Events Calendar

Arbitration meeting for about 10 people

The UT Diplomat in Residence, Julie Connor, will provide information on opportunities in the Foreign Service and U.S. State Department. The application process will also be discussed.

Vote for your 1L Representatives and Editor of the Writ from 11:00a.m.-2:00p.m. in the Atrium!

Prof. Robertson's weekly class lunch.

CSO Career Counselor Natalie Aitken will discuss strategies and tips to help international LL.M.s build their professional network. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, September 17, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

ELS Speaker Series on Tuesday, September 18th at 12:00 pm in the Eidman Jury Room featuring Adam Abrams of the Texas Environmental Law Center. Mr. Abrams will talk about climate change litigation and the public trust doctrine. Lunch will be served.

RSVP by Monday, September 17, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab. If you are a 1L or LL.M., RSVP to Victor Garcia at vgarcia@law.utexas.edu with the subject line “RSVP to Diverse Career Paths”.

The Student Affairs Office is holding a mandatory student organization meeting at 2:15 on Tuesday, Sept 18 in the Auditorium. All UT Law student organizations must have representation at the meeting. We’ll go over events, accounting, rules for publicizing events and how to use the many resources available to you as student orgs.

Completed applications are due by 5:00 p.m. (Central) September 18, 2012.

p>Equal Justice Works and the Southern Public Defender Training Center (SPDTC) have launched a new initiative to combat the growing problem of public defender offices being underfunded, understaffed and burdened with insurmountable caseloads. Public Defender Corps

Learn strategies to manage your educational debt, including the UT Law and federal loan repayment and forgiveness programs for lawyers pursuing jobs in the government and public interest sectors. Co-sponsored by the Career Services Office and the

Please join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary, MISS REPRESENTATION, for the UT Community in the Francis Auditorium (TNH 2.114) on September 20. We will gather at 5:30 pm, followed by the moving screening at 6:00, and a brief discussion after the movie. SPONSORED BY: Center for Women in Law and Texas Wall Street Women

An Expert Panel to Consider: Do copyright protections hamper free speech? or facilitate it? Is a mash-up plagiarism? or creative expression? Does digitalization change the old rules?

Robert Levine, Editor and Author covering the culture business Adam Mossoff, Professor of Law, George Mason University Neil Netanel, Professor of Law, UCLA

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UT Law Professors Mitch Berman, Willy Forbath, and Jennifer Laurin, and Professor Bradley Areheart, ’05, of the University of Tennessee College of Law, will discuss what it's like being a law professor and how to prepare now to be a competitive candidate. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Friday, September 21, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events"

Prof. Robertson's weekly class lunch.

What do professors mean when they say that your analysis is the most important part of any answer you might give? Logically applying rules to various sets of facts is a fundamental skill necessary for successful exam taking and legal practice. You have only really learned “the law” when you can apply it. Come find out how.

Education Pioneers is one of a very select few national organizations developing and infusing top leadership talent broadly into the education sector outside of the classroom. Students are encouraged to stop by to learn more about their fellowships. Lunch will be served.Please RSVP by Monday, September 24, on

Created in response to the Recession, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was borne of the Dodd-Frank Act, the most significant piece of financial regulation since the Great Depression. Together, the legislation and the agency that it created are supposed to make the financial system safer, but critics claim it is too convoluted to understand, let alone implement. Rob Ellsworth and Chris DiAngelo will explain how the Act came to fruit

Student interview awards are released today at noon (Central) via UT Law Symplicity. Decline period opens.

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