UNC School of Law

Faculty Speaker Series: Chaz Arnett
2020-11-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, NC, United States
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, NC, United States
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, NC, United States
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, NC, United States
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

Sports Law: College Athletics, COVID-19, Athlete Rights
2020-12-08 17:30 - 18:30
Like the rest of the world, college athletics has been impacted by COVID-19. While some conferences have canceled seasons for the fall semester, others are moving forward with games the best they can. Playing college sports during a pandemic, on campuses where most students are studying remotely, raises clear questions about student-athlete rights and safety. Make no mistake about it, college athletics brings in lots of money, and economic considerations are being made and weighed against the health and safety risks associated with competition.
How are the NCAA and its member institutions handling the pandemic while balancing economic considerations? Will college athletics look differently following the pandemic, and how will Name, Image and Likeness (“NIL”) fit into the picture?
Please join UNC School of Law and the Law Alumni Association to explore these questions and more. Special guests for the evening include:

Professor Lissa Broome, Burton Craige Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Banking and Finance
Professor Barbara Osborne, Sport Administration and Law/Sport Administration Dual Degree Coordinator.

Panelists will lead a discussion on sports law, offering their input and answering questions from attendees.

2L and 3L Grades Due
2020-12-18

Chancellors Scholars Program Admission Application Due
2020-12-31
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Post-Election Q&A with UNC Experts: The Endgame Edition!
2021-01-05 19:30 - 20:30 | Virtual, NC, United States
The President is not done, so neither are we! Please join experts from UNC School of Law and UNC’s Department of Political Science online on Tuesday, January 5, at 7:30 p.m., as they reprise the series of question-and-answer sessions on constitutional and criminal law and politics for one final session devoted to the extraordinary recent events in the U.S. presidential election. Topics will include congressional ratification of the vote of the Electoral College, the President’s taped phone call with Georgia state officials, the status of the President’s fraud allegations … and whatever else you’re curious about.
Panelists may include Andy Hessick, Lawrence Cameron ’10, Jason Roberts, Carissa Hessick, Ted Shaw, and Eric Muller.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Read more about the November 2020 Q&A sessions: Answering Election Questions for the Community

1L Grades Due
2021-01-08

Attack on the Capitol: An Analysis of the Aftermath of the 2020 Election with Professor Michael Gerhardt and Former NC Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr '75
2021-01-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual, NC, United States
Left with questions after the attack on the Capitol? The UNC Institute of Politics will be hosting the event “Attack on The Capitol: An Analysis of the Aftermath of the 2020 Election” with Professor Michael Gerhardt and Former NC Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr ’75 on Wednesday, January 13th at 5:30 PM via Zoom. Register to attend this event at https://forms.gle/nXSMrbSTYitEQS1FA

Faculty Speaker Series: Deborah Gerhardt
2021-01-14 12:00 - 13:00
Deborah Gerhardt
University of North Carolina, School of Law
Advertising and Marketing Law; Art Law; Copyright Law; Entertainment, Arts,
and Sports Law; Entrepreneurship And The Law; Intellectual Property Law; and
Trademark Law.
https://law.unc.edu/people/deborah-r-gerhardt/

Faculty Speaker Series: Rich Saver
2021-01-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, NC, United States
Biotechnology and the Law, Business Organizations Law, Corporate Law, Food and
Drug Law, Health Law and Policy, Life Sciences Law, Medical Jurisprudence, Nonprofit Organizations Law, Products Liability, Regulatory Compliance, Torts.
Richard S. Saver

Mandatory "all remote classes" period ends
2021-01-22 17:00

"In person" classes begin
2021-01-25 08:00
“In person” classes begin, to the extent provided for by the law school’s spring plan.

Prelude to the Banking Institute - Cannabis and Hemp Banking
2021-01-26 12:00 - 13:15 | Virtual, NC, United States
The UNC Center for Banking and Finance is offering its annual Banking Institute in a virtual format on March 18-19, 2021. As a Prelude to the Banking Institute, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, the center has planned two free webinars:

What’s the Buzz: Current Trends and Supervisory Expectations in Cannabis and Hemp Banking
Tuesday, January 26, 12:00-1:15pm
Register

Sinking the Inc.: eNotes, eMortgages, and Hybrid Closings Amid COVID-19 and Beyond
Tuesday, February 9, 12:00-1:15pm
Register

Faculty Speaker Series: Meghan Boone
2021-01-28 12:00 - 13:00
Meghan Boone
Wake Forest University Law School
Civil Rights/Anti-Discrimination Laws, Constitutional Law, Employment Discrimination,
Family Law, and Sex Discrimination. Her recent scholarship has focused
on Lactation Law, Reproductive Law, and Gender Equality in the Workplace.
https://law.wfu.edu/faculty/profile/boonem/

