The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recognized the Christian Legal Society for the organization’s work to provide pro bono legal assistance to refugees and immigrants. CLS President Kendall Thielemann 2L and Pro Bono/Service Director Laura Medlin 2L accepted the award during an April 1 Public Service Awards celebration hosted by the Carolina Center …
Elliot Clark-Farnell 3L Wins Clinic Outstanding Student Award
Elliot Clark-Farnell 3L received the annual Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Student Award in April for his work in the Youth Justice Clinic during the 2018-19 school year. CLEA is the primary national organization dedicated to clinical education in law schools across the country, and the award honors one student or student team at …
U.S. News & World Report and the National Law Journal Release Rankings
Of the 26 public law schools listed in the top 50 law schools in the U.S. News rankings, UNC School of Law is No. 14. In the specialty areas ranking, the law school’s Research, Reasoning, Writing and Advocacy (RRWA) program, now in its eighth year as a full-year, six-credit program, ranks No. 8 in legal …
Forrest Firm Strives for Excellent Service, Transparent Billing and Workplace Flexibility
In some ways, James Forrest ’04 runs his law practice, the Forrest Firm, like a dry-cleaning business. At a dry cleaner, an employee greets customers, takes their clothing and gives them a ticket with a date to pick up the garments. The prices are displayed on the wall. “I tell our lawyers it’s no different …
Grads Hiring Grads: Opportunity and Impact
They call it “Commencement” for a reason: Graduating law school is only the first step toward becoming a lawyer. Next comes passing the bar exam. And after that, securing work that taps into your talents and passions. Helping students gain employment is a critical mission of Carolina Law. U.S. News & World Report also recognizes …
Students Win AI Software Contest
This article originally appeared in the Fall-Winter 2018 issue of Carolina Law. A Carolina Law student team won a contest at Duke Law in October using an artificial intelligence software platform to analyze legal contracts. Rana Odeh 3L, Mariam Turner 3L and Dean Yu 3L made up one of the twelve teams competing from Carolina …
Students Gain Legal Skills in Fall 2018 Holderness Moot Court Competitions
Students Gain Legal Skills in Fall 2018 Holderness Moot Court Competitions With the end of the Fall 2018 competition season concluding in November, UNC School of Law’s Holderness Moot Court represented the school with the same types of success that it marked in 2017. The highlights this year include: Negotiations Team 3Ls Rana Odeh and …
iNClusive STEM Pitch Summit Highlights Female, Minority Entrepreneurs
Minority and female entrepreneurs gathered at the Rizzo Center on October 11 to participate in the iNClusive STEM Innovation Pitch Summit. The event, co-hosted by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the UNC School of Law, allowed entrepreneurs from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds to showcase and pitch their innovations and businesses for the opportunity …
Muller Receives Aoki Asian Pacific American Jurisprudence Award
Eric L. Muller has been named the 2018-2019 recipient of the Professor Keith Aoki Asian Pacific American Jurisprudence Award. The Professor Keith Aoki Asian Pacific American Jurisprudence Award was established by the Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty (CAPALF) in honor of the life and achievements of Keith Aoki, who was an outstanding and …
Carolina Law Ranks No. 1 Among North Carolina Law Schools for First Time Bar Takers
Among North Carolina law schools, UNC School of Law had the highest-ranking bar passage rate for first time test takers for the July 2018 North Carolina Bar Exam. Eighty-six percent (86.79) of the 106 Carolina Law graduates who took the North Carolina bar exam for the first time in July 2018 passed, according to exam …