The Informant
September 7, 2010
FACULTY
From Greg Stein, Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Professor Maurice Stucke has completed the Fulbright Orientation Program in Beijing, China. He begins teaching at China Uinversity of Political Science and Law next week.
Professor Greg Stein’s article, “Private and Public Construction in Modern China,” has been accepted for publication by the San Diego International Law Journal and will be published later this year. MORE.
STUDENTS
Waller Lansden launches Schola2Juris recruitment initiative at UT
Waller Lansden will be on campus at the College of Law on Monday, Sept. 13, to unveil its new recruitment program to 2L students. After months at the drawing board, the Nashville-based firm of 190 attorneys will send representatives to discuss the intensive, practice-specific apprenticeship program, Schola2Juris, that will become its new pathway for hiring entry-level associates. Kathleen Pearson, director of professional recruiting, explained, "Rather than anticipating our hiring needs almost two years in advance, this program will enable the firm to assess its actual needs by practice area and focus its energies and resources on students whose skills and interests align with those needs."
Waller Lansden attorneys and Pearson will outline the program model, which is based on a six week fall apprenticeship with work assignments and feedback delivered remotely between students in Knoxville and firm attorneys in Nashville. Current 2L students will apply in July before their 3L year begins. The program will be held in early fall, and participants will visit Nashville for a fall weekend retreat and have regular interaction with partners and associates during the six-week program. Offers for associate positions will be in keeping with established timetables for legal recruitments, so students can compare their experience with traditional summer associate programs before accepting an offer of an associate position.
"Many legal employers say that the current legal recruitment model is fundamentally flawed. Waller Landsen has chosen to dissect the prevailing program model and create a new plan that should appeal to students who, by their third year of law school, are prepared to showcase their abilities and interests in a structured experience," said Karen Britton, UT Law Career Center director.
The interest meeting for 2Ls will be held in Room 132 at noon on Monday, Sept. 13. Lunch will be provided. More information about the program can also be found at www.facebook.com/schola2juris.
1L Academic Success Seminar Sept. 20
A seminar, "Managing Time and Energy in Law School," for 1Ls will begin at noon Sept. 20, in Room 132. Dr. Victor Barr, director of the Student Counseling Center, will present.
Jostens class rings representative here on Sept. 9
Jostens will be sending representatives to the College of Law on Sept. 9 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. to promote the official ring program.
They will be stationed in the Howard Baker Rotunda.
Student writing contest
The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia and the Washington College of Law are sponsoring a legal essay writing competition. The entries should focus on the status and future of women’s bodily freedom in American policy-making and jurisprudence. MORE
CAREER SERVICES
Upcoming programs offered through the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center:
-- Interview Pointers & Protocol: Call-Back Interviews for 2Ls and 3Ls, Thursday, Sept. 9, 12-12:50 p.m., Room 241.