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Education opportunities

October 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Jim Webb, U.S. Supreme Court, Washington and Lee

Feeling the urge to get out of the office?  Want to expand your legal knowledge base?  We have just the ticket.
If you’re near Lexington on Tuesday, take in the annual Supreme Court Preview at the Washington and Lee law school.  Highlights will include Prof. Brian Murchison addressing fleeting expletives and Prof. Adam Scales discussing FDA […]

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Justice Lemons will teach at W&L

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Supreme Court of Virginia, Washington and Lee

Washington & Lee Law School has announced that Virginia Supreme Court Justice Donald Lemons will teach appellate practice in the school’s third year program. From the news release: “The outstanding faculty at Washington and Lee University School of Law are pursuing a bold new dynamic in legal education that is long overdue,” said […]

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Smolla on podcast to promote “white paper”

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Intellectual Property, Washington and Lee

West has embarked on publication of independent “white papers” on topics of legal interest, and one of the first is a piece by Virginia legal scholar Rod Smolla (W&L Law Dean, former UR Law Dean) on Viacom v. Google. The case involves issues that arise from the proliferation of “homemade” videos on the internet, […]

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A new approach to 3L

March 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Law Schools, Washington and Lee

The Washington & Lee University law school has unveiled a new program, entitled “The New Third Year,” designed to make the last year of law school meaningful.
Students will participate in a curriculum that is entirely experiential, using the final year of school to prepare them for actual law practice.
The Associated Press has a […]

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W&L’s Morant named dean at Wake law school

May 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Law Schools, Wake Forest, Washington and Lee

Blake Morant, who has been a member of the Washington and Lee law faculty for 10 years, has been named dean of the Wake Forest University law school. He starts his new job July 1.
Morant’s teaching specialties are in contracts, administrative law and communications law. He is the current associate dean for academic affairs […]

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