Merkel speaks at 40th annual National Lawyers Convention
The Federalist Society hosted the 40th annual National Lawyers Convention last week in Washington, D.C. Professor William Merkel was one of the featured speakers.
November 15, 2022
Transactional Law Team celebrates win at Jaffe Invitational
The Charleston School of Law Transactional Law Team (TLT) won the Best Buyer draft at the Wayne State Jaffe Competition in Detroit.
Charleston School of Law TLT team of 3L students included Lauren Tuffo and Mandi Cummings, who competed in the live negotiations, and Kaity Needs who assisted in the drafting and mark-up phases.
Sixteen teams competed via Zoom and in person. The competition was judged by members of the Wayne State faculty and the Detroit legal community. Awards were given for best drafts and best negotiation.
The competition was divided into 3 phases: the contract drafting phase, the mark-up phase, and the live negotiation phase. The prompt for the competition called for the team to draft, mark-up and negotiate a Term Sheet for an eventual merger on behalf of a Buyer.
“None of this success would have been possible without the help of many people,” said Professor Jean Steadman, team coach and faculty representative for the TLT at Charleston Law. “I am grateful for the support and assistance of Professors Kristi Harrington, Ray Batla, Jay Paskan, and RJ Quillinan. Each of them graciously gave their time to prepare our team.”
The Invitational is an annual competition hosted by Wayne State University. The event provides students with “the opportunity to develop drafting, negotiating, and counseling skills, with teams representing either the buyer or seller in a complex acquisition.”
The Transactional Law Team is a student organization at Charleston School of Law that’s supports and develops transactional law practical skills. The TLT fulfills this purpose through practice and participation in internal and external competition.
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The Charleston School of Law is an ABA-accredited law school nationally recognized for its student-centric culture. Our faculty and staff are committed to preparing you for success both in the classroom and in the legal profession.
- The Princeton Review ranks Charleston School of Law professors second in the country for faculty accessibility (2021)
- Charleston School of Law faculty ranked among the top of The Princeton Review’s list of Best Professors in the nation (2016-2018)
- Experiential Learning: Charleston School of Law students have access to about more than 150 externship sites, creating opportunities for experiential learning in the legal field.
- Community Service: Charleston School of Law students have performed more than 241,000 community service hours (2004-current).
- Students have won the National Tax Moot Court Championship for seven consecutive years (2012-2018)
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