Legal Clinic News
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Turner Family Community Free Enterprise Clinic: 2021-22 Annual Review
The Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic launched in 2018 as an experiential course at Vanderbilt Law School. Students enrolled in the Clinic gain transactional lawyering skills and experience through the representation of entrepreneurs and community organizations in Middle Tennessee. The clinic’s goals are to teach substantive law and practice strategies, give students the opportunity to apply their skills in the public interest, and facilitate inclusive economic and community development. This report covers the work of students under the direction of Associate Clinical Professor Lauren Rogal in the 2021-22 academic year. Read MoreSep. 23, 2022
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Legislative Advocacy to Eliminate Youth Fines and Fees
The Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic launched in 2018 as an experiential course at Vanderbilt Law School. Students enrolled in the Clinic gain transactional lawyering skills and experience through the representation of entrepreneurs and community organizations in Middle Tennessee. The Clinic’s goals are to teach substantive law and practice strategies,… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022
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Collaboration and Community: Vanderbilt Law Clinics and the Elmahaba Center
The Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic launched in 2018 as an experiential course at Vanderbilt Law School. Students enrolled in the Clinic gain transactional lawyering skills and experience through the representation of entrepreneurs and community organizations in Middle Tennessee. The Clinic’s goals are to teach substantive law and practice strategies,… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022
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Lessons Learned in Trial Preparation, Joshua Stanton, Clinical Teaching Fellow
The Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic launched in 2018 as an experiential course at Vanderbilt Law School. Students enrolled in the Clinic gain transactional lawyering skills and experience through the representation of entrepreneurs and community organizations in Middle Tennessee. The Clinic’s goals are to teach substantive law and practice strategies,… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022
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The Horrors of the Asylum Process, Marina Yousef ’23
The Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic launched in 2018 as an experiential course at Vanderbilt Law School. Students enrolled in the Clinic gain transactional lawyering skills and experience through the representation of entrepreneurs and community organizations in Middle Tennessee. The Clinic’s goals are to teach substantive law and practice strategies,… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022
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Helping Immigrants Achieve Their Goals, Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea, LLM’19
The Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic launched in 2018 as an experiential course at Vanderbilt Law School. Students enrolled in the Clinic gain transactional lawyering skills and experience through the representation of entrepreneurs and community organizations in Middle Tennessee. The Clinic’s goals are to teach substantive law and practice strategies,… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022
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Clinics Help You Hit the Ground Running, Allen Shao King ’21
The Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic launched in 2018 as an experiential course at Vanderbilt Law School. Students enrolled in the Clinic gain transactional lawyering skills and experience through the representation of entrepreneurs and community organizations in Middle Tennessee. The Clinic’s goals are to teach substantive law and practice strategies,… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022
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Spring Miller, Karla McKanders and Scott Jeffrey JD/PhD ’23 featured in Tennessee Voices podcast
Miller, McKanders and Jeffrey discuss their public interest legal work with David Plazas, director of opinion and engagement for USAToday Network Tennessee, in this 20-minute podcast. Miller is the Assistant Dean and Martha Craig Daughtrey Director of Public Interest, McKanders directs the Immigration Practice Clinic, and Jeffrey will earn his J.D. and Ph.D. in law and economics in 2023. Read MoreDec. 10, 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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Dean Chris Guthrie joins with deans of more than 40 U.S. law schools in support of AG Garland’s call to the legal community
Law deans express a commitment to ensuring that families and individuals facing eviction have access to legal representation, counseling and assistance. Read MoreSep. 1, 2021