Events Calendar

Capital Punishment & the Supreme Court’s New Term: A Discussion of the Death Penalty Issues Facing the Court in 2010-2011

Professors Rob Owen & Jordan Steiker will discuss the Oct. 13 oral argument in Skinner v. Switzer and preview the capital cases to be decided in the remainder of the Term.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/18/8761/

The deadline to apply for a CIA-DI position is Monday, October 11. For more information about applying for a CIA internship or postgraduate position, please contact Denyse Demel, Government Career Counselor, in the CSO.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/19/8789/

The Rapoport Center hosts an information session for students interested in international and transnational human rights internships. Come learn about internship and funding opportunities, hear from former interns, and find out how to apply.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/20/9088/

The ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division will host an informal panel discussion and question and answer session on Thursday, October 21 at 8:30 a.m. in the Sheffield Room. Attorneys will discuss solo and small firm practice, as well as how to get a job in a small firm. Panelists include Arthur Troilo III, Troilo Law Firm (Austin); Alan Fowler (Key West, FL); Eileen Sullivan (Phoenix, AZ); Matthew Butler, Nicholas and Butler (San Diego, CA); and Xavier Medina, Law Office of Xavier G. Medina ‘76, P.C. (Austin). Joseph DeWoskin (Kansas City, MO), Chair of the ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division will attend and introduce the panel. This is an excellent opportunity to meet attorneys from the local community as well as throughout the country. This is an excellent opportunity to meet attorneys from the local community as well as throughout the country. Breakfast tacos from Tacodeli will be served. Sponsored by the ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division; co-sponsored by the Career Services Office, the Student Bar Association, and the Future Solo & Small Firm Attorneys group. Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 20, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/21/8840/

Christoph Paulus, Berlin

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/21/8949/

Law and Philosophy Workshop

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/21/8833/

The Auction will be held on October 21st, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Cedar Street at 208 W. 4th Street. Come join Texas Law Fellowships and bid on items to raise money for summer public interest funding for your classmates. Items in the past have included wine & cheese with Dean Sager, beer tasting with Professor Emily Kadens, and dinners and happy hours with professors. Silent auction items will also be available. Open bar tab starts at 6 pm!

Buy your tickets the week of October 18th in the Atrium for $10 or $15 at the door.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/21/9086/

Lunchtime Discussion on Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Friday, October 22nd, 11:30-12:30pm, in the Fleming Room (in George’s Café). Lunch will be provided.

Learn how Assisted Reproductive Technologies impact different communities, especially LGBQT parents, and what potential impact legal development in this area may have on the future of reproductive rights. Our panelists will discuss the legal intricacies of sperm/egg donation, surrogacy contracts, and Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis.

Professor John Robertson has written and lectured widely on law and bioethical issues. He is the author of Children of Choice: Freedom and the New Reproductive Technologies (1994), and numerous articles on reproductive rights and genetics. He has served on or been a consultant to many national bioethics advisory bodies, and is currently Chair of the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Karen Langsley has been a solo practitioner in Dripping Springs, Texas since 2004, doing primarily family law with a special focus on LGBTQ family law and Child Protective Services litigation.

Dr. Stephanie Reich is an OB/GYN at Women Partners in Health. She provides women with gynecological and obstetrical care of all types, including high-risk obstetrics.

Dr. Margaret Thompson has a private practice in Austin. During her medical career she has served as Chief OB-GYN and Member of the Medical Ethics Committee of Seton Hospital. She also has a JD from UT Law.

Brought to you by: Texas Law Students for Reproductive Justice and Texas Journal of Women and the Law. Supported by Outlaw and the American Constitution Society.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2010/10/22/9141/