The eight deans of Virginia’s law schools unanimously have recommended that Virginia adopt the Uniform Bar Examination, according to a letter sent to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners earlier this year. If adopted, Virginia would join 38 states, Washington ...

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There is only one word Grace Lempp could use to describe graduating from law school during a worldwide pandemic. “It was surreal. I had to learn a lot really quickly about being able to do what I needed to do ...

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The bleak job market for law school graduates may be improving just a bit, according to new figures from law school placement officials. More law firms are coming to law school campuses to talk to potential entry-level hires, according to ...

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A lot has changed in law practice, and not least is the number of people who want to be lawyers. The demand for legal education may never return to the level law school deans saw a dozen years ago, and ...

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Comedienne Mindy Kaling – star of TV’s “The Mindy Project” and before that, “The Office” – was one of the speakers at Harvard Law School’s commencement ceremony this  month. Why? I’m not sure either. But Kaling apparently was a hit, ...

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Once Robert “Pat” Doherty determined to study law, very little escaped his notice. Or his pen. Not only did Doherty take comprehensive notes during law school and, later, during 18 years on the Virginia trial court bench, he also kept ...

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Law schools have taken a lot of hits lately. Students and alumni have criticized educational institutions for a failure to respond to the changing legal marketplace, rising tuition and a lack of practical preparation for students turned new lawyers. The ...

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BALTIMORE, MD — Some law students spend their summers working at law firms. Others work in-house for a company’s legal department. One intern in Baltimore got to do both. The eight-week internship was a combined effort by McGuireWoods LLP’s Baltimore ...

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As if bar candidates cramming legal knowledge didn’t have enough to worry about with the looming Virginia bar examination, word is out that bar examiners have been casting a critical eye on candidates’ writing ability. The Virginia Board of Bar ...

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Virginia law students have something else to brag about. After learning last week that the state’s bar exam is one of the toughest in the nation, University of Virginia law grads also can take pride in the value of their ...

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