Lauren Shatto

The Public Interest Legislation and Policy Practicum – designed, created, and taught by Beth Cruz, Assistant Dean and Martha Craig Daughtrey Director for Public Interest – launched in spring 2024. With Tennessee’s legislative session beginning on January 9, students hit the ground running to provide strong legal analysis… Read More

Students in the Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic were immersed in client-centered lawyering during the 2023-24 academic year. Working directly with underserved local entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits, students learned about their clients and their clients’ goals to provide high-quality, individualized legal services. Students prepared legal work product that… Read More

As we reflect on this academic year, the Vanderbilt Immigration Practice Clinic has been steadfast in its commitment to providing vital humanitarian immigration relief to individuals within our community.  Throughout the year, this clinic has maintained its approach, blending a client-centered representation model with community engagement. This approach allows… Read More

The First Amendment Clinic’s 2023-2024 academic year was a tremendous success! Students have provided exceptional client counseling, briefing, and oral advocacy before courts across the country. Student attorneys worked on cases implicating all aspects of the First Amendment—from protecting the right of a citizen to access government social media… Read More