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New UT graduate certificate program combines contract law, engineering

February 9, 2016 8:30 am

The University of Tennessee College of Law recently launched the Graduate Certificate in Contractual and Legal Affairs in Engineering and Construction, offered in conjunction with the UT College of Engineering.

Students invited to experience UT Law firsthand February 20

February 7, 2016 12:20 pm

Students considering law school are invited to learn about the University of Tennessee College of Law community firsthand at this month’s Winter Open House. UT Law’s Winter Open House will take place on Saturday, February 20, from 9:00 a.m. until noon (EST) in Room 136 at the College of Law, 1505 W. Cumberland Avenue, in Knoxville.

Baker Donelson shareholder to speak at UT Law Blackshear Gala February 12

February 3, 2016 3:37 pm

Presented by the College of Law in partnership with the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the Blackshear Gala will commence with a reception at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12, at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park, 525 Henley Street.

UT Law students learn to lead with Australian peers

February 3, 2016 3:22 pm

Over the winter break, law students from the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Institute for Professional Leadership learned how to lead alongside their Australian peers by teaming up for a new short course offered by the University of Queensland TC Beirne School of Law.

UT Law student talks NY Pro Bono Scholars Program with NLJ

January 28, 2016 12:11 pm

Ricky Tai (’16), a student at the University of Tennessee College of Law, was recently featured in a National Law Journal article, “Bellying Up to the Bar Exam Early” (subscription required).

Heminway published in January issue of Business Law Today

January 27, 2016 9:00 am

Joan Heminway, W.P. Toms Distinguished Professor of Law, recently was featured in the January issue of Business Law Today. Heminway’s article, “The Death of an LLC: What’s Trending in LLC Dissolution Law,” presents and illustrates two key trends in LLC dissolution law: corporate law rules and freedom of contract principles.

Video: Radice talks Harvard, Harlem, and how she teaches Advocacy Clinic

January 22, 2016 3:04 pm

Professor Joy Radice discusses how she incorporates her experience with the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, as a public defender in Harlem, and as a New York University lawyering professor in her instruction of the UT Law Advocacy Clinic.

UT Law student selected for prestigious Governor’s Management Fellowship

January 22, 2016 11:48 am

Laura Vaught, a student of the University of Tennessee College of Law, was recently one of five students in the state to receive a highly competitive fellowship working in the Office of the Governor.

Faculty Forum, January 2016

January 21, 2016 11:36 am

Faculty Forum is a monthly feature highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.

McKanders, Schaefer published in January issue of DICTA

January 20, 2016 9:30 am

Associate professors Karla McKanders and Paula Schaefer were both published in the January 2016 issue of DICTA, the official monthly magazine of the Knoxville Bar Association. McKanders’s article, “Global Becomes Local: Working with Interpreters,” discusses the “ethical implications and logistics of working with interpreters,” as the foreign-born population continues to increase locally and nationwide.