The link to volunteer for an upcoming legal clinic to help individuals and businesses affected by the Christmas day bombing in downtown Nashville was wrong in Friday’s issue of TBA Today. The correct link is here. The free clinic —a joint project of the Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services, and Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands — will be held remotely by phone on Friday. Each appointment will last 30 minutes. Those needing assistance can schedule an appointment starting tomorrow by calling 615-953-4961.

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands will hold four phone clinics this week for members of the public with questions about housing and renters’ rights, bankruptcy, medical bills, debt collection, domestic violence, SNAP benefits and unemployment benefits. Clinics will take place on Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. All times central. LAS is looking for attorneys to help answer questions. To volunteer, contact Andrae Crismon or Kendra Cheek or call 615-780-7131.

Legal assistance organizations and bar associations are joining forces to support individuals and businesses affected by the Christmas day bombing in downtown Nashville. The groups — which include the Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services and Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands — will host a free legal clinic on Jan. 15. The clinic will be held remotely by phone and each appointment will last 30 minutes. Those needing assistance can schedule an appointment Jan. 12 to 14 by calling 615-953-4961. Attorneys interested in volunteering should complete this online form. Download a joint press release from the groups or a flyer for the event.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee is accepting applications for a one-year clerkship (with a possible extension not to exceed four years) in its Memphis office. The law clerk will work with Judge M. Ruthie Hagan to perform legal research, draft legal documents, review motions and petitions, brief judges and assist during court proceedings. Applicants must be graduates of an accredited law school and have one of the following attributes: standing within the upper third of the law school class, experience on the editorial board of a law review, LLM degree, or proficiency in legal studies equivalent to one of these characteristics. Applications are due Jan. 17. Learn more about the position and how to apply in this job announcement.

The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility is seeking a disciplinary counsel to investigate complaints of attorney misconduct. Job duties include conducting discovery related to cases; preparing pleadings for and appearing in disciplinary hearings; representing the board in appellate proceedings before special judges in trial courts and the Tennessee Supreme Court; and preparing and presenting continuing legal education seminars on ethics. Applicants must be licensed in Tennessee, have a minimum of seven years of experience in the practice of law and have significant experience in appellate advocacy. Practice before the Tennessee Supreme Court is preferred. Get application details here.

The Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a Williamson County tenured teacher, holding that the teacher cannot claim wrongful discharge under Tennessee’s Teacher Tenure Act because she quit her job. The court also dismissed the teacher’s claim of infliction of emotional distress, holding that the conduct of school administrators was not egregious enough to support a legal claim. Read more from about the case from the Administrative Office of the Courts.

The Diversity Committee of the TBA Young Lawyers Division has selected 15 law students for its 2021 Diversity Leadership Institute, a six-month leadership and mentoring program for law students. Now in its 11th year, the program is designed to help law students develop skills to succeed as a law student and attorney, empower students to contribute more to the legal community, match students to mentors in a variety of practice areas, and build relationships among students of diverse backgrounds. Class members are Grace Benitone, Sarah Cameron, Madaleine Gray, Colleen Ryan and Savannah Teets from Belmont College of Law; Katherine Altenor, Emily Benoit, Stefanie Bowen, Daniel Chung, Briana Dsouza, Chantel Matikke and Javier Salas from the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law; Alli Segal from the Nashville School of Law; and Johnelle Simpson and Rachel Tom-Quinn from the University of Tennessee College of Law.

The TBA’s Litigation Law Section is presenting a roundtable discussion Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon CST on COVID-19 in the Courtroom and What to Expect in 2021. The virtual event is open to all TBA members but registration is required. Three judges will join the discussion: Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Gina Higgins, Court of Appeals (Eastern Division) Judge Kristi Davis and Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle. Please register by 2 p.m. CST on Jan. 13 to receive the Zoom email invitation.

Attorneys who have been involved in the Trump campaign’s legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, as well as those who took part in this week’s protests at the capitol, are finding themselves out of a job. Atlanta lawyer Alex Kaufman, a partner with Fox Rothschild, and Washington, D.C., lawyer Cleta Mitchell, a partner with Foley & Lardner, sat in on President’s Trump's Jan. 2 call with Georgia officials. Both have resigned from their firms. Texas lawyer Paul Davis, who posted a video saying he had been tear gassed at the capitol, has been fired from his position as associate general counsel at Goosehead Insurance. Law firms that assisted with post-election lawsuits, including Jones Day and Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, also have been targeted by groups such as the Lincoln Project. A recent article in Law.com explores how such firms will be judged by history.

With just a few days left in the Trump administration, federal officials have approved a plan to convert TennCare funding to a block grant, potentially overhauling the Medicaid program providing health coverage to about one in five Tennesseans. The approval may be short lived, however, the Commercial Appeal reports. Block grants do not align with health care proposals of President-elect Joe Biden, who could reverse the approval after taking office. The block grant would still need to be approved by state lawmakers. Gov. Bill Lee said he intends to present a joint resolution on the plan to the General Assembly for its "immediate consideration.”