Events Calendar

Texas Environmental Law Journal edit session.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/02/12677/

Early registration for Spring 2012 through the Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/03/12514/

Assault & Flattery audition sign-ups are in the breezeway October 3 through 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Auditions will be held October 10, 12, and 13 beginning at 6 p.m. Come sign up for your 10-minute audition slot! No talent necessary! Please send any questions regarding A&F auditions to producer@assaultandflattery.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/03/12632/

(#CEWnp) Not sure you want to practice law? Learn how you can utilize your JD in various consultation careers. Panelists include Elizabeth P. Lippincott ’94, Vice President at Vianovo, who combines international campaign experience with legal advocacy and analytical skills, as well as in-depth knowledge of issues ranging from international software piracy to economic development; John Langmore ‘89, John Langmore Consulting, who is a transportation and land use consultant as well as Vice Chairman of Capital Metro; Patricia V. Hayes, PVH Consulting Group, LLC, who provides public policy consulting, general management consultations, and more; and Mike Rinehart ‘80, Founder of Your Beyond with more than 12 years of experience as a life coach. Co-sponsored by Beyond Any Bar and moderated by Aaron Borden, '13. Lunch will be served afterwards. Please RSVP by Friday, September 30, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/03/12661/

Application packets should be received by the CSO, in electronic form to Nicole Simmons at nsimmons@law.utexas.edu, by noon on Monday, October 3, 2011. Comments will be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2011.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/03/12237/

Catalina Smulovitz, Director of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Argentina, will speak on "Legal Inequality and Domestic Violence. Who gets what and when at the Sub national Level?"

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/03/12409/

(#CEWtrans) Learn about careers in transactional law in both the private and public sectors. Panelists will discuss the various career options in transactional law, the market for transactional lawyers, the skills and training that are important, and how to enter the field. Panelists include Wesley Watts ’08, Associate at Baker Botts, Maria Sanchez, Austin Energy; Doug Booth ’92, The Law Office of Douglas A. Booth, P.C.; and Kim McMath ‘92, formerly Senior Corporate Legal Counsel, Director of Legal Affairs at ST-Ericsson Inc. and Associate General Counsel at STMicroelectronics. Moderated by Professor David Sokolow. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by Friday, September 30, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/03/12662/

Fellowship application and supporting documents are due by mail on Monday, October 3, 2011, to the Skadden Fellowship office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/03/12234/

How do you put a price tag on local seafood, pristine beaches, and clean water? Presented by Kenneth R. Feinberg, administrator of the $20 billion fund established in the wake of the 2010 British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will discuss his careet, how he approaches his work, and the ethics of putting a "price tag" on a human life.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/03/12570/

Early registration for Spring 2012 through the Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/04/12515/

Assault & Flattery audition sign-ups are in the breezeway October 3 through 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Auditions will be held October 10, 12, and 13 beginning at 6 p.m. Come sign up for your 10-minute audition slot! No talent necessary! Please send any questions regarding A&F auditions to producer@assaultandflattery.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/04/12656/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/04/12376/

Kenneth R. Feinberg, administrator of the $20 billion fund established in the wake of the 2010 British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will discuss his career, how he approaches his work, and the ethics of putting a "price tag" on a human life.

Pizza will be served.

RSVP to Gena Dawson at gdawson@law.utexas.edu

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/04/12619/

(#CEWlit) Learn about careers in litigation, what litigators find rewarding about their jobs, and the skills and experiences that are important for litigators. Panelists include Jody Scheske, Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Mark Levy ‘01, Office of the Attorney General – Antitrust Division; Gregg Cox ‘92, Director, Public Integrity Unit of the Travis County District Attorney; and Trevor Taylor ’98, Law Office of Trevor A. Taylor and Immediate Past President, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association. Moderated by Tracy McCormack, Director of the Advocacy Program at UT Law.

Lunch will be served afterwards. Please RSVP by Monday, October 3, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/04/12665/

The Power Lunch Series is designed to teach women law students in journal and student organization leadership positions the meaning of organizational power, and provide them with an understanding of how to gain and utilize that power in an effective and positive manner to achieve career success.

The PLS lessons are from the 2011 Women’s Power Summit on Law & Leadership. Hear video replays of two of the most thought-provoking panels of the Summit. Each video will be followed by a discussion session the subsequent week.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/04/12669/

How will you balance children and a successful legal career? Let's talk about it. Join Law Students for Reproductive Justice, the Center for Women in Law, Women's Law Caucus and the Texas Journal of Women and the Law for an open conversation on parenting and careers in the law.

