The Informant
October 27, 2009
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ever Wanted to Meet Smokey IX?
Well, then come to the Pet Halloween Costume Contest!! He will be making a guest appearance!!
On Sunday November 1st (rain or shine) the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter (along with the SBA and Law Women) will host the 3rd annual Pet Halloween Costume Contest. The contest will take place in Circle Park with free parking available on Circle Park Drive. This year’s judge’s will be Dean Blaze, Dean Parker, Dean Morgan and Sibyl Marshall. Registration will begin at 2:00 pm and the contest will begin at 2:30 pm. The entry fee is $10 (cash only, please) with all net proceeds going to the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, Knoxville's no-kill animal welfare organization.
We have collected over $1000 worth of prizes donated by the following very generous supporters: Powell Pet Food & Supply, Pets R People 2, Doggone Pretty, Inc., Petsafe Village, River Dog Bakery, All Kreatures, Paws & Claws, Concord Pet Grooming, Bark Place Grooming, Pet Care Warehouse, Pet Quarters, Pet Supplies Plus (Kingston Pike), Petz, Etc, UT Bookstore, Paws Pet Supply, Bliss, Bistro at the Bijou, Panera Bread, Vagabondia, Magpies, Coolato Gelato, and Smokey's Club
Questions? Visit http://pethalloweencostumecontest.weebly.com/
Summary: Pet Halloween Costume Contest. November 1st. Circle Park. Get there at 2:00 pm. Entry fee $10. Free parking. Lots of prizes and fun! Bring your pet dressed in his or her best Halloween costume!
Alumni Affairs/Development has new addition
Bo Odom has joined the team in the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. Some of you may have already met Bo as he has worked with us as a temp for a few weeks. Bo has a B.A. from the University of North Carolina with a double major in Communications and Theatre Arts. For the past two years he has been the Assistant Director of College Ministry at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, and he now looks forward to pursuing a career in higher-education. Born and raised in Knoxville, he is excited to work for the University and hopes to make it his home. Bo will be working on our alumni receptions and events, Homecoming, Dean's Circle and Alumni Council activities, scholarship banquet and correspondence, 3L Class Gift, communications and our website, and Blackshear Banquet, among other activities in our office.
Federal Procurement CLE program Oct. 31
The Oct. 31 CLE program "Tips for Success in Federal Procurement," is being offered free of charge for anyone not interested in CLE credit. Faculty, staff and students, as well as attorneys not seeking credit, are welcome. You are asked to register, however, and you may do so here. The presenter is Steve Feldman, attorney with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center. The program runs from 2 until 5 p.m. in Room 136 prior to the Tennessee-South Carolina football game.
Order of Protection Day Nov. 5 -- Volunteers needed
On Thursday, Nov. 5, the Fourth Circuit Court for Knox County will hold proceedings at the College of Law.
Judge Bill Swann and two Special Masters are likely to hear matters involving the granting of civil protection orders as well as contempt proceedings. Court will begin at 8 a.m. with a lecture in Room 232 by Judge Swann about domestic violence and orders of protection. Courtrooms will be set up in Rooms 132, 135 and 136. Hearings are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., with a break for lunch.
The College needs volunteers on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 4, to set up the courtrooms, etc. for Order of Protection Day on Thursday, Nov. 5. Volunteers also are needed on Thursday to provide assistance to court officials and to direct court participants. No special knowledge or training is needed -- just compassion and a willingness to help out.
If you're interested in volunteering your help, you are encouraged to come to Judge Swann's informational program on Thursday, Oct. 29, at noon in the Faculty Lounge (Room 262). Sign-up sheets for volunteering will be available.
If you cannot attend the program on October 29, sign-up sheets will be available in the Dean's Office in Suite 278, after the program.
FACULTY
From Greg Stein, Associate Dean for Faculty Development
On October 26-27, 2009, Prof. Maurice Stucke will speak at an antitrust conference in Dublin, Ireland. Ireland’s antitrust agency, the Irish Competition Authority, will co-host this conference along with the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Participants will include academics, enforcers, judges, and practitioners from the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and throughout the European Union. The transcript of the panel discussion and the issue papers will be published in the European Competition Journal.
