Legal Clinic

UT College of Law ranked among top programs by U.S. News
April 9, 2024 2:31 pm
In the newly released 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools rankings, the University of Tennessee College of Law continued to be ranked among the best law schools nationwide. The college ranked 26th among public institutions and 52nd nationally.

Clinical Faculty Highlights
January 11, 2024 4:57 pm
Eric AmaranteAssociate Professor of Law Professor Eric Amarante published The Absurdity of Criminalizing Encouraging Words in the Cato Supreme Court Review on September 18, 2023. The Cato Supreme Court Review is the first academic journal to be published after the Court’s term and is invitation-only.

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Kristina Kersey
January 10, 2024 1:20 pm
New tenure-track professor Kristina Kersey brings more than two decades of experience in youth defense to the Legal Clinic at the University of Tennessee College of Law. “She is the perfect fit for the Advocacy Clinic,” says Legal Clinic Director Joy Radice.

UT Legal Clinic Welcomes First Clinical Teaching Fellow
December 11, 2023 10:58 am
Over the past 75 years, the Legal Clinic at the University of Tennessee College of Law has earned wide respect for the quality of its clinical offerings. In its most recent rankings, U.S. News and World Report ranked the Legal Clinic eleventh among public law schools.

Transactional Law Clinic Helps East Tennesseans Realize Their Dream
December 11, 2023 10:49 am
The Old City Hall in Jefferson City, Tennessee, is over 150 years old. At the time the building was constructed, Jefferson City was known as “Mossy Creek.” In 1868, the rear part of the building started life as a Masonic Lodge and school for girls.

UT Law now among the top 25 in public law schools
May 11, 2023 9:25 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law ranks 51st among all U.S. law schools and 22nd for clinical training, according to the 2024 U.S. News and World Report law school rankings released today.