Events Calendar

The Spring Pledge Drive is our biggest fundraising event. During the weeks before and after Spring Break, we raise money from around the UT law community. Students donate money so their peers can enter public service. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/18/13960/

The Spring Pledge Drive is our biggest fundraising event. During the weeks before and after Spring Break, we raise money from around the UT law community. Students donate money so their peers can enter public service. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/19/13961/

Clinical Faculty will be on hand to informally discuss UT Law's clinical program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/19/13477/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/19/12753/

Arleas Upton Kea 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/2012/03/20/12326/

The Spring Pledge Drive is our biggest fundraising event. During the weeks before and after Spring Break, we raise money from around the UT law community. Students donate money so their peers can enter public service. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/20/13962/

Student Advisory Board Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/20/14074/

Clinical faculty, staff and students will be on hand to informally discuss UT Law's clinical program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/20/13478/

This program provides information about judicial internships during school term, in either the fall or spring. Even if you attended the previous panel on summer judicial internships, we encourage you to take advantage of this program to visit directly with judges and judicial staff over lunch about what interns do in their courts and why judicial internships are valuable. Attendees includes the Honorable Lee Yeakel and his staff attorney Kathryn Baffes, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; the Honorable Christopher Mott and his staff attorney Sarah McHaney, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas; Administrative Law Judges Tommy Broyles and Craig Bennett, State Office of Administrative Hearings; Martha Newton, Liz Kozlow, and Jason Nichols, staff attorneys, Supreme Court of Texas; and Anna Dowe, staff attorney, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Pizza will be served. RSVP on UT Law Symplicity by Monday, March 19, by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/20/13524/

Judge Yeakel will be speaking to the student body on his perspective on clerkships, as well as his recent trip to Cuba where he was sent as an emissary for the US.

A reception will be held afterwards in the Jamail Pavilion for Delta Theta Phi members to visit with Judge Yeakel and other noted alumni.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/20/13980/

The Spring Pledge Drive is our biggest fundraising event. During the weeks before and after Spring Break, we raise money from around the UT law community. Students donate money so their peers can enter public service. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/21/13963/

Clinical faculty, staff and students will be on hand to informally discuss the clinics and internships offered at UT Law in the Spring 2012. Pizza and drinks will be provided. All students are invited.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/21/13751/

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

Join Professor Philip Postlewaite, the Director of the Tax Program at Northwestern University School of Law, to learn more about Northwestern's LL.M. in Taxation Program in Chicago, Illinois. The presentation is open to all students interested in pursuing the LL.M. degree on either a full-time or part-time basis following graduation.

Pizza will be served. RSVP by Tuesday, March 20, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/21/14033/

The Patton Boggs Foundation is pleased to contribute a fellowship worth $5,000 to support a UT Law student who has completed either his/her first or second year of law school and will be working on public policy and related matters for a government agency, international organization or nonprofit public interest organization. A preference will be given to veterans of the Iraqi and Afghanistan wars and students pursuing public service opportunities with organizations focused on business-related public policy issues, including economic development, banking, finance, community development, property and tax.

To apply for the Fellowship, please provide a copy of your resume and a statement of interest detailing: what organization you will be working for; the type of work you anticipate you will be doing this summer; and the length of your internship; e.g., ten weeks; and whether the internship is paid/funded. Also include a list of other funding opportunities that you've applied for this summer. Applications should be submitted to Nicole Simmons, Public Interest Career Counselor, at nsimmons@law.utexas.edu by Wednesday, March 21, 2012.

For additional information on the Foundation and its past fellows, please visit the Patton Boggs Foundation website.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/21/13819/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/21/13714/

Early Registration for Fall 2012 begins on March 26. The Student Affairs sponsored session will cover graduation requirements, considerations in choosing courses and instruction on how to use your registration system. This session will repeat on Friday, March 23 at noon in the Auditorium.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/21/14113/

The Spring Pledge Drive is our biggest fundraising event. During the weeks before and after Spring Break, we raise money from around the UT law community. Students donate money so their peers can enter public service. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/22/13964/

The Chicano/Hispanic Law Students' Association will grill on-site and serve plates of fresh beef, chicken, and veggie tacos to Law School patrons to support academic and public interest scholarships awarded each summer.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/22/14042/

We will bring together legal and policy professionals to discuss issues related to civil rights and access to fair credit.

There will be a panel in the morning and a lunch break followed by a keynote speaker and a second panel discussion in the afternoon.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/22/13702/

Mark Kuster ’92, along with others from the Texas Legislative Council, will discuss what the Council does and opportunities available for students interested in interning with the agency (see Job Posting 11196). Lunch will be served. RSVP by Tuesday, March 20, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/22/14072/

Beyond Any Bar presents its first “The Career Path Less Traveled” Speaker Panel - Consulting & Oil & Gas Exploration

Beyond Any Bar, the law student association for students considering nontraditional careers, is hosting a speaker panel to discuss paths to a successful nontraditional career in business and community consulting, and oil, gas, and mineral land exploration and production. If you are thinking that a law firm might not be the best place for you, come hear why you are right! The three 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 March 22, 2012 will be:

Lindsay Jaffee (JD) Senior Landman and Team Lead-Avalon Shale at Anadarko Petroleum in The Woodlands, Texas.

