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Graduates in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law’s Class of 2018 were recognized with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law conferred 102 degrees in a Commencement ceremony that featured an address by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, who reminded graduates of their duty to seek justice and to protect the rule of law in troubling times.

Josh Stein, the state of North Carolina's top attorney, will address graduates in the Class of 2018 in a December 15 program inside ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Alumni Gym.

Eleven of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law's top students will guide the publication next year of the student-run and student-edited scholarly journal.

Executive board members and class representatives help lead an umbrella organization that governs other law school organizations and committees.

Capping a busy fall for advocacy students at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law, Jordan Hensley L'18 and Therron Causey L'19 reached the semifinals in the Richmond regional of a program co-sponsored by New York City Bar Association's National Moot Court Competition Committee and the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Civil liberties lawyer and Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, in a Distinguished Leadership Lecture at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law, said he believes a special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election might end with more criminal indictments - just not of President Donald J. Trump.

The 2019 edition of "The Best 165 Law Schools" featured multiple student reflections on ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law's approach to experiential education, with one student concluding "ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law doesn’t just teach the law, but paves the way for practicing the law."

The Guilford County Association of Black Lawyers awarded scholarships in October to four accomplished ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law students who have demonstrated a commitment to service in their communities and the profession.

Bob Edmunds, who served on the Supreme Court of North Carolina, shared with competitors of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law's Ninth Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition that a lack of diverse professional backgrounds on the U.S. Supreme Court should be remedied.