Prof. Stucke also has been invited to participate in two related antitrust conferences in Brussels. These conferences involve a research project financed by the European Commission. The first conference will take place this December, and focuses on the relationship between competition law and private international law, and the extent to which antitrust enforcement in an administrative and judicial context raises similar coordination issues. As part of this antitrust conference, he will present his working paper, entitled “Discovery in a Global Economy.” This paper addresses two issues: The extent to which foreign private litigants can obtain civil discovery in the U.S. and the extent to which private antitrust litigants in U.S. federal court can obtain discovery abroad.
Hart Publishing Oxford will publish this paper, along with the other participants’ papers, in a book, International Litigation and Competition Law: Coordination of Multi-Level Jurisdiction and Regulation (Stéphanie Francq & Damien Gerard eds.). At the second Brussels antitrust conference, in March 2010, Prof. Stucke will formally present his research papers to officials at the European Commission.
STUDENTS
Prof. Hendricks tenure consideration
Early in the spring semester, Prof. Jennifer Hendricks will be considered for tenure. The members of the tenure committee are: Prof. Glenn Reyolds, Chair;
Prof. Judy Cornett; and Prof. Alex Long. Students wishing to share their views regarding Prof. Hendricks are encouraged to contact the members of the tenure committee.
Prof. Barton promotion consideration
Early in the spring semester, Prof. Ben Barton will be considered for promotion to full professor. The members of the promotion committee are: Prof. Bob Lloyd, Chair; Prof. Penny White; and Prof. Joan Heminway. Students wishing to share their views regarding Prof. Barton are encouraged to contact the members of the promotion committee.
TBA Outreach visit Nov. 3
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Tennessee Bar Association will be on campus for its annual law school outreach visit. An information table will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Baker Rotunda. Feel free to stop by and learn how a student TBA membership can benefit you. Those who join the association as a student member also will receive a free gift! At noon, the TBA will provide a pizza lunch. Come by and eat and interact with local attorneys. That evening, join Knoxville-area lawyers for a networking reception at Oodles Uncorked from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information about the events contact TBA Student Liaison Paul Singleton (3L) at paul1454@aol.com or TBA staff member Stacey Shrader at sshrader@tnbar.org or (615) 383-7421. Download an invitation at http://www.tba.org/lawstudent/invite_UT.pdf
Details:
TBA Information Table
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Law School Rotunda
Pizza Lunch
12 noon
The Law School Rotunda
Knoxville Networking Reception
(Joint event with Duncan School of Law students)
5:30-7 p.m.
Oodles Uncorked
18 Market Square
Knoxville, TN 37902
865-521-0600
Research Assistant Needed
Professor Amy Morris Hess is looking for a research assistant to work 10-15 hours per week on updates to a multi-volume treatise on the law of trusts. The work will begin immediately and will continue into the Spring semester. Students who have had or are taking Gratuitous Transfers will be given preference for this position. Compensation will be at the standard hourly rate for research assistants at the College of Law. You may apply by sending a resume to ahess@utk.edu or by stopping by Prof. Hess’s office (Room 371) to discuss the position.
Teaching Assistants needed
Ten second- or third-year law students
will be hired this November to work with
Legal Process II faculty
during spring semester 2010. Teaching assistants will assist faculty with tasks
such as research, critiquing student writing,
and conducting oral arguments. The salary is $908.54 for the semester. To apply: through your Symplicity account, submit a résumé and legal writing sample to the session "College of Law Teaching Assistants" by Thursday, Nov. 5. Please indicate any prior teaching experience,
even if you regard it as insignificant
(e.g., summer camp counselor). If you have questions see Prof. Judy Cornett,
Acting Director of Legal Writing,
Room 352, phone 974-6827, or jcornett@utk.edu.
Student Papers Sought
The Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni (ASECA) is seeking law student papers for its annual writing competition. Qualifying papers may address any subject in the field of securities law. Cash prizes will be awarded and the deadline for entries is Nov. 13. MORE
Environmental writing competition underway
The TBA Environmental Law Section has announced the 2010 Jon E. Hastings Memorial Award writing competition for law student members of the section. The competition is held each year in memory of one of the section's most outstanding founding members and has a cash prize pool of $1,200. It is a juried competition for the best legal writing on a topic related to Tennessee or federal environmental law. Entries are due March 27.
Learn more about the contest.
CAREER SERVICES
Upcoming programs offered through the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center:
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Careers in Commercial Real Estate presentation, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 12-12:50 p.m., Room 163.
-- Public Service Sector Forum with Knoxville Bar Association, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 12-12:50 p.m., Room 242.