Year: 2024
NYC Moot Court Team Finishes in Final Four
The NYC Moot Court team advanced to the final four in the 74th Annual National Moot Court Competition in New York City last week. The competition began in November with 197 teams across 15 regions. Alabama was one of 24 teams to qualify for nationals after finishing second at their regional competition in Nashville. 3Ls…
Professor Vance Quoted in The New York Times
Professor Joyce Vance was quoted in a New York Times article about the potential disqualification of Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis in her case against Donald Trump. Click here for the full story.
January 2024
News Come Celebrate the 2024 Alabama Law Alumni Society Award Recipients The Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet will be held on Friday, March 1, at Haven in Birmingham. Seven distinguished alumni will be honored this year for their significant contributions to the legal community and the Law School: Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumni Award RecipientW….
3L Swapanthi Mandalika Awarded WWCDA’s Justice Ginsburg Outstanding Law Student Award
Last month, Swapanthi Mandalika (a 3L at Alabama Law) was awarded the Women’s White Collar Defense Association’s (WWCDA) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Outstanding Law Student Award in Washington, D.C. This national award is given to a woman in the final year of her legal education who best exemplifies Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s commitment to excellence,…
Come Celebrate the 2024 Alabama Law Alumni Society Recipients
On Friday, March 1, the School of Law will host the annual Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet at the Haven in Birmingham. Seven distinguished alumni featured below will be honored this year for their significant contributions to the legal community and Alabama Law. Purchase your tickets today to celebrate with us. 2024 Sam W. Pipes…
BLSA Partners with Alabama Law to Produce Adapted Reading of MLK Speech
The Black Law Student Association (BLSA) at The University of Alabama partnered with Alabama Law to produce an adapted reading of “A Realistic Look at Race Relations,” a speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On May 17th, 1956, on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education,…
Alabama Law Ranks #7 for Federal Clerkship Placements
Law.com recently released their ratings for federal clerkships placements, compiled from 2022 ABA employment data. Alabama Law ranked #7 overall, and #2 for public law schools, in federal clerkship placements. The rankings were determined by comparing the percentage of 2022 JD graduates from each law school who secured federal judicial clerkships. Click here to read…
Prof. Vars and Alabama Law Grad Co-Author Article Published in Texas A&M Law Review
Professor Fred Vars and Jillian M. Purdue (’23) co-authored an article titled Time to Heal: Trauma’s Impact on Rape & Sexual Assault Statutes of Limitations that was published in the Texas A&M Law Review. Click here to read the article.