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Soon-to-be graduates set fundraising record for College of Law
May 7, 2019 9:08 am
The College of Law’s Class of 2019 has raised more than $110,000 for student scholarships and programs through the third-year (3L) student class gift campaign.  Each spring semester at the College of Law, graduating students organize the fundraising effort, encouraging their classmates to develop a practice of giving back to their alma mater.

Graduate aspires to improve education for Nigerian girls
May 6, 2019 11:24 am
When a girl is born in Nigeria, the path for her life is often bleak, by American standards. Even though Nigerian law dictates that education is free and mandatory for all Nigerian boys and girls between the ages of six and 15, Nigerian Secretary of Education Adamu Hussaini estimated in 2017 that 10.

Students argue case before US Court of Appeals
May 2, 2019 3:51 pm
Two College of Law students spent their final week of law school arguing a case before the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. For the last year, students in the College of Law’s Appellate Clinic, led by professors Lucy Jewel and Wade Davies, have been reviewing and preparing the appeal.

Faculty Forum: April 2019
May 1, 2019 10:15 am
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Teri Baxter highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments. Professor Eric Franklin Amarante’s article, Criminalizing Immigrant Entrepreneurs (and Their Lawyers),will be published in Volume 61 of the Boston College Law Review.

Student puts dragsters on hold to pursue law degree
April 24, 2019 1:06 pm
Ryen Lamb insists that one of the most comfortable places she can find herself is sitting behind the wheel of a dragster, traveling at speeds in excess of 180 miles per hour down a quarter-mile length of track.

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.