Luis G. Gonzalez (JD) President, Co-Founder, and CEO of Our Community Inc., in San Antonio Texas.

H. Analco Gonzalez (JD) President and Co-Founder of Our Community Inc., in San Antonio Texas.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/22/14117/

Elizabeth Julian (UT Law ’73), Director of the Inclusive Communities Project in Dallas and former Deputy General Counsel of HUD, will speak about housing segregation and innovative tools being used in the Dallas region to provide low income minority families with better access to good schools and healthy neighborhoods. A local response panel will explore how these tools could be applied in the Austin region. 1.5 Hours CLE available. Lunch provided. RSVP to rsidopulos@law.utexas.edu.

Co-sponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and the UT Opportunity Forum

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/22/13455/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/22/13743/

Clint Bolick, from the Goldwater Institute, will be speaking on the topic of School Choice.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/22/13993/

Learn the finer points of business dining and protocol over a three-course seated dinner. This free 1L Etiquette Dinner is generously sponsored by Locke Lord who will be hosting a cocktail reception prior to dinner from 6:15-7:00 p.m. for the 1Ls attending. All guests should be seated for dinner promptly by 7:00 p.m.

Space is limited! 1L sign-up is on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/22/14008/

A happy hour before bar review with free drinks only for students who have donated to TLF!!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/22/13977/

The Leadership Boot Camp is a limited enrollment, all-day, intensive workshop for 2Ls, 3Ls, judicial clerks, and LL.M. students. Expert trainers will deliver lectures in effective communication, self-promotion, and networking. Following each lecture, students will work in interactive small groups of four to six students with two faculty members (distinguished attorneys from across Texas) to perfect these skills and receive individualized critiques.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/23/12857/

The Spring Pledge Drive is our biggest fundraising event. During the weeks before and after Spring Break, we raise money from around the UT law community. Students donate money so their peers can enter public service. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/23/13965/

For a copy of the application, email patrickyarborough@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/23/14009/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/23/13715/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/23/13479/

Early Registration for Fall 2012 begins on March 26. The session will cover graduation requirements, considerations in choosing courses and instruction on how to use your registration system.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/23/14114/

2-day Symposium

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/23/12319/

Skadden Associates from New York and Houston will speak about the 2L fall summer associate hiring process, the legal market, and describe life as a Skadden associate. Please join us for valuable interviewing tips, class recommendations, and advice on creating a strong resume.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/23/13938/

A symposium focusing on the historical link between lynching and the death penalty, their similarities and differences, and the enduring role of lynching and race discrimination in contemporary capital litigation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/24/12318/

educational workshop for second-year interscholastic mock trial members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/24/14001/

Last day to register In Absentia.

Last day to submit applications to graduate in May 2012. Forms are available in the Student Affairs Office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/26/13151/

Early registration for Fall 2012 through Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/26/13152/

Class meeting to make up for one missed while professor was traveling earlier this semester.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/26/14154/

Come join Texas Law Students for Reproductive Justice and the American Constitution Society for "Shackling During Labor & Delivery: Practice, Policy, and Texas Prisoners' Reproductive Rights." We'll be hosting Michelle Smith of the Texas Civil Rights Project; Diana Claitor of the Texas Jail Project; and Andrea Bos, our own UT Law student to discuss the history, use, constitutionality of such practices in Texas. Everyone is welcome on March 26th at 3:30pm in TNH 3.142. Light snacks will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/26/14112/

Early registration for Fall 2012 through Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/27/13153/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/27/13696/

The International Law Section of the State Bar of Texas will be presenting a panel of top lawyers from the major law firms and energy companies in Texas who practice international law in a variety of settings. Come learn about the different paths each of the practitioners took out of law school to become international lawyers, what their practice is like, and the pros and cons of practicing international law. Panelists include Martin Lutz ‘89, ILS Council Member and partner, DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, L.L.P.; Joe Fuqua, Senior Corporate Counsel, ARM; Arcie Jordan ‘79, partner, Jackson Walker LLP ( Austin); Peter Ruggero, partner, Ruggero Law Firm PC; and George Humphrey, ILS Council Member and partner, Andrews Kurth LLP (Houston).

In addition, students may be interested in the Section’s Texas Law Student Legal Writing Contest (papers due May 31, 2012) as well as their Annual International Law Institute, which takes place March 29-30, 2012 in Houston.

You may bring your lunch as drinks and cookies will be provided. RSVP by Monday, March 26, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/27/13992/

In February, The Texas Abortion Sonogram Law went into effect. This law requires a woman seeking an abortion to first get an ultrasound, and then be shown the ultrasound image and listen to her doctor describe the image in detail. Please join us to learn about the legal and medical effects of this highly controversial law.

Mr. Blake Rocap, Legislative Council for NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, will discuss the legal aspects of the bill. Joining him, Dr. Scott Spear, Medical Director of Planned Parenthood - Texas Capital Region, will discuss its medical implications.

