The University of Tennessee College of Law Legal Clinic has been awarded a second $100,000 grant to continue its work offering civil legal assistance to rural East Tennesseeans.
The University of Tennessee College of Law will host Cyntoia Brown Long at an upcoming event sponsored by the Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender and Social Justice.
The College of Law Legal Clinic is providing budding entrepreneurs and community members with the legal assistance they need to make their business goals a reality. Knoxville’s aspiring entrepreneurs are receiving financial support for their innovative start-up ideas with support from the Oak Ridge National Laboratories Innovation Crossroads program.
In the span of just eight hours, faculty, students and volunteers with the College of Law Legal Clinic helped more than 70 people change their lives. Some of those people faced suspended driver’s licenses. Some couldn’t secure employment. Some faced legal fees they had no ability to pay.
As our country mourns the killing of George Floyd—yet another black life cut short by the police—the UT Legal Clinic stands in support of our students and the communities we serve. Like so many of you, we are exhausted, disappointed, and frustrated.
Those who are struggling as a result of the coronavirus, COVID-19, may be able to find assistance through the University of Tennessee Legal Clinic and resources created by College of Law alumni.
For a group of University of Tennessee College of Law students, spending a Saturday in a rural county of East Tennessee showed them just how much the law degrees they’re earning can help them change lives.