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Three students who competed together this month in the regionals of the American Bar Association's 2017 National Appellate Advocacy Competition advanced further than any Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law team from previous years.

Virginia attorney Robert J. Grey Jr. will offer wisdom to graduates on May 20, 2017, in Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law’s final springtime Commencement as the school fully transitions to its new 2.5-year curriculum.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law students built professional networks and learned more about opportunities in specific areas of law during a weeklong event welcoming more than 40 alumni back to campus.

Several student groups, in coordination with Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law's career development, alumni and admissions offices, have organized programs from Feb. 20-25 to showcase the impact and importance of diversity in the legal profession.

David L. Morrow II ’07 L’10, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s special advisor to the president and assistant chief of staff, and Gwendolyn Lewis L’13, alumni director at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law, are being honored for their professional achievements, leadership and community involvement.

Two Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law classes traveled overseas in December to witness firsthand the many opportunities - and complexities - of practicing international law and working in intellectual property.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law students will again assist taxpayers with tax preparation, at no cost, in partnership with AARP Foundation Tax-Aide. The clinic runs Feb. 2 - April 13.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Assistant Professor Cherrel Miller Dyce challenged law students to better understand their social, moral and psychological identities before confronting threats to social justice in their careers.

A dozen of Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law's top students will guide the publication of the student-run and student-edited scholarly journal.

In a January presentation to the N.C. Equal Access to Justice Commission, two Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law Leadership Fellows shared their research into the many ways law firms around the United States support attorneys who provide free legal advice to those in need.