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Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law’s second-year law students recently helped three nonprofit organizations with legal matters involving urban development, alternative transportation and organizational management.  

Delivering the keynote address at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law’s eighth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. forum, Guilford County Schools Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green urged greater engagement by communities and future lawyers to strengthen educational systems and expressed excitement about Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law’s role in Guilford County’s Say Yes to Education partnership.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law’s newest clinic empowers law students to protect and promote the best interests of abused and neglected children while gaining valuable advocacy skills at the appellate level of the North Carolina court system. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law students succeeded in advocacy that led to the reunification of a family separated for more than five years by war in Darfur, Sudan. 

During this month's ABA Free CLE Series, join members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law community to explore the role of lawyers and the judiciary as a participant in resolving social conflicts. 

Three accomplished attorney educators join Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law's communications faculty, Dr. Julee Flood, Tim McFarlin and Cassandra Thomas Roberts, as the Law School broadly expands its extensive communication skills programs for students. 

Delivering Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law's fall 2015 Distinguished Leadership Lecture presented by The Joseph M. Bryan Foundation on Sept. 14, former two-term Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm encouraged future leaders to find their passion and commit themselves fully to it.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law’s Entrepreneurship Speaker Series kicked off on Sept. 10, welcoming entrepreneurs, law students and others to an event entitled “How to Choose the Best Business Structure for Your Company.” Speakers included Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law Professor John Flynn, attorney Greg Chabon and law student Gonzalo Ventura. 

Speaking Sept. 1 with first-year law students, three former Chief Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court, all founding Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law advisory board members, shared insights on judicial process, professionalism and leadership. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law’s new Entrepreneurship Speaker Series is designed to inform entrepreneurs about legal matters involved with creating startups and growing small businesses. The series will feature accomplished attorneys and law scholars on topics including business structures, finance, tax law and intellectual property.