Law School

While practicing public interest law upon graduation has become more popular amongst law students, it still falls outside of the status quo. Assistant Dean and Martha Craig Daughtrey Director for Public Interest Beth Cruz, in partnership with the Career Services Office, held an informational panel for Vanderbilt Law students interested in practicing public interest law after graduation. The panel offered guidance on how to navigate an interest or passion for public interest law as a current or prospective law student.  Read More

After moving to Nashville to join the faculty at Vanderbilt Law School, James Blumstein was denied the right to vote because of Tennessee’s durational residency requirements and decided to sue. Blumstein successfully argued the case himself before the Supreme Court, effectively enfranchising around six percent more potential voters. On the 50th anniversary of the court’s decision, Vanderbilt Law School organized a celebration to commemorate Blumstein’s victory. Read More

“Social Network as Work,” by Francesca Procaccini, sets a novel paradigm for regulating speech on social media by equating the use with labor. Read More

Thirteen outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2024 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise.    Read More

On May 3 and 4, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation and the Vanderbilt University Department of History hosted “How the New Deal Was Run,” a conference about the implementation of the New Deal programs that transformed American life in the 1930s and beyond.  Read More

In his review article, drug law expert Robert Mikos, LaRoche Family Chair in Law at Vanderbilt Law School, draws lessons from the marijuana reform movement that proponents of psychedelic legalization should heed in their efforts to win public support. Read More

Led by inaugural director of undergraduate studies and Centennial Professor of Law Sean B. Seymore, the Undergraduate Minor in Legal Studies is designed to help students make an informed judgment about whether to pursue law school and/or a legal career, provide substantive legal knowledge and critical thinking skills, and allow them to become better-informed citizens. Read More

Housed within the Law School’s Program on Law and Innovation, the AI Legal Lab’s mission is to harness AI to expand access to legal services and knowledge and to improve their delivery. Read More

Although applications for the program are reviewed on a rolling basis; applicants are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible. Read More

Although applications for the program are reviewed on a rolling basis, those who submit their application by the priority deadline will receive an admissions decision sooner and have adequate time to complete the FAFSA. Read More

A Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation paper argues that banks should be treated as public utilities, like electricity and other essential services. The white paper by Vanderbilt Law professor Morgan Ricks and Columbia Law professor Lev Menand is the first policy proposal released by VPA, a Discovery Vanderbilt initiative. Read More

Vanderbilt Law School professor Daniel Sharfstein will host a conversation with the National Trail of Tears Association’s Tory Wayne Poteete and the Oklahoma Historical Society’s Charles Tate on Thursday, Sept. 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room. They will discuss research that contributed to Cherokee and Chickasaw Students at Vanderbilt, 1885–1899, an exhibit on display at Central Library through Sept. 29. Read More

Daniel Sharfstein, the Dick and Martha Lansden Professor of Law and professor of history, will lead a conversation focused on Cherokee and Chickasaw students at Vanderbilt in the 1880s and 1890s, on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room. The talk complements an exhibit currently on display in the lobby of Central Library.  Read More

The two-year, part-time MLS program is designed for busy professionals who are looking to deepen their understanding of the legal system and become more sophisticated and confident in navigating the law. Read More

The two-year, part-time MLS program is designed for busy professionals who are looking to deepen their understanding of the legal system and become more sophisticated and confident in navigating the law. Read More

Vanderbilt University graduate and professional programs' placements in the 2023–24 U.S. News & World Report Graduate School rankings were released. Four of Vanderbilt's graduate and professional schools are in the top 20 of the U.S. News rankings.  Read More

The Law School offers a 25 percent tuition scholarship to any eligible Vanderbilt employee enrolled in the online Master of Legal Studies program. Read More

The final application deadline for Vanderbilt’s online Master of Legal Studies Program is April 24, 2023. Although applications for the program are reviewed on a rolling basis, applicants are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible. Read More

The priority application deadline for Vanderbilt’s online Master of Legal Studies Program is April 3, 2023. Although applications for the program are reviewed on a rolling basis, those who submit their application by the priority deadline will receive an admissions decision sooner and have adequate time to complete the FAFSA. Read More