Events Calendar

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 Attorney at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. Moderated by Heather Way ’96, Director of the UT Law Community Development Clinic. Practitioners of affordable housing and community development law work within the fields of traditional corporate, business, real estate, tax and nonprofit law to create affordable housing, equity funds, schools, community-based financial institutions, green jobs and buildings, child care centers, and health care facilities. The field involves transactional as well as litigation work. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Friday, March 25, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/28/11360/

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 sponsored by Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell. RSVP by Monday, March 28, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/29/11263/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/29/11357/

Come get a student perspective on clinics offered at UT, including: what to expect, how to choose a clinic that's right for you, and how to be successful in your clinic. This event is sponsored by the Public Interest Law Association and the American Constitution society. Lunch will be provided.

March 29, 2011 from 1:40PM to 2:40PM Fleming Room, at George's Cafe Food provided

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/29/11396/

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.

TALA is a non-profit organization that helps meet the legal and accounting needs of artists and arts nonprofits across the State of Texas by matching low-income artists and small budget arts nonprofits with volunteer attorneys and accountants to assist with arts-related legal and financial matters.

In 2010, John Spong was nominated for a National Magazine Award in the category of Leisure Interests for his story about Texas dance halls, “Step Right Up." He has been a finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters’ O. Henry Award for Magazine Journalism four times, which he won in 2006 for “The Good Book and the Bad Book” and again in 2010 for “Holding Garmsir.” He was also named 2005 Writer of the Year by the City and Regional Magazine Association.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/29/11374/

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.

Applicants who have not yet filed their Declaration of Intention to Study Law must do so prior to or with their In-State Application.

If you would like to hand deliver your completed application by the end this business day, the TX BLE office is located at:

205 W. 14th St. Ste 500, Austin, TX 78701

You're encouraged to arrive well in advance of the 5 PM closing time.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/30/9203/

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 impact the Exam, and; recommendations on when and how to study for the Patent Exam. Scholarships to PLI's other IP programs will also be discussed. UT Law students with an undergraduate degree (or at least about two years of coursework) in engineering, computer sciences or the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, some related fields), who are interested in becoming a Patent Agent or Attorney, are invited to attend. RSVP by Tuesday, March 29, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/30/11343/

Interested in learning about how to pursue public interest goals in a private law firm setting? Come meet lawyers at small for-profit law firms with public interest missions, such as protecting the environment or the rights of employees. Topics will include - How does a public interest firm operate? What is it like to work in a public interest firm? What do public interest firms look for in the lawyers they hire?

Lunch provided

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/30/10654/

Do you wonder what your professors work on outside of the classroom? Here’s your chance to find out! Professors speak to students in an informal setting about their personal research – what interests them, what they’ve learned, how they do it. Our next speakers are Professors Lynn Blais and Michael Sturley, Co-Directors of the Supreme Court Clinic. Learn about their exciting work for the U.S. Supreme Court. Join us on Wednesday, March 30 at 3:30 pm in the Sheffield Room. Light refreshments will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/30/10943/

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.

At the beginning of this session (and each subsequent session), we'll review the practice MBE questions handed out the week before. Hear why answers are right/wrong to sometimes tricky MBE questions.

After the session, you may log on to an MBE question bank to test your understanding - come find out how to get access and what you should be doing now to help guarantee your future bar success!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/30/11066/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

Steve Vladeck, American University

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/31/8671/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/31/10883/

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.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/31/10366/

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 aevans@law.utexas.edu. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, March 30, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/31/11358/

Come join ACS for a lunch discussion on the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act and how to reform the broken U.S. health care system. Internationally renowned constitutional law professors and scholars Jack Balkin - Yale Law professor and editor of leading Constitutional law blog Balkinization - and UT Professor William Forbath expert in the area of social and economic rights. Both helped create The Constitution in 2020, ACS vision for constitutional right and the direction of the U.S. courts.

Thursday, March 31st 12:30pm, Rm. 2.139 Lunch Provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/31/11375/

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 clerking is a good career move.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/31/10273/

An opportunity for admitted students to visit UT Law that could not make it to Admitted Students Day. Includes a welcome from Dean Sager; mock class; tours of the Law School; financial aid visits; and luncheon

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/01/10244/

conference hosted by Sanford Levinson

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/01/11102/

District court judges will discuss their courts, how they select clerks, and what their clerks do. Panelists include the Honorable Micaela Alvarez, District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas; the Honorable Nancy K. Johnson, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas; the Honorable Mark R. Kravitz, District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut; and the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth, Chief District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In addition to the panel, take advantage of a great opportunity to learn how these judges decide cases by attending their small group discussions in the afternoon. All students are invited to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/01/11380/

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.

