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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.

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.