Career Services
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More than 75 1Ls attend Public Service Orientation
The event exposes incoming students to public service opportunities at VLS and in Nashville and connects them with faculty and local attorneys who work in the public interest. Read MoreAug. 19, 2022
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Monique Winkler, Class of 1996, named regional director of SEC’s San Francisco office
Winkler had served as the office's acting director since March and as its associate regional director for enforcement since 2019. Read MoreAug. 16, 2022
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Erin Merrick ’14 (MA’11) appointed Tennessee’s Chief Legal Counsel by Gov. Bill Lee
Merrick had previously served as Gov. Lee's deputy legal counsel since 2019. She was an assistant attorney general in the Tennessee Office of the Attorney General before joining Lee's legal staff. Read MoreAug. 16, 2022
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Adele El-Khouri ’13 joins Office of the White House Counsel
El-Khouri has joined the White House Counsel's Office as an associate counsel. She previously served as counsel to the assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice. Read MoreAug. 1, 2022
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Neel Chatterjee, Class of 1994, profiled in Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine
Chatterjee is a Silicon Valley-based partner in Goodwin Proctor's IP practice. His profile, "Breaking the Algorithm," chronicles his background and experiences as a nationally renowned IP litigator. Read MoreJul. 26, 2022
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Law and Business Program launches fellowship program for entry-level business law scholars
The Law and Business Fellow will be in residence at VLS for four semesters under the mentorship of VLS corporate law faculty. Read MoreJul. 25, 2022
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VLS ranks 7th in Lawyers of Color 2022 listing of 65 Best Law Schools for Black Students
Lawyers of Color, a nonprofit organization that promotes diversity in the legal profession, ranked the Top 65 Law Schools for Black Students based on number of J.D.s awarded to black students, J.D.-required job placement, placement of graduates as Big Law associates, bar passage rate, black student enrollment, federal and state clerkships, distinguished black alumni, grants and scholarship awards, selectivity and tuition cost. Read MoreJul. 20, 2022
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Jackson Hill named 2022 George Barrett Social Justice Fellow
Hill will work with the Powell Project, offering resources and assistance to capital defense teams. Read MoreJul. 8, 2022
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Brian Ruben named 2022 George Barrett Social Justice Fellow
Ruben will work with the Colorado Center on Law and Policy to support the development of an automated process for criminal record sealing. Read MoreJun. 24, 2022
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Seventy-five Vanderbilt Law students working as interns for government and nonprofit legal employers this summer
VLS students are working for government and nonprofit legal employers in 15 states, Washington, D.C., and The Hague, Netherlands during summer 2022. Read MoreJun. 14, 2022