Law Schools

Former Prof Arrested, Accused of Taking 2 Guns, 53 Rounds Into Law Library

A former adjunct faculty member at the University of Louisville’s law school was arrested Friday after allegedly bringing two handguns and 53 rounds of ammunition into the law school library around 8:30 a.m. Police were initially called about Thomas Irwin, 56, because a library employee who recognized him knew that…

Aug 26, 2009 8:13 PM CDT

Where Are They Now? Ex-ABA Leaders Grey and Stein Take on New Roles

Two former ABA leaders are taking on leadership roles in organizations promoting a better legal profession and improved laws. Former ABA President Robert J. Grey Jr. has been appointed interim executive director of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, formed in May to promote diversity in the legal profession, according…

Aug 26, 2009 6:33 PM CDT

A ‘Lost Year’ for 2Ls: About Half of BigLaw Jobs Are Gone

The timing couldn’t be worse for second-year law students. Large law firms are hiring about half as many summer associates as usual, resulting in “the most wrenching job search season in over 50 years,” the New York Times reports. For many second-year law students, the “golden ticket” to a high-paying…

Aug 26, 2009 2:46 PM CDT

News Flash to Law Students: If You Get a Summer Job Offer, Accept Now!

Amidst the worst legal market in the memory of many practicing attorneys, a Northwestern University School of Law career services official offers some advice to law students. Those lucky enough to land an offer for a summer associate job in 2010 at the beginning of the BigLaw on-campus interview season…

Aug 25, 2009 11:26 PM CDT

North Carolina Central Tops List of Best Value Law Schools

Shopping for a bargain and a law degree? Consider North Carolina Central University’s law school and its in-state tuition of only $5,700. The law school tops a new list of 65 “best value” law schools by National Jurist. The magazine says the 65 schools “carry a low price tag and…

Aug 25, 2009 3:44 PM CDT

Howard Rice Sees Business Uptick, But Cancels 2010 Summer Program

Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin has canceled its 2010 summer associate program, despite an uptick in business. In a statement released to the ABA Journal, Howard Rice says it has seen a “substantial increase” in business over the last quarter. “However, the future is never certain, and we…

Aug 21, 2009 6:13 PM CDT

Founding Dean of Ave Maria Resigns, But Remains Active

After being on medical leave for more than a year, the founding dean of Ave Maria School of Law has stepped down. President Bernard Dobranski has resigned, the law school announced today, and acting dean Eugene Milhizer will now be acting president as well, reports the News-Press of South Florida.…

Aug 21, 2009 5:42 PM CDT

K&L Gates Chairman Says Fordham Dean Needs to Join the 21st Century

The chairman of K&L Gates is blasting Fordham’s law dean for his decision to ban Reed Smith from campus interviews for five years. “Someone should welcome the dean of Fordham Law School to the 21st century,” K&L Gates chairman and global managing partner Peter Kalis wrote the Pittsburgh Business Journal…

Aug 21, 2009 2:06 PM CDT

Would-Be Law Prof Sues for Age Bias, Asks Why Schools Don’t Value Experience

Updated: A Michigan lawyer who didn’t get an interview for a faculty job at the University of Iowa has sued for age discrimination. Immigration lawyer Donald Dobkin says he was 55 when he responded to a law school ad last year seeking teachers with experience in administrative law, immigration and…

Aug 21, 2009 12:22 PM CDT

Yale Law Women Name Top 10 Family-Friendly Firms

Yale Law Women and Working Mother magazine don’t agree on the top family-friendly law firms. A top 10 list of family-friendly law firms released today by Yale Law Women includes four law firms that didn’t make a top 50 list of best law firms for moms published last week by…

Aug 20, 2009 3:15 PM CDT

Accused Pot Dealer Says Law Prof Stepdad Helped Build Grow Room, Shared Profits

A 20-year-old Massachusetts man arrested on drug charges has told police that his mother and stepfather, a prominent lawyer and a law professor, were aware he was selling pot from the home where they all lived together, and his stepdad even shared in the profits. The couple—Suffolk University law professor…

Aug 20, 2009 12:11 PM CDT

Protesters Greet Law Professor John Yoo at UC Berkeley

At least four protesters were arrested in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday after they refused to leave the lecture hall where former Justice Department official John Yoo was teaching a civil law class. Protesters shouted “war criminal” as Yoo entered the building at the University of California Berkeley’s Boalt Hall law…

Aug 18, 2009 11:43 AM CDT

McCarter & English Cancels 2010 Summer Program

One of New Jersey’s biggest law firm names has confirmed that it will be canceling its 2010 summer program. And McCarter & English will also be bumping back the start date for incoming first-year associates to Dec. 1, 2009, Eric Wiechmann tells Above the Law. He is the managing partner…

Aug 14, 2009 7:12 PM CDT

Dayton Law Prof Sang for Sha Na Na at Woodstock

A University of Dayton law professor performed at the Woodstock music festival just before Jimi Hendrix took the stage. Law professor Dennis Greene performed with the 1950s revival group Sha Na Na in a Woodstock performance that offered quite a contrast to Hendrix. Greene called the festival “an amazing moment”…

Aug 14, 2009 2:21 PM CDT

Actor Is a 1L at Southwestern Law School

Actor Jerry O’Connell has enrolled at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, where at least one fellow student is posting Twitter accounts of the celebrity’s appearance at an orientation and a mixer. Southwestern’s assistant dean of public affairs, Leslie Steinberg, told Usmagazine.com that O’Connell chose the school because he is…

Aug 14, 2009 1:48 PM CDT