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Student wins environmental writing competition
April 21, 2019 1:05 pm
The work of second-year College of Law student Virginia Whitener has won acclaim from the Tennessee Bar Association. Whitener is the winner of the 2019 Jon E. Hastings Memorial Award Writing Competition.

Graduate employment rates remain high for 2018 grads
April 20, 2019 2:20 pm
College of Law graduates remain successful finding jobs, both at the time of graduation and 10 months afterward, keeping the school’s post-graduation employment rates among the highest in five years. According to information shared earlier this month with the American Bar Association, 93% of 2018 graduates were employed 10 months after graduation.

University honors Law Women student organization
April 17, 2019 8:21 am
The Law Women student organization at the University of Tennessee College of Law has earned the university’s 2019 Charles R. Burchett Citation for Extraordinary Contributions to Campus Life. The award was presented to the group this week during the annual Chancellor’s Honors Banquet, the university’s largest recognition event of the year.

UT Pro Bono celebrates 25 years
April 16, 2019 4:41 pm
Throughout the month of April, the University of Tennessee College of Law is celebrating the 25th anniversary of student pro bono service. Students are at the heart of UT Pro Bono, sharing the responsibility of organizing a majority of the volunteer events throughout the year for their classmates.

American Academy of Appellate Lawyers honors alumnus Jerry Summers
April 15, 2019 9:58 am
University of Tennessee College of Law alumnus Jerry Summers has been inducted into the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.  During an April 12 ceremony in Philadelphia, Summers (’69) was named a fellow of the organization. Summers is the founder of the Chattanooga-based law firm Summers, Rufolo, and Rodgers.

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.

Katz Law Library room to be named in honor of Spenser Powell
April 3, 2019 8:33 am
The College of Law will pay tribute to the memory of Spenser F. Powell by naming a library study space in his honor. Powell, a 2017 graduate of the College of Law, died on May 26, 2018 as he was participating in a half marathon in his hometown of Memphis, Tenn.