Roundtable On Leadership Development

Leaders today face challenges of incredible breadth and complexity, and the problems we face as a society can only be solved by trained and committed leaders. 

 The University of Tennessee College of Law founded the Institute for Professional Leadership to address these sorts of challenges.

We join with law schools throughout the country that are stepping forward to train students, faculty, and leaders in the legal field. 

This roundtable will provide an opportunity for those involved in legal leadership education to share ideas and experiences. Workshops will address integrating well-being into legal leadership curricula, how to develop effective leadership skills, and how to best assess those leadership development efforts.

The event will feature keynote addresses from American Bar Association President Robert Carlson and North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley.

Day 1

• Welcome LunchNoon - 1 p.m.

  Doug Blaze, Professor and Director of the Institute for Professional Leadership, UT College of Law

• Workshops Session I - Collaborating with Career Services; Integrating Well-Being into Leadership Curricula1 - 2:30 p.m.

• Workshops Session II - Assessing our Leadership Development Efforts; Effective Leadership Skill Development Exercises2:45 - 4:45 p.m.

• Dinner at Neyland Stadium Skybox5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

  Keynote Speaker: ABA President Robert Carlson

Day 2

• Breakfast8 - 8:45 a.m.

  Doug Blaze, Professor and Director of the Institute for Professional Leadership, UT College of Law

• A View from the Bench8:45 - 9:30 a.m.

  Keynote Speaker: Justice Cheri Beasley, NC Supreme Court

• Roundtable Discussion - What Are We Doing Now?9:30 - 10:45 a.m.

  Moderator: Leah Jackson Teague

• Break10:45 - 11 a.m.

• Roundtable Discussion - View from Practice: What Does the Profession Need?11 - 12:15 p.m.

  Moderator: Don Polden

• Lunch12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

  Student Panel: What Do Students Want and Need?

• Roundtable Discussion - Challenges for New Leaders in Diversity, Inclusion, and Gender Equality1:15 - 2:30 p.m.

  Moderator: Paula Schaefer

• Break2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

• Roundtable Discussion - Where Do We Go From Here?2:45 - 4 p.m.

  Moderator: Deborah Rhode

• Wrap up and Closing Remarks4 - 4:15 p.m.

• Reception4:15 - 6 p.m.

Additional info

LOCATION

University of Tennessee
College of Law
1505 Cumberland Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996

HOTEL

Four Points Sheraton
1109 White Ave.
Knoxville, TN

Hilton Garden Inn
1706 Cumberland Ave. 
Knoxville, TN

TRANSPORTATION

McGhee Tyson Airport
GPS: 2055 Alcoa Hwy

Taxi, Lyft, Uber – Parking available throughout the conference at the College of Law.

CONTACT US

Doug Blaze

Email: blaze@utk.edu

Phone : (865) 974-5951