Events Calendar

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/