The Texas Law Alumni Association's Townes Hall Morning Coffee will kick off on the first day of class Wednesday, August 28th, and continue on Mondays through the fall semester. Open to all students every Monday morning! Please bring your favorite travel mug (we are going green, so no paper products will be provided) and enjoy FREE coffee every Monday morning to start your week off right on behalf of the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large stations located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.319) beginning at 8:45am until it's gone, so get there early!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/16/48367/

Weekly CLS Bible Study

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/16/49205/

Morning women's Bible study at the law school. This semester we will be studying the "Armor of God." This event occurs every other Tuesday from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Coffee and breakfast will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/17/49165/

Come win prizes and feast on treats while checking out the Tarlton Law Library!

Tarlton is throwing open its doors for Texas Law students to discover more about our services and collection. You’ll get to see various materials we have and chat with the librarians about the resources at your disposal. There will be treats and drawings for prizes at different stations. At the end of your visit, you’ll receive a Baby Bevo stuffed animal (while supplies last).

Stop by any time between 11:30am and 2:00pm. See you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/17/48425/

Interested in pursuing a career in public service? The CSO will share how you can acquire an internship that serves the public good.

Lunch will be served after the program. RSVP by Monday, September 16, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/17/47585/

The Texas Business Law Society's annual Associate Student Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in the Susman Godfrey Atrium, TNH 2.100, from 11:45am - 1:00pm.

This is a fantastic opportunity to hear first hand about what it is like to practice transactional law straight from the field. Attendance is for dues paying members only, and you must RSVP to attend (RSVP link to be sent to all TBLS members). Business casual attire is required for attendance.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/17/48605/

The Texas Business Law Society's annual Associate Student Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in the Susman Godfrey Atrium, TNH 2.100, from 11:45am - 1:00pm.

This is a fantastic opportunity to hear first hand about what it is like to practice transactional law straight from the field. Attendance is for dues paying members only, and you must RSVP to attend (RSVP link to be sent to all TBLS members). Business casual attire is required for attendance.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/17/48625/

Monthly meeting for the Texas Law Disability Alliance. You do NOT need to be disabled to attend the meeting; just don't be a jerk (that's literally the only rule)! We will be meeting in CCJ 3.306. Snacks provided, but you are welcome and encouraged to bring lunch as well.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/17/48846/

Presented by the Texas Real Estate Law Society. We will be hosting a local real estate lawyer, Sean Bukowski, to explain the basics of real estate law to new and prospective members and to provide insight on what life is like as a real estate attorney.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/17/49005/

Come to the first FGLS meeting of the school year! We will explain what FGLS is and provide information on upcoming events.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/17/48945/

A BBQ hosted by CHLSA and the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) to welcome 1L students to law school and to welcome back returning CHLSA members. HNBA members will be on campus to meet and greet students.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/18/49225/

Event for Attorney alums and current journal members to chat, while also introducing 1Ls to the journal.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/18/48465/

Training for the upcoming Texas Transactional Skills Competition on October 5, 2019. Attorneys Leslie Vaughn and Rob Goodin will present on NDAs and Term Sheets, respectively.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/18/49186/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/19/46365/

Mario Villa, Director of Student Recruitment and Financial Aid, will review your financial considerations and your financial approach to funding your three years at UT Law (and beyond!).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/19/47385/

Learn more about summer and permanent job opportunities with the Harris County Public Defender's Office in Houston.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, September 18, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/19/48105/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/19/47085/

Become a member! Discover a career in criminal defense, learn how to get a job as a public defender, and get involved with advocacy opportunities locally.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/19/49565/

Professor Hadley Arkes of the James Wilson Institute and his colleagues will host a regional seminar focused on the discussion of natural rights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/19/47045/

Join the Action Committee for Career Services as we welcome vendors and panelists to discuss the proper attire for every situation you may come across in your legal career. Panelists will be answering questions as to appropriate wear for every occasion including court room attire, happy hours, and various social events. Afterwards, vendors will be offering sales on professional attire and free measurements to ensure you look your best and are practice ready.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/19/47105/

Texas Law welcomes Chasity Henry, ’06, Assistant General Counsel at Kimberly-Clark Corporation and DAPP Board Member, for an informational dinner on the Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program.

The Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program (DAPP) is a non-profit corporation that addresses the continued and systematic decline of women of color lawyers in large law firms and across other coveted positions in the legal profession. DAPP Direct is a program that aims to diversify the legal profession by expanding opportunities for women of color law students to secure summer positions at law firms and corporations following their first year of law school.

Refreshments will be served!!

RSVP on Symplicity.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/19/49545/

On Thursday Sept. 19th, the Journal of Law and Technology is hosting a Trivia Night at Posse East from 7:30pm - 9:30pm. Bring friends, compete for prizes, and meet local attorneys. Free for dues-paying members, $5 for non-members to play. We hope to see you out!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/19/49605/

Professor Hadley Arkes of the James Wilson Institute and his colleagues will host a regional seminar focused on the discussion of natural rights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/20/47046/

Please join us in celebrating Zach's life and contributions to the Law School community. Reception to follow after the service.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/20/49065/

Join Texas Law throughout the week as we celebrate our Society Program during Society Week.

MONDAY: Society Shirt Day & Flag Football Scrimmage TUESDAY: Cards and Cookies in the Atrium to benefit Dell Children's Hospital WEDNESDAY: Dollar Wars to benefit TLF THURSDAY: Trivia Night @ Scholz Garten FRIDAY: Society Games @ 2pm (IM Fields)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/23/46865/

The Texas Law Alumni Association's Townes Hall Morning Coffee will kick off on the first day of class Wednesday, August 28th, and continue on Mondays through the fall semester. Open to all students every Monday morning! Please bring your favorite travel mug (we are going green, so no paper products will be provided) and enjoy FREE coffee every Monday morning to start your week off right on behalf of the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large stations located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.319) beginning at 8:45am until it's gone, so get there early!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/23/48368/

Come learn about the Immigrant Justice Corps Postgraduate Fellowship and how you can apply. Executive Director, Jojo Annobil, will be here to provide information and answer questions about the program. Immigrant Justice Corps is the country’s first fellowship program dedicated to meeting the need for high-quality legal assistance for immigrants seeking citizenship and fighting deportation. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Friday, September 20, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/23/48925/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 2.1 to join him for ice cream and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/23/49765/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/23/47807/

Weekly CLS Bible Study

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/23/49206/

Join Texas Law throughout the week as we celebrate our Society Program during Society Week.

MONDAY: Society Shirt Day & Flag Football Scrimmage TUESDAY: Cards and Cookies in the Atrium to benefit Dell Children's Hospital WEDNESDAY: Dollar Wars to benefit TLF THURSDAY: Trivia Night @ Scholz Garten FRIDAY: Society Games @ 2pm (IM Fields)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/24/46866/

Learn how best to position yourself as a viable candidate for highly competitive postgraduate fellowships from a panel of current and former fellows. Whether you a 1L wanting to learn more about fellowships available; a 2L navigating your summer employment and researching potential host organizations; or a 3L committed to obtaining a fellowship after your judicial clerkship, this panel is for you.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, September 23, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/24/47605/

Texas Law Interscholastic Moot Court information session. Come find out why you should consider moot court or transactional competitions and hear from coaches about the different teams. Food provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/24/48745/

Evicted in Austin: From Housed to Homeless in 21 Days

The number of formal and informal evictions is rising in Austin, with devastating impacts on renters and their families. Join us for a conversation with housing advocates, tenants, and elected officials to discuss the harsh realities of evictions and what allies can do to support renters facing eviction. We'll explore the scope, roots, and impacts of evictions, along with innovative approaches to help address Austin's eviction crisis. This event is offered in partnership with Building and Strengthening Tenant Action (BASTA), as part of BASTA's week-long series, The State of the Renters.

