Events Calendar

Clinical faculty will be on hand to informally discuss clinics and internships to be offered in Spring 2011.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/27/8885/

UT Law Alum, Chuy Ramirez, will address the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students’ Association on Monday, September 27th, at 11:30am in TNH 3.125. Author will be signing books following the event.

Ramirez’ topic will be Counsel to the Corporate Entity, A Lot of Law and a Little Bit of Politics. He will also be reading brief excerpts from his book, Strawberry Fields, A Book of Short Stories, published earlier in the year by First Texas Publishers. A Class of '83 UT law school grad, Chuy Ramirez, served as Articles Editor for the Texas International Law Journal. He published a note entitled, “Altering the Policy of Neglect of Undocumented Immigration from South of the Border." In law school, Ramirez was an active participant in the Chicano Law Students Association, served as a director on the Legal Research Board, and initiated the publication of Rio Rojo, a student publication.

Ramirez’ address will focus on the attorney’s ethical standards in representing both public governmental bodies and corporations. Currently, Ramirez’ practice focuses on commercial transactions and public finance. As a bond attorney, he has represented many governmental units in South Texas in connection with their issuance of tax-exempt bonds. He is currently corporate legal counsel for Lone Star National Bank, a Texas national bank with branches throughout South Texas and in San Antonio.

Recent reviews of Ramirez’ book highlight his unique style and sensibility through the eyes of the adolescent main character, a successful attorney who reflects on his past through a reflexive journey. Boston University professor, Dr. John Hart, writes, “Strawberry Fields is a beautifully written, well-told tale of remembrance, reflection, and renewal. Strawberry Fields is a very important book for its insightful portrayal of Chicano culture, values, and hardships, of lingering impacts of racism and economic deprivation, and of continuing efforts by Chicanos to be accorded respect and dignity in the twenty-first century…and beyond.”

University of Texas Pan American professor, Dr. Genaro Gonzalez, an author of four novels himself writes, “Chuy Ramírez’ description of harvesting strawberries while living in a squalid labor camp is at once lyrical and sober. There is an adolescent’s sense of adventure on experiencing the world beyond his barrio, yet the wonder is tempered with a more mature portrayal of the hardships of camp life. He incorporates those experiences into the emotional crisis of Joaquín, now a successful attorney, who senses that his spiritual tumult is somehow linked to that long-ago summer.”

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/27/8944/

Moves Coordination Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/27/8903/

As the first guests in the Rapoport Center's human rights happy hour speaker seires, Daniel M. Brinks and Varun Gauri will co-present a lecture on “Assessing the Distributive Impact of Social and Economic Rights Litigation: More Litigation = More Inequality?” Brinks is an associate professor at the Department of Government. Gauri is a senior economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/27/8813/

We are meeting to finalize details for the Literary and Visual Art Show which will take place October 4-8 and to assign committees.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/27/8912/

Clinical faculty will be on hand to informally discuss clinics and internships to be offered in Spring 2011.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/28/8886/

The Criminal Law Association, with the American Constitution Society and the Public Interest Law Association co-sponsoring, is having Brad Levenson, the new Director of the Texas Office of Capital Writs, come speak about the creation of his office, what his office means for indigent defense in Texas, and his life in the law.

Food will be provided, first-come first-served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/28/8939/

Clinical Faculty and Staff will be on hand to informally discuss clinics and internships to be offered Spring 2011. Light snacks and drinks will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/29/8887/

Early Registration for Spring 2011 will occur October 4-8. First year students are NOT automatically registered for spring; all students need to complete the registration process. First year students may select one elective, worth 1-3 credits. At the session, the Student Affairs Office will discuss the registration process, considerations in choosing electives, and your course choices throughout your career at the law school

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/29/8937/

Mary Dudziak, Unversity of Southern California

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/30/8694/

Clinical faculty, staff and students will be on hand to informally discuss the clinics and internships offered at UT Law in Spring 2011. Pizza and drinks will be provided. All students are invited!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/30/8888/

There will be a meeting on Thursday, September 30th, from 2:15 to 3:00 in TNH 3.114 to discuss the Eighteenth Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition in Vienna in Spring 2011. Please join us to find out how you can apply to be part of the UT Law team attending the competition.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/30/8954/

The Alumni Association is hosting a party welcoming all 1Ls at Shoal Creek Saloon, 909 North Lamar Boulevard, at 6:00 p.m. on September 30.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/09/30/8522/

Breakfast meeting with John Beckworth's son to discuss the Law school.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/01/8945/

The Fall Litigation Institute is a 4-week hands-on, crash course in trial skills – from the basics of laying a foundation to advanced witness examination techniques. It is open to second- and third-year law students of all experience levels. Registration begins at noon on August 27th and ends at 8:00 a.m. on September 7th. For more information and for registration instructions, see www.law.utexas.edu/advocacy/fli.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/01/8725/

Meeting with Professor John Winslade

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/01/8946/