At the beginning of this session (and each subsequent session), we'll review the practice MBE questions handed out the week before. Hear why answers are right/wrong to sometimes tricky MBE questions.

After the session, you may log on to an MBE question bank to test your understanding - come find out how to get access and what you should be doing now to help guarantee your future bar success!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/01/11067/

Specialty court judges will discuss their courts, how they select clerks, and what their clerks do. Panelists include the Honorable Charles E. Erdmann, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; the Honorable Bruce A. Markell, Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada; and the Honorable Timothy C. Stanceu, Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade.In addition to the panel, take advantage of a great opportunity to learn how these judges decide cases by attending their small group discussions in the afternoon. All students are invited to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/01/11381/

Court of Appeals judges will discuss their courts, how they select clerks, and what their clerks do. Panelists include the Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; the Honorable Reena Raggi, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; and the Honorable Richard C. Tallman, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In addition to the panel, take advantage of a great opportunity to learn how these judges decide cases by attending their small group discussions in the afternoon. All students are invited to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/01/11382/

Expert lawyers from South America will discuss issues that are of particular relevance to energy practitioners in Latin America and give their perspectives on the challenges and rewards of practicing energy law in their respective countries. During the course of this symposium you will hear from Luis Cuervo, Partner, Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli; Vera de Gyarfas, Foreign Legal Consultant, King & Spalding LLP; Roberto Aguirre Luzi, also from King & Spalding and Luiz de Lemos, Partner leading the Oil and Gas Practice Group, Campos Mello Advogados. Each speaker will give a 30-minute presentation followed by questions and discussion from the audience.Learn about issues that are of particular relevance to energy practitioners in Latin America and hear the perspectives of expert lawyers from that region. Please RSVP to David Leonard, Managing Director of the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law at dmleonard.jr@gmail.com by Thursday, March 31.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/01/10122/

The Honorable Richard C. Tallman, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Honorable Nancy K. Johnson, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, will interview a 3L and current law clerk and then discuss clerkship interviewing techniques to give students a flavor for the clerkship interview process. All students are invited to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/01/11383/

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 Small Group Discussions with Judges. Each of the participating judges will be leading a small discussion session on some aspect of the decisional process. Please be sure to RSVP for the small group discussions on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab and reviewing the reading materials online. Rooms will be assigned the day before the event and each student who RSVPs will be sent an email with the location for each judge.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/01/11384/

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 Small Group Discussions with Judges. Each of the participating judges will be leading a small discussion session on some aspect of the decisional process. Please be sure to RSVP for the small group discussions on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab and reviewing the reading materials online. Rooms will be assigned the day before the event and each student who RSVPs will be sent an email with the location for each judge.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/01/11385/

The American Constitution Society is hosting a lunch with Professor Rob Owen on April 4 at 11:30am in the Fleming Room, down by George's Cafe. Free lunch will be provided.

Professor Rob Owen will discuss the Capital Punishment Clinic's recent victory in the Supreme Court in Skinner v. Switzer. The Supreme Court held: a postconviction procedural due process claim for DNA testing is properly pursued in a §1983 action. Professor Owen will discuss what this ruling means for his client, Hank Skinner, his reactions to the ruling, and what it means for the future of DNA testing in the courts.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/04/11386/

Former UT Law Professor Ernest Young returns to give a talk entitled, "A New Federalism Revival?" Young posits that just as Rehnquist's court-led federalist revival may be petering out, public controversies (healthcare, immigration, gay rights, state debt, etc.) have forced federalism back onto the national agenda. Lunch will be served at the event, which is Monday, 4/4 at 11:30am in room 3.126.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/04/11452/

Law School Colloquium on Justice Breyer's "Making Our Democracy Work", with Mitch Berman, Lynn Blais, and Sandy Levinson acting as commentators.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/04/11377/

The Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association proudly presents our semi-annual Fajita Fiesta. We will be preparing and grilling steak, chicken, and vegetable fajitas (with all the trimmings) on site and selling plates around lunch time to benefit our Endowed Scholarship Fund.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/05/11364/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/05/10903/

Informal Student Meeting with Justice Breyer

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/05/11379/

Monday, April 5, 3:30—5:00 PM Judith Kimerling, CUNY School of Law "Oil, Litigation and Conservation in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador: Can Cowode Law Protect the Rights of Indigenous Huaorani in the Oil Patch and Yasuni Biosphere Reserve?" Lecture co-sponsored by the Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/05/11235/

Interested in writing on to a journal? Come hear about dates and procedures. To help you decide the journals in which you're interested, you'll hear from representatives of the various journals.

