OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law‘s Business Law Network will host a conference Feb. 12 at the Fairview Inn in Jackson, offering three hours of CLE credit to attendees. Lynn Fitch, Mississippi state treasurer, will discuss the business law implications of her office. The Business Law Network’s mission is dedicated to connecting studentsRead the story …
Business Law Network to Host Winter Conference and CLE
State Treasurer Lynn Fitch to deliver keynote at Feb. 12 event in Jackson
February 4, 2016 by
Rural Legal Services and UM Law School Hosting Anniversary Celebration
NMRLS celebrates 50 years as university's clinical programs mark 25 years
January 11, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – North Mississippi Rural Legal Services and the University of Mississippi School of Law are teaming up for an anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. Jan. 21 at the law school. The celebration honors NMRLS’s 50 years and the 25 years of legal service to north Mississippians by the school’s clinical programs. Special guests will include JessRead the story …
Ole Miss Law Wins World Championship in Space Law
Team of three students triumphs over groups from India and Greece en route to victory
October 15, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss – The University of Mississippi School of Law has won the world championship at the 2015 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition in Jerusalem. The team beat India’s Nalsar University of Law in the semifinals and triumphed over National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, today (Oct. 15) in the final round. UM is one ofRead the story …
Waltman Elected LSSB President
Five others assume new leadership roles
May 26, 2015 by
OXFORD,Miss. – Jess Waltman, a native of Quitman, has been elected the 2015-2016 president of the Law School Student Body Association. Five other officers will also assume responsibility for the upcoming school year. The LSSB president oversees the functions of the other members of the LSSB executive board and represents the law school student bodyRead the story …
Law School Launches Effort to Encourage Collaboration, Innovation
Affiliated faculty program designed to boost scholarship and teaching across disciplines
November 7, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law has approved its first four affiliated faculty as part of the school’s new affiliated faculty program, which is designed to spur interaction between the school and other university’s other academic units. The inaugural affiliated faculty members are John Green from the Department of Sociology, Robert Mongue from theRead the story …
Students Place Second in National Sports Law Competition
Showing continues string of impressive finishes for law school teams
October 15, 2014 by
OXFORD,Miss. – Two University of Mississippi School of Law students finished second in the 2014 National Sports Law Negotiation Competition in San Diego. Matt Peters of Birmingham, Alabama, and John Michael Allen of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, both third-year students, competed Sept. 19-21 against 36 teams from across the nation. “I am very proud of the performance by MatthewRead the story …
Law School to Host Annual Mississippi Sports Law Review Symposium
Event to focus on modern communications and sports broadcasting
October 7, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Sports Law Review will host its annual Mississippi Sports Law Review Symposium from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 17 in Weems Auditorium at the University of Mississippi School of Law. This year’s topic is “Current Telecommunications Issues and Their Impact on Sports Broadcasting.” “We are excited again to be welcoming a fantasticRead the story …
New Center and UM Law Clinic to Advocate for Human Rights and Social Justice in Mississippi
Mississippi attorney Cliff Johnson hired as director
August 18, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, a public interest law firm that advocates for human rights and social justice through litigation, has opened an office at the University of Mississippi School of Law, where the new MacArthur Justice Clinic will provide law students with opportunities for hands-on experience under the directionRead the story …
Law School’s Tax Clinic Has Best Year Yet
Student preparers helped more than 250 clients obtain $212,000 in refunds
May 20, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law VITA Tax Clinic continues to provide valuable work and service to the Oxford community, with this tax season bringing more success than ever. Student preparers helped clients with 199 Federal e-files, 55 federal paper returns and 254 total returns this year, said Adrea Watford, student director ofRead the story …
Ole Miss Law Moot Court Ranked 14th in Nation
Year included three national championships, two other finalist teams
May 8, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The final moot court rankings are in, and the University of Mississippi School of Law placed 14th in the nation for 2014. With three national championship teams and two other squads finishing as national semifinalists and quarterfinalists, the law school expected a strong finish.With a top 15 ranking among approximately 175 lawRead the story …