Events Calendar

Last day to drop a course for a refund. Adds after this date will be billed, even if a drop is made.

This is the 12th class day. All courses dropped after this date will appear on your transcript.

Payment for added courses is due by 5:00 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/01/13144/

For more information, visit www.utexas.edu/law/admissions/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/01/13214/

The American Journal of Criminal Law (AJCL) is now accepting new members. If you are interested in joining one of the country's top criminal law journals, please send a resume, transcript, and a writing sample to managing.ajcl@gmail.com by February 3rd. Applicants who got an A+ or A in Criminal Law will automatically be invited to join after an application is submitted. If there are any questions, please contact Brenna McGee at managing.ajcl@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/01/13560/

All UT Law students are welcome to stop by for breakfast tacos and meet with the Austin, Dallas, and Houston hiring partners of Andrews Kurth LLP. This is a great opportunity for 1Ls to learn more about the firm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/01/13598/

This is the second of a two-part webinar series, co-sponsored by NALP and Equal Justice Works, which will provide law students with insight on the key elements of the summer public interest job application process. Attorneys with years of experience in candidate selection will highlight do’s and don’ts and explore the dynamics of personal interactions in interviews and networking situations. Panelists include Nicole Simmons ‘07, Public Interest Career Counselor, The University of Texas School of Law; Nita Mazumder, Program Manager for Law School Relations, Equal Justice Works; and David Zisser, Associate Counsel, The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

We invite you to watch this webinar. Pizza will be served. RSVP on UT Law Symplicity by Tuesday, January 31, by selecting the 'Events' tab.

If you are unable to attend, you may register for the webinar directly.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/01/13519/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/01/13393/

Do you wonder what your professors work on outside of the classroom? Here’s your chance to find out! Our next speaker is Professor Bill Allison, Director of the Criminal Defense Clinic at UT Law. Professor Allison will discuss some of his notable cases, including the Michael Morton case. Morton spent nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and was released in October, 2011. Join us on Wednesday, February 1 at 3:30 pm in the Sheffield Room. Light refreshments will be served. We will be recording the session for those who can’t make it – a link will be posted on the Library’s blog.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/01/13075/

An attorney from Akin Gump will speak to the Intellectual Property Law Society about his practice.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/01/13494/

The American Journal of Criminal Law (AJCL) is now accepting new members. If you are interested in joining one of the country's top criminal law journals, please send a resume, transcript, and a writing sample to managing.ajcl@gmail.com by February 3rd. Applicants who got an A+ or A in Criminal Law will automatically be invited to join after an application is submitted. If there are any questions, please contact Brenna McGee at managing.ajcl@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/02/13561/

Prof. Mark Tushnet from Harvard presents his paper "Art and the First Amendment" at Profs. Berman, Sager and Ferejohn's Colloquium.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/02/13667/

The American Journal of Criminal Law (AJCL) is now accepting new members. If you are interested in joining one of the country's top criminal law journals, please send a resume, transcript, and a writing sample to managing.ajcl@gmail.com by February 3rd. Applicants who got an A+ or A in Criminal Law will automatically be invited to join after an application is submitted. If there are any questions, please contact Brenna McGee at managing.ajcl@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/03/13562/

The ten years since the attacks of 9/11 and range of government responses have featured important and competing trends in the arena of civil rights damages litigation. This conference will bring together leading civil rights litigators, advocates, and scholars in criminal justice, racial justice, immigration, and national security to explore the confluence of these trends across substantive areas, discussing both concrete litigation strategies as well as the broader practical and theoretical context in which these remedial barriers operate.

The day will consist of three panels addressing immunities, Bivens doctrine, and privileges and secrecy, as well as a lunchtime keynote address by Susan Herman, President of the American Civil Liberties Union, chaired professor of law at Brooklyn Law School, and author of the recently published Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy.

