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Editor-in-ChiefSeptember 30, 2019

Intra Vires

Totally real news from around the law school Witness me, blood bag! After backlash over the introduction of the Cognomos course selection system, the administration […]

Editor-in-ChiefSeptember 30, 2019

U of T Law is Full of Snakes

Also eels, skinks, glass lizards, slow worms, and caecilians. I’m sorry Miss Jackman, I am four eels.*  Law student gossip mills both domestic and abroad, […]

Editor-in-ChiefSeptember 30, 2019

Intra Vires Presents Students’ Ostracized Society (SOS)

Organization will inject free-market competition into monopolistic behaviour of student government FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, Sept. 20, 2019 — Intra Vires is proud to announce […]

Editor-in-ChiefSeptember 30, 2019

Cognomopogo

Invasive cryptid devastates local ecosystem The Cognomopogo (schedulus fuckupus) is a large predatory cryptid native to the northeastern United States. An invasive species in Canada, […]

Editor-in-ChiefSeptember 30, 2019

Remedies for the Budget Cuts

Because if there’s anything this school needs, it’s branded hand-dryers Seeing that we’re a bit tighter on cash this year due to those darn budget […]

Angela GuSeptember 30, 2019

In Memoriam: Summer 2019

Christian Girl Autumn can wait a little longer Hot Girl Summer, who strutted into the mainstream consciousness and encouraged us to live our best lives, […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtApril 1, 2017

Your Legal Career Horoscope

We here at the Ultra Vires Hi-Tech Extremely Scientific Astrology Centre (UVHTESAC) have been running star charts for the past six months, taking into account […]

Rabiya MansoorApril 1, 2017

Ask Ab Initio

Dear AI, I’ve just gotten into a relationship with a wonderful girl. The thing is, she’s a 2L and I’m only a 1L! Do you […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtApril 1, 2017

Mistakes Were Made: Corrections

In the article “Dean Claims Ghosts Are Stealing His Bagels,” which appeared in the January 2017 edition of Ultra Vires, we incorrectly stated that Dean […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtApril 1, 2017

It Almost Feels Like I Was There: A Law Ball Review by Someone Who Did Not Attend Law Ball

On Saturday, March 11, hundreds of U of T Law students gathered together at a venue somewhere for this year’s Law Ball, an extravagant night […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtApril 1, 2017

Eight Things Only Super-Old Law School Kids Will Remember

All you young punks can keep your Spongebobs and your text messages. If you recognize these eight things, then you know you’re a super-old law […]

Norm YallenApril 1, 2017

The Ultra Vires Guide to Networking

As our 1L year draws to a close, it seems like networking events are becoming more and more important. If the idea of networking does […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtApril 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Not a Fan UV fucken sucks. Greg Lochte (1L) Also Not a Fan Being a terrible paper is intra vires Ultra Vires. P.S. That’s the […]

Web EditorNovember 30, 2016

Your UToronto Webmail Inbox

Rabiya MansoorNovember 30, 2016

UV “News” Round Up

Rabiya Mansoor (2L) and Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) Admin Goes Day Without Student Complaint, Assumes the Worst On November 24, U of T Law’s administration experienced […]

Web EditorNovember 30, 2016

Overthinking: Email Sign Off Edition

Maud Rozee (2L) Sure the CDO is useful for some things, but there’s only so much they can do. When you’re flailing around trying to […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtNovember 30, 2016

The Administration’s Guide to Writing a Law School Exam

Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) The administration asked us to print this how-to guide for writing law school exams, out of concern that students were ignoring their […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtNovember 30, 2016

An Oral History of the IRAC War Part Three: Brief Accomplished

Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) When we last visited our duo of petulant professors and Queen Gloria, the group was completely split into three factions, but there […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtNovember 30, 2016

A Suit for Every Occasion

Aidan Campbell (2L) and Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) Never owned dress clothes before but still need to look sharp for the corporate recruit? We’ve got you […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtNovember 30, 2016

2FML: A Cautionary Tale

Janine Prongpepper (Alumnus) as told to Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) I’m going to make this short and sweet. My name is Janine Prongpepper and I’ve been […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtNovember 30, 2016

You Want it Darker: 2016 Gives and 2016 Takes Away

Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) and Nick Papageorge (2L) Nick: My pop culture highlight of 2016 was finding out that Bob Dylan had been awarded the Nobel […]

Ian SinkeOctober 27, 2016

The Ten Best Beers for Law Students

Ian Sinke (1L) We all know that many law students enjoy the occasional beverage. What is less well-known is that there are a number of […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtOctober 27, 2016

Computer Habits of a Student Post-OCIs

Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) In the name of science, an anonymous student agreed to have a monitoring system installed on their personal computer to record their […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtOctober 27, 2016

An Oral History of the IRAC War Part Two: Weapons of Brief Destruction

Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) When we last heard from our fractious Legal Methods professors, Hugh English had gone rogue, taking a third of the class with […]

Rabiya MansoorOctober 27, 2016

Ask Ab Initio

Rabiya Mansoor (2L) Dear AI, I have missed a week of school because I was sick. I am too scared to ask anyone for notes […]

Gabe ThompsonSeptember 28, 2016

Tort Or No Tort: 2L Edition

Gabe Thompson (2L) and Daniel Hershkop (2L) The coffee from Goodmans LLP Café burnt my tongue. TORT or NO TORT? I’m coming into my school-year […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtSeptember 28, 2016

An Intro to the Jackman Law Building, Brought to You by B+H Architects in Concert with the Rich Alumni of U of T Law

Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) and Nick Papageorge (2L) At the end of the Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Summer Break we sat down with the Diamond & […]

Rabiya MansoorSeptember 28, 2016

Ode to Birge

Rabiya Mansoor (2L) Oh, Birge Carnegie! How I miss your dank volumes, Hidden behind the cramped collegial communes, There was no class warfare in your […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtSeptember 28, 2016

Meet Your Fellow 1Ls

Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) After being in law school for over a month now, you’ve probably met many of your fellow 1Ls. You might even be […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtSeptember 28, 2016

In Landmark Decision, Judge Rules that Ex-Boyfriend is No-Good Human Garbage

Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) In what legal experts are calling an unprecedented decision, Justice Julianna Bishop released a verdict today convicting her now ex-boyfriend, Mitch Fitchland, […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtSeptember 28, 2016

An Oral History of the IRAC War Part One: A Brief Introduction

Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) You may not know this, but many years ago, Legal Methods was taught not in three sections as it is today, but […]

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