The fourth annual “Business Transactions: Connecting the Threads” event will take place at the College of Law on Oct. 16. This one-day program will be offered virtually via Zoom, and lawyers will hear from business law professors from the Business Law Prof Blog who are currently teaching at various schools across the United States.
The University of Tennessee College of Law has been recognized by one of the legal industry’s leading publications as a top 50 law school. Above the Law annually ranks law schools’ quality by “how they deliver on the promise of gainful legal employment.
The College of Law will host several virtual events in the next few weeks covering subjects that include jobs in the legal profession, environmental law in Appalachia, digital privacy in the COVID era, and developing trends in business law.
University of Tennessee graduate Andrew Shafer has joined the College of Law as the senior director of advancement. Shafer holds two degrees from the University of Tennessee, having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication and master’s degree in public administration. He has more than 10 years of experience as an advancement and leadership professional.
Students Dalton Howard and Luke Erwin are serving as interns through the University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s Commercialization Analyst Program.
The Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference will take place at the University of Tennessee College of Law on Sept. 26. The 11th annual event, hosted by the College of Law’s Environmental Law student organization, will be offered virtually via Zoom.
The University of Tennessee College of Law has selected four alumni to receive financial awards through the Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC Loan Repayment Assistance Program. This program, now in its third year, annually provides financial assistance to College of Law graduates who work in public interest law.
The College of Law’s Institute for Professional Leadership will start the fall semester with new faculty, staff and student leadership. Professor Joan Heminway has been appointed serve as interim director.
