies, Fat People, Holy Crap, Law Schools, UVA Law
The Aftermath of the East Coast Earthquake of 2011
In the wake of the east coast earthquake of 2011, the legal world seems to be back to its regularly scheduled programming. Courts are back in session, law firms have reopened, and government agencies are fully functioning. We received a lot of tips from our readers about their earthquake experiences, but more importantly, we have the final results from our reader poll. We now know who we can blame for moving the earth and disrupting our day. And no, it wasn't Obama's Fault.... -
Disasters / Emergencies, Holy Crap, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, UVA Law
The D.C. Earthquake of 2011!
Yesterday, a 5.9 earthquake hit Washington, D.C., and tremors were felt from the Carolinas all the way up to Maine. The White House was evacuated, courts closed, and law firms stopped operating. This thing literally rocked the legal world. Where were you when the east coast earthquake of 2011 hit? -
Job Searches, Law Schools, UVA Law
UVA Law's Employment Numbers Are Less Than Impressive
The University of Virginia School of Law hasn't been doing so hot this year in terms of finding jobs for its graduates. Almost three months after graduation, we have some more bad news from Charlottesville, thanks to the Virginia Law Weekly. Just how many Class of 2011 graduates are unemployed? Read on to find out.... -
Bar Exams, Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Contests, Exercise, Sports, UVA Law
Career Alternatives: Becoming The 'Fittest on Earth'
Think all attorneys are pasty-faced couch potatoes? Think again. One recent law school graduate is in the running to be the fittest woman in the world. -
Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Crime, Kids, McKee Nelson, Nauseating Things, New Jersey, Partner Issues, Pornography, UVA Law
More About the Former Biglaw Partner Accused of Child Porn Distribution
A former colleague of Edward De Sear, the prominent law firm partner accused of child pornography distribution, reminisces about him. -
Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Crime, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Lawyerly Lairs, McKee Nelson, Nauseating Things, New Jersey, Partner Issues, Pornography, Real Estate, UVA Law
Allen & Overy Partner Accused of Kiddie Porn Purveyance
A prominent capital-markets lawyer, and a former partner at several top law firms -- Allen & Overy, Bingham McCutchen, McKee Nelson, Orrick, Milbank Tweed -- has been accused by the feds of child pornography distribution.