UNC School of Law

Go Cafe!
2019-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | NC
Having German ice cream coffee, and discussing Tubingen internships.
Contact person is Stephanie Schantz with International Programs and LL.M.

Leandro Panel Discussion
2019-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
The Education Law and Policy Society will be hosting Geoff Coltrane from Governor Cooper’s staff and Dean Boger, the past Dean of UNC law, to host a panel discussion on the Leandro public schools case in North Carolina and the current work being done to address the ruling.
Classroom 5048

How Ethics Dies: The Role of Laws and Lawyers in Nazi Germany
2019-10-21 17:00 - 18:30 | NC
On Monday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. in the School of Social Work auditorium, professor Eric Muller — UNC’s Dan K. Moore distinguished professor of law in jurisprudence and ethics — will lead a discussion about the ethical failure of laws in Nazi Germany and their lasting ramifications. The talk will be followed by a reception.
The talk will take place as part of a series of events hosted by UNC’s Office of Ethics and Policy for Global Ethics Month.
Learn more at https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/10/how-ethics-dies-1016

UNC School of Social Work Auditorium

D.C. Student/Alumni Gathering During Equal Justice Works Conference/Job Fair 2019
2019-10-18 18:00 - 19:30 | NC
Crystal City Sports Pub | 529 23rd Street South | Arlington, Va.
The Carolina Law Club of D.C. invites local alumni to a gathering supporting Carolina Law students participating in the 2019 Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair. This casual gathering, near the site of the conference, will be a great opportunity to welcome and share your advice and experience with our current students and meet others in the Carolina Law D.C. public interest community. Happy hour specials available.
Questions? Contact April Giancola, director of public interest advising, at april.giancola@unc.edu.

Law Club of D.C. Student Extern/Alumni Reception w/ Prof. Savasta-Kennedy
2019-10-17 17:30 - 19:30 | NC
The Oceanaire Seafood Room, 1201 F St. NW, Washington, D.C, 20004
Hosted by UNC School of Law’s Clinical Professor and Director of the Externship Program, Maria Savasta-Kennedy, as well as the Director of Alumni and Donor Relations, Carrie Clifford, come visit and mingle with your fellow Carolina Law alumni in the D.C. area. Additionally, current Carolina Law students working in D.C. for the semester will be joining us to network and meet other attorneys in their city. Lastly, faculty and staff will be giving brief updates on a few happenings with Carolina Law.

Feel free to stop in for a drink or stay the entire time. Appetizers as well as a drink ticket will be provided, and there is no registration cost for this event.

Questions? Contact Kelly Mann at 919.445.0170 or mann@unc.edu.

Health Law Career Night 2019
2019-10-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Carolina Health Law Organization Health Law Career Night
Network with practicing health law attorneys and learn about the wide range of career opportunities in Health Law!

Event is business casual, heavy hor d’oeuvres served and refreshments.
Please reach out to Nicole Angelica with questions! niclang@live.unc.edu

Wills for Heroes
2019-10-12 09:00 - 16:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Wills for Heroes is a program of the NC Bar Foundation that provides advanced directives to police, fire, and EMS employees and other first responders.

North Carolina Journal of International Law Symposium: Patrimony in Peril
2019-10-11 08:30 - 16:30 | Rizzo Center, 150 DuBose Home Lane, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States
Rizzo Center: 150 DuBose Home Lane, Chapel Hill NC 27517
The North Carolina Journal of International Law‘s symposium “Patrimony in Peril” will focus on legal issues involving stolen and looted art, recovering cultural patrimony, and suggested legal reform to improve the current international and domestic laws relating thereto. The event will include three panels: one on cultural heritage law in conflict zones, one on provenance law, and one on asset forfeiture and recovery of looted art.
Please use the following link to sign-up: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e3bovDTPmEjYWDH

Sports Law Panel
2019-10-10 17:00 - 19:00 | NC
The Blue Zone
In a casual setting, listen to a truly star studded panel discuss legal issues in sports, leveraging their law degrees and what Carolina means to them.
Our society is impacted daily by sport. Whether it’s our own interest, or that of friends, family or the market place, sports makes its way into our lives daily. Recreational, collegiate or professional, sports are woven into the fabric of our lives, and since they can have a long-lasting positive impact, it’s important to recognize leaders in the industry. This free event is a great place to meet several Tar Heels who are leaving a positive imprint in sports beyond the court or field. Light refreshments provided.
Carolina Law alum Gardner Altman, Jr., a Fayetteville native and entrepreneur, hosts this panel discussion to highlight some amazing Tar Heels and their contributions in the sports world.
PANELISTS:
Jim Delany (BA 1970, JD 1973), Commissioner, Big Ten Conference
Ty Votaw (JD 1987), Executive Vice President International, PGA Tour
Ken Farino (JD 1971), sports agent / entrepreneur
Alexander Julian (XMAT 1970), fashion designer
Professor Lissa Broome (JD Harvard), UNC’s Faculty Athletics Representative to the Atlantic Coast Conference and the NCAA; Burton Craige Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Banking and Finance

Faculty Speaker Series: Elizabeth Sepper
2019-10-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Elizabeth Sepper, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Religious liberty, health law, and equality; antidiscrimination obligations of public accommodations—businesses, social service providers, and membership organizations that are open to the public—under federal, state, and local laws.

