Nominations are now open for the 2023 American Legal Technology Awards to be held on Oct. 8 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville. The awards honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. This year, the annual event is adding a lifetime achievement award to recognize an individual who has displayed leadership, excellence and vision over a long career in law. The deadline to submit nominations is July 31. Finalists will be announced in August. Read more at LawNext.

Register now for the 2023 Tennessee Faith and Justice Summit to be held at Motlow State Community College in LaVergne, June 2 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT. Registration is limited.

Join your colleagues for the 2023 TBA Annual Convention in Knoxville, June 14-17, offering up to eight hours of continuing legal education. This year's in-person CLE lineup will bring together an esteemed group of speakers to cover a variety of timely, essential legal issues. Hot topics include the intersection of sports and law, the impact of policing in America, produced jointly with the Tennessee Alliance of Black Lawyers, legal technology, mediation ethics, attorney well-being, labor and employment updates, and more! Learn more about these CLE programs. Need to RSVP? Register and book a room here.

The TBA will host a webinar this Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. CDT to look at the health and wellness impacts of changing our clocks for Daylight Saving Time. Join us as we explore the science and advocacy related to this practice. Joanna McCracken, chair of the TBA’s Attorney Well Being Committee, will interview Dr. Beth Malow, director of the Vanderbilt Sleep Division, who has testified on the health aspects related to the practice of changing clocks and has spearheaded legislation to end Daylight Saving Time in Tennessee. Learn more and register here.

Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS) will hold three legal clinics in May. The “Attorney of the Day Clinic” will take place May 4 and 18 from 1-3 p.m. CST at the Shelby County Courthouse, 140 Adams Ave., Room 134, Memphis 38103. The monthly clinic at the Benjamin Hooks Library will take place May 13 beginning at 10 a.m. The library is located at 3030 Poplar Ave., Memphis 38111. For both clinics, clients will be served on a first come, first served basis. For questions or to volunteer contact Heather Staggs or Walter Casey.

The Second Quarter Restoration Clinic will be held at the Bordeaux-North Community Justice Center in Nashville, 2013 25th Ave. N. in Room 23, on May 6 at 9 a.m. CDT. The clinic will offer pro bono legal counseling as well as a job fair. To get on the docket, call the Criminal Court Compliance Division at 615-880-3838. Registration is required by May 5 at 2:30 p.m. The event is limited to the first 100 registrants. Read more about the clinic.

The formal investiture ceremony for U.S. Magistrate Judge Cynthia Richardson Wyrick will be held May 19 at 1:30 p.m. EDT in the James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, 220 West Depot St. in Greeneville. Wyrick, a former TBA president, was named a federal magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 2019, but her investiture ceremony was twice delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can RSVP for the ceremony using this form.

Just in time for next week’s Law Day celebration, TBA member benefit partner Clio has information and resources on the history of Law Day, how to participate in marking the day and ways to write and speak about this year’s theme “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.” Read more here to get involved.

Join the TBA Attorney Well Being Committee on Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. CDT for a free webinar on how to find a therapist who fits your individual needs. The program will feature three speakers: Adam Hill, an estate planning lawyer who teaches mindfulness techniques to attorneys; Chase Pittman, a lawyer and coach at Tin Man, a Tennessee-based company focused on helping people learn leadership skills through one-on-one mentoring, education, training and consulting; and Lauren Castor, a clinical case manager with the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP). Sign up here to join the discussion.

While May 1 is officially recognized as Law Day, the American Bar Association (ABA) has announced a variety of events that will take place through early May to celebrate this year's Law Day theme “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility and Collaboration.” See a full schedule of events on the ABA website.