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UM Law to Host McClure Lecture featuring Professor Devon Carbado

Oxford, Miss. —The 2017 McClure Lecture will be presented by Professor Devon Carbado on March 30, 2017 at 4:15 p.m. in Weems Auditorium (Room 1078) at the Law School. Professor…Continued

Mississippi Law Journal Hosts Judge David Sanders

The Mississippi Law Journal is hosting the Mississippi Law Journal Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 12:45 p.m. in Room 1090 at the Law School. This year’s lecture…Continued

Susan Duncan Named UM Law School Dean

[caption id="attachment_19753" align="alignleft" width="250"] Susan Duncan[/caption] OXFORD, Miss. – After a national search, Susan Duncan has been chosen as the new dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law.…Continued

Rychlak Named Ben Hardy Faculty Excellence Award Recipient

Each year the Dean of the Law School and the President of the Law School Student Body select a law professor for the Ben Hardy Faculty Excellence Award. This year’s…Continued

UM Law Alumna and Professor Pens Memoir

OXFORD, MS — “If it’s a boy,” Bill Strong announced to a crowded courtroom in Louisville, Mississippi, “I'll send up black smoke; if it’s a girl, I'll send up white.”…Continued

UM Law School to Host Peer Review Forum Lecture

The Mississippi Law Journal and the Sherman L. Muths, Jr., Lecture Series are hosting a Peer Review Forum Lecture Webinar on Monday, February 27th at 12:00 p.m. in Weems Auditorium.…Continued

UM Law School Hosts Boyce Holleman Debate

The University of Mississippi School of Law is hosting the 2017 Boyce Holleman Debate Series Wednesday, March 1 at 12:45 p.m. in Weems Auditorium. This year’s debate will feature Robert…Continued

UM Business Law Program Named Among Nation’s Best

The Business Law program at the University of Mississippi School of Law was featured recently in preLaw Magazine as one of the country’s top programs. In an article entitled “Top…Continued

McCullouch to Retire from Law School

John McCullouch, Associate Dean Metro Jackson, will retire from his position effective March 1, 2017. He has served the law school in that capacity for five years. “As the face…Continued

UM Law Hosts MLK Day Commemoration Panel

The University of Mississippi School of Law will host a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commemoration Panel Wednesday, February 1, at 12:45 p.m. in Weems Auditorium. The program is entitled…Continued

Weems Announces Retirement

[caption id="attachment_19138" align="alignleft" width="192"] Robert A. Weems Law Faculty....Photo by Harry Briscoe[/caption] After forty years of teaching at the University of Mississippi School of Law, Robert Weems has announced that…Continued

Ole Miss Law Year in Review: Top 16 in 2016

It’s been another big year for the University of Mississippi School of Law. Here are some of the top stories from the law school this year. 1. UM Law #24…Continued