UNC School of Law

🔵 Festival
📆 Friday, February 2 | 9:00am
📍 Carolina Club
🔗 https://law.unc.edu/event/festival-2/

The UNC Law Alumni Association presents Festival, a boutique offering of Continuing Legal Education exclusively for Carolina Law alumni.

Join us at the Carolina Club for a full day of interesting CLE taught by beloved professors, including Dean Martin H. Brinkley '92. This curated Festival offering with satisfy six hours of CLE, including professional responsibility and substance abuse/mental health.

For details and registration visit: https://law.unc.edu/event/festival-2/

Join UNC Diversity & Inclusion next week for the 2024 MLK Jr. Week of Celebration.

🔵MLK Jr. Community Celebration | Sun. Jan. 14 | The Friday Center | 6:00pm-8:00pm
🏀"Hoops for Hunger" Day of Service | Mon. Jan. 15 | Woollen Gym | 1:00pm-4:00pm
🎗Lecture & Awards Ceremony | Thu. Jan. 18 | Memorial Hall | 6:00pm-8:00pm
🫂Unity Event | Fri. Jan. 19 | Great Hall | 6:00pm-8:00pm

For more information about the week's events, visit: https://diversity.unc.edu/events-programs/mlk/

📅THIS MONTH📅 at Carolina Law

Look below for a few highlight events coming up this month. 🔽

Happy First Day of Class, Tar Heels ⚖️🐏

Who doesn't love an 🦪oyster roast🦪?

Last week, as part of the annual staff and faculty holiday lunch, Facilities Manager Frank Johnson staffed the grill to serve up our very own oyster roast.

This past Sunday, we were singing Carolina's praises 🎼💙

Congratulations to Kizhan Clarke '23 on officially turning his tassel and becoming a Carolina Law alumnus!

Looking for some last-minute gifts for the lawyers on your list?📚

Check out some book recommendations from our talented law librarian Kerri-Ann Rowe:

Carolina Law Library’s Holiday Gift Guide Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the book lovers in your life? Let our talented law librarian, Kerri-Ann Rowe, guide your shopping with her thoughtful recommendations that will appeal ...

📰READ📰

Carolina Law's Dan K. Moore Program Addresses Generative AI Revolution

Read more here:

Carolina Law’s Dan K. Moore Program Addresses Generative AI Revolution UNC School of Law solidified its reputation as an innovative leader by hosting a groundbreaking virtual CLE event on November 10, 2023.

Earlier this week, our Supreme Court Program joined Attorney Richard A. Simpson (Wiley Rein LLP) for oral arguments in McElrath v. Georgia, a case the students have contributed to through their hard work in the Program.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court’s granted the Program’s petition for a writ of certiorari in the criminal case, raising double jeopardy issues. The decision for the Supreme Court to grant review of the cert petition is extremely rare.

🏛 Read more about the case here: https://law.unc.edu/news/2023/08/carolina-laws-supreme-court-program-receives-rare-granting-of-a-petition-for-writ-of-certiorari/

🏛 To find more cases worked on by our Supreme Court Program: https://law.unc.edu/academics/centers-and-programs/supreme-court-program/

🏛Can the government dictate what content social media platforms publish? 📲Can they proscribe how platforms moderate the content of third parties? 📰How about mandating platform transparency?

These are all the questions asked and discussed during last week's UNC School of Law First Amendment Law Review Symposium.

The day started with a keynote address by Congresswoman and Carolina Law alum Deborah Ross '90. Thank you Congresswoman, our esteemed panelists and moderators for joining us.

Are you planning to stay in town for Thanksgiving break? 🍁🍂

Check out the 2023 Thanksgiving Resource Guide for students. It includes
🍔Places open to eat, including hours and exclusive student discounts
🚌Modified bus schedule
🏋️‍♀️Things to do
🏨Health care resources

2023 Thanksgiving Resource Guide for Students Staying in Chapel Hill A variety of options for students staying in Chapel Hill over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Join two Carolina Law students this Saturday as they host a Know Your Rights Debt Collection Seminar. Anna Fraser '24 and Grace Nelmes '24 will host an educational seminar to inform Durham residents about their rights dealing with debt collectors.

🔵 Know Your Rights Debt Collection Seminar
📆Saturday, November 18
⏰ 1:00pm
📍Durham Public Library, Main Branch
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Know Your Rights: Carolina Law Students Host Debt Collection Seminar | UNC School of Law On Saturday, November 18th, two UNC School of Law students will host an educational seminar to inform Durham residents about their rights when dealing with debt collectors.

To all of our students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends who have served, thank you and happy Veterans Day!

🔵First Amendment Law Review Symposium
📆Friday, November 17, 2023
⏰8:30am-3:30pm
📌Carolina Law, Room 5042

Join us next week for the 2023 UNC School of Law First Amendment Law Review Symposium, featuring keynote speaker Congresswoman Deborah Ross!

Panel discussions include:
📚Can the government dictate what social media platforms publish?
📚Can the government proscribe how platforms moderate the content of their parties?
📚Can the government mandate that social media companies provide transparency about their content moderation practice?

🥫FOOD DRIVE 🥫

Carolina Cupboard is partnering with Edible Campus, the Employee Forum, and Carolina Dining Services to host a food drive for the first three weeks of November, and Carolina Law is a drop-off site!

