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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law students are helping to address important and complex legal questions this summer in placements with law firms, judges, government agencies, corporations, and nonprofits around the United States.

Wendy Scott, a former dean at Mississippi College School of Law and a nationally recognized doctrinal law professor with experience at Tulane Law and N.C. Central School of Law, has been named ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law’s new associate dean for academic success.

Enrique Armijo, associate dean for academic affairs and associate professor at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law, writes for The Conversation about judicial independence any Supreme Court nominee might demonstrate once confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

John L. Cook, Marissa C. Meredith and Sara L. Ochs join the law school's Legal Method & Communication Program beginning in July for a two-year fellowship to teach legal writing to incoming ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law students.

Richard Williams conducted legal research for the Hon. Mark Martin of the Supreme Court of North Carolina as part of his ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law education. An aspiring criminal law attorney, Williams shared insights about his experience for the latest profile in a series of Q&A's on residency-in-practice placements for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law's Class of 2018.

Mark S. Jetton Jr. '06 L'09, a Charlotte criminal defense and personal injury attorney, is the first ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law alumnus selected to the board of judges, lawyers and business leaders who advise the university about the law school’s strategic growth.

Five students in the Class of 2018 completing their residency-in-practice with the law school’s immigration clinic took part in the #JoinTogether Conference of higher education institutions at the United Nations in New York City.

Tyrra Walker and Kelli P. Rawlinson from the Class of 2019 triumphed this month in a contest that challenged students to argue the merits of a fictional civil lawsuit surrounding the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act.

Alishia Tidwell recently completed a residency-in-practice with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, which oversees North Carolina's second-largest school system. She shared reflections about her work for the latest profile in a series of Q&A's on residency placements for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law's Class of 2018.

A forthcoming law review article by Elliot Engstrom, an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Legal Method and Communication Fellow, analyzes a North Carolina law that leaves open to interpretation who should cover the costs of legal fees when a person sues state and local governments for lack of transparency.