Events Calendar

Jorge Enrique Taiana, Former Foreign Minister of Argentina, will speak about what it means to be a victim of torture and imprisonment, then to become a human rights activist, and then to become part of the government.

Talk will be in Spanish with simultaneous interpretation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/07/12398/

Ben Barnes will be the guest speaker. RSVP required. Event is open to the first 35 students who respond.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/08/12320/

a lecture to be delivered by Alan Miller

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/08/12458/

Lunchtime conference with Professor Laurin and students from her Criminal Law section.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/08/12552/

Thur Sept 8, room 3.124, 11:30-12:20pm

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/08/12554/

Last day to drop a course for a refund. 12th class day. Payment for added courses due by 5:00 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/09/12513/

Lunchtime conference with Professor Laurin and students from her Criminal Law Section

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/09/12553/

2011 Fall Litigation Institute (trial skills seminar for 2L and 3L students)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/09/12367/

Stop by our table in the Breezeway and buy cookies, brownies, or healthy snacks for $1 to help us raise money to attend the Law Students for Reproductive Justice Regional Conference in February!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/13/12573/

Come see what the Women's Law Caucus is up to this year next Tuesday, September 13th at 5:00 pm in TNH 2.124. We will host a happy hour at Crown & Anchor immediately following.

At the meeting, we will review our upcoming events for the year, allow new and returning members to sign up and pay their $35 yearly dues, and give members the opportunity to run for a 1L Rep position. We'll also discuss the significance of joining WLC and provide general info about the organization.

2Ls & 3Ls - we have numerous opportunities that will benefit you in your professional search and career, so come out and join us!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/13/12550/

The UT Law Career Services Office, William Wayne Justice Center, and Rapoport Center invite you to attend the Sixth Annual Public Service Fall Party. We hope you will come out and share your summer experiences with faculty, staff and other UT Law students. Refreshments will be served.

If you can come share your experiences with other students, we ask you to RSVP to the CSO by Friday, September 2, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab. The CSO will then be in touch with you with further details about your role.

If you plan to attend, but are not interested in having a formal role, please RSVP on UT Law Symplicity between September 3-9. Look for announcements closer to the party date on Law Mail and the UT Law Public Service Listserv.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/13/12383/

The Thurgood Marshall Legal Society is holding it's second general body meeting of the year in Room 3.142 at 5:30 p.m. We will be discussing important upcoming TMLS events and dinner will be served! It is very important for new members who would like to join TMLS to attend this meeting.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/13/12572/

The Career Services Office invites UT Law students and faculty to visit with both Dean Sager and employers who will be participating in Public Service Table Talk. Breakfast will be held from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the Sheffield Room. Public Service Table Talk will be held in the Susman Godfrey Atrium from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and is open to all UT Law students.

Please join us in welcoming public service organizations to our campus and sharing information on new developments within the UT Law public service community. We also hope to exchange ideas on creating more opportunities for students to serve the public.

Students should RSVP by Tuesday, September 13, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab. Faculty and visiting employers should RSVP by Tuesday, September 13, 2011 to Sandra Valencia at svalencia@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/15/12385/

Representatives from dozens of public interest organizations as well as federal and state government agencies will be on hand to answer questions about what they do and how you can assist them. Find out about volunteer opportunities, summer internships and paid positions with a variety of nonprofits, legal services providers and government agencies. All UT Law students are encouraged to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/15/12386/

2011 Fall Litigation Institute (trial skills seminar for 2L and 3L students)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/16/12368/

Ilya Shapiro will be discussing exactly what is meant by the "Rule of Law."

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/19/12292/

Inderpal Grewal, Professor and Chair of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University, will give a public talk entitled "Humanitarian Citizenship and Race: Katrina and the Global War on Terror."

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/19/12408/

The Federalist Society is proud to host Cato Institute Fellow and CNN Contributor Ilya Shapiro. Mr. Shapiro will be giving a speech on his expertise, Comparative Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law. Prof. Levinson will be debating him. Food will be served after the event.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/19/12492/

Discussion of patent law with Fish and Richardson attorney.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/19/12610/

If you missed out last week on the Women's Law Caucus's first general meeting, please come to TNH 2.123 this Tuesday 9/20 at 11:30am for some general information about the organization, and to pay dues if you have not yet. (You may also leave dues at the Communications Desk in the Atrium for WLC.)

