UNC School of Law

Jennifer May-Parker, hosted by Carolina Christian Legal Society and Women in Law
2019-10-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
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
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
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
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.
