The Tennessee Bar Association invites you to join an exclusive Law & Culture in Ireland CLE program in May 2024. A four night trip to Dublin and a six night trip to Dublin and Belfast are available. In conjunction with CLEAbroad, travelers will engage with local experts, academics, officials and change makers who will offer in-depth commentary on the EU and UK legal-political systems, economics, environmental justice, history and religion. In Dublin, the group also will explore ancient castles, visit landmarks, museums and notable legal institutions, and sample local cuisine. In Belfast, travelers will learn about the region's unique political history, Good Friday Agreement, ongoing reconciliation efforts and peace process. Add on trips to the West Coast and Cliffs of Moher also are available. Sign up here to receive registration information and updates about the trip.

The TBA will be closing at 3 p.m. CDT today and remain closed tomorrow, July 4, for Independence Day. The office will reopen Wednesday at 8 a.m. CDT. As always, our TBA.org website has plenty of continuing legal education options and other information available to you 24/7. Reach out to staff directly using contact information posted on our online staff directory.

The investiture ceremony for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Rachel Ralston Mancl will be held Sept. 29 at 1:30 p.m. EDT, with a reception to follow. Details will be updated closer to the event. Mancl was sworn in at a private ceremony in April 2022. She succeeds Chief Judge Shelley D. Rucker who had been the acting bankruptcy judge in Greeneville since former Chief Bankruptcy Judge Marcia Phillips Parsons retired in September 2020.

The Arts & Business Council's Volunteer Lawyers and Professionals for the Arts is joining the law firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Nashville Bar Foundation and Country Music Association to provide free legal services for nonprofits and Black-owned small businesses in Nashville on July 20. Advice will cover business formation, corporate governance, contracts and navigating local ordinances and state regulations. Eligible entities may receive up to one hour of assistance. Clients should sign up online. Attorneys should email vlpa@abcnashville.org to volunteer.

The TBA and student loan provider SoFi have teamed up for a free webinar for members on July 11 at 3 p.m. CDT. During the session, SoFi’s team will cover topics such as how to use the tools, resources and products available at SoFi.com/TBA; options for managing debt; how to receive an exclusive discount when refinancing student loans; and updates on the current student loan landscape. Register here.

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will hold a veterans only clinic next Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT at Operation Stand Down, 1125 12th Ave. S., Nashville 37203. To volunteer for the clinic, contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131.

Registration is now open for the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) Equal Justice University (EJU) conference. The annual event, co-sponsored by the TBA, is set for Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro. This year’s conference will include more than 30 CLE sessions, basic 101 skills sessions for those new to particular practice areas and presentation of the Access to Justice Awards. Learn more online or contact Laura Brown, (615) 775-9684, with questions. As a reminder, it is not too late to nominate colleagues for the three Access to Justice Awards presented at the conference. The nomination deadline is June 30.

YWCA Nashville will hold a virtual conversation with academics, community leaders and advocates on June 28 to discuss what the Second Amendment was created to protect. The event, part of the group’s Stand Against Injustice webinar series, will offer unique perspectives on America’s relationship to gun rights and the Second Amendment in advance of the General Assembly’s special session to consider gun safety in the state. Register here for the free event.

The TBA offices will be closed Monday for Juneteenth, a federal and state holiday in the United States commemorating emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The TBA will reopen on Tuesday.

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will hold two clinics next week. On Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. EDT, the group will hold a clinic at its Oak Ridge office, 575 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Ste. 201, Oak Ridge 37830. On Saturday, a general advice clinic will be held from 8:30-10:30 a.m. CDT at Belmont University, 2005 12th Ave. S., Nashville 37204. To volunteer for these clinics, contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131. See all June clinics.