Category: Students
Impressive Panelist Lineup Analyzes the Current State of U.S. Election Law
On February 16, the Alabama Law Review hosted its 2024 symposium, Allen v. Milligan: The Intersectionality of Race, Elections, and Democracy, at The University of Alabama School of Law. This symposium explored the history of the Voting Rights Act—an Act with deep ties to the state of Alabama—and included panels of government officials, litigants, and…
Carol Andrews ABA National Moot Court Team Advances to Nationals
The Carol Rice Andrews ABA Moot Court team won their regional competition in Las Vegas this past weekend. The team of 3Ls Sean Collins, Molly Glisson, and Tindol Pate will advance to the National rounds in Philadelphia in April. 3Ls Tamara Boles and Trent Gill, along with 2L Moot Court Fellow Alli Swann were awarded…
Intellectual Property Moot Court Team Takes Home First Place at Regionals
This month, the Bruce Siegal Intellectual Property Moot Court team finished in 1st place at the Southeast Regional Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Law Moot Court Competition in Atlanta. Meredith Claunch, Addison Franklin, Elise Helton, and Erin Sullivan competed, winning the award for Best Brief in addition to taking home the first place prize. The team, coached…
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…
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,…
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 Criminal Defense Clinic Hosts Expungement Clinic
Last month, the Alabama Law Criminal Defense Clinic, led by Professor Amy Kimpel and students Hannah King and Bachittar Singh, partnered with Outside the Walls to host an Expungement Clinic at Shelton State Community College. There they held the first of a two-part session to help individuals navigate the process of cleaning up their criminal…
A Special Thanks From Our Students Tyger Quarles & Lauren Chambliss
“I’ll be graduating from [Alabama Law] debt-free thanks to our donors.” – Lauren Chambliss Current law students, Tyger Quarles and Lauren Chambliss share why they chose to attend The University of Alabama School of Law. They emphasize the importance of getting a law school education that provides great career opportunities while limiting student debt. In…
2023 Grad Meghan McLeroy Awarded Equal Justice Works Fellowship
This summer, Alabama Law alumna Meghan McLeroy (‘23) was awarded a 2023 Equal Justice Works Design-Your-Own Fellowship. Selected among 318 applicants, McLeroy is one of 76 postgraduate students chosen from across the country to participate in the program. Those awarded this public service fellowship will spend the next two years advocating for communities that are…
Alabama Law Welcomes the Class of 2026
As a new school year begins, Alabama Law is proud to welcome the Class of 2026. This year’s 1L Class consists of 128 students—drawn from a competitive pool of over 1,600 applicants. Students from this class represent 23 states and 2 countries (China and Greece), and they have studied at 51 different colleges and universities….