The Informant
September 20, 2011
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Expert on women's rights and Islam to visit College of Law
Dr. Azizah Y. al-Hibri, professor at the T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, Va., will present a lecture entitled “Arabic Civilization and the Founding Fathers: A Fresh Examination” at the UT College of Law on Sept. 21. The lecture, which is in support of a federally funded initiative to introduce Arabic language and Arab culture across the curriculum at UT-Knoxville, begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
The lecture is sponsored by the UT College of Law, with support from the Office of Research, and the College of Arts and Sciences departments of Religious Studies, History, Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures and the School of Music.
On Sept. 22 at noon in the College of Law, Room 132, the College of Law's Committee on Community will host Dr. al-Hibri for a talk open to faculty, staff and students entitled “Islam, Liberty and the Rule of Law.”
About Dr. al-Hibri
In 1992, Dr. al-Hibri became the first Muslim woman law professor in the United States. Since then, she has written extensively on women's issues, democracy and human rights from an Islamic perspective. Dr. al-Hibri founded Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights in 1993 to support the rights of Muslim women worldwide through educational programs, jurisprudential scholarship and a network of Muslim jurists and leaders. Karamah's research and programming provides Muslim women with the essential tools and knowledge to promote reform in their own communities. A Fulbright Scholar and a fellow at the National Humanities Center, Dr. al-Hibri also was a consultant to the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Qatar and advised them on the development of Qatar's personal status code. At the request of the State Department, Dr. al-Hibri has shared her perspective at speaking engagements throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. President Barack Obama appointed Dr. al-Hibri to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in June 2011. More information on Dr. al-Hibri is available here.
For more information on these upcoming talks, please contact Prof. Blitt at rblitt@utk.edu.
FACULTY
From Greg Stein, Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Professor Alex Long's article, "Professionalism and Matthew Shardlake," was recently selected for publication by the UCLA Law Review Discourse, the online version of the UCLA Law Review. The article examines the ethics and professionalism of Matthew Shardlake, the fictional 16th century lawyer who is the protagonist in a series of novels by author C.J. Sansom.
Students pictured are Terrence Harvey, Tiffany Shackelford, Schuyler Travis, Brittany Thomas, Warren Korges, Caitlyn Elam, Elizabeth Mischke, Tony Mendenhall, Joel Hayes and Qun Li.
Professor Paula Schaefer's E-Discovery class recently participated in a day of programs at Deloitte's E-Discovery offices in Hermitage, Tenn. The class learned about the technology-side of e-discovery and how Deloitte works with lawyers and clients for high quality, economical e-discovery. The day concluded with a tour of Deloitte's high-tech facilities, where client data is collected, stored and processed.
Professor Maurice Stucke was quoted in an article at the law360 website about the recent antitrust lawsuit brought by Sprint. The suit challenges the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. You can read the article here.
STUDENTS
Wagner labor & employment moot court tryouts
Tryouts are being held for the Robert F. Wagner National Labor & Employment Moot Court competition run by the New York Law School Moot Court Association. The competition will take place from March 21-25 in New York City. The fact pattern will be released early in January 2012, and the brief is due about a month later. Tryouts involve submitting a writing sample and then presenting a brief oral argument. The team has been very successful in recent years and is looking to continue that tradition.
The writing sample can be any previously written legal writing, including Legal Process assignments, work memorandums, or similar. If you are interested in trying out, please contact Professor Alex Long (along23@utk.edu), who will provide more information on the tryout schedule and material for the oral argument, which will also be available on the Moot Court Board website.
ABA Representation in Mediation try outs set for Sept. 22
Try outs for the 2011-12 ABA Representation in Mediation trial team will be Thursday, Sept. 22, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Room 241. MORE
Securities law writing competition seeks entries
The Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni is accepting entries for the 2011 student writing competition. The deadline for entries is Nov. 18, 2011. MORE
UT entries sought for National Environmental Law moot court team
The National Environmental Law Moot Court competition will be held at Pace University School of Law in White Plains, N.Y., on Feb. 23-25, 2012. In past years, teams from UT have advanced to the finals, semifinals and quarterfinals of this now 75-team competition. UT 2L and 3L students have been recognized for the high quality of their advocacy, both written and oral. The competition brings together a critical mass of lawyers, judges, law school faculty and students from around the country for an intensive three-day competition and education in the environmental law field. MORE
CAREER SERVICES
Upcoming programs offered through the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center:
-- Careers in the Navy JAG Corps, Tuesday, Sept. 20, noon-1 p.m., Room 241.
-- Careers in the Air Force JAG Corps, Wednesday, Sept. 21, noon-1 p.m., Room 241.
-- Lewis Career Center Open House for 1Ls, Monday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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