For more information about the conference and how to register, please consult the conference website: http://www.utexas.edu/law/centers/publicinterest/events/civilrights.html

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/03/12631/

A luncheon meeting for planning the 100th Anniversary of the Chancellors

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/03/13636/

Tentative date for sculpture unveiling

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/03/12958/

Law students perform in a mock trial with Gold E. Locks, a well-known storybook figure, as the defendant. The Honorable Edward C. Prado, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, will preside. Children in the courtroom will be selected to serve as the jurors.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/04/13727/

Charles E. Di Leva, Chief Counsel, Climate Change, Sustainable Development and International Law, Legal Vice Presidency at the World Bank will address climate change and sustainable development between 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and then his life in the law from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Audience members may attend one or both sessions. RSVP on UT Law Symplicity by Friday, February 3, by selecting the 'Events' tab. Co-sponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law; the Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration, & Environmental Law; and UT Law Career Services Office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/06/12751/

UT Law’s Westlaw representative, Chris Schmidt, provides an update for faculty on the latest Westlaw features.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/06/12957/

Come join as we plan events for February focusing on anti-trafficking in Central Texas. We will be working on our mission statement, volunteer projects, and other events.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/06/13697/

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding ends at 5 p.m. today.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/06/12776/

The Federalist Society presents Justice Wainwright, speaking on the topic: "Judicial Philosophy, what is it really?"

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/06/13732/

Come to our meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 7th at 3:15pm in rm. 3.124

Texas Law Students for Reproductive Justice educate, organize, and support law students to ensure that a new generation of advocates will be prepared to protect and expand reproductive rights as basic civil and human rights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/07/13632/

Julia Vaughan, Executive Director of the Texas Board of Law Examiners, will explain the components of the Texas Bar Exam, as well as the rules regarding taking the bar

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/07/13679/

The Alumni Association is hosting a reception for Los Angeles alumni on Tuesday, February 7 at 6:00 p.m. at Rosa Mexicano, 800 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/07/13693/

Please join your fellow LSRJ members for an interactive webinar with the Center for Reproductive Rights to learn more about abortion law reform movements globally, and the Center’s work in securing women’s access to safe abortion services in both law and practice, straight from the attorneys working on the cases.

Since 1998, the Center for Reproductive Rights has produced The World's Abortion Laws map which visually compares the legal status of induced abortion in different countries and is a tool to advocate for greater progress in ensuring access to safe and legal abortion services for all women worldwide. The legal status of abortion is an important indicator of women's ability to enjoy their reproductive rights, and legal restrictions on abortion often cause high levels of illegal and unsafe abortion. There is a proven link between unsafe abortion and maternal mortality.

Since 1994, when 179 governments signed the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, signaling their commitment to prevent unsafe abortion, more than 25 countries worldwide have liberalized their abortion laws, while only a handful have tightened legal restrictions on abortion. However, despite the positive trend toward liberalized abortion laws globally, gaps in the implementation of abortion laws, or procedural barriers placed in the way of abortion services, may render services in some countries inaccessible in practice.

This webinar will highlight recent trends and cases and will also introduce the new interactive component of The World's Abortion Laws map, which makes the abortion laws of key countries easily available online. This also provides links to helpful advocacy tools for abortion law reform and links to more information on the Center's work around the world.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/07/13719/

Please join Christian Legal Society for a presentation by local priest, Father Kincl of the Diocses of Austin, on the basics of Catholic canon law. The presentation will be Wednesday February 8th at 9:30am in the Fleming Room. It will be very informal, so if you can only make a portion feel free to come for what you can.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/08/13735/

Want to spend your summer making a difference but afraid you can't afford it? Do you have a public interest job for the summer? Interviewing at the Public Service Career Fair?

Texas Law Fellowships gives $4,000 fellowships to students who spend their summers doing at least 10 weeks of public interest work. If you are interested in receiving funding, come to the informational meeting on Wednesday February 8 at 3.15 in 2.138

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/08/13670/

The bar exam includes The Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), which is 200 multiple choice questions in six basic ares of law. Learn the skills you'll need (and can practice now!) to do well on this part of the bar.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/08/13703/

Join us on Wednesday as we watch and discuss "Demand," a 45-minute documentary film by Shared Hope International, about the economic side of sex trafficking. The film will be shown in TNH 2.124 at 4pm with a discussion (and pizza) afterwards in TNH 3.119F at 5pm. This is the first in a series of events organized by the Human Rights Law Society about human trafficking.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/08/13737/

Overview: The Thurgood Marshall Legal Society (TMLS) will host its Second Biennial Spring Symposium on February 9, 2012 at The University of Texas School of Law. The theme of the Symposium is “Pursuing Social Justice.”