Jennifer May-Parker, hosted by Carolina Christian Legal Society and Women in Law
2019-10-09 12:00 - 13:00 | NC
Classroom 5048
Join Carolina Christian Legal Society and Women in Law in welcoming Jennifer May-Parker to UNC Law! Jennifer May-Parker has been the Chief of the Appellate Division at the United States Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of North Carolina since 2010. The topic of her talk is “Walking by Faith.” All are welcome!

Winston Crisp Award Ceremony
2019-10-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Classroom 4004
The Winston Crisp Award was initiated by the Student Bar Association during the 2005-2006 school year to recognize excellence in student leadership. Dean Crisp served the law school as Associate Dean of Student Services for 13 years. Dean Crisp demonstrated extraordinary leadership ability throughout his time at UNC Law, both as a student and as an administrator. The Crisp Award seeks to recognize students who exemplify the same outstanding leadership.

Eligibility: Students in all classes are eligible to be nominated for the Crisp Award. Nominated students need not hold an executive board position within their affiliated organizations. Members of the SBA Executive Committee (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) are not eligible for nomination.

A Conversation with Public Impact: Attorneys Shonaka Ellison and Juli Kim
2019-10-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Classroom 4082
Attorneys Shonaka Ellison and Juli Kim will talk with students about their non profit public impact and how they work to devise and advance visionary but practical ideas about how to improve K–12 education, and how students can plug into their work.
Pizza will be served! Please RSVP via Symplicity.

International Potluck Dinner
2019-10-03 17:30 - 19:30 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
International students have a chance to share their country/cultural dishes with the law school community.
Boardroom 5003

Faculty Speaker Series: Osamudia James
2019-10-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Osamudia James, University of Miami School of Law

Education Law; Race and the Law; Administrative Law; Social Justice; Torts; and The interaction of law and identity in the context of public education.

US Coast Guard JAG Information Session
2019-10-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Classroom 4004

LT Glenn N. Gray from the Coast Guard JAG will provide information for students who are interested in learning about summer or full time positions. Gain valuable information about their application process and what it is like to practice law as a US Coast Guard JAG attorney. Students interested in criminal litigation, civil legal services, environmental law, national security, and international law should attend.
Informational interviews will also be available for 20 minute one-on-one time with LT Glenn N. Gray. Sign up in Symplicity under the Events tab for both the noon program and separately for an informational interview.

2nd Annual U.S. Supreme Court Review and Preview
2019-10-01 18:00 - 20:30 | NC State Bar Building, 217 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC, United States
NC State Bar Bldg, 217 East Edenton Street, Raleigh
Join UNC School of Law faculty for an evening in Raleigh to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent cases and a preview of the upcoming term. Our panel of experts will review the major cases from the U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2018 Term, including Rucho v. Common Cause, Department of Commerce v. New York, Gundy v. United States, Kisor v. Wilkie, and North Carolina Department of Revenue v. The Kimberly Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust. The panelists will also preview some of the major cases on the Court’s calendar for the October 2019 Term and discuss broader themes in the Court’s docket and jurisprudence.
Free transportation from the law school to the event in Raleigh will be provided. Transportation space is limited, so after you register online please contact chessick@email.unc.edu to reserve a seat.

"Climate Change, the Insurance Industry, and Coastal Resiliency" with Professor Hornstein
2019-09-30 12:00 - 12:50 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Professor Hornstein will discuss his work on coastal-insurance finance and resiliency, and challenges posed by climate change.

Faculty Speaker Series: Neva Howard, MD
2019-09-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Neva Howard, MD
UNC School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics will discuss how Medical schools at UNC and
elsewhere are changing, how they train doctors — especially with an eye towards
helping disadvantaged students who struggle under a more traditional approach.

Roadways to the Federal Bench: Who, Me? A Bankruptcy Judge?
2019-09-25 08:00 - 17:00 | NC
Campbell Law School, 225 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC
Live Broadcast from Washington, D.C.
Local Roundtable Discussions Among Federal Bench, Bar, and Law Students
As part of its efforts to foster diversity in the bankruptcy bench and bar, the Judicial Conference of the United States Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System presents:
Roadways to the Federal Bench: Who, Me? A Bankruptcy Judge?
Interested lawyers and law students will be invited to participate in roundtable
discussions with local federal bankruptcy, magistrate, district, and appellate judges
about pathways to the federal bench for candidates with diverse backgrounds.
More information will be provided as the date approaches. Registration may be
limited due to space constraints.
For more information, please contact:
Pam_McAfee@nceb.uscourts.gov

D.C. Student/Alumni Gathering During Equal Justice Works Conference/Job Fair
2019-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 | NC
Crystal City Sports Pub
529 23rd Street South | Arlington, Va

This casual gathering, near the site of the conference, will be a great opportunity to welcome and share your advice and experience with our current students and meet others in the Carolina Law D.C. public interest community. Happy hour specials available.
Questions? Contact April Giancola, director of public interest advising, at april.giancola@unc.edu.

North Carolina Bank Directors’ College
2019-08-14 - 2019-08-15, 2019-07-25 - 2019-07-26 | NC
This four-day program is jointly sponsored by the North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Center for Banking and Finance. It provides an introduction for directors of state-chartered banks and savings associations to their duties and responsibilities. The program features bankers, lawyers, academics, consultants, and state and federal banking regulators.