Speakers:

Framing: Daniel Armendáriz; Housing Advocate, Austin Tenants Council Sophie Elsner, Attorney & Skadden Fellow, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid

Panelists: Honorable Jeremy L. Brown, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Place 1, Harris County Stephen Frischmuth, Steering Committee Member, Creek's Edge Tenants Association Jose Gonzalez, PATH - Outreach and Engagement Specialist, Integral Care Honorable Raúl A González, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 Travis County Shoshana Krieger, Project Director, BASTA Austin

Moderator: Heather Way, Director, UT Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic

Logistics: Tuesday, September 24 from 12-1:30pm The School of Law / Auditorium

Lunch will be provided. Event is free and open to the public, but rsvp is required. RSVP at https://evictedinaustin.eventbrite.com

Directions and Parking: https://law.utexas.edu/about/contact-us/parking-directions/

Sponsors: The UT Opportunity Forum Presents…. Co-sponsored by Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid and The William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/24/48645/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/24/47505/

"It's Good to Have the 'Haves' on Your Side: A Defense of Repeat Players in Multidistrict Litigation" (with Andrew D. Bradt) -- forthcoming Georgetown L. J. 2019

ABSTRACT

Repeat players in multidistrict litigation (MDL) get a bad rap. When thousands of cases from all over the country are consolidated for pretrial proceedings, it's no wonder that the judge assigned to manage the litigation picks experienced lawyers to lead the effort. But critics argue that the small group of elite lawyers who show up again and again in leadership positions on the plaintiffs’ side of MDLs can collude with each other and with repeat players on the defense side to restrict competition and shape the rules of the game to their advantage—all to the detriment of the one-shotter clients that they represent. Those criticisms have gotten louder as MDL has grown to make up more than one-third of the federal civil docket and encompass some of the nation’s largest controversies, such as the opioid epidemic, the BP oil spill, the NFL concussion litigation, and many defective product cases. In this Article, we challenge this narrative, drawing on Marc Galanter’s seminal explanation for why the haves” come out ahead in litigation. Although the risks they pose are real, we argue that repeat players add significant value when they represent one-shotter plaintiffs, and that value may be worth running the risks. We show how MDL’s unique structure—its formal commitment to individualism but functional operation as a tight aggregation—allows repeatplayer plaintiffs’ lawyers to “play for rules” more effectively than either the class action or traditional one-on-one litigation. And with potential reforms to MDL procedure on the agendas of both the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules and Congress, we urge policymakers and scholars not to lose sight of the significant benefits to plaintiffs of having repeat players on their side.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/24/48285/

Come learn the fundamentals of mock trial and evidence. This workshop is intended for participants in the Gardere Novice Mock Trial Competition.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/24/49445/

Join Texas Law throughout the week as we celebrate our Society Program during Society Week.

MONDAY: Society Shirt Day & Flag Football Scrimmage TUESDAY: Cards and Cookies in the Atrium to benefit Dell Children's Hospital WEDNESDAY: Dollar Wars to benefit TLF THURSDAY: Trivia Night @ Scholz Garten FRIDAY: Society Games @ 2pm (IM Fields)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/25/46867/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/25/48806/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 1.2 to join him for ice cream and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/25/49785/

Join Texas Law throughout the week as we celebrate our Society Program during Society Week.

MONDAY: Society Shirt Day & Flag Football Scrimmage TUESDAY: Cards and Cookies in the Atrium to benefit Dell Children's Hospital WEDNESDAY: Dollar Wars to benefit TLF THURSDAY: Trivia Night @ Scholz Garten FRIDAY: Society Games @ 2pm (IM Fields)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/26/46868/

Join Dean Farnsworth for coffee and informal conversation in the Tom Clark Lounge!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/26/49685/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/26/46346/

Learn more about internships and postgraduate employment opportunities with the U.S. Navy JAG Corps.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, September 25, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/26/47205/

J. Kelly Hoey, attorney, author, professional networker shares her experience and knowledge including highlights from her Build Your Dream Network book, which will provide a framework for a successful networking strategy throughout law school and beyond.