Help fight food insecurity on campus by contributing to the campus pantry. Bring your nonperishable foods and toiletries to the big blue bin in the Carolina Law lobby before November 17th.

For other bin locations and suggested donations:

Carolina Cupboard Food Drive - Carolina Dining Services From October 30th-November 17th, Carolina Dining Services is partnering with Edible Campus and the Employee Forum on a food drive for the Carolina Cupboard! The Carolina Cupboard is one of our on-campus food pantries working to fight hunger and food insecurity among the UNC-Chapel Hill community. Yo...

📕PUB DAY 📕

Congratulations to Professor Richard Saver on the publication of 'Covid-19 and the Law: Disruption, Impact and Legacy,' where he is a contributing author!

This collection provides a critical reflection on what changes the pandemic has already introduced, and what its legacy may be.

More info:

COVID-19 and the Law Cambridge Core - Medico-Legal, Bioethics and Health Law - COVID-19 and the Law

Good morning from Chapel Hill 🍁🍂

UNC Tax Center's 2023 Tax Summit is in the books!

Last Friday, the annual continuing education event for accountants and lawyers featured discussions about:
📚recently enacted federal tax legislation
📚Inflation Reduction Act Tax Incentives, and
📚the most significant statutory enactments, judicial decisions, IRS rulings, and Treasury regulations from the past year.

The event wrapped up with a keynote address from IRS Commissioner, and Carolina Law alumnus, Danny Werfel '97.

Thank you to all of our speakers and attendees for making this such an insightful and successful event!

📣 Calling all Employers 📣

You're invited to our Fall Meet the Tar Heels Reception. Get a first look at our 1L class before they submit applications in the spring semester and connect with our 2Ls and 3Ls.

🔵 Fall Meet the Tar Heels Reception
📅 Monday, December 18, 2023
⏰ 4:00pm-6:00pm
📍Virtual via Flo Recruit
⏳RSVP by Wednesday, November 22, 2023
🔗Register here: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0p59SvJJwUhy2QS

Yesterday, we welcomed IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel '97 back to Carolina Law.

Before delivering the keynote speech at the 2023 Tax Summit, the Commissioner took time to stop in to Professor Kathleen Thomas' Tax class to field questions from students about tax law, the IRS, and his legal career.

We're very thankful for the hours he spent with our students, answering questions and engaging in serious policy discussions.

Early last month we closed the library to host ABC News while Professor Osamudia James was being interviewed by Tim Pulliam.

Stay tuned later this month for when the interview airs. Until then, check out these behind the scenes photos!

November begins the season of giving, and some of our students have gotten a head start.

Last week, Prof. Kathleen Thomas' Income Tax students held a social and community fundraiser at Haw River Tap & Table to benefit TABLE , an organization that delivers healthy food and nutrition education to children in Orange County.

Part of Carolina Law's mission of preparing future lawyer leaders is instilling a commitment to community and service to the state and beyond. Learn more about table here: https://tablenc.org

🔖READ🔖

Prof. Carissa Hessick () has received a prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Chair to conduct comparative research on criminal sentencing practices in Australia.

Read more:

Fulbright Award Advances Criminal Justice Scholar’s Quest for Sentencing Insights Carissa Byrne Hessick, the Anne Shea Ransdell and William Garland “Buck” Ransdell, Jr. Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law, has received a prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Chair to conduct comparative research on criminal sentencing practices in Australia...

Looking to recruit Carolina Law students?

Registration is NOW OPEN for our Spring 2024 On-Campus Interview Recruiting Program. Whether you are recruiting students for a 2024 summer internship or an entry-level attorney for a permanent hire in the fall of 2024, register today!

Interviews begin on Tuesday, February 6 and are available either in-person or virtual.

💼 If you've previously recruited at Carolina Law, request a schedule: https://law-unc-csm.symplicity.com/employers/?signin_tab=0&signin_tab=0
💼 If you're new to recruiting at Carolina Law, register: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNkzfFGm8lswTdQ
💼 If you're a member of the Judiciary hiring, please email Anne Hogewood at [email protected].

Halloween is always a fun day here at Van-Hecke Wettach Hall, and yesterday was no exception.

Students in College A decided to surprise Professor Ardia by dressing like him for their Torts class yesterday.

What are some of your favorite memories of Halloween at Carolina Law?

Happy November 🍂🍁

Check out some of the events happening here at Carolina Law this month:

🔵UNC Tax Summit, hosted by the UNC Tax Center.
⏰7 CLE hours

🔵2023 Dan K. Moore Program in Ethics on Generative AI
⏰ 4 CLE hours, including 1 hour of Technology Training and 1 hour of Professional Responsibility
🔗There's still time to register: https://cle.law.unc.edu/dan-k-moore/

Join lawyers, social workers, academics, and activists for a frank conversation about the "child welfare" system and where to go from here.

🔵 Keeping Families Together: Crisis in Child Welfare Conference
📆 Saturday, October 28
⏰9:00am-5:00pm
📍 Duke Law School, Room 3041, 210 Science Drive, Durham, NC
🔗https://law.duke.edu/events/family-preservation-conference/

This conference is co-sponsored by Carolina Law, Duke University School of Law, North Carolina Central University School of Law, and Emancipate NC.

Today begins !

You won't want to miss Wednesday's Lunch & Learn panel on Economics and the Environment featuring our Professor Don Hornstein.

For more information: https://calendar.unc.edu/event/lunch_learn_economics_and_environment