Georgetown Law School
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Guns / Firearms
Breaking: Georgetown Law Campus On Lockdown
News and tips trickled in on Friday about the Georgetown University Law Center campus being put on lockdown because of an armed man on campus. What happened, and was the armed man ever apprehended? -
Crime, Drinking, Guns / Firearms, Lawyer of the Day, Screw-Ups, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: Georgetown Law Grad Pulls Trigger, May Have Shot Career In The Foot
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Harvard Law Review, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Leiter Than Air
Sometimes LEWW scans a wedding announcement with bated breath, praying that we’ll find a law degree so we can write about a couple. We were crushing on Peanut Wong and David Hattaway before we even clicked on their link. But alas, she’s a dental student (of course she is), and he’s an electrical engineer. So […]
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Holland & Knight, Technology
Is E-Discovery Becoming Certifiable?
Recently on my blog I have been posting different viewpoints as to whether the e-discovery industry should have its own specialized certification. In the past year there has been a push by several organizations to establish standards of testing in the industry. In fact, a few weeks ago, the newly formed Association of Certified E-Discovery […] -
9th Circuit, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices
Non-Sequiturs: 03.23.11
* Were you skeptical of all the law schools reporting to U.S. News that the median private-sector starting salary for their graduates is $160,000? Forbes explains why your skepticism is warranted. [Forbes via Constitutional Daily] * On a related note, if you want to be a millionaire, you should definitely go to college. Law school? […] -
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 […] -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Georgetown Associate Dean Named New Dean of Richmond Law
The past few weeks have brought lots of news on the law school dean front. Last week, Chapman Law selected a former congressman as its next head. Earlier this month, Pepperdine Law picked up a judge as its latest leader. Today the University of Richmond School of Law — a top 100 law school, per […] -
Law Schools
Georgetown 1L's Awesome Section-Wide Response to Cheating Allegations
You know, one of the biggest problems with law school is that it’s too much like high school. In college, you have a sense that people were sick to death of high school (I didn’t go to a state school) and are invested in actually growing up. College kids don’t handle things like adults, but […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Biglaw, Bonuses, Law Schools, Reality TV, Television
Associate Bonus Watch: Sherman & Sterling(And... Jeopardy!)
We want to hear about your firm’s bonus news, even if it’s old. If we haven’t reported on it yet, we want to know about it. (Use our site search box in the upper-right-hand corner, or scroll through our Associate Bonus Watch archives, to see which announcements we’ve already covered.) Here’s some old bonus news […] -
Deferral Stipend, Student Loans
Georgetown Extends Post-Graduate Stipends: But Is It On the Backs of Part-Time Students?
A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the public interest stipend Georgetown Law offered its recent graduates. Georgetown University Law Center gave a three month stipend of $4,000 to its recent graduates who are working for a public interest organization. Today, we have news that GULC is extending the fellowship for an additional three […] -
Biglaw, Law Schools, Summer Associates
The Real World: Corporate Law Edition
I have been writing for Above the Law since March of 2008. This Monday, though, will be my last day as a daily contributor. I am heading over to Forbes to write about privacy, law, social media, and technology (aka The Not-So Private Parts). For those who will miss my daily presence on ATL, please […] -
Caption Contests, Contests, Pictures
Caption Contest: Stalling?
An ATL reader studying for the bar at Georgetown Law sent along this photo yesterday. This person’s performance anxiety seems to apply to both the bar exam and the bathroom… -
Layoffs, Reality TV, Television
Former Clifford Chance Attorney in the Cast for This Season's 'Apprentice': Laid-off Edition
Donald Trump knows what it is to be down but not out. We’ve lost track of how many times he’s filed for bankruptcy. But he is a phoenix, who always arises from the Chapter 11 ashes, his flaming reddish hair unruffled. Now Trump wants to offer the same opportunity to other high-flyers who were knocked […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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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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Gay, Law Schools, Movies, Washington Post
Do Georgetown Law Students ♥ Twilight?
As we noted yesterday, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, on track to be the newest justice of the Supreme Court, apparently hasn’t been bitten by the “Twilight” movies. When Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) tried to get Kagan to weigh in on the case of Edward v. Jacob, Kagan declined — a little forcefully. This won’t help […] -
Law School Deans, Law Schools
Fordham Students Left With Bitter Taste in Their Mouths After Dean Treanor's Departure for Georgetown
Yesterday, we brought you the news of Fordham Law School Dean William Treanor’s appointment as dean of Georgetown Law School, when we posted a message that went out to Georgetown law students at 4 p.m. We soon learned that we blindsided Fordham students and alumni with the news. They weren’t happy to get the “Surprise! […] -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Musical Chairs
Georgetown University Law Center Poaches New Dean from Fordham
Georgetown Law, ranked #14 by U.S. News, is getting a new dean. Here’s part of the letter from the Georgetown president, John DeGioia: Dear Members of the Georgetown University Community: It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of our new Executive Vice President and Dean of the Georgetown University Law Center, William […] -
Deaths, Law Professors, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tax Law
Martin Ginsburg, Noted Tax Lawyer and Husband of Justice Ginsburg, R.I.P.
Marty Ginsburg was known in Supreme Court circles as Justice Ginsburg’s secret weapon. -
Facebook, Sex, Sex Scandals, Weirdness
The Truth Will Set You Free? A Broke, Adulterous, Disgraced Georgetown Law Marine Issues a Public Confession on Facebook
It’s a Scarlet Letter tale for the digital age. A Georgetown law student’s life has completely unraveled. His way of dealing with losing his wife, his mistress, his supposed baby, his military assignment, and good standing at Georgetown Law School? A public confession on Facebook. He posted the note with the details of his sad, […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Georgetown Law Lamentation on NPR
The mainstream media is on to the fact that life kind of sucks for the law school class of 2010. The Wall Street Journal brought your troubles to the attention of the general public earlier this month, and we encouraged you to send the article to your family and friends to explain how screwed you […] -
Books, Harvard, Summer Associates
Summer Associate of the Day: Kaavya Viswanathan (Aka the Alleged Harvard Plagiarist)
Remember Kaavya Viswanathan? She’s the Harvard graduate who, while still in high school, landed a two-book deal worth a reported $500,000. The first book, a young adult / chick-lit novel entitled How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life, was published in April 2006, during Viswanathan’s sophomore year at Harvard. And then […]