Events Calendar

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check posted registration schedule for specific access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/01/12528/

All students who submitted their Texas "Declaration of Intention to Study Law" by October 1st are eligible to have their fingerprints taken on location at the University of Texas School of Law.

Space is limited and available on a first-registered basis, so interested students are encouraged to register immediately. Qualifying students who wish to participate in this event must follow the registration instructions and have proper ID and their FAST form filled out and on hand for their appointment. Only pre-registered students will be admitted.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/01/12568/

TLF Auction tickets will be on sale in the atrium starting Oct 31 until Nov 3rd from 10-2 for $10. $15 at the door.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/01/12771/

Join Dean Sager and the American Constitution Society for a conversation on why the Supreme Court should uphold President Obama’s healthcare legislation. Dean Sager will respond to popular arguments raised against the Act’s constitutionality, including those advanced in Doug Bandow’s recent talk, and take your questions on this important national issue. Austin's Pizza will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/01/12812/

Fried Frank has created unique programs that effectively bridge the worlds of private law firm litigation and public service law by joining with two of the country's leading civil rights advocacy organizations, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).

The LDF and MALDEF Fellowships each give an entry-level lawyer the opportunity to spend two years as a Fried Frank litigator and then two years as a staff attorney with LDF or MALDEF. At the end of their four-year commitment, our successful Fellows are encouraged to interview to return to Fried Frank and, in some cases, they may continue on the staff of their civil rights organization. We are proud that a number of our former Fellows hold high-level positions on the staffs of both LDF and MALDEF.

The ideal candidate for a Fried Frank Fellowship is a third-year law student or recent graduate currently in a judicial clerkship. Candidates for the MALDEF and LDF fellowships should have a genuine interest in both corporate and civil rights litigation. For the MALDEF Fellowship, Spanish language skills are highly desirable.

The application deadline for all programs is November 1, 2011.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/01/12633/

The American Bar Association Section of Taxation is pleased to announce that the application period for its Public Service Fellowship program for 2012-14 is now open. Applications must be received by November 1, 2011 to be considered. Applicants selected for interviews will be invited to attend the Section’s meeting in on February 16-18, 2012, and asked to participate in interviews on February 18, 2012. The Section will award up to two Fellowships for 2011-13 to recent law school graduates or judicial clerks. Both LLM and JD candidates are eligible to apply. The proposed employment must involve taxation or administration of tax law and must be with a public-interest, non-profit section 501(c)(3) organization (the “Sponsoring Organization”). Each Fellow is expected to serve a two-year term with the Sponsoring Organization.

You may hear the presentation about the Fellowship held earlier this month (September 13, 2011).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/01/12634/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check posted registration schedule for specific access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/02/12529/

All students who submitted their Texas "Declaration of Intention to Study Law" by October 1st are eligible to have their fingerprints taken on location at the University of Texas School of Law.

Space is limited and available on a first-registered basis, so interested students are encouraged to register immediately. Qualifying students who wish to participate in this event must follow the registration instructions and have proper ID and their FAST form filled out and on hand for their appointment. Only pre-registered students will be admitted.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/02/12569/

TLF Auction tickets will be on sale in the atrium starting Oct 31 until Nov 3rd from 10-2 for $10. $15 at the door.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/02/12772/

The Foundation Board of Trustees will meet in Austin November 3rd and 4th at The Four Seasons Hotel.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/03/9743/

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

Judges in Residence series; bench trial

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/03/11173/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check posted registration schedule for specific access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/03/12530/

TLF Auction tickets will be on sale in the atrium starting Oct 31 until Nov 3rd from 10-2 for $10. $15 at the door.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/03/12773/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/03/11852/

Interested in human rights? Join the Human Rights Law Society! We will be having a meeting Thursday, November 3. This is a great opportunity to meet other students with similar interests, get involved in activities and issues that you care about, and find ways to integrate your legal education with activism. Food will be provided.

Date: Thursday, November 3

Time: 11:30am-12:20pm

Location: TNH 3.126

We hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/03/12805/

A screening of the documentary "IOUSA" with comment by Professor Henry T.C. Hu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/03/12711/

All UT Law students and alumni are invited to attend the CSO's 14th Annual Cocktails & Conversation networking reception, which provides the perfect opportunity to meet and network in a casual setting with UT Law alumni and friends. Free street parking and UT Shuttle (40 Acres) is also available. The AT&T Conference Center is located on campus at 1900 University Blvd. at MLK Blvd. This is a great way to expand your network, so don’t miss out! Dress is business casual. RSVP by Wednesday, November 2, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/03/12404/

The Foundation Board of Trustees will meet in Austin November 3rd and 4th at The Four Seasons Hotel.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/04/9744/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check posted registration schedule for specific access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/04/12531/

Professor Graeme Austin, School of Law Victoria University of Wellington

Professor Austin will talk about indigenous peoples' rights/human rights and intellectual property, with a focus on a significant case that was just decided in New Zealand. 

Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Gena Dawson at gdawson@law.utexas.edu

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/04/12663/

The Law School will host an event honoring Lela and Robin Gibbs, Michelle and Bryan Goolsby, and Judge William and the late Margaret Kilgarlin Friday, November 4 at 4:00 p.m. at the Law School in the Stephen D. Susman Academic Center

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/04/12054/

The Law School's annual Tailgate Party will be on Saturday, November 5 on the South Lawn of the Law School, 2 hours before the UT/Texas Tech game.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/05/11633/

Edit session for TELJ members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/06/12852/

The West Coast International LL.M. Job Fair is a recruitment venue for employers who are interested in enlisting international legal talents and for internationally trained lawyers who are currently enrolled in an LL.M. program at a participating law school. UCLA School of Law serves as the event's organizer and host while a consortium of 19 campuses participate in the program. Interested employers will have the opportunity to pre-select LL.M. candidates from a collective pool of high caliber students who represent many countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. The 2012 West Coast International LL.M. Job Fair will be held on February 24 at UCLA School of Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/07/12804/

Come hear from faculty and current students on how to study for and take law school exams.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/07/12501/

“Lives in the Law,” Karen Lash, Senior Counsel for Access to Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Nov. 7, ’11, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, Sheffield Room, co-sponsored with the Career Services Office

Lash will speak from 11:30 to 12:30 about the Obama Administration’s Access to Justice Initiative and her work at the federal level to close the justice gap. From 12:30 to 1:30 Lash will speak about her life in the law and offer tips for students considering public service careers. Lunch will be served at 11:30 and 12:30. Audience members may attend one or both sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/07/12585/

Tuition bills for the spring semester emailed to students.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/08/12544/

Dr. John Hardin of the Koch Foundation will make a presentation entitled "Economic Freedom: The Relationship Between Law and Growth."

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/08/12712/

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. Get an inside look into legal scholarship and a chance to interact with professors outside of the classroom.

Our next speaker is Professor Linda Mullenix, who specializes in Federal Civil Procedure, mass tort litigation, and class actions. Professor Mullenix will discuss her research on remediating victims of mass disaster, including 9/11 and the BP Gulf Oil Spill. Join us on Wednesday, November 9 at 3:30 pm in the Sheffield Room. Light refreshments will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/09/12664/

Bob Estrada 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/2011/11/10/12323/

Professor Thomas O. McGarity will give an overview of projects he is working on and other projects he finds particularly interesting. Students will have a chance to ask questions and discuss these projects with Professor McGarity in a relaxed setting. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Gena Dawson at gdawson@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/10/11914/

Law and Philosophy workshop series

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/10/12477/

This summer, Governor Rick Perry signed into law a mandatory ultrasound bill. Not long after, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit to stop the law in its tracks. What happens now?

Join us and learn more about the case, Texas Medical Providers Performing Abortion Services v. Lakey, and hear from a leading scholars about what is behind these mandatory ultrasound laws:

Implications of Mandatory Ultrasound Laws November 10, 2011 at 3:30pm, TNH 2.140

This event will feature a presentation by award-winning Professor Carol Sanger of Columbia Law School. She will lead a conversation about what's at stake with mandatory ultrasound laws for women seeking abortions, and address the concept of "visualization of the fetus."

Responding will be: TX State Representative Donna Howard, Blake Rocap, NARAL Lobbyist, and UT Professor Gretchen Ritter, Vice Provost and Director of the Center for Women's and Gender Studies.

The event will be followed by a reception at UT’s George’s Café where you will have the opportunity to meet and talk with our presenters more informally. This event is open to the public and we encourage you to forward this invitation to any students, professors, or advocates you think would be interested in attending.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/10/12807/

Beyond Any Bar will be hosting its Fall Alumni-Student Mixer from 6-8pm on Thursday, November 10th at Icenhauer's on Rainey Street. Have a drink on us while networking with local non-practicing alumni, incluing CEOs, consultants, health care professionals, and others. To RSVP, please email Juliana Mulholland at juliana.mulholland@gmail.com.

