If you need to take a break over the next few days, head over to the new Eco-Corridor - because the goats are back! @URichmond’s environmentally-friendly landscape management team is on campus for a third year. “The goats do an excellent job of helping us control invasive plants,” said Rob Andrejewski, director of sustainability. “They happily eat the porcelain berry, English ivy, Japanese stilt grass, and other non-natives that are so...
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Tax or treat! State laws on candy taxation vary wildly
Law professor Hayes Holderness explains why not all candy is candy, at least in the eyes of tax law.
October 12, 2021
Getting to Know Sam Cabo
Sam Cabo joined the Richmond Law team in August 2021 as Digital Resources Librarian.
October 6, 2021
Getting to Know Alex Clay Hutchings
Alex Clay Hutchings joined the Richmond Law team in August 2021 as Research & Student Services Librarian for the Muse Law Library.
September 28, 2021
Collaboration for Change
The University of Richmond Center for Civic Engagement honored Professor Tara Casey, her students, and the Virginia Poverty Law Center at this year’s Engage for Change Awards Celebration.
September 23, 2021
Art Meets Justice
Professor Corinna Lain’s contribution to Painting Constitutional Law explores the death penalty as depicted through expressionist artist Xavier Cortada’s work.
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We had a great turnout of 1Ls for the CDO judicial internships program earlier this month. Profs. Rachel Suddarth and Carl Tobias of the judicial clerkship committee kicked things off by discussing the value of interning for a judge during the summer. Then, the CDO’s Aaron Campbell explained how to find judicial internships all over the country. The event concluded with a panel of 2Ls, including Amari Wright, Kaylee Rabatin, and Brian Krach,...
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Thank you to everyone who participated in Well-Being Week! Whether you learned how to make a new dish at the Demo Kitchen, joined @richmondlawsba for the social event, or focused on your well-being in another way, log how you participated in Well-Being Week for a chance to win a prize. (Link in bio.)
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Meet Alex Clay Hutchings (he/him/his), Research & Student Services Librarian
Q: Tell us about your background.
A: I am originally from Las Vegas. I’ve been married since 2010, so that's 11 years now. We're expecting our first baby in December.
I went to the @UNLV for undergrad and majored in history. Then, I got my master's degree in history at UNLV. After that I worked in the museum field for a while – interestingly enough, at the...
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This week’s #LawSpiderSpotting features 3Ls Toviya Nabugero, Caroline Jaques, and Kimberly Castleman (pictured left to right) who spent their summer at Hirschler. All three will join the firm as new associates in fall 2022.
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Well-being Week is fully underway. Prof. Samuel-Siegel; Ren Warden, L'22; Mimi Perka, L'23; and Tesia Kempski, L'22, kicked things off yesterday morning with a walk round the museum district.
Be sure to take a look at our stories and highlights to see how you can get involved.
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Ten students visited Prof. Williams’ house for our annual international student gathering, a day of reconnecting with friends and professors.
Thank you to Prof. Williams and his wife, Nancy Williams!
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@URLawReview editor-in-chief Chris Sullivan, ’17 and L’22, shares how an article written by his mother led him to enroll in law school. Read his story via the Richmond Law magazine.
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The University of Richmond Center for Civic Engagement (@spidersengage) honored Prof. Tara Casey, students, and the Virginia Poverty Law Center (@vapovertylaw) at this year’s Engage for Change Awards Celebration. The Collaboration for Change Award recognizes a collaborative community-based partnership between campus and community stakeholders.
Students in Prof. Casey’s Public Policy joined with VPLC executive director Jay Speer in fall 2020...
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When it comes to focusing on a specific area of law, “Try not to stress if you do not know exactly what field you want to go into right off the bat,” advises Ellie Faust, L’18. “I highly recommend connecting with attorneys who work in different areas to learn about their work and how they got to where they are today. You can then see if that path appeals to you or at the very least you may be able to rule out some options.”
In our...
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Staff Spotlight: Will Thompson (he/him/his)
Q: Where are you from?
A: Born and raised in Hershey, PA. Graduated from College of William & Mary and have lived in the Richmond area for 7 years.
Q: What’s your title?
A: Administrative Assistant
Q: You’ve been at the law school just under a month. How would you describe your time here so far?
A: Great! It’s such a positive and friendly work environment. All the faculty, staff, and...
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This week’s #LawSpiderSpotting features 3Ls Noland Butler, Hannah Burton, Emily Fahey, and Gordon Willis at the Troutman Pepper summer associate send-off party.
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