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Schaefer talks curriculum review and reform in new blog post
July 1, 2015 9:36 am
Paula Schaefer, Associate Professor of Law, has been a guest blogger this past week at the blog Best Practices for Legal Education. In her most recent post, Schaefer recalls the three years she spent chairing a committee tasked with reviewing the curriculum at the UT College of Law and what she learned about curriculum review and reform.

Schaefer highlights legal leadership programs in new post
June 24, 2015 11:55 am
Paula Schaefer, Associate Professor of Law, has been a guest blogger this week at the blog Best Practices for Legal Education. In her most recent post, Schaefer highlights numerous leadership courses and programs at law schools throughout the nation, including the UT College of Law’s Institute for Professional Leadership.

LAW 930: e-Discovery Seminar
June 24, 2015 8:59 am
Professor Paula Schaefer’s course teaches students valuable e-discovery skills for the 21st century using cutting-edge software.

Krumm prompts discussion on hospital consolidation in op-ed piece
June 22, 2015 9:33 am
Brian Krumm, Associate Professor of Law, recently penned an op-ed with the Bristol Herald Courier on the need for a discussion on hospital consolidation, particularly in Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Throughout the piece, Krumm discusses the potential impact on consumers and why consolidation has generated concern within neighboring states such as Georgia. Read more here.

Barton pens two-part series for Bloomberg BNA
June 19, 2015 9:18 am
Benjamin Barton, Helen and Charles Lockett Distinguished Professor of Law, recently penned a two-part series for Bloomberg’s Bureau of National Affairs that pulls from Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen’s book, The Innovator’s Dilemma, and applies its findings to Big Law.

Dean Blaze to receive 2015 Public Service Award
May 28, 2015 12:29 pm
Doug Blaze, Dean and Art Stolnitz and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law, was recently selected by the University of Tennessee Alumni Association as the 2015 recipient of the annual Alumni Public Service Award.

Barton pens op-ed for CNN
May 26, 2015 11:30 am
Benjamin H. Barton, Helen and Charles Lockett Distinguished Professor of Law, recently penned an op-ed piece for CNN titled, “The Fall and Rise of Lawyers.” Throughout the piece, Barton discusses how digital legal services like LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer are changing the legal profession for professionals and consumers alike. Read more here.

Aarons talks death penalty with WUOT
May 11, 2015 10:00 am
The Tennessee Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether death row inmates can challenge the constitutionality of electrocution as a method of execution. The hearings stem from a lawsuit against the state by thirty-four death row inmates. Dwight Aarons, associate professor of law, spoke with WUOT’s Chrissy Keuper about the death penalty in a recent interview.