ABA Regional Client Counseling Competition

Virtual NC

Want to help judge or act as a client for a virtual law school competition? UNC School of Law will be hosting the American Bar Association’s Regional Client Counseling Competition on January 29-30, 2021. The competition will be held entirely over Zoom, so you don’t need to be in or near the Triangle, North Carolina ...

Meet and Greet with Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa

Virtual NC

Alumni, students, friends, and prospective students of Carolina Law are all welcome to attend; meet Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa virtually; and hear more about what brought her to the law school this past January 2021. Facilitated by Bianca Mack (assistant dean for admissions), there will also be a time for attendees to ask questions.

Michael Gerhardt’s Book Launch “Lincoln’s Mentors: The Education of a Leader”

Virtual NC

This event is presented by the National Constitution Center Join Michael Gerhardt, Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina School of Law and scholar in residence at the National Constitution Center, to celebrate the launch of his latest book, Lincoln’s Mentors: The Education of a Leader—an examination of how Abraham ...

Virtual CPILO Auction

Virtual NC

The Carolina Public Interest Law Organization (CPILO) will host its annual Community Auction during the month of February. This annual event raises funds to issue grants for students who accept unpaid or under-paid summer internships in the public interest sector. Last year, CPILO raised over $22,500, which helped provide grant funding to over 65 law ...

Watch: UNC Center for Civil Rights Symposium

Virtual NC

Equal Protection’s Grand Promise and Betrayals: Reconstruction, Plessy to Bakke and Beyond: Is there a Way Forward? 30 speakers | 6 panels | 2 days Three months following the November 2020 elections and a last-minute appointment to the Supreme Court, the UNC Center for Civil Rights will meet to explore the origins, present status, and ...

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Where We Are and Where We Are Going at Carolina Law

Virtual NC

In the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd, UNC School of Law’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) sent a letter to the law school’s administration and faculty on June 15, 2020, sharing their expectations. Carolina Law community leaders have since vowed to address the systems of oppression and the institutional racism that impacts ...

Faculty Speaker Series: Jay Butler

Jay Butler William & Mary Law School His scholarship and teaching focuses on International Law, and Corporations And Contracts. He served as a law clerk to Judges of the International Court of Justice and worked as a legal adviser to the Government of Japan. https://law2.wm.edu/faculty/bios/fulltime/jbutler.php

Tax Institute Speaker Series

Virtual NC

Presented by Caplin & Drysdale at UNC School of Law, the online Tax Institute Speaker Series is a continuing legal education program that features tax practitioners and scholars from throughout the country to address current developments in taxation. The online speaker series offers periodic, short sessions (2-3 hours) with networking opportunities throughout the year. CLE ...

Lunch Break: Gaming Law Discussion

Virtual NC

The Office of Advancement hosts Canon Pence (BA ’01, JD ’07), general counsel for Epic Games, and S. Gregory Boyd (MD ’02, JD ’04), Frankfurt Kurnit New York co-chair of Interactive Entertainment, to discuss intellectual property, regulations, and international legal issues around growing and managing a company like Epic Games. Epic Games, based in Cary, ...