The Faculty Lounge

I know the topic is fluffy, and the story local, but let's speak some truth: the best Chinese food in Philly comes from Kim's Dragon.  Kim's Dragon is a truck. …

In the aftermath of Black Thursday, commentators are pondering the meaning of yesterday's big firm layoff frenzy.  Over at American Lawyer, Aric Press has this to say: Law firms are…

Doug Berman highlights a couple of cases where individuals with severe paralysis were involved in the possession (and in one case, production) of child pornography.  In an Alabama case, the defendant apparently secretly…

Above the Law is reporting a slew of Big Law layoffs today.  The firms include Dechert, Byan Cave, Goodwin Proctor, WolfBlock, Holland & Knight, Faegre and Benson, and DLA Piper. …

On Tuesday, two South Florida papers reported that there were 10 candidates being interviewed for the FIU dean slot.   As I discussed yesterday, these press accounts gave the impression that…

The WSJ  is reporting that Preet Bharara, a graduate of Columbia Law School and counsel to Senator Chuck Schumer, will likely be tabbed as the next U.S. Attorney for the…

Two Florida papers - the Miami Herald  and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel - reported Tuesday on the dean search at Florida International University School of Law.  The law school, a state institution presumably operating…

The University of Iowa announced yesterday that Carolyn Jones, an Iowa alum and the first female dean of the University of Iowa law school will step down in the summer…

If you haven't been checking in, the updated law school lateral list is here and the updated law dean search list is here.    I'm posting links, rather than moving the old posts…

Thanks to everyone for supporting us through our first full year.  We've broken the 170,000 visitor mark - even if some of you arrived as the result of Google searches like "Why…