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Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law Dean Luke Bierman presented Mark Martin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, with Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law’s highest professional honor, the Leadership in the Law Award, recognizing Martin’s significant contributions to law, the legal profession and society.

Friends and family members of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law students are invited to the seventh annual Friends & Family Day on Oct. 25. The event begins at 9 a.m. and concludes with a 1 p.m. luncheon.  

Join us for this special forum on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law, beginning at 6:15 p.m. 

Genna Petre, Class of 2015, has been selected for the Attorney General’s Honors Program with the U.S. Department of Justice, the most prestigious federal entry-level hiring program of its kind. 

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., join the International Civil Rights Center & Museum and Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the 13th Amendment, the first of the civil rights amendments. Speaker William M. Carter, Jr., dean and professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, will lead a conversation about the 13th Amendment and its use in contemporary civil rights legislation and litigation.

The seventh annual Intramural Moot Court Competition at Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law will take place on September 22, 25 and 29.

The seventh annual Intramural Moot Court Competition at Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law will take place on September 22, 25 and 29.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ professors and students filled McKinnon Hall on Aug. 27, 2014, to discuss race, privilege and justice following the Missouri police shooting death of an unarmed black man and subsequent protests that have galvanized the nation.

Comprised of 112 students, representing 21 states, and 74 colleges and universities, the ninth entering class at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law began immediately to learn and make an impact through community service and intellectual exchanges during orientation week, held August 18-22.