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Third-year ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law students Jennifer Meeks Mickle and Will Drath excelled at the Third Annual Legal Ethics and Professionalism Moot Court Competition at Mercer University School of Law on November 16-17. In a strong field of 22 teams from law schools across the country, the team reached the quarterfinals and took Best Petitioner’s Brief honors.

In an attempt to change the way we discuss, debate and educate ourselves about legislation, third-year law student Matthew Wilcut is launching, what he calls, a social network for we, the people.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law students began the month of November by saying, “thank you” to 158 donors at the second annual ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law Day of 100 Thanks. Students participated in the November 1 initiative by writing notes to express their appreciation to donors who make scholarships at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law possible.

The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, N.C., will deliver the fall 2012 Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m., at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law, 201 North Greene Street in downtown Greensboro. This event is free and open to the public.

Two teams from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ were quarterfinalists at the Twelfth Annual Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition at Regent University School of Law on October 26-27. The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ teams were comprised of third-year students Sarah Boshears, Grant Buckner, Gwendolyn Lewis, and Daniel Harris.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law Professors Scott Gaylord, David Levine and Michael Rich provided commentary and analysis for Yes! Weekly, Slate and the News and Observer, respectively, on the subjects of super PACs, voting machines and criminal informants.

The student-led Pro Bono Board at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law is pleased to announce Pro Bono Week, October 22-27, featuring events in partnership with local attorneys, American Civil Liberties Union, Legal Aid of North Carolina, the Interactive Resource Center, Women’s Resource Center, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s Office of Financial Planning, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law’s Center for Professional Development and Humanitarian and Immigration Law Clinic, and the following student organizations: ACLU, Initiative for Diversity and Cultural Awareness, Public Interest Law Society and Women’s Law Association.

The Public Interest Law Society (PILS) at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law was able to provide Elizabeth Duncan, L’13, with a stipend to support her public interest internship over the summer of 2012.