Texas Law Review is proud to sponsor and coordinate the annual write-on competition.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/05/11224/

This is the second of two mandatory meetings for 2Ls and 3Ls who will be applying for judicial clerkships. UT Law Judicial Clerkship Advisors will discuss the clerkship application process in detail including summer deadlines and the two online systems students will be using to apply for clerkships.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/05/10275/

Nicole Simmons, Public Interest Career Counselor with the CSO, along with 3Ls who have secured postgraduate fellowships, will discuss some of the more popular project-based fellowships obtained by UT Law graduates. Panelists will discuss the application process and provide strategies for putting together a competitive fellowship application. Lunch will be served.RSVP by Tuesday, April 5, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/06/10276/

The Action Committee for Career Services will be having their next meeting on Wednesday, April 6, at 11:30 a.m. in the Career Services Office Library (TNH 3.130). We’ll have Tiff’s Treats and soft drinks. If you are interested in becoming involved next year – including assisting with Fall OCI Employer Check-In in August – this is the meeting for you. We will also be discussing the Happy Hour with Small & Midsize Firms and officer positions for the upcoming year. To become a member of the ACCS, please submit your application online.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/06/11421/

Early Bar Prep continues with Torts.

At the beginning of this session (and each subsequent session), we'll review the practice MBE questions handed out the week before. Hear why answers are right/wrong to sometimes tricky MBE questions.

After the session, you may log on to an MBE question bank to test your understanding - come find out how to get access and what you should be doing now to help guarantee your future bar success!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/06/11068/

The Career Services Office is pleased to announce the 2011 Study Break Public Service Stipend Program. This Program is designed to provide stipends to fund public interest and government internships for a select number of first- and second-year UT Law students. The 2011 CSO Study Break Public Service Stipend is open to current 1Ls and 2Ls (Class of 2013 and 2012, respectively). A student may not receive academic credit and a stipend simultaneously, nor can a student receive a fellowship from an alternate source and this program for the same position. (This limitation does not preclude a fellow from receiving a living expense stipend or a stipend of scholarship for educational expenses.) Deadline to apply is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/06/11389/

The Intellectual Property Law Society will host its last meeting WEDNESDAY 4/6/11.

Speakers: John Campbell Firm: McKool Smith Topic: Experience working on Microsoft v. i4i Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Room: 3.142 Food: TBD

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/06/11427/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

Steve Vladeck, American University

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/07/8672/

Michelle Anderson, Berkeley

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/07/10116/

(Formerly "Preparing for Postgraduate Employment"). For 3Ls still seeking permanent employment, come learn about UT Law’s Long Career Launch Program. Strategies will be discussed on how to maximize the benefit of LCLP and similar postgraduate programs. You will also obtain practical advice on how to make your job search more efficient and productive. You may attend either the Thursday or Friday session. RSVP by Wednesday, April 6, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/07/10277/

Students looking beyond large firms will find this reception a great opportunity to meet with attorneys from small and midsized firms as well as solo practitioners in a casual setting. This is a great way to expand your network, so don’t miss out! Dress is business casual. Additionally, the CSO is providing a student resume directory to practitioners attending the reception. Note that the resume directory is for future job opportunities and is not created for any specific current job posting. Employers may contact students in the future for part-time, full-time and contract positions. Information about how to submit your resume will be made available in March. RSVP by Wednesday, April 6, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/07/10279/

An opportunity for admitted students to visit UT Law that could not make it to Admitted Students Day. Includes a welcome from Dean Sager; mock class; tours of the Law School; financial aid visits; and luncheon

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/08/10245/

(Formerly "Preparing for Postgraduate Employment"). For 3Ls still seeking permanent employment, come learn about UT Law’s Long Career Launch Program. Strategies will be discussed on how to maximize the benefit of LCLP and similar postgraduate programs. You will also obtain practical advice on how to make your job search more efficient and productive. You may attend either the Thursday or Friday session. RSVP by Thursday, April 7, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/08/10278/

Street Law will be hosting middle school and high school students from the Austin area to participate in a day of learning about practical issues and to get acquainted with higher education. These students will come to the law school to attend a mock law school lesson, witness a mock trial, attend a career panel, and wrap up the day with lunch and a tour of the school by our members.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/08/11359/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

Early Bar Prep continues with Torts.

At the beginning of this session (and each subsequent session), we'll review the practice MBE questions handed out the week before. Hear why answers are right/wrong to sometimes tricky MBE questions.

After the session, you may log on to an MBE question bank to test your understanding - come find out how to get access and what you should be doing now to help guarantee your future bar success!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/08/11069/

Speaker will be Marilda Rosado, who is a professor at Rio de Janeiro State University School of Law. Professor Rosado is also a partner at Doria Jacobina Rosado e Gondinho law firm. She formerly worked for the National Petroleum Agency in Brazil as the Bidding Superintendent and later was head of the Legal Affairs Department of a subsidiary of Petrobras.

Pizza will be served after the event.

Please RSVP to Gena gdawson@law.utexas.edu

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/08/11414/