We are pleased to share good news about the University of Georgia School of Law and its vision to be the best return on investment in legal education. The School of Law is now ranked 27th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, its second highest ranking in history. This news comes on the heels of the School of Law being named the best value in legal education for the third consecutive year - a first for the National Jurist ranking. The School of Law also posted gains in the specialty areas of international law (to 18) and clinical training (to 24), which highlights two centers of excellence at the state of Georgia's flagship law school.

Second-year law students Cole M. Harper, Destiny J. Burch and Cameron N. Kemp brought home the top trophy in the Intrastate Moot Court Competition, capturing this coveted state trophy for UGA for three straight times and for seven of the last 10 contests. UGA, Emory, Georgia State and Mercer field two teams in this annual Peach State law school rivalry. The second UGA team, comprised of Alexandria H. "Alex" Clark, Charles D. Calkins and Michael J. Robson, also represented the school with outstanding advocacy. Third-year students Alexa L. Dato and Abby J. Tyre served as coaches.

The University of Georgia School of Law honored four women for their service during the school's virtual Alumni/Alumnae Week. Valerie Caproni, B. Lynn Chastain and Santhia L. Curtis received the Law School Association's highest honor - the Distinguished Service Scroll Award - for their outstanding dedication and service to the legal profession and the law school. Additionally, Lt. Cmdr. Catherine T. "Katie" McMahon was presented with the Young Alumni/Alumnae of Excellence Award.

Congratulations to third-year students Elizabeth J. Poland and Megan R. "Meggie" Willinger for winning the Best Draft Award at the Transactional LawMeet hosted by the University of Missouri at Kansas City. They represented the buyer in a complex stock purchase transaction and spent over two months drafting an amendment to the stock purchase agreement, interviewing their client and marking up the other side's draft.

Congratulations to third-year students Amelia Welch Ortiz, Charles W. Hoffman and Ian L. Kecskes and second-year student Haley K. Kairab for winning the Tenth Annual South Texas Mock Trial Challenge. Kairab received the Best Advocate Award for the final round. Notably, UGA has won this national mock trial competition four times in the tournament's history.