The Spring Symposium will attract attorneys, professors, entrepreneurs, judges, and law students from around the nation in a stimulating exchange of ideas and legal experience. We are honored to have the Supreme Court of Texas open the Symposium with oral arguments in UT Law’s Eidman Courtroom. A formal luncheon will follow the oral arguments as well as an opportunity to meet the Justices. Attendees will then attend a series of panels covering civil, political, and ethical topics, receiving up to 3.0 hours of CLE credit for attendance while hearing from leading minds in their respective legal fields.

The Symposium is sure to be a distinctive event with an anticipated 150 to 200 Symposium attendees, including local media outlets. Your attendance is encouraged and welcomed by not only Symposium panelists and attendees, but by all UT Law students and faculty. We look forward to seeing you there!

Registration: Payments in the form of check or cash will be accepted on the day of the event, should you wish to use another form of payment. RSVPs can thus also be sent to secretary.tmls@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/09/13716/

Oral Arguments from the Supreme Court of Texas followed by a luncheon and CLE panels.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/09/13480/

The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law will hold the seventh annual Texas Energy Law Symposium at the Alumni Center on February 9-10. Topics will include hydraulic fracturing, solar energy law, legal implications of competitive energy markets, and the use of MLPs in oil & gas transactions. For a full program and additional information, please visit www.tjogel.org.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/09/13602/

Oral arguments from the Supreme Court of Texas followed by a luncheon and CLE panels.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/09/13596/

Profs. Berman, Ferejohn and Sager's Seminar #29875 Spring 2012

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/09/13740/

Texas International Law Journal 2012 Symposium, The Euro Crisis Thursday February 9. Keynote Address is 5:00-5:30p in the Eidman Courtroom (CCJ 2.306).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/09/13453/

All UT Law students are invited to attend a networking reception with New York-based employers at the AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center on campus. This is a perfect opportunity to learn more about the New York legal market as well as network in a casual setting. Dress is business casual.

RSVP on UT Law Symplicity by Wednesday, February 8, by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/09/13520/

8:30a-9:00a Check-in and breakfast - Jamail Pavilion

9:00a-9:15a Introduction - Eidman Courtroom

9:15a-11:00a Panel 1: Euro Crisis and Financial Markets - Eidman Courtroom

11:15a-1:00p Panel 2: Euro Crisis and Legal Responses - Eidman Courtroom

2:15p-4:00p Panel 3: Euro Crisis and EU Constitutional Law - Eidman Courtroom

4:15p-4:30p Concluding Remarks - Eidman Courtroom

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/10/13454/

The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law will hold the seventh annual Texas Energy Law Symposium at the Alumni Center on February 9-10. Topics will include hydraulic fracturing, solar energy law, legal implications of competitive energy markets, and the use of MLPs in oil & gas transactions. For a full program and additional information, please visit www.tjogel.org.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/10/13603/

This is the first of two mandatory meetings for 2Ls and 3Ls who will be applying for judicial clerkships. UT Law Judicial Clerkship Advisors will discuss how to determine what courts you are competitive for, how to select judges, and how and when to apply for clerkships.

3Ls: For those of you who have already applied for clerkships, you do not need to attend this meeting. You should speak to your recommenders by late March to reaffirm their willingness to write letters or seek out new recommenders. You do not need to meet with a clerkship advisor unless you want to. However, you must attend the second mandatory meeting on Thursday, April 12, to learn about the new application process.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/10/13521/

The bar exam includes The Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), which is 200 multiple choice questions in six basic ares of law. Learn the skills you'll need (and can practice now!) to do well on this part of the bar.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/10/13704/

For more information, visit www.lsac.org.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/11/13212/

Edit session for members of the Texas Environmental Law Journal

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/12/13746/

Featuring Nina Perales, Director of Litigation, MALDEF, and Sam Brooke, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice Project, Southern Poverty Law Center

Moderated by Professor Barbara Hines, UT Law School Immigration Clinic

February 13, 2012, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

University of Texas School of Law, Sheffield Room, lunch provided

Discussion topics:

11:30 am - 12:30 pm The Current Wave of State Anti-Immigrant Laws

12:30 - 1:30 pm Challenging State Anti-Immigrant Laws - Litigation Nuts and Bolts

Attend one or both sessions.

