The TBA Mentoring Committee will host a virtual program allowing mentors and mentees, or those who are interested in becoming mentors and mentees, to share successful ways to network remotely and ask questions of colleagues. Each group will meet separately in a Zoom breakout room and then come together to share insights. The program will take place April 6 from 4 to 5 p.m. CDT. RSVP here.

The Tennessee Faith & Justice Alliance, a project of the Tennessee Access to Justice Commission, will hold several virtual legal advice clinics in Knoxville on April 13-15. The event is being coordinated by the Knoxville Bar Association and its Access to Justice Committee; Legal Aid of East Tennessee; and the University of Tennessee College of Law. Volunteers are needed to take questions from the public. Sign up to volunteer here.

Legal organizations in Knoxville will hold a virtual Veterans Legal Advice Clinic on April 14 from noon to 2 p.m. EDT. The clinic is a general advice and referral clinic that serves between 20 and 30 veterans each month with a wide variety of legal issues. To volunteer, sign up online. For questions, contact Access to Justice Committee Co-Chairs Spencer Fair or Luke Ihnen.

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands will hold two phone clinics next week for members of the public with questions about housing and renters’ rights, bankruptcy, medical bills, debt collection, domestic violence, SNAP benefits and unemployment benefits. Clinics are Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All times central. LAS is looking for attorneys to help answer questions. To volunteer, contact Andrae Crismon or Kendra Cheek or call 615-780-7131.

The Nashville Conflict Resolution Center will host its fourth annual Mediation Matters Breakfast on April 1 at 8 a.m. CDT. The free virtual program will focus on how COVID-19 has impacted the housing crisis and how civil mediation is helping keep children and families in their homes. The center has worked in the Nashville community for 21 years. It recently was tapped by the courts to help keep people in their homes despite their inability to pay rent.

The Nashville YWCA will host Stand Against Racism: Legacies of Injustice in Sports on Thursday from noon until 1 p.m. CDT. The virtual program will include a panel discussion on the intersection of sports, racism and sexism, featuring leaders and experts from the community. The event is free and open to the public.

In honor of Women’s History Month, the TBA has rallied its past, current and future female presidents for a one-hour conversation on their experiences, influences and the impact women have made on the legal profession. The virtual panel will take place on March 24 from 3 to 4 p.m. CDT. TBA Executive Director Joycelyn Stevenson will moderate the panel, which will include: former TBA presidents Sarah Sheppeard, Cindy Wyrick, Jackie Dixon, Gail Ashworth, Marcy Eason and Kathryn Reed Edge; TBA Vice President Tasha Blakney; TBA President-elect Sherie Edwards; and current TBA President Michelle Greenway Sellers. Register now.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue will offer its next free webinar on March 30 at 9 a.m. CDT. The session will cover sales tax resale certificates, including the proper use of resale certificates and the correct procedure to accept them if you are a vendor. The webinar is part of a series designed to provide tax practitioners, attorneys, accountants and others with the opportunity to learn more about tax-related topics and ask questions of department officials. Register for this webinar or see other upcoming sessions on the department's website.

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands will hold four phone clinics this week for members of the public with questions about housing and renters’ rights, bankruptcy, medical bills, debt collection, domestic violence, SNAP benefits and unemployment benefits. Clinics are Monday from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. All times central. LAS is looking for attorneys to help answer questions. To volunteer, contact Andrae Crismon or Kendra Cheek or call 615-780-7131.

Entries for the TBA Administrative Law Section's second annual writing competition for law students are due April 5. Students enrolled in a Tennessee law school during the 2020-2021 school year are eligible. The section's executive council hopes this competition will promote an interest in and understanding of administrative law in Tennessee through the publication of scholarly articles on administrative law topics, and strengthen the relationship among administrative law professors, law students and administrative law practitioners in Tennessee. The competition recognizes the best legal writing by a law student on a topic of Tennessee or federal administrative law. The winning submission will be published in the Administrative Law Section newsletter and the winner will be awarded $800. You can find more information and the rules for the writing competition here, and read about how writing competitions can enhance writing skills in a recent Tennessee Bar Journal article.