In recognition of Law Day on May 1, the American Bar Association will sponsor programming in Washington, D.C., and encourage celebrations across the country that highlight the rule of law. “The 14th Amendment: Transforming American Democracy” is the theme this year, and will be the subject of three public events in the nation’s capital: "The 15th Annual Leon Jaworski Public Program" and "A Law Day conversation with the D.C. Courts" on May 1, and the “Dialogue on the 14th Amendment” program for high school students on May 2.

Volunteers are still needed for the Lipscomb/St. James Legal Advice Clinic on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The clinic will be at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 600 28th Ave. North in Nashville. The clinic will be advice-only with no expectation that volunteers take on continuing representation. Contact Randy Spivey at Lipscomb's Institute for Law, Justice and Society for more information or to volunteer.

Saturday is #Help4TNDay and Tennesseans will have the opportunity to receive free legal advice and learn about civil legal resources available throughout the year. Attorneys are still needed to volunteer for events scheduled across the state and online. The program, which kicked off in mid-March and continues through mid-April, is focused on bringing attention to the on-going need for free and low cost civil legal services and highlight the groups that provide these services to Tennesseans in need. Visit the Help4TN website to learn more about the program, as well as information on how to get involved.

Vanderbilt Law School will host the inaugural Music City Legal Hackathon and Unconference on April 7-8, as well as the Blockchain and the Law Conference on April 7. The Hackathon will bring together members of the legal community with coders, developers, programmers and more to “hack” solutions to challenges faced by Tennessee’s nonprofit legal assistance providers. At the Blockchain event, participants will explore what impact blockchain is having on the law and legal professionals. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology most often associated with bitcoin and other digital currency.