The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Please RSVP to Rachel Sidopulos, rsidopulos@law.utexas.edu, by February 8 to reserve your spot.

Cosponsored by the Immigration and Nationality Section of the State Bar of Texas and UT Law School’s William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law

About the featured speakers:

Nina Perales is a leading civil rights litigator and an expert on a range of issues, including immigrants’ rights, voting rights, and redistricting litigation. Among her current cases, she recently successfully argued in the lawsuit challenging Arizona’s anti-immigrant law known as SB 1070; she also leads the litigation that has struck down repeated anti-immigrant laws in Farmers Branch, Texas.

Sam Brooke is litigating state anti-immigrant laws throughout the Southeast, including Alabama’s HB56, Georgia’s HB87, and South Carolina’s SB20. He was a staff attorney with the ACLU of Connecticut, and a law fellow with the ACLU of Alabama. In 2009, he came to SPLC as a Soros Justice Fellow to focus on immigration enforcement abuses in the Southeast.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/13/13217/

Learn what to expect in a law firm interview by listening to a candid discussion about interviewing with Michael Newman, '95, Partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (Dallas) and Susan Salch ’94, Partner at Cantilo & Bennett, L.L.P. (Austin). They will discuss interviewing strategies and the do's and don'ts of law firm interviewing. Lunch will be served. Sponsored by Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP.

RSVP on UT Law Symplicity by Friday, February 10, by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/13/13522/

Featuring Manuel Jose Cepeda Espinosa, Professor & Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of Colombia.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/13/12480/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/14/13600/

Are you interested in working in the field of international human rights this summer? Are you concerned about how to make it a financial reality? The Rapoport Center offers $4,000 fellowships to students working in international human rights, including within the US. If you would like to learn more about the process and get one-on-one help from Rapoport Center scholars and fellows, please drop by at any point between 1-3pm on February 15th in room TNH 3.119F.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/15/13772/

The bar exam includes 200 multiple choice questions in six basic ares of law, including Property. In this session, students will review basic portions of Property law in preparation for the July Bar exam. Students will also answer sample bar questions on Property, using skills learned in earlier sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/15/13705/

The Tarlton Law Library will present its eighth annual rare book lecture, "An Accidental Collector: The Making of an Historian's Law Library" on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. The talk features Warren M. Billings, Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus, University of New Orleans

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/16/13395/

Profs. Berman, Ferejohn and Sager's Colloquium #29875 Spring 2012

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/16/13754/

American Gateways will train students to assist pro bono attorneys in preparing UVisa applications for the UVisa Pro Bono Project. To learn more about the project, visit: http://www.utexas.edu/law/centers/publicinterest/probono/opportunities/attorneyprojects.html

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/16/12405/

Oral argument training for the first round of oral arguments for TQs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/16/13738/

An attorney for Conley Rose will be speaking.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/16/13793/

Preselected students may begin scheduling via UT Law Symplicity for Spring On-Campus Interviews. Scheduling for preselected students ends tomorrow, Saturday, February 18, at noon. Alternate students may begin scheduling available interviews at 7 p.m. Alternate scheduling is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/17/12777/

Attorneys and professors from across the country speak about their experiences in Intellectual Property practice and offer analyses of recent changes and developments in the law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/17/13573/

The bar exam includes 200 multiple choice questions in six basic areas of law, including Property. In this session, students will review basic portions of Property law in preparation for the July Bar exam. Students will also answer sample bar questions on Property, using skills learned in earlier sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/17/13709/

Supreme Ct. Clinic meeting and lunch

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/17/13753/

The LBJ School of Public Affairs and the School of Law invite you to a lecture in the Mexico Watch 2012 Series: The July 1st Presidential Elections, featuring Dr. Manuel González Oropeza, Minister of the Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación. Light refreshments will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/17/13797/

Preselected students must accept/decline interviews by noon via UT Law Symplicity for Spring On-Campus Interviews. Alternate students may begin scheduling available interviews at 7 p.m. Alternate scheduling is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/18/12778/

Alternate students may begin scheduling via UT Law Symplicity for Spring On-Campus Interviews. Alternate scheduling is on a first-come, first-served basis and closes tomorrow, Sunday, February 19, at noon.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/18/12779/

Alternate students have until noon to schedule interviews via UT Law Symplicity for Spring On-Campus Interviews. Alternate scheduling is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/19/12780/

44th Annual W. Page Keeton LAW WEEK 2012 sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Law Week is filled with awesome social events, building community, and supporting local charities!

