Congratulations to third-year students Haley K. Kairab, Taylor N. Lear and Navroz N. Tharani for finishing as one of the top four teams in the National Moot Court Competition. The trio won Region 13 of the tournament in November, earning the right to compete for the national title. The National Moot Court Competition is the oldest and most prestigious moot court tournament in the country.
A University of Georgia School of Law graduate and his wife have made an additional pledge to support law students with spouses and/or families. The John and Becky Douglas Family Student Support Fund was initially created in 2019 to honor the support the Douglases received when John was enrolled at the School of Law.
The School of Law will host the 22nd Annual Symposium on Legal Ethics and Professionalism virtually. The title of the Feb. 25 event is "Lawyering for the President: Testing the Limits of Ethics and Professionalism." The University of Minnesota's Richard W. Painter will deliver the keynote address titled: "Political Independence of Government Lawyers in the Executive Branch." Registration is free and required to receive the link for the daylong symposium. For attorneys seeking CLE credits, the cost is $24.
Congratulations to third-year student Kayla S. Hope for being selected for a 2022 Diverse Student Mentor Fellowship from the Corporate Counsel Women of Color. The fellowships are part of the national nonprofit's "My Life As A Lawyer Program," which seeks to create a pipeline of underrepresented professionals to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal field.
The 12 law schools in the Southeastern Conference are collaborating to host “A Series of Conversations on Name, Image and Likeness and the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics” throughout the academic year. Professors from each law school - including the UGA School of Law's Laura Phillips Sawyer and David Shipley - as well as professionals within the athletics industry will speak on a variety of legal topics surrounding the NIL policy for college athletes that took effect in July 2021. The virtual panel series runs through April and is open to the public.