Archive
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at VLS: A Statement from Dean Yadav
This month has provided a point of focus for VLS and the country to recognize the critically important contributions of Latinx communities. Now we must ensure that we remain continually committed to engaging with the legal issues affecting them. Read MoreOct. 20, 2021
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22 government and public interest employers participate in new Public Interest Viritual Recruiting Program
Employers participated in one of two ways—through virtual interviews that took place Sept. 20-Oct.1 and through resumé collections in mid-September. 2L students had opportunities to apply and interview for internships in summer 2022, and 3Ls could apply and interview for postgraduate opportunities, including those supported by sponsored fellowships. Read MoreOct. 19, 2021
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James Truong ’21 selected as Presidential Management Fellow at USAID
Truong is focusing on labor and employment issues at USAID, which provides humanitarian aid and fosters economic development in foreign nations. Read MoreOct. 15, 2021
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Gail Vaughn Ashworth ’83 receives ABA’s Edmund S. Muskie Pro Bono Award
Ashworth will receive the award from the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Oct. 14 at its fall meeting in Dallas. The award recognizes TIPS members who have demonstrated a commitment to justice for all citizens and a dedication to pro bono service. Read MoreOct. 13, 2021
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Honoring Indigenous People’s Day
This week, we mark Indigenous People’s Day, celebrating the rich history, vibrant cultures and foundational contributions of indigenous communities to the country we live in today. Read MoreOct. 12, 2021
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William A. Fenwick ’67, founding partner of Fenwick, dead at 83
Fenwick left a Wall Street firm in 1972 to start Fenwick & West, a Silicon Valley law firm focusing on the technology sector, and later helped incorporate Apple Computer. The son of a sharecropper in western Kentucky, he was the first in his family to attend college and go to law school. Read MoreOct. 8, 2021
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VLS announces $10M gift from private-equity entrepreneur Justin Ishbia ’04
Justin Ishbia ’04 has donated $10 million to Vanderbilt Law School to support its key strategic priorities and strengthen its position as one of the nation’s premier institutions for legal scholarship. Ishbia is founder and managing partner of Shore Capital Partners, a private equity firm with offices in Chicago and Nashville. He is a member of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust and the law school's Board of Advisors and endowed the law school's Justin R. Ishbia Scholarship in 2015. Read MoreOct. 6, 2021
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Housing Law Clinic director Jennifer Prusak addresses importance of legal representation for renters facing eviction
In a column published online at The Conversation, Prusak explains why providing more tenants facing evication with access to a lawyer could be the key to keeping more people in their homes. Prusak is an associate clinical professor of law. She launched Vanderbilt's Housing Law Clinic in spring 2021. Read MoreSep. 29, 2021
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Justice Cornelia Clark ’79 (BA’71) dead at 71
Justice Clark became the second woman in the state’s history to serve as chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2010. She spent much of her legal career in public service, including 11 years as a circuit court judge and 16 years on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Read MoreSep. 24, 2021
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Opinion | The Dangerous Legal Illusion of ‘Parental Rights’
During Hispanic Heritage Month, Vanderbilt Law School has celebrated the extraordinary, diverse and influential contributions of our Latinx students, staff, and faculty–past and present. While this month provides a point of focus for VLS and the country to recognize the critically important contributions of Latinx communities, we must also ensure… Read MoreSep. 21, 2021