**Law Week Schedule** Casino Night tickets will be on sale in the Atrium 10:30-2:30 M-Th!

MONDAY 10:30 a.m. Clothing & Book Drive Kickoff: bring a used book or clothing item in exchange for a FREE LAW WEEK TSHIRT! 10:30 a.m. Tag Jurisdiction Kickoff: assassins-like competition, email tag.jurisdiction@gmail.com to sign up, grand prize of 2 Casino Night Tickets! 3:30 p.m. Pizza with the Interim Dean

TUESDAY 10:30 a.m. Meet & Greet with the SBA and Free Breakfast Tacos

WEDNESDAY VolleyBar Review evening: hosted by Delta Theta Phi, details TBA

THURSDAY 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Blood Drive in the Atrium

FRIDAY 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Casino Night: at the Austin Hilton, tickets on sale at the door and in the Atrium M-Th 10:30-2:30 https://www.facebook.com/events/132904776827331/

SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. People's Law School: volunteers needed! email texas.sba@gmail.com, P.Terry's gift cards for those who sign up for the 8:00a.m. shift!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/20/13661/

Please join us for the first event in our spring Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series. Professor Jorge Contesse of the Universidad Diego Portales in Chile will present a talk entitled “Inter-American Constitutionalism: The Creation and Internalization of Human Rights.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Monday, February 20th, from 3:30-5:30pm, in TNH 3.142 at the University of Texas School of Law. Daniel Brinks, Associate Professor of Government and Co-Director of the Rapoport Center, will serve as a respondent to his talk.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/20/13812/

Come participate in an anti-trafficking event sponsored by the Human Rights Law Society! You will be given the identity of a fictional trafficking victim and will have to navigate the hurdles that he or she would face in accessing legal and social services. This is an opportunity to learn about human trafficking and speak with organizations that work with trafficking victims. Prizes and scorecards are involved...

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/21/13796/

44th Annual W. Page Keeton LAW WEEK 2012 sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Law Week is filled with awesome social events, building community, and supporting local charities!

**Law Week Schedule** Casino Night tickets will be on sale in the Atrium 10:30-2:30 M-Th!

MONDAY 10:30 a.m. Clothing & Book Drive Kickoff: bring a used book or clothing item in exchange for a FREE LAW WEEK TSHIRT! 10:30 a.m. Tag Jurisdiction Kickoff: assassins-like competition, email tag.jurisdiction@gmail.com to sign up, grand prize of 2 Casino Night Tickets! 3:30 p.m. Pizza with the Interim Dean

TUESDAY 10:30 a.m. Meet & Greet with the SBA and Free Breakfast Tacos

WEDNESDAY VolleyBar Review evening: hosted by Delta Theta Phi, details TBA

THURSDAY 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Blood Drive in the Atrium

FRIDAY 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Casino Night: at the Austin Hilton, tickets on sale at the door and in the Atrium M-Th 10:30-2:30 https://www.facebook.com/events/132904776827331/

SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. People's Law School: volunteers needed! email texas.sba@gmail.com, P.Terry's gift cards for those who sign up for the 8:00a.m. shift!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/21/13662/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/21/13612/

Former federal prosecutor and magistrate judge Robert Pitman will discuss his recent nomination and confirmation as United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, his career as a prosecutor, his experience as an “out” gay man working in law, and his reflections on what makes a competitive clerkship applicant.Co-sponsored by OUTLaw, American Constitution Society, and the Career Services Office.

Lunch will be served. RSVP on OUTLAW's website.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/21/13750/

Come to our meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 3:15pm in rm. 3.124

Texas Law Students for Reproductive Justice educate, organize, and support law students to ensure that a new generation of advocates will be prepared to protect and expand reproductive rights as basic civil and human rights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/21/13633/

The Action Committee for Career Services will be holding a meeting to discuss upcoming projects. Current and new members are invited to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/21/13933/

Scott Horton, distinguished alum, law professor, and writer for Harper's will present a lecture followed by a panel discussion featuring Profs Robert Chesney, Philip Bobbitt, and Jeffrey Tulis. The lecture begins at 6:30pm with a reception in the Jamail Pavilion at 6:00pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/21/12354/

