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.
Former First Minister of Scotland to Speak on U.S., Europe and Tomorrow’s Economy
The former First Minister of Scotland will present “Progress or Disaster: The U.S., Europe and Tomorrow's Economy,” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in Giffels Auditorium in Old Main. The lecture by the Right Honorable Henry McLeish is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Bobby McDaniel to Speak Tuesday on Pretrial Practice Strategies and Tactics
Bobby McDaniel, one of Arkansas's premier plaintiff-side medical injury litigators, will speak to Professor Rob Leflar's Health Law class on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 9:30 - 10:30 am in the Bobby McDaniel classroom, 342. All students not having a class conflict are invited to see Mr. McDaniel demonstrate his pretrial practice strategies and tactics, including a voir dire of potential jurors (Health Law class members).
The Arkansas Law Review Goes Digital
The Arkansas Law Review is proud to introduce its new website, arkansaslawreview.org. This website includes a pdf version of the articles currently in print, information on how to submit articles for publication and the review’s new legal blog, The Arkansas Record.
Gibson and Waldrip Win Fall Trial Competition
Ashleigh Gibson, a third-year law student from Ft. Smith, Ark., and Allison Waldrip, a third-year law student from Moro, Ark., won the 2009 William H. Sutton Barristers' Union Trial Competition at the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Hartman Hotz Lecturer to Examine Street Life of the Homeless in Four Global Cities
Professor David Snow, the Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology at the University of California-Irvine, will discuss “The Sidewalks of Globalization: Living on the Streets in Los Angeles, Paris, Sao Paulo, and Tokyo” at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 22 in Giffels Auditorium at the University of Arkansas. A reception will follow his lecture, which is free and open to the public.
Deputy Prosecutor for Washington and Madison Counties Speaks at Law School
Charles Duell, deputy prosecutor for Washington and Madison Counties, will address the University of Arkansas School of Law community and the UA Law Young Democrats at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in room 339 of Leflar Law Center. The talk is free and open to the public.
