LawLawPalooza to showcase law students’ talentThe annual LawLawPalooza, held March 19, blew the doors off of Gainesville’s Backstage Lounge on March 19. The event, which showcases multi-talented UF Law students and faculty, was hosted by the Association for Public Interest Law (APIL) and the John Marshall Bar Association (JMBA).
In fall 2008, the Faculty Recruitment Committee was formed with the help of the Office of Student Affairs. The committee is led by founder David Kerner (2L) and Kali Feinman (2L) and consists of 16 diverse members of the law school community, ranging from 1Ls to members of the LL.M. tax program.
Dougherty wins antitrust writing competitionSpring break took an unexpected turn for Larry Dougherty (JD 09) when he got a telephone call saying he’d won a national law student writing competition sponsored by the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association. “It was stunning news,” said Dougherty. “I’d submitted an entry but never expected to hear anything about it.”
Florida Journal of International Law publishes work by Israeli justiceThe Florida Journal of International Law is honored to have published a very special work by Justice Eliezer Rivlin of the Supreme Court of Israel in its most recent issue (21 Fla. J. Int’l L. 1).
Military Justice team wins second placeThe team of Lorna Cobb, Shelly Garg, Philip Moring and Gustav Schmidt won second place in the Military Justice Moot Court Competition held at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla. during the last week of February. This competition focused on an emerging military justice issue and required competitors to learn provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
UF National Tax Moot Court Team wins second placeThe UF College of Law Tax Moot Court Team was first runner up in the The Florida Bar Tax Section 2009 National Tax Moot Court Competition.
BLSA Trial Team earns spot in Final FourThe UF BLSA trial team competed in the annual mock trial competition for the Southern Region Black Law Students Association (SRBLSA), Feb. 4 through 8. Held in Nashville, Tenn., this year’s competition pitted 25 teams from law schools throughout the southern states. UF’s team successfully argued four trials to earn a spot in the Final Four.
UF hero becomes comic book superheroVirgil Hawkins, the alter-ego of the popular African-American comic character “Static” in the regular DC Universe is making his first appearance in the new “Terror Titans” miniseries.
Successfully completing a judicial clerkship gives recent law school grads the edge when law firms are looking to hire. That was the message delivered by judicial clerks who were on campus recently to share their professional experiences and perspectives to interested students.
Students, faculty and friends of the law school gathered in the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom Feb. 27 to honor book award recipients for the spring semester. Presented every semester, book awards recognize the top performers in each class, and give alumni a chance to support academic excellence at the UF Levin College of Law. More than 100 students were honored for their performance in classes in the spring.
Spring 2009: Read UF Law for articles exploring important legal questions, catch up with classmates, in Class Notes, and learn more about UF Law.
