Few law graduates ever work at the center of the federal judiciary’s administration. Connor Fraley ’25 earned one of four spots in the Supreme Court Fellows Program after a law school career spent chasing appellate work.
Colleagues call her the smartest person in the room and a living legend. Discover why the American College of Bankruptcy honored Professor Emerita Elizabeth Gibson ’76 with its Distinguished Service Award.
A Big Ten commissioner, a Google executive and the head of the nation’s federal defender system were among eight honorees at this year’s Law Alumni Association Awards. Watch the 2026 recipients share what Carolina Law means to them.
A talk by a former U.S. attorney general changed the course of John Day’s career. Today the Carolina Law alum leads the nation’s most prestigious trial lawyer organization and is teaching young lawyers how to build a reputation worth keeping.
More than three of every four prosecutor elections in the U.S. between 2020 and 2024 went uncontested. A new report from Carolina Law’s Prosecutors and Politics Project finds voters have less choice than ever in who holds one of the most powerful jobs in criminal justice.
The lawyer who helped shape Washington’s response to the 2008 financial crisis is now training the next generation of banking lawyers at Carolina Law. Meet new faculty member Graham Steele.
Six Supreme Court opinions on bankruptcy, cell phone privacy, presidential power, asylum and birthright citizenship. Hear what Carolina Law’s faculty experts say the justices resolved, and what they left wide open.
The program behind a unanimous 2024 Supreme Court win is now a formal Carolina Law clinic, with a new fellow on the team. Alex Boota brings federal clerkships and Supreme Court practice experience to students preparing their next filings this December.
A D.C. Circuit clerkship, a civil rights fellowship and the top seat at the North Carolina Law Review. Kyle Hurysz, Kristina Smith and Dan Sullivan share how Carolina Law prepared them for three very different paths.
Carolina Law students are helping coastal business owners form LLCs, file trademarks and avoid costly mistakes. See how a chance discovery on vacation led to the Institute for Innovation’s growing partnership with Outer Banks Entrepreneurs.
