Events Calendar

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 31-February 7, 2011.

Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights presents its annual symposium: "Civil Rights on the Border." The keynote speaker will be James Ho, former Texas Solicitor General. Mr. Ho will speak on birthright citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment. Additional panels will include discussions of litigation surrounding Immigration Detention Centers, the Dream Act, and Operation Streamline.

Space is limited to the first 35 students who sign up IN PERSON in the CSO (TNH 3.130) at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2 for our Speed Networking workshop, which will be held Tuesday, March 8 from 5-6:30 p.m. at George's Cafe downstairs. You must be able to attend the entire event from 5-6:30 p.m.

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 31-February 7, 2011.

Come learn about Equal Justice Works’ public interest programs and initiatives. Equal Justice Works’ senior program manager Charlene Gomes will discuss both summer and postgraduate opportunities with Equal Justice Works and options for relieving educational debt after you graduate. Lunch will be provided.

Early Bar Prep continues with Property. Don't remember concurrent estates? No problem! This lecture is delivered via DVD, but the instructor will sing to you. Really!

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 31-February 7, 2011.

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 31-February 7, 2011.

Early Bar Prep continues with Property. Don't remember concurrent estates? No problem! This lecture is delivered via DVD, but the instructor will sing to you. Really!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

Even if you attended the previous panel on summer judicial internships, we encourage you to take advantage of this program to visit directly with judges and judicial staff over lunch about what interns do in their courts and why judicial internships are valuable. "https://law-utexas-csm.symplicity.com/students/">UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

The Rapoport Center’s Working Group on Human Rights and the Arts hosts a screening of the film "Nostalgia de la Luz," followed by a discussion on human rights and their portrayal in film, featuring Prof. Carcamo-Huechante (Spanish and Portuguese), Prof. Zipporah Wiseman (Law), and Dr. Lucas Lixinski (Rapoport Center). Among many intersecting themes, the film sheds light on several Chilean women’s search for their relatives, victims of “e

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

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! Reference Librarians will be available in George’s Café on Tuesday, March 8th from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. This is the last day of Reference-on-the-Go, so be sure to stop by to ask questions or set up an appointment for more in-depth research help!

Learn how to overcome the fear of networking and how to successfully strategize your networking options. Sponsored by Alston + Bird LLP. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, March 7, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Join us for a fun and exciting evening meeting new people and expanding your contacts via speed networking! Space is limited to the first 35 students who sign up IN PERSON in the CSO (TNH 3.130) at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2. You must be able to attend the entire event from 5-6:30 p.m. Following the program, there will be a reception from 6:30-7:00 p.m. that is open to all UT Law students.

Join us for the first Texas Law Democrats meeting of the semester! Meet your fellow law school Democrats and learn more about our organization. This semester we will have social, networking, and service opportunities. We will also have snacks at the meeting!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 5:30-6:30 p.m. TNH 3.142 Questions? Email txlawdems@gmail.com

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

Get your financial house in order. This practical workshop is open to all UT Law students, but is geared towards 3Ls entering public interest law or government. Presented by Mark O’Malley and Sarah Erp, New York Life Insurance Company. Lunch will be served.

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

Students who would like to attend the “Planning for Financial Freedom Working Session” on Wednesday, March 23, must complete and return a registration form to Nicole Simmons in the CSO (TNH 3.130) no later than noon on Wednesday, March 16. Preference given to 3Ls entering the public sector.

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

Please join us for an open house to celebrate the new Law School space shared by the Center for Women in Law, the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, and the Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration, and Environmental Law. Refreshments provided.

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

Explore federal loan repayment and loan forgiveness programs and the UT Law LRAP in greater depth in a small group setting. Preference given to 3Ls entering the public service sector. To be eligible to attend, participants must have attended “Debt Management for Careers on Public Interest Law and Government” on February 23 or a similar presentation and must submit an application with questions about the programs. Submit applications no l

Early Bar Prep continues with Evidence. Don't remember when you can use character evidence? What makes a witness incompetent? Especially helpful if you haven't taken Evidence, this session will introduce you to / remind you of some main topics in the area.

NEW TIME! Attention 1Ls, 2Ls & 3Ls: Expand your professional network by becoming a member of the Action Committee for Career Services! Members of the Action Committee for Career Services (ACCS; pronounced "Aces") partner with the Career Services Office to perform employer outreach, staff on-campus recruiting programs and off-campus receptions, and help develop career-related resources. To become a member of the ACCS, please

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

Now is the time for 1Ls to begin preparing to apply for judicial clerkships. Learn what law clerks do; why clerkships help you become a successful lawyer; what judges look for in selecting a law clerk; and what you can do now to become a successful candidate, including which courses to take.

