Events

Anderson, Byars take away top honors in Advocate’s Prize competition
October 16, 2019 12:54 pm
A team of two second-year College of Law students won the final round of the 2019 Advocate’s Prize Moot Court Competition Tuesday in what judges referred to as a “very close competition.” Joshua Anderson and Kaleb Byars argued their winning case on behalf of the petitioner in United States of America v.

Connecting the Threads event highlights trends in business law
September 30, 2019 3:16 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law’s third annual Business Law: Connecting the Threads conference drew professors, students, and other attendees from across the country to learn more about business law. Throughout the day on Sept.

YWCA names Radice a leader in education
September 19, 2019 1:14 pm
College of Law Professor and Director of Clinical Programs Joy Radice was honored this week at the YWCA of Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley Tribute to Women awards ceremony for her contributions to education.  In July, the organization announced the 21 Knoxville-area women selected as finalists “who exemplify the YWCA’s mission to empower women and eliminate racism.

College to host business, environmental law conferences in September
September 6, 2019 10:52 am
Two upcoming College of Law conferences will give attendees the opportunity to delve more deeply into business and environmental law. The first, Business Law: Connecting the Threads III, is a one-day program that takes place on Friday, Sept. 27. Panel discussions will focus on developing trends in business law.

Graduates encouraged to be tenacious
May 10, 2019 3:44 pm
University of Tennessee College of Law alumus Ali Safavi told students Friday to think of themselves as underdogs if they want to succeed.

Students relieve stress, collect donations for Knox schools
April 9, 2019 4:35 pm
Students from the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity are taking a creative approach to get out of doing their homework. Throughout the week of April 8, College of Law students are collecting school supplies that will be donated to Knox County Schools. Law students who make donations are offered tickets in exchange for the supplies.

Leadership conference draws educators, lawyers from across the country
April 8, 2019 9:56 am
Leaders in legal education who came together at the University of Tennessee on April 4-5 gained insight into how to incorporate leadership training into their law schools. The event, hosted by the College of Law’s Institute for Professional Leadership and Director Doug Blaze, was designed to expand conversations.