Moot Court Team Advances to National Finals
University of Arkansas School of Law students Ashley Driver, Taylor Mattson, and Alison Waldrip competed in the Region IX round of the National Moot Court Competition at St. Louis University on Nov. 13 and 14. The team’s three win and one loss record in the competition propelled them to the National Finals, where they will join only 27 other law school teams from across the country.
Yale Professor to Lecture on Prison and Imagination
Caleb Smith, a professor of English at Yale University, will present "The Prison and the American Imagination," at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at the University of Arkansas School of Law. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Lawyer in the Library, Charlie Harwell: Tuesday at Noon
Charles L. Harwell, a partner in the firm of Cypert, Crouch, Clark and Harwell, will reflect on his career and offer advice to aspiring lawyers at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Jim Blair Library Commons of the Young Law Library. The presentation, part of the Lawyer in the Library Series, is free and open to the public. Light lunch and refreshments will be served.
Town Hall Meeting, Thursday at Noon
Please join Dean Cynthia Nance for the 2009 School of Law Town Hall Meeting at noon Thursday in the E.J. Ball Courtroom. Pizza will be served.
Hartman Hotz Speaker to “Take the Long View” on Immigration Reform
Hiroshi Motomura, an influential scholar and teacher of immigration and citizenship law, will present “Immigration Reform: Taking the Long View” at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at the University of Arkansas School of Law. The presentation is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow the lecture.
Professor, Alumna to Lecture on Legal Ruralism
Lisa R. Pruitt, professor of law at the University of California Davis and undergraduate and law alumna of the University of Arkansas, will present two lectures on rurality on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The first presentation, “Rurality as Identity,” will be held at noon in room 336 and will include lunch. The second presentation, “Migration, Development & the Promise of CEDAW for Rural Women,” will take place at 1:30 p.m. in room 254.
Pathways to the Profession: Friday at 1:30
The School of Law and the Office of Career Planning and Placement will present “Pathways to the Profession: Judicial Clerkships” on Friday, Nov. 6, at 1:30 in the E.J. Ball Courtroom. The program is free and open to the public and Chik-Fil-A will be served.
Law Professor Receives Appointment from Governor
A University of Arkansas School of Law professor has received a special appointment from Governor Mike Beebe. D’lorah Hughes, an assistant professor of law, was appointed as a member of the Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice.
Symposium on Initiated Act 1 at Law School Nov. 5
The Arkansas Law Review is hosting a symposium on the Unmarried Couple Adoption Ban November 5, 2009, from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the University of Arkansas School of Law Courtroom. The event has been approved by the Arkansas CLE Board for two hours of general CLE credit. A reception will follow in the law school atrium.
Attorney General McDaniel to Visit School of Law
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel will visit the School of Law Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, for two appearances. The entire law school community is invited to both.
