UNC School of Law

Faculty Speaker Series: John Coyle
2020-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
John Coyle
University of North Carolina School of Law
Business Organizations Law; Conflict of Laws; Contracts; Corporate Governance; Corporate Law; Entrepreneurship and the Law; International Business Transactions; International Law; International Trade Law; and Organizations Law.
https://law.unc.edu/people/john-f-coyle/

Professor Gene Nichol "Indecent Assembly" Bookstore Events
2020-09-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Professor Gene Nichol, author of Indecent Assembly: The North Carolina Legislature’s Blueprint For The War on Democracy and Equality (Blair 2020), will be speaking about his latest book.
All events are virtual and hosted by regional bookstores.
September 10, FLYLEAF BOOKS, Chapel Hill, NC, 6:00 pm
September 25, SCUPPERNONG BOOKS, Greensboro, NC, 7:00 pm
September 26, McINTYRE’S BOOKS, Pittsboro, NC, 11:00 am
October 3, QUAIL RIDGE BOOKS, Raleigh, NC, 3:00 pm
October 19, MALAPROP’S BOOKSTORE CAFE, Asheville, NC,

Admissions Info Session
2020-09-14 09:30 - 10:30
The Office of Admissions offers small group informational meetings for prospective students from September 14 through December 4, Mondays at 9:30 AM, Wednesdays at 11:00 AM, and Thursdays at 11:00 AM. To attend a session, please complete this form.

1L Practice Exams
2020-09-18

Faculty Speaker Series: Jack Landman Goldsmith
2020-09-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Jack Landman Goldsmith
Harvard Law School
Federal Courts; Foreign Relations Law; International Law; Cyber Law and Policy
and the Internet: Internet Governance; and National Security Law.
https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10320/Goldsmith

Constitution Day: "Bush v Gore at 20: The Case That Decided the Presidency"
2020-09-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Each year, UNC School of Law organizes the campus-wide Constitution Day celebration to commemorate September 17, the day on which the Constitution of the United States was signed. Constitution Day allows schools and colleges across the country to reflect on United States history, the deeper meanings within the Constitution and hopes it represents for the future.
The law school will celebrate the federal observance this year with a virtual lunchtime conversation on September 25:
Bush v Gore at 20: The Case That Decided the Presidency
Professor William Marshall and Professor Kerrel Murray will be joined for this discussion by Teresa Wynn Roseborough ’86, who served as one of the lead litigators in the Bush v. Gore (2000) case and is currently serving as general counsel at The Home Depot. Dean Mary-Rose Papandrea will moderate.

LSAC Digital Forum
2020-09-26 15:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Prospective students are invited to meet representatives from the UNC School of Law Office of Admissions at digital forums hosted through LSAC.

Law & Literature: Alumni Book Club with Professor Patricia Bryan
2020-09-30 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Alumni are invited to join Professor Patricia Bryan in reading The Round House by Louise Erdrich.
Professor Bryan’s pick for this virtual book club in September — The Round House — transports readers to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. This is a magnificent story shared by a boy on the cusp of manhood, seeking justice and understanding in the wake of a serious crime that forever changes his family.

Styled in the model of Professor Bryan’s popular Law & Literature class at Carolina Law, alumni are invited to take part in a thoughtful virtual conversation about this important book. Make plans to join Professor Bryan and other alumni for a conversation about Erdrich’s novel and its themes that resonate with readers.

Legal Pathways Conference
2020-09-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
The Career Development Office presents the Legal Pathways Conference, a two-day virtual career conference focused on exposing first-year law students to the various practice settings in which they can pursue a fulfilling career in the law. This event allows volunteer attorneys to share their experience with students as they explore the following practice settings:
Day One (09/30)

Medium & Large Firm – Private Practice
Public Interest
Judicial Clerkships

Day Two (10/01)

Prosecutors and Defenders
Government
Small Firm – Private Practice

Attendance is mandatory for 1Ls.

