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Law School Students Address Pre-Law Students at National Conference
University of Alabama School of Law students conducted critical outreach to pre-law students at The Third Annual National HBCU Pre-Law Diversity Summit and Expo at the Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta. Briana Knox (’17) and Samantha Pline (’17) spoke on the LSAT Success Strategies panel where they shared their stories of how…
Professor Pierson Discusses Acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart
Professor Pam Bucy Pierson discusses Acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart, who replaced former Chief Justice Roy Moore, with Fox 6 in Birmingham and NBC 12 in Montgomery.
Law School Offers 13 Online CLE Programs on Economics, Emotional Intelligence and Financial Planning
The University of Alabama School of Law is offering 13 online CLE programs on how to thrive in the new legal marketplace. The CLE program are part of The Business of Being a Lawyer series, and they focus on economics, emotional intelligence, and finances. The Business of Being a Lawyer course was created by Professor Pam Bucy…
Law School Hosts Symposium on Human Rights and Legal Judgments
Scholars visited The University of Alabama School of Law for Human Rights and Legal Judgments: The American Story Symposium. The conference brought together scholars to track the various ways that American law recognizes and responds to claims made in the name of human rights as well as the way they are treated in political and…
Attica Locke Receives 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal awarded Attica Locke, author of “Pleasantville,” the 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The ceremony was held at the Library of Congress. Locke is the sixth winner of the prize. The prize, authorized by Lee, is given annually to a book-length work of…
Law School Hosts Meador Lectures
Renowned legal scholars visited the University of Alabama School of Law today for the Meador Lectures. The 2016 lecture series focused on the topic of Identity and included lectures by Professors Richard Delgado, The University of Alabama School of Law; Janet Halley, Harvard Law School; Saul Levmore, The University of Chicago Law School; and Elyn Saks,…
Professor Pierson Conducts Study of Law School Offerings in Economics, Emotional Intelligence and Financial Management
Research authored by Professor Pamela Bucy Pierson recently published in the Journal of Legal Education shows that almost three-fourths of law schools teach or plan to teach students about economic trends in the legal profession, almost half of the schools teach or plan to teach emotional intelligence and less than half of the nation’s law schools report they…
Tim Lewis: Serving the State
Tim Lewis (’84) knew from the moment he arrived at law school that he wanted to be a law librarian. “I’m attracted to legal research,” he said. “It’s very structured and logical. I never wanted to practice. I had no intention of it.” After he graduated, he was hired as a reference librarian for the…
UA Law School to Host Conference on Bank Director and Officer Responsibilities
Legal scholars and members of the banking community will visit The University of Alabama School of Law Aug. 26 to discuss bank director and officer responsibilities. The conference on Bank Director & Officer Responsibilities will be held in the Bedsole Moot Courtroom, room 140. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and is free and open…
Professor Fair Moderates Community Forum on Policing
Professor Bryan Fair moderated a public forum about law enforcement and community relations Tuesday as residents said they are concerned about police training, body cameras and recording police interactions. “It’s not the community against the police, it’s not the police against the community,” Fair said. “We are all Tuscaloosans.” About 175 people attended the forum…