The Alumni Association is hosting a reception for New York alumni on Tuesday, February 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the law firm of Covington & Burling, 620 Eighth Avenue, NYC.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/21/13694/

Back by popular demand! Participating students will have the opportunity to network one-on-one with legal professionals from a variety of practice areas, as well as fellow students, during several short (8-10 minutes) speed networking rounds on March 1. Space is limited to the first 50 students who sign up starting at 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, on UT Law Symplicity (select the “Events” tab). There will be a waitlist option should the event fill up early.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/21/13936/

Calling all Volleyball Stars and Starlets:

In lieu of a bar review next week, Delta Theta Phi will be hosting its second annual VolleyBar Review: A Charity Fundraiser Volleyball Tournament on WEDNESDAY 2/22! Last year's event was a great success, and with amazing participation from journals, student orgs, and affinity groups we raised over $1000 for Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas. So, get your team (or teams, if you dare) prepared and register every day in the atrium before next Wednesday!

Where: Aussie's Grill & Beach Bar, 306 Barton Springs Rd When: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Tournament: 8:00PM-12:30AM Bar Review: 8:00PM - 2:00AM

Benefitting: Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas

Drink Specials: Free drink tickets for tournament participants and early spectators, sponsored by Kaplan $3 Ritas; rocks or frozen $3 Land Shark and Dos XX pints $2 “Throwback” Cans (PBR, Lone Star, Keystone Lt.)

Cost: Come cheer for free, or enter the tournament for: $10/person or $40/team of 4 (Non-DTP members) $5/person or $20/team of 4 (Current DTP members) FREE for New DTP members (Stop by the atrium table for membership information) Tournament entry includes a T-shirt and drink ticket for each tournament participant!

Prizes: Grand Prize: Engraved trophy, $1000 off Kaplan Bar Review Course for winning team Best Team Theme: Crown & Anchor Gift cards Various gift cards for Second Place, Semi-finalists, MVP, Spike of the Night, and Best Volleyball Attire (multiple!)

So come out, drink, be merry, and dominate the lesser student orgs on the sand-court. Now we can establish the true pecking order of the journals and orgs, once and for all (well, until next year).

Questions? Ask the Coach at texasdtp@gmail.com

44th Annual W. Page Keeton LAW WEEK 2012 sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Law Week is filled with awesome social events, building community, and supporting local charities!

**Law Week Schedule** Casino Night tickets will be on sale in the Atrium 10:30-2:30 M-Th!

MONDAY 10:30 a.m. Clothing & Book Drive Kickoff: bring a used book or clothing item in exchange for a FREE LAW WEEK TSHIRT! 10:30 a.m. Tag Jurisdiction Kickoff: assassins-like competition, email tag.jurisdiction@gmail.com to sign up, grand prize of 2 Casino Night Tickets! 3:30 p.m. Pizza with the Interim Dean

TUESDAY 10:30 a.m. Meet & Greet with the SBA and Free Breakfast Tacos

WEDNESDAY VolleyBar Review evening: hosted by Delta Theta Phi, details TBA

THURSDAY 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Blood Drive in the Atrium

FRIDAY 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Casino Night: at the Austin Hilton, tickets on sale at the door and in the Atrium M-Th 10:30-2:30 https://www.facebook.com/events/132904776827331/

SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. People's Law School: volunteers needed! email texas.sba@gmail.com, P.Terry's gift cards for those who sign up for the 8:00a.m. shift!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/22/13663/

The bar exam includes 200 multiple choice questions in six basic areas of law, including Contracts. In this session, students will review basic portions of Contract law with our own Professor David Sokolow in preparation for the July Bar exam. Students will also answer sample bar questions on Contracts, using skills learned in earlier sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/22/13706/

Delta Theta Phi's 2nd annual lawschool volleyball tournament benefitting Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/22/13814/

44th Annual W. Page Keeton LAW WEEK 2012 sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Law Week is filled with awesome social events, building community, and supporting local charities!