Admissions office begins accepting applications
2020-10-01
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Faculty Speaker Series: Leslie Culver
2020-10-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Leslie Culver
University of California, Irvine, School of Law
Comparative Discrimination Law (researched in Europe), Critical Race Theory,
Feminist Communication and Social Science, with a central goal to empower
marginalized law students and attorneys toward conscious identity performance.
https://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/visiting/culver/

Charles E. Daye Portrait Unveiling Celebration
2020-10-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
The Carolina community is invited to join UNC School of Law Dean Martin H. Brinkley ’92 for this special celebration of Charles E. Daye, Henry Brandis Professor of Law Emeritus, with a virtual unveiling of the portrait installed in Professor Daye’s honor at the law school.
The portrait, completed by Durham-based painter William Paul Thomas, will be proudly displayed on the fifth floor of Van Hecke-Wettach Hall.

North Carolina Law Review Symposium: Apprendi at 20
2020-10-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
The North Carolina Law Review presents “Apprendi at 20.”
In Apprendi v. New Jersey, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the right to have aggravating sentencing factors found by a jury. The decision created a new Sixth Amendment sentencing doctrine, disrupting decades of sentencing reform in Congress and in the states. This symposium will discuss the impacts of Apprendi, twenty years later.
Attorneys may self-file for CLE credit for attending the symposium. The symposium will be a two-hour online event, which may qualify for two hours of CLE credit in North Carolina, if approved. The speaker biographies and summaries of what they will be discussing at the symposium will be posted in the coming weeks. This information may be used to self-file with the North Carolina State Bar.

University Day
2020-10-12
University Day

Normal class schedule

Career Night
2020-10-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Career Night is a unique opportunity for students to learn first-hand about many different practice areas, both civil and criminal, as well as about working as a judicial law clerk and working in various size law firms, corporations, in the public sector as well as in non-traditional careers. Students can join virtual rooms organized by legal practice area to speak with more than 60 practicing attorneys, many of whom are Carolina Law alumni.
Attendance is mandatory for 1Ls.
2Ls and 3Ls may attend and are asked to RSVP via Symplicity.

University Research Week: Applied Scholarship at UNC Law
2020-10-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
University Research Week (Oct. 19-23) is an annual celebration of Carolina’s research excellence and an effort to increase participation by students, of all levels, in research activity. Through multiple unique virtual events, the campus community will become more familiar with our world-class research and the strategic initiatives that make Carolina one of the top research institutions in the world. Share your research on social media using #UNCResearchWeek
Speakers:

Professor Jonas Monast
Professor Deborah Weissman with special guests

Lauren A. Joyner ’09, Attorney, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
Daniel MacGuire ’07, Legal Officer (IDPs) at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Professor Erika Wilson

Faculty Speaker Series: Amy Adler
2020-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Amy Adler
New York University School of Law
Art Law; Feminist Theory; Free Speech; Gender and Sexuality; Law, Culture and
Humanities; First Amendment treatment of visual images; Copyright Law and the art
market; legal regulation of pornography; and the moral rights of artists.
https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=19731

Canceled: Financial Services Compliance Boot Camp
2020-10-27 08:00 - 2020-10-28 17:00
The 2020 program has been canceled due to the worldwide public health crisis and related travel restrictions for many.
Hosted by the Center for Banking and Finance, the Financial Services Compliance Boot Camp is a two-day program for compliance professionals in the banking and securities industries with less than five years of experience. The program may also be of interest to attorneys and others who are considering careers in financial services compliance. The boot camp is taught by experienced compliance professionals, many of whom serve on the Planning Committee, and many of whom are also attorneys. Sponsorships are available. Sponsors are listed in program materials and receive two complimentary admissions to the program.
CLE Credit: 11.75 hours

Watch: "Politics at the Department of Justice"
2020-10-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Watch Now: Play a recording of this panel discussion

