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Record applications and enrollment, a redesigned curriculum, and significant improvements in bar exam and job placement rates are among the highlights of Bierman’s seven years at the helm of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s law school.

In a winter ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law residency-in-practice with one of the world’s most influential sport training institutions and a related company, Andrew Tawiah L’21 learned how corporate law makes possible some of the biggest athletic, entertainment, and fashion events of the year. 

If you practice as an appellate attorney, certain habits increase your chances of convincing judges to rule in your client’s favor, as the Hon. Mark Davis explained to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law students in a recent presentation on effective oral argument strategies.

Professor Sue Liemer has been named associate dean for academic affairs, succeeding Professor Enrique Armijo, whose administrative term concludes this summer; Assistant Professor Caroleen Dineen will serve as interim director of the Legal Method & Communication Program.

The Hon. Mark Davis, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law’s Visiting Distinguished Jurist in Residence, will serve as a special Superior Court judge designated to the North Carolina Business Court beginning July 1, 2021.

Fifteen students from the Class of 2022 were selected to help publish the law school's annual journal aimed at advancing legal education and scholarship.

The Hon. James L. Gale on Thursday swore in his successor, the Hon. Julianna Earp, who will hear cases in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law’s courtroom as the first woman jurist in the history of the North Carolina Business Court.

A news report on May 4, 2021, included information from Associate Professor John Flynn on ways for small business owners to protect their personal assets from scam artists.

An ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law residency-in-practice supervised by Judge Catherine Eagles offered Jessica Leach L’21 an opportunity to hone legal research skills as she developed knowledge of compassionate release processes for prison inmates and of a federal anti-discrimination law.

During a panel discussion on April 28, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty and staff from the university and the school of law discussed the significance of the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd last year.