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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. - Sponsored
How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
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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.
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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? […] -
Law Schools, Quote of the Day, UVA Law
Quote of the Day: I do not think 'honest' means what you think it means.
Johnathan is always honest, sometimes brutally so. — Johnathan Perkins, describing himself for a listing of peer advisers at UVA Law School. Perkins, a 3L at UVA, recently admitted that he fabricated a story of how he was racially profiled and harassed by university police. -
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?
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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? […] -
Bar Exams, Law Schools, Money, UVA Law
This is How A Top Law School Should Look Out For Unemployed Grads
A couple of days ago, we told you that NYU 3Ls without jobs lined up are receiving discounts on tickets to their law school formal. It’s a nice gesture, but some NYU Law School students wanted more action from the NYU administration regarding the soon-to-be-unemployed students. Well, maybe the NYU kids should have gone to […] - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Art, Job Searches, Law Schools, UVA Law
Most Creative Way To Shame Your Office of Career Services
We spend a lot of time with soon-to-be-unemployed 3Ls who are looking for some way to express their dissatisfaction with their law school and the career services they received. When people pay or borrow over $100K for three years of legal education and their employment future still comes down to how they perform during McDonald’s […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans, UVA Law
Law Students at a Top School Protest Continued Unemployment
Too often, people act like post-graduation unemployment is a malady that affects only students at lower-ranked law schools. People act like only lazy students at third-tier institutions — or “rank not published” institutions, if you prefer — end up desperate for work after three years of legal education. But we know better. We know that […] -
Boalt Hall, Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News, UVA Law
Open Thread: 2012 U.S. News Law School Rankings (7 - 14)
Welcome Texas! As you are all know, the University of Texas School of Law has moved into the “top 14” in this year’s U.S. News law school rankings. It’s a bit of cheat for U.S. News: Texas is technically tied for 14th, which means that the magazine has actually managed to cram 15 schools into […] -
Bad Ideas, Drinking, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Parties, Racism, UVA Law
Do You Really Need Confederate-Flag Decor at Your Law School Party?
On Friday we wrote about the settlement agreed to by Cure Lounge, a club in Boston that was accused of discriminating against African-American patrons. In the comments, it seemed like some of our Southern readers where all too happy to point out that this example of racist behavior took place in the North. Lord knows […] -
Clarence Thomas, Federal Judges, Federalist Society, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, UVA Law
Quote of the Day: Who Are You Calling Mute?
And what I think is important for you all, is that when you see people standing in defense of what’s right, that you make sure that your voice is not remembered as one of the silent. Because there’s gonna be a day when you’re gonna look around and you’re gonna look at your kids and […]
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Crime, Federal Judges, Guns / Firearms, Politics, UVA Law, Violence
Federal Judge John Roll Among Victims in Arizona Congresswoman Shooting
We’re not going to weigh in on all the rampant speculation about what gave rise to the shooting today in Arizona involving Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona). But we did want to inform you that news outlets are now reporting that federal judge John Roll was one of the victims in the shooting in Tucson. UPDATE: […] -
New York Times, UVA Law, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Jews Versus Episcopalians
We were somewhat surprised to learn that this actually isn’t the most depressing day of the year. That honor goes to the third Monday in January, not the first. There’s a whole mathematical formula about it. Anyway, here’s some LEWW cheer to brighten your gray Monday. Administrative note: Signs are indicating that LEWW will soon […] -
Alex Kozinski, John Roberts, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 8.8: Oklahoma!
When we filed our last column, we were full of anticipation over Chelsea Clinton’s then-upcoming wedding. And the New York Times did not let us down with its wall-to-wall coverage of the big day. In case you missed it, you can read the NYT on Chelsea’s dress, Chelsea’s wedding planner, the secrecy, the confidentiality agreements, […] -
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 […] -
Boalt Hall, Rankings, U.S. News, UVA Law
Open Thread: 2011 U.S. News Law School Rankings (6 – 15)
Let’s continue our march through the U.S. News law school rankings. Today we finish up the traditional top-14 — and we’ll throw in the schools tied for 15th, because we’re pretty sick of hearing UT and UCLA students whine. To refresh your memory, here’s the next group of schools: 6. NYU 7. Berkeley 7. Penn […] -
Law Schools, UVA Law
Lile Moot Court Board Embarrasses UVA Law, Again
It’s difficult trying to figure out what to write about when you’ve been away for a week and return to hundreds of unread emails. But, luckily for me, UVA’s Lile Moot Court Board has a way of making itself really, really obvious. I trust you all remember the Lile Moot Court Board. Back in September, […] -
New York Times, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, UVA Law, Weddings, Willkie Farr
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Rabbit, Rabbit
Holy crap. We did not Photoshop this picture. It actually appeared in a New York Times wedding announcement. Chuckle at it, if you must. But know that when you do, you’re fiddling while a venerable institution goes up in flames. December isn’t a great month to get married, and this December was particularly bad. Still, […]