If you have any questions about WLC, please swing by the meeting Tuesday, or e-mail martha.landwehr@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/20/12611/

Elections for Texas Law Fellowship 1L Representatives

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/22/12587/

Beyond Any Bar, the law student association for students considering a nontraditional careers, is hosting a speaker panel to discuss their path to a successful nontraditional career. If you are thinking that a law firm might not be the best place for you, come hear why you are right! The four panelists are representative of many of our alumni that have used their legal education to succeed in other careers.

Joining us on at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday September 22, 2011 will be:

Dan Graham (JD ’05) the CEO and co-founder of BuildASign.com. Dan co-founded BuildASign.com in his 3L year, in 2005. Since then the company has become a $30+ million company, with over 160 employees.

Kathy Richardson (JD ‘95) a Principal at HR Legal Search. She is an attorney search consultant. She places partners and associates at law firms as well as attorneys at various levels within in-house legal departments, including general counsel.

Neal Cukerbaum (JD ’77) the President of Sandler Southwest Corporation. Neal is a real estate developer, and he has been responsible for the development of more than 100 commercial real estate properties.

Robert Mayfield (JD ’72) the President of R.U.M. Enterprises. Robert founded his company and has grown it to 98 employees and six area locations.

Lunch will be served and is co-sponsored by the Career Services Office and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations. Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 21 on UT Law Symplicity

For any questions, please contact Luis Rincon at luisfrincon@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/22/12609/

a Law and Philosophy workshop by Chad Flanders

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/22/12459/

SHAKESPEARE AND THE LAW: SCENES AND A PANEL ON LEGAL ISSUES FROM THE TEMPEST

Actors from Spirit of Shakespeare, a University of Texas student organization, will perform scenes from The Tempest as part of a panel discussion titled “Usurpation and Colonization: Shakespeare’s The Tempest,” on Thursday, September 22, 2011, in the Eidman Courtroom at the University of Texas School of Law from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas School of Law. A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Jamail Pavilion adjacent to the Eidman Courtroom in the Law School’s John B. Connally Center. (See Maps and Directions.) The panel, which includes the performance, starts at 7:00 p.m.

This year, four panelists will discuss legal and related issues central to The Tempest. They are: Angela K. Littwin, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas School of Law; James Loehlin, director of Shakespeare at Winedale and professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin; Robert Matney, actor, Austin Shakespeare, and graduate of the Shakespeare at Winedale progra; and Alan Friedman, professor of English, coordinator of Actors from the London Stage, and faculty advisor for Spirit of Shakespeare (SOS), a group of University of Texas students dedicated to promoting Shakespeare programs on campus and in the community.

For several years now, the SOS players have performed scenes from the annual Actors from the London Stage (AFTLS) play and have helped to augment and elucidate the Shakespeare and the Law panel discussions.

Shakespeare and the Law grew out of the AFTLS residency, a regular part of the University’s Shakespeare offerings since 1999, and a conference on “The Law and Other Performing Arts” held at the Law School in 2002. AFTLS, a London-based theatrical touring company, brings its unique educational and theatrical program, which features a troupe of five classically trained actors from major English theaters, to this campus and city for week-long residencies every year.

This year’s weeklong AFTLS residency begins September 26, 2011, with performances of The Tempest at UT’s B. Iden Payne Theatre running from Wednesday September 28 to Friday September 30, at 7:30 p.m. Purchase tickets from Texas Performing Arts online ticket office. On Saturday October 1, 2001 at 7:00 p.m, the play will be performed at the Winedale Historical Center in Round Top, Texas. For more information, log on to the Winedale website (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/progs/winedale).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/22/12496/

The Law Alumni Association Executive Meeting will be Friday, September 23, beginning with lunch at noon in the Sheffield Room.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/23/11632/

2011 Fall Litigation Institute (trial skills seminar for 2L and 3L students)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/23/12369/

Edit session for members of the Texas Environmental Law Journal

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/25/12613/

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

Guest speaker TBA. RSVP required. Event is open to the first 35 students who respond.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/27/12321/

Come and help us plan our upcoming event: an open conversation about parenting and careers in the law. Snacks will be provided! Wednesday, Sept. 28th, 4:30pm, room TBA by LawMail.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/28/12654/

The Federalist Society will screen Waiting for Superman, an award-winning documentary examining American public education. Professor Cantu will provide remarks.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/29/12659/

2011 Fall Litigation Institute (trial skills seminar for 2L and 3L students)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/09/30/12370/