**Law Week Schedule** Casino Night tickets will be on sale in the Atrium 10:30-2:30 M-Th!

MONDAY 10:30 a.m. Clothing & Book Drive Kickoff: bring a used book or clothing item in exchange for a FREE LAW WEEK TSHIRT! 10:30 a.m. Tag Jurisdiction Kickoff: assassins-like competition, email tag.jurisdiction@gmail.com to sign up, grand prize of 2 Casino Night Tickets! 3:30 p.m. Pizza with the Interim Dean

TUESDAY 10:30 a.m. Meet & Greet with the SBA and Free Breakfast Tacos

WEDNESDAY VolleyBar Review evening: hosted by Delta Theta Phi, details TBA

THURSDAY 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Blood Drive in the Atrium

FRIDAY 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Casino Night: at the Austin Hilton, tickets on sale at the door and in the Atrium M-Th 10:30-2:30 https://www.facebook.com/events/132904776827331/

SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. People's Law School: volunteers needed! email texas.sba@gmail.com, P.Terry's gift cards for those who sign up for the 8:00a.m. shift!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/23/13664/

Tom Loeffler 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/2012/02/23/12325/

The Federalist Society presents Sandra Froman, President of the NRA, speaking on the topic of Gun Control.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/23/13733/

With the rise of globalization and international investment, a new field of international law has developed rapidly that defines the obligations of host states toward foreign investors. This symposium will focus on recent developments in international arbitrations arising between investors and Latin American governments. Please join us at noon in the Jamail Pavilion for lunch and then the symposium from 1-4 in JON 5.206.

Seating is limited. Please RSVP to Gena Dawson gdawson@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/23/13653/

Profs. Berman, Ferejohn and Sager's Seminar #29875 Spring 2012

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/23/13741/

The Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law holds an annual symposium. Our topic for this year will be The Evolution of Entertainment and Sports Law: Breaking Technological and Geographical Barriers. For this year's symposium we have the honor to welcome Professors Daniel Gandert, Lucas A. Powe Jr., Michael J Cramer, prominent entertainment attorneys Mr. Joseph A. Stallone and Lawrence Waks among others to discuss our topic. A special invitation luncheon will also be held during this event. For agenda and additional information please contact Ms. Abril Davila at symposiumeditor.tresl@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/24/13517/

The Texas Law Review has partnered with Professor Henry T.C. Hu to host a symposium focused on the landscape of modern capital markets and corporations. The symposium, Reshaping Capital Markets and Institutions: Twenty Years On, will take place in Austin, Texas on February 24–25, 2012.

Envisioned as a follow-up to Texas Law Review’s groundbreaking 1991 symposium issue on financial innovation, also in partnership with Professor Hu, this event will bring together exceptional academics, practitioners, and regulators to present papers examining various elements of the current financial landscape.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/24/13336/

The bar exam includes 200 multiple choice questions in six basic areas of law, including Contracts. In this session, students will review basic portions of Contract law with our own Professor David Sokolow in preparation for the July Bar exam. Students will also answer sample bar questions on Contracts, using skills learned in earlier sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/24/13707/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/24/13394/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/24/13435/

Mark your calendars for Casino Night on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 10p.m.-2a.m. More details to come!

Tickets will be on sale Monday, 2/20-Thursday 2/23 from 10:30-2:30 in the Atrium.

http://www.facebook.com/UTLawSBA

Casino Night is the culmination of Law Week 2/20/12-2/24/12.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/24/12900/

44th Annual W. Page Keeton LAW WEEK 2012 sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Law Week is filled with awesome social events, building community, and supporting local charities!

**Law Week Schedule** Casino Night tickets will be on sale in the Atrium 10:30-2:30 M-Th!

MONDAY 10:30 a.m. Clothing & Book Drive Kickoff: bring a used book or clothing item in exchange for a FREE LAW WEEK TSHIRT! 10:30 a.m. Tag Jurisdiction Kickoff: assassins-like competition, email tag.jurisdiction@gmail.com to sign up, grand prize of 2 Casino Night Tickets! 3:30 p.m. Pizza with the Interim Dean

TUESDAY 10:30 a.m. Meet & Greet with the SBA and Free Breakfast Tacos

WEDNESDAY VolleyBar Review evening: hosted by Delta Theta Phi, details TBA

THURSDAY 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Blood Drive in the Atrium

FRIDAY 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Casino Night: at the Austin Hilton, tickets on sale at the door and in the Atrium M-Th 10:30-2:30 https://www.facebook.com/events/132904776827331/

SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. People's Law School: volunteers needed! email texas.sba@gmail.com, P.Terry's gift cards for those who sign up for the 8:00a.m. shift!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/24/13658/

44th Annual W. Page Keeton LAW WEEK 2012 sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Law Week is filled with awesome social events, building community, and supporting local charities!

