Baylor Law Announces the M. Stephen and Alyce A. Beard Chair in Business and Transactional Law

Stephen, JD '73, and Alyce Beard generously funded The M. Stephen and Alyce A. Beard Chair in Business and Transactional Law. The endowment will support this faculty position in perpetuity, allowing Baylor Law to enhance practical training and scholarship in this critical discipline. Dean Brad Toben named Professor Elizabeth Miller as the chair's inaugural holder. . . Full Story

Baylor Law Professor Tom Featherston Honored with Texas Bar Foundation's Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Award

Baylor Law professor Tom Featherston, renowned attorney, educator, and legal expert in trusts, estate and marital property law, has been honored as a recipient of the Texas Bar Foundation's Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Award. Established to celebrate Grantham's life as a gifted and committed lawyer, the award is given to lawyers who exemplify the qualities of an accomplished, talented, and dedicated practitioner, and who demonstrate a passion for service. . . Full Story

Baylor Law Congratulates the Honorable Elizabeth Ray, Recipient of the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award

Baylor Lawyer, the Honorable Elizabeth (Peach) Ray, JD '78, was named the 2018 recipient of the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award by the Women and the Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. The award ''honors the accomplishments of women who have achieved outstanding recognition in their professional area and who, by doing so, have paved the way for success for other women attorneys. . . Full Story

Baylor Law's Legal Mapmaker 2018 Teaches Law Grads How to Start a Law Firm and Reach Underserved Communities

An effective solution to combat the access-to-justice gap, Legal Mapmaker is a collaborative program sponsored by every law school in the state of Texas as well as various other organizations in the legal profession. Designed by Baylor Law, Legal Mapmaker is a three-day series of workshops and seminars that instructs lawyers and recent law school graduates how to start their own law firms with overhead that is far less expensive than the norm. These newly-created firms have the ability to offer affordable legal services to traditionally underserved communities.

Legal Mapmaker 2018 will be held at Baylor Law and will feature more than 25 experts, 19 sessions, workshops, and personalized one-on-one coaching. An estimated 15-17 hours of CLE credit is also anticipated for the seminar.

Baylor Law's Titanic on Trial

Baylor Law partnered with Baylor University's Mayborn Museum to host a five-day trial, "Titanic on Trial." Practice Court faculty and students led the trial and community volunteers served as jurors and witnesses. The Mayborn Museum is hosting the Titanic Artifact Exhibit through January 6, 2019. . . Full Story

Baylor Law #33 Among the 204 ABA Accredited Law Schools in the 2018 Above the Law Top 50 Annual Rankings

Ranking #33, Baylor Law is up seven spots from last year in the Above the Law annual rankings. . . Full Story

John Eddie Williams, Jr., Inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame by the National Trial Lawyers Association

Legendary Baylor Lawyer John Eddie Williams, JD '78, has been honored by the National Trial Lawyers Association with induction into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame. Williams was one of five lawyers recognized during the Hall of Fame induction ceremony at a conference in Las Vegas in April 2018. . . Full Story

Baylor Law Wins 2018 Texas Young Lawyers Association Moot Court Tournament

Congratulations to Baylor Law students Max Brown, Haley Mowdy, Kyle Stone, and Ryan Owen (bailiff) for winning the 2018 Texas State Moot Court Competition sponsored by TYLA. . . Full Story

Register today to participate in 2018's Fall On-Campus Interview program, taking place August 9-17 and October 5-9. Regardless of whether you attend in person, via Skype, or just collect resumes, there are exceptional Baylor Law students and graduates ready to meet your needs.

Friday, September 21: Join the deans, faculty, staff, and fellow Baylor Lawyers for "Burgers and Blue Bell" at the home of Dean Brad and Beth Toben as we recognize members of the Class of 1968 and thank current Sustaining Lifetime Members and the Executive Committee of the Baylor Law Alumni Association.

Saturday, September 22: Cheer on your Baylor Bears! All Baylor Lawyers and their guests, as well as current Baylor Law students are invited to join Dean Brad Toben, Dean Leah Teague, faculty, and staff at the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center for a tailgate prior to the Baylor vs. Kansas football game.

For more information, please visit baylor.edu/law/alumni/weekend, e-mail Barbara_Lindsay@baylor.edu, or call 254.710.8357.

Director of Alumni Relations

Berkley Knas, Baylor Law's Director of Alumni Relations, has resigned from her role at Baylor Law in order to spend more time with her two small children. We greatly appreciate her years of dedicated service to Baylor Law and her many contributions to the Baylor Law team. We wish her the very best in this next season of her life - she will be deeply missed.

Berkley's resignation creates an immediate opening for a Director of Alumni Relations.

Joining the Baylor Law Team

Baylor Law is seeking applicants who can advance the tradition of outstanding Baylor Law alumni experiences and serve as a vital connection between Baylor Law and over 7,400 Baylor Lawyers. The Director of Alumni Relations is responsible for creating a broad array of strategies for meaningful interaction with alumni; developing and executing alumni events and programs for the Baylor Law alumni community; working on alumni publications and other communication vehicles to keep Baylor Law alumni informed and engaged with Baylor Law; and serving as an ambassador for Baylor Law to alumni, Baylor University constituents, and to the public.

See for yourself why Baylor has been named a "2017 Great College to Work For," by The Chronicle of Higher Education.