This event is free to all Beyond Any Bar members. For details on how to become a member, please contact Luis Rincon, BAB President, at luisfrincon@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/10/12872/

The University of Texas School of Law will host an event that will bring nationally renowned experts on capital markets, securities markets, and economics to Austin.

On Friday, November 11, 2011, UT Law will host the Massey Prize Symposium, an event that will honor Robert E. Litan, the inaugural recipient of the $50,000 Massey Prize for Research in Law, Innovation, and Capital Markets. The Symposium is free and open to the public.

The event runs from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and features:

New York Times senior financial writer Diana Henriques, author of The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, who will give the keynote on “Mixed Signals: Madoff, the Meltdown, and the Media”

Charles R. Plott, professor of economics and political science at the California Institute of Technology, who will discuss how to understand the way capital markets actually function in a talk entitled “Economics Experiments and Securities Markets”

Massey Prize recipient Robert Litan, who will discuss the impact of the 2010 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was designed to more closely regulate the banking industry, in a talk entitled “The Political Economy of Dodd-Frank: A Look Ahead”

A roundtable discussion on the “Regulation of Financial Markets” moderated by Thomas W. Gilligan, the dean of the McCombs School of Business. Henriques, Litan, and Plott, will be joined by Paul Atkins, a former Securities and Exchange commissioner; and Edward S. Knight, executive vice president, general counsel, and chief regulatory officer of NASDAQ.

Dr. Litan is the vice president for research and policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri, where he oversees the Foundation’s extensive program for funding data collection and research relating to entrepreneurship and economic growth. He is also a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, where he was previously vice president. His book, Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity (coauthored with Kauffman Foundation President Carl Schramm and New York University Professor William Baumol) has been translated into ten languages and is used as a college text around the world.

The event will be held at the University of Texas School of Law, 727 East Dean Keeton Street, Austin, Texas. Morning events will be held in the Francis Auditorium (Townes Hall, 2.114); afternoon events will be held in the Eidman Courtroom (Connally Center, 2.306).

For more information, please visit the Massey Prize Symposium webpage at: http://www.utexas.edu/law/massey/index.html

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/11/10303/

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

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/11/11901/

A practice question will be administered under testing conditions to all 1L sections. 1Ls who are typing exams should use this time to practice with the exam software (Extegrity). All students can use this valuable experience to help guide their study practices for exams.

Locations and times TBA

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/11/12502/

Dean Sager has generously agreed to sponsor airfare, hotel and program registration for four UT Law students to attend the American Bar Association's Judicial Clerkship Program "Judges and Law Students: Building Relationships that Work," which will occur during the 2012 ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans, LA on February 2-4, 2012. This program is designed to increase diversity in the judiciary and is an excellent opportunity for students who may be considering judicial clerkships to learn about what it is like to be a judicial clerk. Programming will begin at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, and will conclude at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4. The law school will pay hotel accommodations for two nights (February 2-3).

1Ls and 2Ls are eligible to apply, as long as you have not already secured a judicial clerkship and have not previously attended this conference. Because this program is designed to encourage diversity in the judiciary, students should demonstrate a knowledge of or involvement in racial and ethnic minority communities.

The ABA's Judicial Clerkship Program gives students the opportunity to network with judges and former law clerks from across the country. The program simulates the clerkship experience, exposes students to what judicial clerks do on a daily basis, broadens your career options, shows how to apply for a judicial clerkship, and demonstrates the benefits of clerking. Students will have the opportunity to interact with federal and state judges in a series of panels and small group discussions as well as at scheduled social events. This program is a great way to make important connections that can lead to a clerkship after graduation. You can learn more by reading the brochure from last year's ABA Judicial Clerkship Program.

To apply, please submit a copy of your resume, law school transcript (2Ls only), and a one-page essay that describes why you want to attend the conference and why you think it would be beneficial to you, by 5 p.m. on Friday, November 11, to Rémi Ratliff, Director of Judicial Programs, at rratliff@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/11/12802/

Join Beyond Any Bar, Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law, and Law Students for the Arts for a speaker event that will cover professional sports team management, TV and film production, social media, and print and online journalism. The four specific speakers will be:

Lawrence Payne (JD '76) - EVP Corporate Partnerships & Broadcasting, San Antonio Spurs (http://www.nba.com/spurs/inside_the_spurs_lawrence_payne.html)

John Spong (JD '93) - Senior Editor, Texas Monthly Magazine (http://www.texasmonthly.com/authors/johnspong)

Lindsay Rogers (JD '08) - Social Media Consultant, Belle Belle Social Media (http://www.bellebellemedia.com/)

Lynn Boswell (JD '93) - independent documentary and filmmaker (http://www.klru.org/texasmonthlytalks/about/lynn_boswell.php)

Pizza will be served. Please RSVP by Friday, November 11, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/14/12860/

Henry Steiner, Professor of Law at Harvard University, will give a public talk entitled, "Muslims in Europe: Multiculturalism, Cultural Clash, Human Rights."

