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Law School Announces The Business of Being a Lawyer Program
The University of Alabama School of Law is pleased to announce the Business of Being a Lawyer program. The online video series addresses four topics: (1) economic trends in the legal profession and steps to adapt to the changes, (2) personal financial planning issues relevant to the lives of lawyers, (3) the science of emotional…
Law School Ranks 14th Among Law Schools for Sending 2015 Graduates into Federal Clerkships
The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 14th in the nation for sending the highest percentage of 2015 graduates into federal clerkships, according to The National Law Journal. “Judicial clerkships are among the most coveted law jobs for many good reasons. To name just one, they give clerks a unique opportunity to learn about the…
Law School and ABA Journal Announce Finalists for 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The three books chosen to compete for the prize are: “Allegiance” by Kermit Roosevelt, “Pleasantville” by Attica Locke and “Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo” by…
Law School Confers 145 Degrees; Judge Thompson Delivers Commencement Address
Judge Myron H. Thompson reminded University of Alabama School of Law graduates they are following in the footsteps of lawyers who have transformed law in the state, the nation and around the world. “It cannot be overstated that you law graduates have completed not only one of the finest, top-tiered law schools in the country,…
Professor Andreen Says Climate Change Has Increased the Need for Reforming the Approach to Nonpoint Source Pollution and Environmental Flows
Professor William Andreen has published an article that explores the threats posed by climate change to our nation’s water resources. The article, “No Virtue Like Necessity: Dealing with Nonpoint Source Pollution and Environmental Flows in the Face of Climate Change, 34 Virginia Environmental Law Journal 255-296 (2016), is available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2743981. The Clean Water Act…
Holly Caraway: Serving the State
Holly Caraway (’10) serves as chief counsel in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader in the Alabama legislature and is careful not to fall into the partisan divide. She prefers to build bridges, educate and enlighten anyone who may not view politics or policy the way she does. The only way she knows how…
Law Students Secure Federal, State Clerkships
Caroline Cease (’15) is starting her legal career with three federal clerkships. She is clerking for Judge L. Scott Coogler on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama until August, and she will immediately begin clerking for Chief Judge Edward E. Carnes on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit….
Law Student Named Schweitzer Fellow
Frances Isbell (’17) has been selected as one of 16 graduate students of the inaugural class of the Albert Schweitzer Fellows. The fellows will receive $2,500 and spend the next year learning how to effectively address the social factors that impact health, while developing lifelong leadership skills. “We are confident that the Alabama Schweitzer program…
Professor Pierson Joins The XXXI Honor Society
Professor Pam Pierson was recently tapped as a new member of The XXXI, an honor society that selects 31 outstanding women for membership each year. “I am honored to be invited into The XXXI and humbled to meet the talented, strong, confident women who are XXXI members,” Pierson said. “It is exciting to see the…
Law Student Tells Her Story, Inspires Future Law Students
Neena Speer (’17) urged aspiring law school students to tell their own stories, own those stories and use them to help develop leaders during a talk at The National Diversity Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair in Washington, D.C. “I think everyone’s common goal is to be accepted and respected, so when I think about diversity…