Join the Nashville School of Law (NSL) on June 7 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel to honor the NSL Class of 1974 on its 50th anniversary. In addition, Nashville attorney Bill Harbison will be honored for his community service, including 15 years as a contracts professor at the law school.

The Arts & Business Council's Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts (VLPA) and Bradley partner each month to provide free business-oriented legal services to Black-owned small businesses and nonprofits. Assistance includes business formation and corporate governance, review of contracts and guidance in navigating local ordinances and state regulations. Registration is now open for the June 20 clinic. Clients should register by June 17. Attorneys interested in volunteering should email vlpa@abcnashville.org.

Registration is now open for the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) Equal Justice University Conference. Co-sponsored by the TBA, the conference will take place Aug. 28-30 at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro. This year’s event, with the theme "Cultivating Civil Justice Leaders to Protect the Promise," will feature award presentations, inspiring keynote speakers, networking opportunities, CLE sessions and other special events. EJU is the largest gathering of Tennessee's equal justice community.

The next legal clinic for veterans in Knoxville will take place June 12 from 12-2 p.m. EST at the Knox County Public Defender's Community Law Office in Knoxville. This is a general advice clinic sponsored by the Knoxville Bar Association, KBA Barristers, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law, the University of Tennessee College of Law, the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office and the local Veterans Affairs office. Sign up to volunteer here.

Davidson County Probate Court will hold a legal name change docket in observance of Pride Month on June 28 at 1:30 p.m. CDT in Courtroom 608. Davidson County residents over age 18 are eligible. Download this form and follow the instructions on page 1 to participate.

A new exhibit at the State Library and Archives marking the state's 228th anniversary will open on Saturday in Nashville. The “Dear Governor” exhibit will feature correspondences from constituents during the tenures of various Tennessee governors, some going back to the earliest days of the state. Officials promise the materials will provide an “incredible glimpse into the moments and events that shaped the earliest tenures of the state’s leaders.” June 1, which is known as Statehood Day, will be celebrated in style at the library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CDT with live music, historical interpreters, behind-the scenes tours, crafts and more.

May is Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month, recognizing the achievements of the Asian, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian communities. On May 30 from 5-7 p.m. CDT, the Nashville Bar Association's (NBA) Diversity Committee will host a reception at Bass, Berry & Sims to celebrate the people, culture and businesses of Nashville’s API community. For more information, visit the NBA's website.

The Tennessee Bar Association will be closed Monday in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. CDT on Tuesday. Access staff email addresses and direct lines here.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue will host a free webinar on May 28 on the basics of the state sales tax. Revenue administrative staff will discuss who and what is subject to the tax, rates, exemptions and more. Learn more or register here. The webinar is one in a series of educational sessions held by the department each month.

A new documentary "STAX: Soulsville U.S.A." tells the story of the rise and fall of the iconic Memphis record label. The four-part series, which will air on HBO and stream on Max, is a “story of groundbreaking music, hard truths and unhappy endings,” according to the Commercial Appeal. Spoiler alert: the series concludes — not with the launch of the Stax Museum (the site of a past TBA Convention event) or the success of the Stax Music Academy or Soulsville Charter School — but with the original studio razed, an empty lot serving as a painful reminder of what once thrived in the heart of South Memphis. “I wanted us to wrestle with two truths,” says the documentary’s director, Jamila Wignot. “There’s the beauty and the legacy of the music, and there’s the fact that it wasn’t allowed to live on. To me, it was important to hold both of those, because that’s the honest story.”