For more information on the Rapoport Center's Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series, including additional upcoming speakers, please visit:

http://www.utexas.edu/law/centers/humanrights/events/speaker-series.php

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/14/12560/

This is an administrative evidentiary hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings, involving contract claims asserted by Bi-Inform LLC versus the Texas General Land Office, as well as counterclaims in response. The hearing will last two or three days (through November 16 or 17). Students and faculty are encouraged to observe, but all members of the public are welcome.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/15/12695/

If you have an interest in the music industry or entertainment law more generally, please join us November 15 at 5:30. Joe Stallone, a partner at Oaks, Hartline & Daly, LLP, will be speaking about both his career in entertainment law as a music attorney and the Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI). The ELI is part of the Grammy Foundation and has an upcoming essay contest for law students which Mr. Stallone will tell us more about.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/15/12864/

CHLSA Members and invited guests will be treated to a delicious catered thanksgiving meal for some pre-finals fellowship and nourishment to wind up a great semester.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/15/12953/

This event will be rescheduled for a later date.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/16/12961/

Please join us for the next meeting of the Human Rights Law Society!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/17/12912/

Law and Philosophy workshop series

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/17/12478/

Professor Sokolow will present a session entitled “Legal Analysis: Remedies Under the UCC” for 1Ls currently taking Contracts and working with the UCC. The session is a great explanation of remedies and how to analyze problems; students in the past have found the session incredibly helpful.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/21/13032/

Make up session for Mira Ganor's Corporations class. The extended class goes from 3:30 to 5:40 in room 3.142. Pizza and soft drinks will be served at 4:30.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/21/13013/

On September 20, 2011, the Pentagon officially certified repeal of the U.S. military's 17-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (DADT), which barred openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from active military service. Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), an organization dedicated to bringing about full LGBT equality within the military, has provided free and direct legal assistance to more than 10,000 servicemembers affected by discrimination or harassment based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Danny Hernandez, SLDN Communications and Development Assistant will speak about outstanding legal issues still impacting LGBTQ servicemembers after DADT's repeal.

Questions to be discussed may include: - What nondiscrimination and harassment protections exist for out servicemembers? - In states that allow same-sex marriage, do any protections, services, or support for same-sex spouses exist? - What obstacles exist for gay and lesbian veterans discharged under DADT to return to the military? - If a servicemember was dishonorably discharged under DADT, may they upgrade their discharge paperwork after repeal? - What about open transgender service after DADT's repeal?

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. University of Texas School of Law (street map: http://g.co/maps/4v8wa) Charles I. Francis Auditorium, room 2.114 (building map: http://www.utexas.edu/law/about/maps/) Free food will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/22/12873/

Contractor work. Mike Horn is aware contractor will be here

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/23/13054/

Contractor work

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/23/13056/

Contractor work

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/23/13057/

Contractor work

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/23/13055/

Thanksgiving holiday. University closed.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/24/12546/

Thanksgiving holiday. University closed.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/25/12547/

Thanksgiving holiday. University closed.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/26/12548/

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

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/29/12755/

This is only for the Adv Pros Seminar class with Prof Klein and Brown

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/29/13072/

Online registration for the UT Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice will open on Tuesday, November 29, at 10:00 p.m. Enrollment is limited, and will be awarded on a first-come basis to the first 125 UT Law students who register. In order for your registration to be accepted, you must commit to attending all six sessions. Please note that registrants will receive a link to a DISC Assessment during the week of January 9, 2012. The DISC will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and must be brought to the first session on Friday, January 20, 2012.

For a complete syllabus and instructions on how to register, visit the UT Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice webpage.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/29/13014/

Reminder for 3Ls planning to sit for the Texas July 2012 Bar Exam: your In-State Application to Take the TX Bar Exam may be timely-filed with the Texas Board of Law Examiners (BLE) between today and the Jan. 30, 2012 timely-filing deadline. This deadline is strictly enforced. A $150 late fee will apply for all applications filed after Jan. 30 and up to the March 30, 2012 absolute postmark deadline.

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/30/9228/

Pro Bono in January pre-trip meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/11/30/12769/