Student Organizations Events

The day-long virtual symposium will discuss a range of topics related to voting in the United States, including the history of the Civil Rights and Suffrage movements, the Electoral College, and the future of voting rights litigation. This past election cycle has highlighted the importance of emerging swing states like Georgia. We invite students, practitioners, scholars, and any other interested parties to join us for this exciting discussion. The event is free to UGA students, staff, faculty, community members, and attorneys not seeking CLE credit.

Even during normal times (which these are not), 2Ls have many questions about how to strategize beyond on-campus interviews. CDO is hosting an information session to address current hiring timelines and expectations, and to help 2Ls navigate the path to summer employment.

To obtain the virtual session log in information, please register in LawDawgDash.

We hope you can join us! The session will be recorded for those with conflicts.

Join the Sports & Entertainment Law Society to learn about the practice of sports law. Attorney guest panelists will share insights and advice on the practice and on careers in the field:

• Greg Heller, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Atlanta Braves
• Bennet Speyer, Partner, Shumaker
• Matt Hibbs, Assistant Athletic Director - Football Compliance, University of Georgia

Register in LawDawgDash to obtain Zoom login information.

Michelle Silverthorn is the Founder and CEO of Inclusion Nation. Michelle founded Inclusion Nation on the belief that diversity and inclusion needs a new voice for a new generation. A recognized organizational diversity expert, and in-demand diversity speaker, Michelle works with clients in all industries to design spaces centered on courage, belonging, and authenticity. She equips her audiences across the country with the knowledge and skills to finally move forward on diversity and inclusion.

Learn about the clinical and experiential classes at the Law School, followed by an opportunity to meet clinical professors and students.

To register and obtain the Zoom links for each town hall, as well as the individual clinic zoom rooms, please go to https://law-uga.12twenty.com/Login.

In conjunction with their sponsorship of mock interviews, attorneys from King & Spalding will share career and job search advice with 1Ls.

Please RSVP in Symplicity or via email to profdev@uga.edu.

LexisNexis will host a Career Search and Interview Prep Training.

Lunch provided.

Bertis Downs: Bertis Downs lives in Athens, Georgia, where he received his law degree in 1981 from the University of Georgia's School of Law. He represented the band R.E.M. throughout the band's career and has remained an advisor to their various endeavors since disbandment. In 1988 Downs originated the Entertainment Law course at the University School of Law. Since then, he has regularly nourished his interest in teaching by speaking at various continuing legal education, law schools and music industry conferences.

Federal judicial clerkships are among the most prestigious entry-level jobs in the legal profession. Join Laura Woodson, the law school's CDO Associate Director and Judicial Clerkship Advisor, to learn about how & when judges hire, and how you can prepare to apply.

For 2Ls & 3Ls.

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J. Jarpa Dawuni is Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University, Washington D.C. She is a qualified Barrister-at-Law before the Ghana Superior Courts of Judicature. She holds a Doctorate in Political Science from Georgia State University. Her primary areas of research include judicial politics, women in the legal professions, gender and the law, international human rights, women's civil society organizing and democratization.