Events Calendar

The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court Competition is an annual, endowed moot court competition open to all first-year UT Law students on a tryout basis. Competitors enter a 64-person tournament in which judging is based on oral argument and brief writing.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/17/10784/

The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court Competition is an annual, endowed moot court competition open to all first-year UT Law students on a tryout basis. Competitors enter a 64-person tournament in which judging is based on oral argument and brief writing.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/18/10785/

Monday, April 18, 3:30—5:30 PM Julie Mertus, American University School of International Service Lecture co-sponsored by the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/18/11236/

Travis County District Court hearings

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/19/10711/

Please join the Women's Law Caucus in a discussion on the importance of finding a mentor during your summer job and as a young professional. Sandra Rodriguez, a partner at Vinson & Elkins, will be discussing how to pinpoint a good mentor and how to maintain that relationship over the course of the summer. Pizza will be served, and all are welcome!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/19/11553/

Travis County District Court hearings

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/20/10714/

Ariel Dulitzky, Director of the UT Human Rights Clinic, is a member of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. He just returned from Mexico where he was part of a fact-finding mission on the situation of enforced disappearances. He will present and discuss the preliminary observations of the Working Group mission. In a broader perspective, Prof. Dulitzky will analyze the relationship and interactions between an international human rights mechanism, the Mexican government and civil society organizations.

Dr. Ricardo Ainslie, a professor in the Department of Education Psychology, will serve as a discussant. He directed the film "¡Ya Basta!" ("Enough!), a disturbing, intimate documentary on the epidemic of kidnappings and related crimes that started in Mexico in the '90s.

This event is sponsored by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, the Rapaport Center for Human Rights and Justice and the Human Rights Clinic.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/21/11612/

Welcome Austin attorneys and law students to a joint happy hour with the University of Texas School of Law. Join us to learn more about the American Constitution Society and enjoy a night of networking and socializing with progressive legal minds from around Austin! This is a great forum for law students to talk with ACS lawyers about possible summer employment opportunities. Not to mention a needed break before finals! Feel free to forward this announcement to interested friends and colleagues.

Thursday, April 21, 2011 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Scholz Garten 1607 San Jacinto Blvd Austin, TX

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/21/11532/

No time to dry clean your suit? Simple! Spray it with febreeze and hang it up in the shower to steam it. The Women's Law Caucus invites you to learn what your appearance says about you, how to continue your image efforts with the least amount of energy, and strategies for different legal settings - from the courtroom to the business luncheon. Come listen to a presentation on tips and tricks for professionals in fast-paced environments, then get real feedback during a Q&A with a panel of lawyers experienced in litigation, transactions, and government. 3L's are especially encouraged, but everyone should take advantage of this opportunity to prepare for summer internships and jobs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/27/11458/

Robert O'Neil, former President of University of Virginia and professor of law emeritus law will address the (GPPDR symposium) on his experiences with ADR, from his initial encounter with Roger Fisher and Frank Sander as a Harvard Law student, to exploring ADR as chair of Virginia's first state commission on the future of its judicial system, to his directorship of the Ford Foundation's Difficult Dialogues as an application of new approaches to meeting campus tensions over issues such as race, religion, sexual orientation, and immigration. Prof. O’Neil then will look to a few promising areas for ADR exploration in current Church & State law. Law and graduate GPPDR students will present research papers in dispute resolution throughout the day.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/04/29/11434/