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Law School Deans, Law Schools, UVA Law
Stanford Law School Has A New Dean
Stanford Law School has a new dean. Who will be filling Larry Kramer's shoes? -
Biglaw, Cheapness, Job Searches, Law Schools, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Military / Military Law, Money, Small Law Firms, Student Loans, UVA Law, William and Mary School of Law
Law School Success Stories: The Virtue of Thrift
If you can go to law school without incurring too much debt, it might be a good idea. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Antitrust, Biglaw, Constitutional Law, Copyright, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lexis-Nexis, LexisNexis / Lexis-Nexis, Morning Docket, Murder, Westlaw
Morning Docket: 02.23.12
* And now another reason for lawyers to hate other lawyers (even more than they already do): Westlaw and LexisNexis are being sued for copyright infringement for selling access to publicly filed legal documents. [WSJ Law Blog]
* MGA Entertainment’s antitrust suit against Mattel has been dismissed. In celebration, attorneys from Quinn Emanuel will buy themselves hot pink convertibles while singing that “Barbie Girl” song. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* Yesterday in the Golinski case, a federal judge ruled that the definition of marriage under DOMA is unconstitutional. Come on, even a Bush II appointee knows what’s up. [Poliglot / Metro Weekly]
* After finally realizing that he was a lawyer and not an agent — and that his most infamous client wasn’t worth as much as he thought — Jose Baez dropped Casey Anthony like a bad habit. [Miami Herald]
* Former University of Virginia lax player George W. Huguely V was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Yeardley Love. UVA students are instructed to pop their collars at half-staff. [Bloomberg]
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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. -
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.... -
Family Law, Kids, Law Schools, Money, Pregnancy / Paternity, Student Loans
Paying For Law School, One Kid At A Time
When enterprising Ben Seisler ran short on cash in law school, he didn’t get some boring old job at the library. The UVA graduate put his education to use, realizing that -- like Dorothy and her ruby slippers -- he had been sitting on top of a gold mine all along. Literally. The gold mine, it turns out, was located in Ben’s pants.... -
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.... -
Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Minority Issues, Racism, UVA Law
Is Johnathan Perkins Going to Graduate From UVA Law?
UPDATE (10/3/2017): We now know much more about what happened to Johnathan Perkins back in 2011 than we did at the time, and it majorly changes how he and the situation should be viewed. See this new story, Was UVA Law Alum Johnathan Perkins Pressured By The FBI Into Recanting His Account Of Racial Profiling? […] - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Minority Issues, Police, Racism, Reader Polls, UVA Law
What To Do With The UVA Law Student Who Cried Wolf?
What would Sally Hemings say to Johnathan Perkins? -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Minority Issues, Police, Racism, Reader Polls, UVA Law
A Law Student Plays the Race Card -- And Gets Busted, Big Time
UPDATE (10/3/2017): We now know much more about what happened to Johnathan Perkins back in 2011 than we did at the time, and it majorly changes how he and the situation should be viewed. See this new story, Was UVA Law Alum Johnathan Perkins Pressured By The FBI Into Recanting His Account Of Racial Profiling? […] -
Arent Fox, Law Schools, UVA Law
UVA Law Stakes Claim to Become the Douchiest Law School of All Time
Last year, in our douchiest law school competition, Duke Law was crowned as the douchiest law school in the land. But we might have to run the contest again based on the new information we have about UVA Law. On the law school’s website, the school is posting summer associate stories from UVA students who […]