Events Calendar

Alternate students have until noon to schedule interviews via UT Law Symplicity for Spring On-Campus Interviews. Alternate scheduling is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Are you currently enrolled in a seminar? Having trouble choosing a paper topic or getting started with your research? Reference librarians are here to help! We will be in George’s Café on Tuesday, February 22nd from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Stop by to ask questions or set up an appointment for more in-depth research help!

Learn about careers in renewable energy law from Michael Barnas, Senior Counsel for Renewables, GE Energy; Neva DePalma, Key Account Manager, Vestas American Wind Technology; Kenneth Glazier, Vice President Legal, Suzlon Wind Energy Corp.; and Alan Merkle, Partner and Chair, Stoel Rives LLP. Moderated by Melinda Taylor, Senior Lecturer and Executive Director of the Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law.

Learn about strategies to manage your educational debt, including the UT Law and federal loan repayment and forgiveness programs for lawyers pursuing public service careers. Presented by Nicole Simmons, Public Interest Career Counselor, and Professor Mary Crouter. Lunch will be served afterwards in CCJ 3.306.

Get an inside look into legal scholarship and a chance to interact with professors outside of the classroom. Our next speaker is Professor Emily Kadens, who specializes in European legal history. Learn how a legal historian uses rare books and archival manuscripts to uncover the past of the law. Join us on Wednesday, February 23 at 3:30 pm in the Sheffield Room. Light refreshments will be served.

The substantive law sections of the Early Bar Prep Series begins with our own Professor David Sokolow and a review of Contract Law. A fill in the blank handout will be provided.

All UT Law students are welcome to stop by for breakfast tacos and meet with the Austin, Dallas, and Houston hiring partners of Andrews Kurth LLP. This is a great opportunity for 1Ls to learn more about the firm.

Come see the attorney who argued Roe v. Wade before the Supreme Court talk about:

Reproductive Justice in Texas: Legal Trends in Reproductive Rights from Roe to the Present on February 24th, 11:30-12:30 in rm. 3.142.

The Law Students for Reproductive Justice are hosting this panel discussion, with involvement from local lobbyists, leaders of non-profit organizations, and UT Law faculty. Light refreshments will be served. Don't miss this f

Learn about practicing in specialized areas from leading attorneys in their fields who will share their insights and experiences with you and conclude the program with a question and answer session. Panelists include Judy Speer-Gamino and Ted Wood(Government Lawyers Section); Richard Fry (Family Law Section), Greg Bourgeois (ADR Section), and Aaron Carlson (Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section). Lunch will be served.

Not sure what you want to do with your law degree? Thinking about a non-practicing career? Join in a discussion over lunch about professional careers beyond the bar exam with Angelica Salinas Evans, Associate Director for Career Services; Allison Davis, 3L; who is determined to use her law degree in nontraditional ways, and other liked-minded students. Come share your thoughts about your career path so better resources and opportunities to con

The Rio Grande Valley Legal Job Fair takes place Friday, February 25, 2011. All accredited law schools in Texas will be invited to participate. First-year, second-year, third-year and LL.M. students and recent graduates specifically interested in pursuing employment with small to midsize firms and corporations in Texas are encouraged to consider participating in this program, which

The West Coast International LL.M. Job Fair is an opportunity for LL.M. candidates who are internationally trained lawyers currently enrolled in an LL.M. program at a participating law school to interview with prospective employers. The 2011 West Coast International LL.M. Job Fair will be held on Friday, February 25, 2011 at UCLA School of Law.

The substantive law sections of the Early Bar Prep Series begins with our own Professor David Sokolow and a review of Contract Law. A fill in the blank handout will be provided.

The Clerkship Advisors encourage 2Ls and 3Ls applying for judicial clerkships this year and 1Ls hoping to apply next summer to attend this Workshop, which features a panel of judges from various Texas state courts discussing judicial clerkship with their courts. Judges participating in the panel discussion include Justice David Medina, Supreme Court of Texas; Judge Barbara Hervey, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; Justice Elsa Alcala, Texas Cou