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Dean David A. Brennen Interview Featured on Legal Blog

Jan 5, 2016

The Oklahoma Legal Blog recently featured an interview with UK Law Dean David A. Brennen. Part of the blog can be viewed below, to read the interview in its entirety, please click here.

UK Law Administrators Encourage Students at Carter G. Woodson Academy to Pursue Educational Opportunities After High School

Dec 18, 2015

Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.” Two administrators at the University of Kentucky College of Law are encouraging students at the Carter G. Woodson Academy to put Mandela’s quote into action and make a difference through pursuing educational opportunities after high school graduation.

BLSA Hosts Annual “Law Student for a Day”

Nov 23, 2015

So, you are contemplating law school. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get a first-hand look into law school during your undergraduate studies so you could be more informed when it’s time to make that important decision? The UK Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has done just that for prospective students.

UK Law, A&S Team Up to Offer 6-Year BA + JD Program

Nov 19, 2015

November 18, 2015 By: Whitney Harder A new collaboration between the University of Kentucky College of Law and College of Arts and Sciences will allow students seeking a law degree to save time and money by graduating in six years instead of seven.

UK Board of Trustees Approves Design Phase of UK Law Building Campaign

Oct 28, 2015

Dear Law School Community, I am pleased to announce the UK Board of Trustees has approved the next phase of renovating and expanding the UK Law building. During the “design phase” of the project, the University will retain an architecture firm to create a detailed vision of what the future of UK Law will look like.

UK Law Ranked Nation’s 9th Best Value Law School

Oct 15, 2015

The University of Kentucky College of Law has been named the 9th Best Value Law School in the nation by National Jurist magazine. This is the 11th consecutive year that UK Law has been ranked in the “Top 20” and the seventh consecutive year in the top 10. UK Law was the only Kentucky law school ranked in the Top 20.

UK Law Invests in Student Success

Sep 29, 2015

September 29, 2015 So, you matriculated into law school. What’s next? How do you prepare for your new reality of reading cases and making outlines? What is an outline anyway? What will classes be like? Will you get along with your classmates? These are questions that pass through the minds of all first year law students in some form or fashion. And University of Kentucky College of Law has developed a program to help our incoming students answer these questions and more, prior to their first day of law school.

Justice Alito Gives Behind-the-Scenes Look at Supreme Court

Sep 28, 2015

By: Whitney Harder September 28, 2015 The University of Kentucky College of Law has a history of bringing the legal profession's most distinguished figures to campus for students to meet with, and this year is no exception.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to Speak at UK Law

Sep 16, 2015

By: Whitney Harder The University of Kentucky College of Law is pleased to welcome U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to campus next week as the Fall 2015 Roy R. and Virginia F. Ray Distinguished Lecturer. Justice Alito will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24.

UK Law Students Selected for Central Kentucky American Inn of Court

Sep 15, 2015

Upon recommendation of Dean David A. Brennen, eight third-year UK Law students were selected as Pupils of the Central Kentucky American Inn of Court (CKAIC) for 2015-2016. This year’s list of pupils include Ian Archibald, Alissa Bocook, Rachel Hepburn, Zachary Mattioni, Charles Otten, Andrea Reed, W. Austin Smith II, and Misty Stone. The Inn of Court is an educational and mentoring organization for judges, lawyers and law students dedicated to perpetuating high quality, ethical lawyers and enhancing professionalism and collegiality among the bench and bar.

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