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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.

Cosby named UT Law Library associate director

January 4, 2016 1:41 pm

UT Law welcomed Michelle T. Cosby this week as the new associate director of the college’s Joel A. Katz Law Library. In her new position, Cosby will oversee the daily operation of the Law Library, which is staffed by seven faculty members and eight library staff.

UT program allows students to earn law, bachelor’s degrees while saving full year of tuition

December 29, 2015 11:00 am

Undergraduate students of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, can now earn both a bachelor’s degree and law degree in six years, one year less than what is normally required.

UT Law to honor Martin Luther King legacy with week of events

December 17, 2015 10:03 am

The UT Law community will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the legacy of the day’s namesake through a week of events that focus on service, dialogue, and community-building. The college’s Martin Luther King Jr. Week will be January 16–22, 2016.

Stucke discusses frequency of challenges to the air industry

December 4, 2015 10:00 am

Maurice Stucke, a UT Law professor and former trial attorney with the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division, recently discussed the frequency of antitrust class actions aimed at the air industry in recent years and what the public should watch for in the future.