The Informant

January 29, 2008
(2007-08 Archives)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution at the University of Tennessee College of Law is pleased to host a lecture by distinguished scholar James W. McElhaney on Wednesday, April 2, at 12:20 p.m. in Room 132. Prof. McElhaney is perhaps the foremost teacher, writer, and speaker on trial techniques in the country today. He writes the award winning column, "Litigation" in the American Bar Association Journal and the popular quarterly column, "Trial Notebook," in the Litigation Journal. He has authored the three highly acclaimed books, Effective Litigation, McElhaney's Trial Notebook, and McElhaney's Litigation. McElhaney is the Joseph C. Hutcheson Distinguished Lecturer in Trial Advocacy, South Texas College of Law, the Baker & Hostetler Distinguished Scholar in Trial Practice and Joseph C. Hostetler Professor Emeritus of Trial Practice and Advocacy, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He has given nearly 1,000 seminars, speeches and workshops on evidence, procedure and trial practice in every one of the 50 U.S. states and throughout Canada.

FACULTY

Prof. Dean Rivkin and Barbara Dyer, representing the College's CAN-LEARN Project, did an afternoon presentation on special education advocacy to a group of approximately 35 lawyers and advocates at Vanderbilt University's Kennedy Center on Developmental Disabilities Jan. 25. The program was sponsored by the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC), a major state disability organization that is organizing a pro bono panel in Nashville.

Prof. Greg Stein has been invited to participate in a panel at the Spring Meeting of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, to be held in San Antonio in March. The panel is entitled “We’re Not on Blackacre Anymore: Today’s Law School Curriculum and Law Teachers.” Prof. Stein will discuss how law schools are incorporating skills training into the real property curriculum.

Prof. Penny White recently served as a member of the teaching faculty for Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop. Prof. White has served as a member of the faculty since 1997. The trial advocacy workshop at Harvard is a three-hour course offered to second- and third-year law students in which students learn trial practice skills in small groups and then present the trial of a hypothetical case before a mock jury.

Prof. Glenn Reynolds had an article, co-authored with Prof. Brannon Denning, published in The Texas Law Review's online companion, “See Also.” A copy is available here.

STUDENTS

Applications are now being accepted for the College's 2008-2009 Student Advisors. Student Advisors (SAs) work to ease a first-year student’s transition into law school. Student Advisors orient incoming students by providing social and academic information and support during the first year. SAs are in a unique position to not only serve as an official representative of the College of Law but also to relate the experiences of a current student. Applications are available in the Admissions Office.

A VITA interest meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 30, beginning at 12:20 p.m. in Room 136.

The College of Law and the ABA Section on International Law will co-sponsor a panel discussion on careers in international law Monday, April 7, from 12:20 until 1:10 p.m. in Room 135. UT Prof. Robert Blitt will be among those on the panel.

Prof. Robert Blitt is seeking a Research Assistant to work through the Spring 2008 semester, approximately 10 hours per week. Research tasks will be related to upcoming articles on freedom of religion in Russia and the International Religious Freedom Act. Interested 2L/3L students can drop off a resume and brief letter of interest in Room 356 of the College of Law, marked to Prof. Blitt's attention. The deadline for applications is Feb. 8.

Programs/events this coming week:

-- "Business Etiquette Dinner" for all classes, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 6 p.m., The Foundry.

-- "Public Sector Lawyer Career Panel" for all classes, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Room 135.

-- "Interviewing 101" for all classes, Friday, Feb. 1, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Room 132.

-- " Mock Interview Program - Knoxville Barristers" for 1Ls, Monday through Friday, Feb. 4-8, 12:45-3:15 daily by appointment, Career Center, Room 250.

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