The Nashville Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Foundation will host their annual golf tournament on May 13 at the Hermitage Golf Course. Range balls will be available at noon ahead of the shotgun start at 1 p.m. CST. Dinner will be served and prizes will be awarded to teams and individuals at the conclusion of play. Register online.  

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands will hold three 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. Two clinics will take place on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. CST. A third clinic will be held on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. CST. LAS is looking for attorneys to help answer questions. To volunteer, contact Andrae Crismon or Kendra Cheek or call 615-780-7131.

The TBA Mock Trial Committee is seeking sitting judges, attorneys and law students to volunteer for the 2021 Tennessee High School Mock Trial Competition. This year, because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the competition will be held virtually on the Empire Mock Trial platform. Also, rather than the traditional 14 district competitions, the qualifying competitions will be based on the state’s three grand divisions. Grand division competitions will be held simultaneously the weekend of Feb. 19-21 with nearly 70 teams vying for a spot at the state competition. The state competition will take place March 19-21. Learn more about volunteer opportunities and get links to registration forms on the TBA mock trial website.

The TBA Juvenile and Children’s Law Executive Council is inviting section members to a Virtual Meet and Greet on Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. CST. Members are encouraged to attend the event to learn more about the section’s plans for the year and provide feedback on the services and programs they would find helpful. Please register before 8 a.m. CST on the day of the event to receive the Zoom email invitation and access information. Not a member of the section? Join here.

For the past 13 years, the annual Blickstein Group Law Department Operations Survey has amassed trend data concerning the burgeoning discipline of legal operations. This year’s survey offers the first real data on the pandemic’s effects on law department operations. Download it here. The findings, according to the group, reveal a resilient profession that managed very well through the pandemic with only 6% saying the pandemic hindered their ability to deliver legal services. In cooperation with Above the Law, the group will present a free webinar on Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. EST to breakdown the survey findings.

The TBA Mock Trial Committee is seeking sitting judges, attorneys and law students to volunteer for the 2021 Tennessee High School Mock Trial Competition. This year, because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the competition will be held virtually on the Empire Mock Trial platform. Also, rather than the traditional 14 district competitions, the qualifying competitions will be based on the state’s three grand divisions. Grand division competitions will be held simultaneously the weekend of Feb. 19-21 with nearly 70 teams vying for a spot at the state competition. Finalists will be announced on March 1. The state competition will take place March 19-21. Learn more about volunteer opportunities and get links to registration forms on the TBA mock trial website.

The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville's Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts (VLPA) program will offer "Ask the Experts" Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. CT. The online event is a business and legal clinic for the creative community; a one-on-one consultation with an industry expert to get your arts-related legal, marketing or business questions answered. Register online and learn more about how you can get involved at abcnashville.org/vlpa.

Next week, the Center for Women in Law at the University of Texas School of Law is launching the “Ginsburg Initiative” to advance gender-neutral initiatives that support systemic change, Above the Law reports. As part of the launch, the center will hold a virtual panel discussion on the life and legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg will moderate the discussion among four of Ginsburg’s former clerks. The free event will take place Feb. 2 at noon CST. Register here.

Legal organizations in Knoxville will hold a virtual Veterans Legal Advice Clinic on Feb. 10 from noon to 2 p.m. EST. The clinic is a general advice and referral clinic which 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.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue will hold its next free tax webinar on Jan. 26, the latest in a series of programs being offered to the public. This month’s installment will focus on the resources available on the department’s website. Those attending the webinar will get answers to their questions about state tax law and how best to navigate the department's tax filing website, the Tennessee Taxpayer Access Point (TNTAP). The session will start at 9 a.m. CST. Register here for the January program or see the list of other upcoming webinars.