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Law School Announces Call for Entries for 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
The University of Alabama School of Law is pleased to announce the official call for entries for the 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The Prize, authorized by Ms. Lee, is given annually to a book-length work of fiction, published in the preceding year, that best illuminates the role of lawyers in society and…
New Field, New Corn Anthology Features Research by Young Scholars
Eight University of Alabama School of Law alumni have been published in New Field, New Corn, an anthology of research papers that explores Alabama legal history and the state’s legal and judicial figures. The anthology, published by Quid Pro Books in New Orleans, covers Alabama legal history from the pre-Civil War era through the civil…
2015 End of Year Giving Information
Planning to make a gift before the end of the year? Go to the Online Giving page to ensure your gift is received by December 31, 2015 for maximum tax credit. As you consider your charitable gifts between now and the end of the year, remember that gifts made now could generate income tax deductions…
ABA Journal Recognizes Professor Joyner’s Blog Among Top 100
Professor Dan Joyner’s Arms Control Law blawg has been chosen for the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 list, as one of the top 100 best blogs for a legal audience. This marks the third year in a row ACL has received this distinction. Every year since in 2007, readers and bloggers have helped ABA Journal staffers compile a list of 100…
Professor Steve Emens: Serving the State
Professor Steve Emens (’76) has been shaping prosecutors and public defenders for more than 25 years as the Faculty Advisor and a Coach for the Law School’s Intercollegiate Trial Advocacy Team. Each semester, he and Robert Prince (’74), a Trial Attorney for Prince Glover & Hayes in Tuscaloosa, coach trial advocacy teams and accompany them…
2L Moot Court Fellows Win Regional Moot Court Competition
Eunji Jo (’17), Briana Knox (’17) and Mary Lauren Kulovitz (’17) will proceed to the National Moot Court Competition in New York City after Alabama Law defeated Belmont University and was named Regional Champion in Oxford, Mississippi. Within a field of 11 teams, the 2L Moot Court Fellows compiled a perfect record, defeating law school teams…
Professor Joyner to Discuss Iran’s Nuclear Program and International Law in the United Kingdom
Professor Daniel H. Joyner will deliver three presentations in the United Kingdom to help support his forthcoming book, Iran’s Nuclear Program and International Law. Professor Joyner’s first presentation is on a panel at the University of Westminster, in London, along with two former British diplomats: Sir Richard Dalton and Peter Jenkins. The panel discussion will…
Law School to Host E-Discovery and Technology Law Symposium
The University of Alabama School of Law will host a symposium on Legal Ethics Surrounding E-Discovery and Technology Law at 9:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at the Law School. The symposium is co-sponsored by The Journal of the Legal Profession and will be held in the Judge Seybourn H. Lynne Lecture Hall in Room A255….
Birmingham Police Chief and Major General A.C. Roper Guest Lectures in Professor Carodine’s Race Trials Class
On November 3, Birmingham Chief of Police A.C. Roper guest lectured in Professor Montré Carodine’s Major Race Trials class. Chief Roper discussed the challenges facing law enforcement today and outlined strategies for more effective policing of all communities, including communities of color. He also engaged the students in a roundtable style discussion and took their…
Law School Launches Business of Being a Lawyer Video Library
The University of Alabama School of Law announces today the launch of The Business of Being a Lawyer video library which integrates the “real world” practice of law with legal education. Two years in the making, the BBL video library is the first of its kind in legal education. The BBL library provides more than…