The deadline to register for volunteer attorney training has been extended to Friday. Hosted by the Access to Justice Commission and The Faith & Justice Alliance, the April 27 event is designed for pro bono volunteer attorneys to prepare them to assist low income Tennesseans in high needs areas of law. For more information, contact Laura McKenzie at (615) 741-2687.

The University of Tennessee College of Law will hold its annual Novak Auction on April 20 at noon. Dean Doug Blaze and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Katrice Morgan will serve as emcees of the spring fundraising event, which consists of a live and silent auction, music, entertainment and food. Proceeds will support two new law student scholarships: a public interest scholarship named in honor of Dean Blaze and a scholarship honoring extraordinary leadership and involvement.

Nashville attorney Joanne Bregman will be the Chattanooga Tea Party’s guest speaker tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at The Century Club Banquet Hall, 3221 Harrison Pike, the Chattanoogan reports. Bregman has been involved in policy work at the Tennessee legislature and will speak on the constitutional relationship between federal, state and local governments, especially involving refugee resettlement programs.

The ABA Rule of Law Initiative will host its annual conference April 15 in Washington, D.C. This year’s program will focus on the role of access to justice in international legal development, human rights and the rule of law. Speakers include representatives of the U.S. Department of State, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Human Rights Initiative and International Center for Not-for-Profit Law. Learn more online.

A free legal clinic will be held at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The Memphis Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee and Memphis Area Legal Services host the free, open-to-the-public event the second Saturday of each month. Burch Porter & Johnson PLLC and the legal department at International Paper are this month's sponsors. The Memphis Business Journal has more.

Doug Blaze, dean of the University of Tennessee College of Law will deliver the keynote address during the college’s spring Commencement hooding ceremony on May 8. The college’s students recommended Blaze as the keynote speaker for what will be the final hooding ceremony in which he participates as dean of the College of Law. In 2014, Blaze announced his decision to step down to return to teaching full-time and to serve as director of the college’s new Institute for Professional Leadership, which he co-founded.

Registration is open for the "Re-Visioning Justice in America” Conference, which will be held April 17 through 19 at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Presentations, panels and key note speeches will address a variety of topics, including racial discrimination in sentencing, the business of mass incarceration, the Cradle to Prison Pipeline and more. Keynote speakers include civil rights lawyer, advocate and legal scholar Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative.

Williamson County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is hosting its 4th Annual “Voices for Children” fundraiser May 7 at the Franklin Theater, Williamson Source reports.  Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James and a host of his acclaimed musical friends will take the stage with the Nashville Studio Symphony for a one-of-a-kind musical event dubbed, “Music City Hit-Makers: Where Song Meets Symphony. ” Visit the Williamson County CASA website to register.

The Access to Justice Commission and The Faith & Justice Alliance are hosting a volunteer attorney training April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Lipscomb University’s Shamblin Theater in Nashville. This training event is designed for pro bono volunteer attorneys to prepare them to assist low income Tennesseans in high needs areas of law. Registration deadline is Friday. The AOC has more.

Join the Lawyers’ Association for Women April 28 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for an evening of cocktails and dinner to elect the officers for 2015-2016 and recognize the recipients of The Rising Star Award and The Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey Award. The event will be held at the Music City Center Grand Ballroom in Nashville. Tickets are $50. Deadline to register is April 23.