ABA Regional Client Counseling Competition
2021-01-29 - 2021-01-30 | Virtual, NC, United States
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 area to help out with the competition.
The American Bar Association (ABA) oversees the Regional and National Client Counseling tournaments. Law schools throughout the country host regional competitions on a rotating basis, and the regional champions advance to the National competition. Judges for the competition include attorneys, as well non-attorney professionals who are knowledgeable in the counseling profession (such as therapists, mediators, counselors, social workers, etc.).
The competition aims to increase awareness and development of skills in the preventive and counseling functions of law practice. Some of these skills include listening to the client, identifying the client’s goals, acknowledging the client’s feelings, questioning the client, and advising the client.
Volunteers needed:

40+ volunteer judges for the competition (with the majority of these judges judging preliminary rounds on Friday, 1/29).
16+ volunteer clients (clients are provided a two-page story that they use to help answer interview questions by the competing team members)

Time commitment:
Friday, January 29, 1:00-4:30pm – 3 1/2-hour judging commitment in the afternoon. Clients would need to be available for roughly the same time.
Saturday, January 30, 9:00-11:30am – the semifinal rounds require a 2 1/2-hour judging commitment. Clients would need to be available for roughly the same time.
Saturday, January 30, approximately 1:00-5:00pm – the final round. The client would need to be available from about 1:00-4:30pm.
Unlike appellate advocacy moot court competitions, there is not much preparatory work for judging the client counseling competition (for example, there are no research briefs to read in advance or questions to prepare). All that you would be asked to do as a judge is to observe the teams interview a client. You don’t even ask any questions during the interview. After the interview is over, you are free to provide some short feedback to the teams. The ABA would provide you with a set of judging standards to help you evaluate the competitors’ performances, and the tournament host administrator would forward all Zoom links to you in advance of the competition.
Learn more:
If you are interested in serving as a judge or client, or if you would like more information on the competition, contact UNCLawABAClientCounseling@gmail.com or Professor O.J. Salinas.

Meet and Greet with Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa
2021-02-01 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual, NC, United States
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"
2021-02-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, NC, United States
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 Lincoln mastered the art of leadership, and how five men mentored an obscure lawyer with no executive experience to become one of America’s greatest presidents. Gerhardt will be joined by leading historians H.W. Brands, professor of history and Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin and author of the new book The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom, and Judith Giesberg, professor of history at Villanova University and director of the Last Seen Project, in conversation moderated by Jeffrey Rosen.

Virtual CPILO Auction
2021-02-04 - 2021-02-18 | Virtual, NC, United States
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 students serving the public interest sector over the summer months.
The auction will take place in two parts: (1) virtual silent auction between February 4-18 and (2) live event on Thursday, February 18, hosted by Professors Sara Warf and Rachel Gurvich. Guests may bid on unique experiences with professors; UNC athletics; once-in-a-lifetime vacations; wine and food tastings; art; and more. Additionally, on February 18, if you stop by Carolina Brewery along Franklin Street for take-out or dine-in, all proceeds will directly benefit CPILO.
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UNC/Duke Peloton Rivalry Ride #TourDeCarolina
2021-02-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, NC, United States
Join UNC School of Law on the day of the Duke-UNC game for a Peloton Rivalry Ride!
On your Peloton bike, search for search for Jess King “on demand” and select her 45-minute Sweat Steady Ride (from 8/8/20). Join the ride at 11:00am ET so that we can all start at the same time!
UNC alumni and fans will use the #TourDeCarolina hashtag as their leaderboard tag. At the end of the ride, we will compare the total outputs of the Duke riders vs. the UNC riders to see who wins!

Prelude to the Banking Institute - Sinking the Inc.
2021-02-09 12:00 - 13:15 | Virtual, NC, United States
The UNC Center for Banking and Finance is offering its annual Banking Institute in a virtual format on March 18-19, 2021. As a Prelude to the Banking Institute, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, the center has planned two free webinars:

What’s the Buzz: Current Trends and Supervisory Expectations in Cannabis and Hemp Banking
Tuesday, January 26, 12:00-1:15pm
1.25 CLE credit hours in North Carolina
Register

Sinking the Inc.: eNotes, eMortgages, and Hybrid Closings Amid COVID-19 and Beyond
Tuesday, February 9, 12:00-1:15pm
1.25 CLE credit hours in North Carolina
Register

Faculty Speaker Series: Rick Su
2021-02-11 12:00 - 13:00
Asylum and Refugee Law, Federalism, Immigration Law, Land Use Law, Property
Law and Real Estate, State and Local Government Law. His research focuses on the
intersection between cities and immigration.
Rick Su

Wellness Days - No Classes
2021-02-15
Wellness Days – No Classes
