Alumni
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Clinical Alumni Spotlights
Vanderbilt Law School alumni reflect on their clinic experiences, discuss how the clinics influenced their careers, and offer advice to current students. Judge Sheila Calloway, JD ’94 Davidson County Juvenile Judge Criminal Practice Clinic Alumnae How did your clinic experience impact the trajectory of your career as a… Read MoreApr. 11, 2023
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New VLS scholarship endowed in honor of J. Michael Campbell ’68 (BE’65)
Campbell is a founding partner of Campbell & Brannon, an Atlanta-based real estate firm that now has 11 offices and more than 30 attorneys. Read MoreApr. 6, 2023
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Remembering The Honorable C. Roger Vinson ’71
Throughout his 40-year tenure on the bench, Judge Vinson consistently rendered non-ideological, scholarly decisions with meticulous attention to the rule of law Read MoreApr. 5, 2023
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47 law firms participate in 2023 Spring Firm Mingle to connect with rising 2Ls
Students connected with attorneys hiring summer associates for positions in 74 cities in the U.S. and abroad. More than 70 percent of the 137 attorneys who attended the spring career fair are VLS alumni. Read MoreMar. 29, 2023
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Internationally renowned neuroscientist Anthony Wagner delivers inaugural Weaver Distinguished Lecture in Law and Neuroscience
Wagner, who is deputy director of Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, addressed his pioneering research on the cognitive neuroscience of memory. Read MoreMar. 24, 2023
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Criminal justice experts Barry Friedman and Vikrant Reddy find “Common Ground” on police reform in 2023 Dean’s Lecture
Founding director of NYU’s Policing Project and senior fellow at Stand Together Trust discussed current issues in policing. Read MoreMar. 22, 2023
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WLSA Women’s History Month Events Feature DOJ Human Rights Lawyer Courtney Urschel ’01, Women Sports Lawyers, and a First-Gen Lawyer
Coffee chats throughout March will offer tips for navigating job interviews, choosing courses, and finding the right career path. Read MoreMar. 3, 2023
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Ashley Wiltshire ’72 chronicles pioneering career as a legal aid attorney in new book, “Everyday Justice”
Wiltshire headed the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands for 37 years before his retirement in 2007. Read MoreFeb. 27, 2023
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Journalist Peter Canellos tells the story of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan as part of the Branstetter Judicial Speaker Series
Canellos is a managing editor at Politico and the author of “The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial Hero.” Read MoreFeb. 23, 2023
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18 members of the Class of 2022 selected for Order of the Coif
Members of the Order of the Coif are selected by faculty approval and represent the top 10 percent of their graduating class. The Order of the Coif is a national honorary scholastic society. Read MoreFeb. 23, 2023