(Invitation only to 1Ls who have signed up and been confirmed to attend). Etiquette consultant and attorney Sharon Schweitzer from Protocol & Etiquette Worldwide in Austin will discuss the finer points of business dining and protocol over a three-course seated dinner. This free 1L Etiquette Dinner is generously sponsored by Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, who will be hosting a cocktail reception prior to dinner from 6:15-7:00 p.m. for the 1Ls atten

The Pledge Drive is TLF's spring fundraiser to support students that will be doing public interest work during the summer. TLF will be in the atrium from 10-2 PM to collect donations and answer any questions. Come out and support your fellow law students!

Whether you are thinking about starting your own practice or planning to work for a firm, come learn the business and practical aspects of succeeding in the new legal market. Attorneys will discuss the nuts and bolts of starting a practice; the technology lawyers need; getting clients, networking, and marketing your practice; law firm economics; and organizing and managing your practice. Additionally, they will talk about their specific practi

Early Bar Prep continues with Evidence. Don't remember when you can use character evidence? What makes a witness incompetent? Especially helpful if you haven't taken Evidence, this session will introduce you to / remind you of some main topics in the area.

The 40th Anniversary Banquet of the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students' Association will take place Saturday, March 26th, 2011, at 7pm at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas. Please RSVP by March 23rd. Contact Ambrosia Ortiz y Prentice by phone at (575) 650-2632. Individual tickets are $75 each.

The American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing & Community Development Law will be hosting a panel to discuss careers in this field. Panelists include Cynthia Bast '91, Partner with Locke, Lord Bissell & Liddell; Monita Johnson-Henley, Attorney with Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; Debra L. Loya, Chief Counsel with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (San Antonio); and Veronica Rodriguez, Staff At

In today’s competitive business arenas, etiquette and protocol intelligence will distinguish you from the crowd and give you an edge over the competition. Etiquette consultant and attorney Sharon Schweitzer from Protocol & Etiquette Worldwide in Austin will discuss how to make a professional introduction, world-class handshakes, interviewing skills, business card protocol etiquette, and more. Boxed lunches will be served and are generously s

Erin Rodgers, an attorney with Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA), and UT Law alum John Spong, who now writes for Texas Monthly Magazine, will be speaking on their careers in law and the arts. Professor David Sokolow will moderate the panel.

Reminder for 3Ls planning to sit for the Texas July 2011 Bar Exam: in order to sit for the exam, your In-State Application to Take the TX Bar Exam must be post-marked by TODAY, March 30, 2011. This deadline is strictly enforced.

Practising Law Institute (PLI) invites you to a presentation by John M. White, Academic Director of PLI’s Patent Bar Review. Topics for discussion include the latest info on the Patent Bar Exam and who can take it; how it works, now that it's on computer; when you should take it (you only need an undergraduate degree to sit for it); how and when the new Rules changes coming out of the Patent Office will impac

Get an inside look into legal scholarship and a chance to interact with professors outside of the classroom. Our next speakers are Professors Lynn Blais and Michael Sturley, who teach the Supreme Court Clinic. Learn how UT students participate in actual Supreme Court litigation, and, more generally, get the inside scoop on litigating in the country’s highest court. Join us on Wednesday, March 30 at 3:30 pm in the Sheffield Room. Light refr

Early Bar Prep continues with Criminal Law. Remember the difference between first degree murder, second degree murder, manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter and felony murder? How about M/Naghten Rule? Prof. Chad Noreuil from ASU College of Law will help you remember.

The State Bar of Texas Section of Taxation will present a discussion about various career opportunities available to attorneys in the area of tax law. RSVP by Wednesday, March 30, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Thinking about a non-practicing career? Be a part of the new student group, Beyond the Bar, as they host Dan Graham ‘05, CEO, BuildASign.com. Graham will discuss how he started his business and how you may use your J.D. in a nonpracticing career. Students interested in becoming part of the leadership team for the student group should contact Angelica Salinas Evans in the CSO at

The Judicial Clerkship Advisors encourage 2Ls and 3Ls applying for judicial clerkships this year and 1Ls hoping to apply next summer to attend the Judicial Clerkship Workshop, which will feature several panels presented by a variety of federal judges from around the country discussing judicial clerkships with their courts. Judge Timothy Stanceu from the U.S. Court of International Trade will kick things off with a keynote address about why clerki