This event is a forum for practitioners and students to meet and discuss their experiences and questions regarding the compatibility of being both a parent and an attorney. Panelists include:

Manuel Escobar: McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, LLP Kristin Etter: Sumpter & Gonzales, LLP Professor Jennifer Laurin: UT Law Andrea Marsh: Texas Fair Defense Project Professor Gretchen Sween: Dechert, LLP and UT Law

Lunch will be provided following the conversation. Students of all genders are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/04/12692/

Notable Supreme Court litigators and UT law professors will discuss the major cases of the 2011 Supreme Court term.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/04/12697/

Larry Waks from Jackson Walker will be speaking about Copyright and Trademark law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/04/12681/

Early registration for Spring 2012 through the Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/05/12516/

Assault & Flattery audition sign-ups are in the breezeway October 3 through 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Auditions will be held October 10, 12, and 13 beginning at 6 p.m. Come sign up for your 10-minute audition slot! No talent necessary! Please send any questions regarding A&F auditions to producer@assaultandflattery.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/05/12657/

(#CEWre) Come learn more about real estate law from practitioners in the commercial, financial, and residential sectors. Panelists include Jerry Harris ‘69, Partner at Brown McCarroll; Scott Marks ‘94, Director at Coats Rose; Stephen Butler, Shareholder at Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody; Tom Terkel, Founder and Principal at FourT Realty; and Russ Ham, solo practitioner, semi-retired. Moderated by Adrian Dunbar, '12, and Aaron Borden, '13 of the Real Estate Law Students Association. Lunch will be served and is sponsored by Brown McCarroll. Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 4, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/05/12666/

In the 6th floor Faculty Lounge (6.251) Prof. David Anderson and five other participants will make a speaker phone call to a participant who cannot attend in person. They will eat lunch, too.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/05/12690/

Early registration for Spring 2012 through the Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/06/12517/

Assault & Flattery audition sign-ups are in the breezeway October 3 through 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Auditions will be held October 10, 12, and 13 beginning at 6 p.m. Come sign up for your 10-minute audition slot! No talent necessary! Please send any questions regarding A&F auditions to producer@assaultandflattery.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/06/12658/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/06/11958/

(#CEWjud) This program is highly recommended for 2Ls and 3Ls who are considering applying for judicial clerkships. Robert Pitman '88, newly appointment U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas and former magistrate judge, and Lisa Hobbs '00, former Supreme Court of Texas General Counsel currently with Vinson & Elkins, will tell you why clerking is a valuable experience and how to prepare now to become a great applicant. Get tips on selecting courts and judges, asking for letters of recommendation, and putting together a good application. Moderated by Judicial Clerkship Faculty Advisor Elana Einhorn. Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 5, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/06/12384/

On October 6 at 11:30 AM, the SBA and I are sponsoring a Town Hall Meeting. I will give a report on the State of the Law School, take questions, and join in a discussion with all of you who come. Prime among the topics I plan to take up are:

• The Deanship • Budgetary Matters, including Tuition • New Faculty and New Programs • The Employment Picture

Our meeting will be in the Susman Godfrey Atrium. Cookies and soft drinks will be served. The refreshments will be available at 11:15. I’ll make my remarks at 11:30. We’ll leave plenty of time for questions and discussion.

This is the first Town Hall meeting of the year. The SBA and I plan several meetings, where we can take up other questions or explore some of these questions in greater depth.

Please join us!

--Larry Sager

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/06/12703/

(#CEWlabor)Come learn about building an employment law practice from attorneys who represent employees, employers and government agencies. Panelists include Jason Boulette ’97, and Alice McAfee ’04, Boulette & Golden LLP; Philip Durst ’82, of Deats, Durst, Owen and Levy, PLLC; Allison Bowers ’99, of Hutcheson Bowers, LLP; and David Halpern ‘94, Office of the Attorney General.

Lunch will be provided and is sponsored by the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law. Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 5, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/06/12667/

The Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice invites you to an information session for human rights internships and fellowships. This is a great opportunity to learn about opportunities with human rights organizations as well as international courts and tribunals. Former fellows and interns will share their experiences and will be available to answer questions. Food will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/06/12674/

a Law and Philosophy workshop by Kimberly Ferzan

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/06/12474/

Early registration for Spring 2012 through the Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/07/12518/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/10/07/12371/