In the wake of several controversial decisions and public statements by Attorney General William Barr, people have begun to question what role politics should play at the Department of Justice. This panel of thoughtful experts will offer their accounts of the role of politics of DOJ and answer audience questions.
This event is hosted by the Prosecutors and Politics Project.
Panelists:

R. Joseph Burby ’96, Alston & Bird (former ASUSA Northern District of Georgia)
Kate Klonick, St. John’s School of Law (former journalist)
Jonathan Kravis, Munger, Tolles & Olson (former federal prosecutor and lead government attorney on U.S. v. Roger Stone)
Marty Lederman, Georgetown Law School (former DAAG Officeof Legal Counsel)

Moderator: Carissa Byrne Hessick, UNC School of Law

Watch Now: Play a recording of this panel discussion

Post-Election 2020: Carolina Law and Politics Experts Answer Your Questions
2020-11-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Virtual
Join faculty members from UNC School of Law and UNC’s Department of Political Science in a panel series as they answer questions about election law, constitutional law, state and federal court systems, laws relating to demonstrations/protests and more.
Panels of experts in law and politics will come together for six non-partisan discussions to address the most pressing legal and political issues that arise in the days and weeks following the election. Topics for each session will be determined by current events. No two sessions will be the same.
Registration is required for each session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Wednesday, Nov. 4: 7:30 pm
Thursday, Nov. 5: 7:00 pm
Monday, Nov. 9: 7:00 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 11: 8:00 pm
CANCELED: Monday, Nov. 16: 8:00 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 18: 8:00 pm
Panelists include Lawrence Cameron ’10 and Professors Mike Gerhardt, Andy Hessick, Carissa Hessick, Bill Marshall, Eric Muller, Kerrel Murray and Ted Shaw from Carolina Law and Professors Jason Roberts and Sarah Treul Roberts from UNC’s Department of Political Science.
This series is sponsored by UNC School of Law, APPLES Service-Learning, Campus Y, Carolina Center for Public Service, Graduate and Professional Student Federation, Office of Student Life and Leadership, UNC General Alumni Association, and Undergraduate Student Government.

Faculty Speaker Series: Chaz Arnett
2020-11-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Chaz Arnett
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Criminal Procedure, Legal Ethics, Juvenile Justice, Education Law, Criminal law,
Technology, and Surveillance Studies.
https://www.law.umaryland.edu/directory/profile.asp?id=1218

1L Classes End
2020-11-09
Academic Calendars

1L Reading Days
2020-11-10 - 2020-11-11

Greensboro Alumni Club Meeting
2020-11-11 17:30 - 18:30
Join the UNC School of Law Alumni Regional Club of Greensboro to meet your club representatives, Amy Kincaid, Britton Lewis and Greg Sigmon.

2L and 3Ls Reading Day
2020-11-12

Saturday Exams
2020-11-14

Insurance Law and Eviction Law in the Time of COVID-19
2020-11-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Join Professor Don Hornstein and Professor Kathryn Sabbeth for a webinar as they discuss Insurance Law and Eviction Law issues related to COVID-19.

Canceled - Faculty Speaker Series: Catherine Albiston
2020-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
This event has been canceled.
Catherine Albiston
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Employment Discrimination, Sociology of Law, Social Movements and Law,
Research Design, and the Advanced Interdisciplinary Writing Workshop on Law.
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/our-faculty/faculty-profiles/catherine-albiston/

Examinations End
2020-11-23

Faculty Speaker Series: Kate Elengold & Jonathan Glater
2020-12-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Kate Elengold, UNC School of Law, with her Co-Author Jonathan Glater, UCLA
Elengold specializes in Banking & Law Finance, Consumer Protection Law, Civil Rights & Discrimination, and Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility. https://law.unc.edu/people/kate-sablosky-elengold/
Glater specializes in Higher Education Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, White Collar Crime, and Securities Fraud. https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/jonathan-glater