**Law Week Schedule** Casino Night tickets will be on sale in the Atrium 10:30-2:30 M-Th!

MONDAY 10:30 a.m. Clothing & Book Drive Kickoff: bring a used book or clothing item in exchange for a FREE LAW WEEK TSHIRT! 10:30 a.m. Tag Jurisdiction Kickoff: assassins-like competition, email tag.jurisdiction@gmail.com to sign up, grand prize of 2 Casino Night Tickets! 3:30 p.m. Pizza with the Interim Dean

TUESDAY 10:30 a.m. Meet & Greet with the SBA and Free Breakfast Tacos

WEDNESDAY VolleyBar Review evening: hosted by Delta Theta Phi, details TBA

THURSDAY 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Blood Drive in the Atrium

FRIDAY 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Casino Night: at the Austin Hilton, tickets on sale at the door and in the Atrium M-Th 10:30-2:30 https://www.facebook.com/events/132904776827331/

SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. People's Law School with the Austin Bar Association: volunteers needed! email texas.sba@gmail.com, P.Terry's gift cards for those who sign up for the 8:00a.m. shift! It's a great way to meet local lawyers.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/25/13666/

The Texas Law Review has partnered with Professor Henry T.C. Hu to host a symposium focused on the landscape of modern capital markets and corporations. The symposium, Reshaping Capital Markets and Institutions: Twenty Years On, will take place in Austin, Texas on February 24–25, 2012.

Envisioned as a follow-up to Texas Law Review’s groundbreaking 1991 symposium issue on financial innovation, also in partnership with Professor Hu, this event will bring together exceptional academics, practitioners, and regulators to present papers examining various elements of the current financial landscape.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/25/13337/

Spring Trial Academy

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/25/13816/

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 30-February 6, 2012.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/27/12781/

Meeting for all Women's Law Caucus members to discuss fundraisers and volunteer events. New members welcome!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/27/13976/

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 30-February 6, 2012.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/28/12782/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/28/13652/

Join the American Constitution Society for a lunchtime panel discussion on the National Defense Authorization Act, featuring Professor Robert Chesney, Professor Ranjana Natarajan, and Professor Ahmed Ghappour. We will focus on the conflict between national security and civil liberties inherent in certain provisions of the bill. This promises to be a fascinating debate.

We will provide FREE PIZZA and drinks for all attendees. See y'all there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/28/13941/

The Alumni Association is hosting a reception for alumni on Tuesday, February 28 at 6:00 p.m. at Rosa Mexicano, 575 7th Street at F street NW, Washington DC.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/28/13695/

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 30-February 6, 2012.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/29/12783/

Come learn about the Mickey Leland Environmental Internship Program, which provides summer internship opportunities for students pursuing environmental, engineering, science-related, public administration and legal careers. The purpose of the program is to expose students to environmental issues and provide them with opportunities to gain professional experience. Lunch will be served afterwards.Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 28, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/29/13967/

Do you wonder what your professors work on outside of the classroom? Here’s your chance to find out! Our next speakers, Professor John Golden and UT alum and Adjunct Professor Scott Keller, clerked for the Supreme Court of the United States and will speak about their experiences. Join us on Wednesday, February 29 at 3:30 pm in the Sheffield Room for an inside view into the workings of the nation's highest court. Light refreshments will be served. We will be recording the session for those who can’t make it – a link will be posted on the Library’s blog.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/29/13448/

The bar exam includes 200 multiple choice questions in six basic areas of law, including Conlaw. In this session, students will review basic portions of Con Law with Prof. Erwin Chemerinsky in preparation for the July Bar exam. Students will also answer sample bar questions on Con Law, using skills learned in earlier sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/29/13710/

Are you interested in being a Mentor or Society Coordinator in the Society Program? Join us for an Information Session on Wednesday, February 29 from 3:30 until 4:30 in Room 2.138. Current Mentors and Coordinators will be available to talk about their experiences and answer your questions. We will also talk about the application and selection process. Hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/29/13994/

An Associate from Pirkey Barber will talk about Trademark Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/02/29/13940/