Attorneys can earn 12 hours of CLE credit at the annual legal learning conference online February 2-5. For 31 years, UNC School of Law’s annual Festival of Legal Learning has provided continuing legal education for more than 15,000 attorneys and judges from across the country. This year, Festival is going virtual offering 30 sessions online …
The Youth Justice Clinic at UNC School of Law provides opportunities for students to represent youth in delinquency proceedings in juvenile court as well as in school suspension appeals. In the fall of 2020, Isaac Ridgeway 3L was assigned a client through the Youth Justice Clinic, a 12-year-old African-American girl who had just started middle …
Today, UNC School of Law Dean Martin H. Brinkley ’92 joins 156 law school deans from schools across the country in publishing a statement addressing the 2020 election and the events that took place in the United States Capitol last week. The statement marks a rare occasion. It is unusual for such a diverse group …
See the power of a year of giving In this inaugural Carolina Law Impact, we gratefully acknowledge the outstanding commitment of alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends, companies and foundations who contributed to UNC School of Law between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. We sincerely appreciate the support of our donors and the exceptional …
Thank you for your interest in UNC School of Law. Van Hecke-Wettach Hall is closed to all visitors for the Spring 2021 semester. While the law school building is closed, the Admissions and Financial Aid Office staff are working remotely during business hours. We can be reached by email at law_admissions@unc.edu. FAQs Applications – The Fall …
UNC School of Law graduate Darpan Patel ’20 was recently awarded first place in the prestigious H. Thomas Austern Writing Competition for his article, “Clinical Trial Data Reporting: Breaking Free of a Prisoner’s Dilemma.” The competition, sponsored by the Food and Drug Law Institute, is intended to encourage law students interested in the areas of …
Before, during and after the 2020 presidential election, questions swirled online and among friends and colleagues. Why was the vote count taking longer than usual – or was it? What mechanisms were in place to prevent voter fraud? What legal issues were at play in the Trump administration’s post-election lawsuits? When is an election outcome …
Make your year-end gift to Carolina Law. Because of reduced staffing on campus due to COVID-19, we urge our donors to make gifts online, if possible. Click here for important year-end gift deadlines and reminders for 2020. If you need help to give online, please contact us at giving@unc.edu or 919.537.3818. Thank you for your …
Douglas Freedle ’65 donates $1 million to support incoming law students from rural North Carolina. Thomasville, North Carolina, is home to the state’s oldest railroad depot and its oldest festival, “Everybody’s Day,” as well as The Big Chair — a 30-foot-tall concrete homage to the town’s once bustling furniture industry. It’s also where UNC-Chapel Hill …
On February 18 and 19, the UNC Center for Civil Rights will present “Equal Protection’s Grand Promise and Betrayals: Reconstruction, Plessy to Bakke and Beyond: Is There a Way Forward?” The symposium will explore the origins, present status, and the future promise of the Equal Protection Clause. Speakers and panelists will discuss how the U.S. …