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/