Event hosted by the Health Law and Bioethics Society, American Constitution Society, and the Texas Law Students for Reproductive Justice. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/27/14056/

2C & 2D Registration Session

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/27/14172/

Put the skills you learned about the MPT to use. Take a 90 minute MPT under acutal testing conditions and recieve comments on your answer. Practicing is the best method to study for the MPT

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/27/13717/

Early registration for Fall 2012 through Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/28/13154/

The State Bar of Texas Section of Taxation will present a discussion about various career opportunities available to attorneys in the area of tax law. Panelists include Patrick O’Daniel ‘92, Partner at Fulbright & Jaworski; Steve Moore ‘88, Partner at Jackson Walker L.L.P.; Cindy Grossman ‘04, Partner at Giordani Swanger Ripp & Phillips LLP; Erin Tuggle ‘05, Associate at Jackson Walker L.L.P.; Mandi Matlock ‘00, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid; and Daniel Price ’02, Associate Area Counsel at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Moderated by Christi Mondrik ‘01, Mondrik & Associates.

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 27, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/28/14032/

Mark Levy '01 and others will discuss summer and fall internship opportunities available in the Antitrust Section for rising 2Ls and 3Ls, which may qualify for academic credit. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Tuesday, March 27, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/28/14158/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/28/13718/

Now is the time for 1Ls to begin preparing to apply for judicial clerkships. Learn what law clerks do; why clerkships help you become a successful lawyer; what judges look for in selecting a law clerk; and what you can do now to become a successful candidate, including which courses to take. Panelists include the Honorable Jennifer Elrod, Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and her law clerk, Shane Pennington ’10. Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 27, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/28/13818/

Robert Kinney of Kinney Recruiting will speak about building a legal career in Asia with a U.S. JD or LL.M. degree. RSVP by Tuesday, March 27, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/28/14156/

TQs will be trained on hearing oral arguments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/28/14157/

Early registration for Fall 2012 through Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/29/13155/

Are you considering opportunities in government service or public interest law? The UT Law Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), administered by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, provides financial assistance to graduates with educational debt who enter qualifying public service. The UT Law LRAP, coupled with the new federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Income Based Repayment programs, will significantly help graduates in public service repay their educational debt.

Eden Harrington, Director of the Justice Center, will present basic information about UT Law LRAP and answer questions about it. Thursday, March 29, 2012, 8:15-9:00 am, Sheffield Room, breakfast provided

For more information about the event, contact Elena Yujuico, Justice Center Administrator, eyujuico@law.utexas.edu

For more information about UT LRAP, see http://www.utexas.edu/law/centers/publicinterest/lrap/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/29/13739/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/29/12471/

The Prosecutorial Oversight Campaign is a national tour to initiate dialogue and seek answers to these questions: • What are the systems we rely upon to ensure prosecutorial accountability? • What does research-based evidence tell us about how well those systems are working? • What improvements should be made to these systems to ensure quality and accountability?

The Austin, Texas event will be a public discussion of these issues, with a prosecutor, a jurist, a legal ethicist, and a representative of the Texas bar disciplinary committee.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/29/13815/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/29/13757/

Associates from Fulbright's Houston and Austin office will talk about IP Litigation at a big firm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/29/14152/

Reminder for 3Ls planning to sit for the Texas July 2012 Bar Exam: in order to sit for the exam, your In-State Application to Take the TX Bar Exam must be post-marked by March 30, 2012. This deadline is strictly enforced.

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

If you would like to hand deliver your completed application by end this business day, the TX BLE office is located at:

205 W. 14th St. Ste 500, Austin, TX 78701

You're encouraged to arrive well in advance of the 5 PM closing time.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/30/9230/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/30/13515/

Early registration for Fall 2012 through Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/30/13156/

A panel of judges from various Texas state courts will discuss judicial clerkships at their courts and what students can do to make themselves competitive clerkship candidates. Panelists include Justice Debra Lehrmann ‘82, Supreme Court of Texas; Justice Michael Massengale ‘97, First Court of Appeals; Justice Rebecca Simmons, Fourth Court of Appeals; and Judge Cheryl Johnson, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Moderated by Elana Einhorn, Judicial Clerkship Advisor. The Clerkship Advisors encourage 2Ls and 3Ls applying for judicial clerkships this year and 1Ls hoping to apply next summer to attend this panel.

RSVP on UT Law Symplicity by Thursday, March 29, by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/30/11916/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/30/13720/

TMLS 31st Annual Banquet Thurgood Marshall Legal Society | Friday, March 30, 2012

Please RSVP by Friday, March 16, 2012

The Thurgood Marshall Legal Society (TMLS) is proud to be The University of Texas School of Law's local chapter of the national Black Law Students Association (NBLSA). A group of about 65 students, TMLS strives to provide benefits to its members and the entire law school community.

TMLS concludes each year with its annual banquet honoring out outgoing third-year members, the African-American legal community, and our donors for their distinguished support of the organization and the community. We hope you can join us if you are in town for admitted students weekend.

This year our reception begins at 6:30 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congres Avenue, Austin, TX. The banquet will commence immediately following the reception at 7:30 pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/30/13711/

educational workshop for second-year interscholastic mock trial members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/31/14003/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/03/31/13516/