Vanderbilt Law will host the Blockchain and the Law Conference, where 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. Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeff Bivins will serve as the conference’s welcoming speaker. To register for the April 7 event or find out more, visit the conference’s website.

The Tennessee Supreme Court will host a free pro bono-themed CLE in Nashville in conjunction with #Help4TNDay. This event will provide attorneys with information on points of entry into doing pro bono in the Nashville area. Justice Connie Clark will summarize the ethical rules surrounding pro bono work and highlight the Tennessee Faith & Justice Alliance, an initiative of the Tennessee Access to Justice Commission. Representatives from the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands and the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services will cover the opportunities their organizations provide for lawyers to do pro bono work. The event will be held at Nashville School of Law on April 1 from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Register at the Help4TN website.

The Tennessee Supreme Court will kick off #Help4TNDay on March 21 with five press conferences in five cities across the state. #Help4TNDay, planned for April 1, aims to educate the public about free legal advice events as part of its Access to Justice Initiative, in which Tennesseans are invited to get free civil legal help online or in person at walk-in clinics near them. There will also be educational events across the state where people can learn about their legal rights and how to resolve disputes without going to court. Visit the Help4TN website to learn more about the program, as well as the date, time and place of events.

Legal Aid of East Tennessee and the Sevier County Bar Association will host a free legal clinic for the survivors of the Gatlinburg wildfires on March 27. Clients are expected to need advice with consumer/debt issues, insurance, tax problems, government benefits and more. The clinic will take place at the conference center of the Greystone Lodge on the River, 559 Parkway, from 1 – 5 p.m. For more information or to sign up to help, contact LAET’s Knoxville office at (865) 637-0484.