Lunch will be served after the program. RSVP by Wednesday, September 25, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/26/47965/

Come learn about exciting summer and postgraduate opportunities at the Colorado Office of the State Public Defender from Daniel Gagarin, Supervising Attorney.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, September 25, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/26/49085/

The Federalist Society, in conjunction with the American Constitution Society will be hosting Scott Keller, former Texas Solicitor General and current Practice Chair of Baker Botts' Supreme Court and Constitutional Law practice, as he debates and discusses the past Supreme Court term and previews the upcoming terms with Texas Law's own Professor Stephen Vladeck. Freebirds will be served!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/26/49585/

Prison Abolition, Human Rights, and Penal Reform: From the Local to the Global

Mass incarceration and overcriminalization in the United States are subject to critique by some on both the right and the left today. Many critics increasingly talk of prison abolition. At the same time, the international human rights movement continues to rely upon criminal punishment as its primary enforcement tool for many violations, even as it criticizes harsh prison conditions, the use of the death penalty, and lack of due process in criminal proceedings. What would it mean for the human rights movement to take seriously calls for prison abolitionism and the economic and racial inequalities that overcriminalization reproduces and exacerbates? And what might critics of the carceral regime in the United States have to learn from work done by international human rights advocates in a variety of countries?

September 26-28, 2019, the Rapoport Center will host in Austin an interdisciplinary conference to consider the relationships among the human rights, prison abolition, and penal reform movements. Do they share the same goals? Should they collaborate? If so, in what ways?

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/26/46885/

Join us at Mozart’s for Character & Fitness! This alternative bar review is open to everyone. It is family & pet friendly. Feel free to bring board games, musical instruments, your dungeon master, etc. We will have plenty of space between the two patios! Cookies and drinks will be provided, while supplies last, by Themis. This is an alcohol-free event, but a great pre-game for Bar Review as well.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/26/48867/

Prison Abolition, Human Rights, and Penal Reform: From the Local to the Global

Mass incarceration and overcriminalization in the United States are subject to critique by some on both the right and the left today. Many critics increasingly talk of prison abolition. At the same time, the international human rights movement continues to rely upon criminal punishment as its primary enforcement tool for many violations, even as it criticizes harsh prison conditions, the use of the death penalty, and lack of due process in criminal proceedings. What would it mean for the human rights movement to take seriously calls for prison abolitionism and the economic and racial inequalities that overcriminalization reproduces and exacerbates? And what might critics of the carceral regime in the United States have to learn from work done by international human rights advocates in a variety of countries?

September 26-28, 2019, the Rapoport Center will host in Austin an interdisciplinary conference to consider the relationships among the human rights, prison abolition, and penal reform movements. Do they share the same goals? Should they collaborate? If so, in what ways?

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/27/46665/

Celebrate the end of Society Week with friendly competition at Society Games!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/27/46869/

Prison Abolition, Human Rights, and Penal Reform: From the Local to the Global

Mass incarceration and overcriminalization in the United States are subject to critique by some on both the right and the left today. Many critics increasingly talk of prison abolition. At the same time, the international human rights movement continues to rely upon criminal punishment as its primary enforcement tool for many violations, even as it criticizes harsh prison conditions, the use of the death penalty, and lack of due process in criminal proceedings. What would it mean for the human rights movement to take seriously calls for prison abolitionism and the economic and racial inequalities that overcriminalization reproduces and exacerbates? And what might critics of the carceral regime in the United States have to learn from work done by international human rights advocates in a variety of countries?

September 26-28, 2019, the Rapoport Center will host in Austin an interdisciplinary conference to consider the relationships among the human rights, prison abolition, and penal reform movements. Do they share the same goals? Should they collaborate? If so, in what ways?

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/09/28/46685/