Rodney A. Smolla, dean of the law school at Washington and Lee University, will become the 11th president of Furman University in Greenville, S.C., on July 1. The departure from Lexington will be Smolla’s third significant career move in seven ...

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A trial advocacy team from the University of Virginia has accomplished what the school’s football team could not .  It defeated William & Mary. U.Va. here duly notes the fine achievement of its four-member mock trial team in taking the ...

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Corporate governance policy is the focus of an award-winning paper written by associate professor Christopher Bruner at the Washington & Lee law school. Bruner was named the winner of the Association of American Law Schools 2010 Scholarly Papers Competition, for ...

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A new law review at the College of William & Mary will deal with business law issues. According to a press release from the law school, the first issue of the student-edited William & Mary Business Law Review will be ...

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The National Law Journal has a very detailed article about the prospects for a national bar exam, noting that as many as 32 states are giving serious consideration to standardizing lawyer credentials nationwide. Noticeably absent from the article is Virginia. ...

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As if law students didn’t obsess enough about law school and bar exams, BARBRI is making a game of them. The company, the largest provider of bar review courses, has put the BARBRI Challenge on the App Store for the ...

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U.Va. law student Leo Wolpert will start his second year with a big grin and a fat wallet. The former professional poker player won a World Series of Poker event in Las Vegas last month, pocketing $652,000 in winnings, according ...

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Starting this fall, the University of Virginia law school will offer a clinic designed to help low-income families resolve legal issues through mediation or other options outside of a courtroom. According to a press release from the law school, the ...

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The New York Times notes recent pronouncements by the outspoken justice, including an analysis of law clerk recruitment. While visiting the American University law school, ranked 45th in the country, Justice Scalia took a question from a student who wanted ...

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The New York Times notes recent pronouncements by the outspoken justice, including an analysis of law clerk recruitment. While visiting the American University law school, ranked 45th in the country, Justice Scalia took a question from a student who wanted ...

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