Events Calendar

3 hour singing call backs for A&F.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/09/30/15129/

The Declaration of Intent to Study Law must be filed by all persons who have begun their law study at ABA-approved schools in Texas and intend to apply for licensure in Texas.

Your Declaration must be filed or postmarked by October 1st to be considered timely-filed. A $150 late fee will be imposed on all Declarations filed after October 1st.

The TX BLE office is not open on weekends; if you would like to hand deliver your completed application by the end of the Monday, October 1st 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.

Late-filing Declarants may file at any time prior to or concurrent with the filing of their In-State Application to Take the Texas Bar Exam.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/01/12361/

Society week food drive

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/01/14723/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/01/15066/

The Skadden Fellowship Program, described as "a legal Peace Corps" by The Los Angeles Times, was established in 1988 to commemorate the firm's 40th anniversary, in recognition of the dire need for greater funding for graduating law students who wish to devote their professional lives to providing legal services to the poor (including the working poor), the elderly, the homeless and the disabled, as well as those deprived of their civil or human rights. The aim of the foundation is to give Fellows the freedom to pursue public interest work; thus, the Fellows create their own projects at public interest organizations with at least two lawyers on staff before they apply.

Fellowships are awarded for two years. Skadden provides each Fellow with a salary and pays all fringe benefits to which an employee of the sponsoring organization would be entitled. For those Fellows not covered by a law school low-income protection plan, the firm will pay a Fellow's law school debt service for the tuition part of the loan for the duration of the fellowship. The 2012 class of Fellows brings to 648 the number of academically outstanding law school graduates and judicial clerks the firm has funded to work full-time for legal and advocacy organizations.

Grants will be made to sponsoring organizations only. Therefore, before the final application date of October 1, a public interest organization that will sponsor the applicant must be identified. The sponsor must be a 501(c)3 organization which provides civil legal services to the poor, including the working poor, the elderly, the disabled or those deprived of their civil or human rights.

Applications must be received by October 1, 2012. Fellows will be notified by December 7, 2012.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/01/15187/

Decline period closes today at noon (Central) via UT Law Symplicity. Student schedules and interview awards will be released at 10 a.m. (Central) on Thursday, October 4, 2012.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/01/12039/

Endowed Lecture

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/01/14413/

The Action Committee for Career Services will be holding its monthly meeting for members. New members are invited to attend. Pizza will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/01/15221/

A&F will be conducting acting and vocal audition in order to cast our 2013 show.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/01/15075/

Society week food drive

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/14724/

Clinical faculty will be on hand to answer general questions regarding clinics and internships.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/15229/

This program is highly recommended for 2Ls who are considering applying for judicial clerkships as rising 3Ls. Get tips on selecting courts and judges, asking for letters of recommendation, and putting together a strong application. Panelists include Judge Edward Prado, ‘72, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Olga Kobzar, '10, former briefing attorney for Justice Lehrmann, Supreme Court of Texas. Moderated by Judicial Clerkship Faculty Advisor Elana Einhorn. Please RSVP by Monday, October 1, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/14937/

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. Will take place in conjunction with 1L Regisration Information Session.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/15147/

What is "human rights" and where do they come from?

Professor Karen Engle will be giving a talk on human rights basis. Great event for those either looking to pursue a human rights career or wanting to learn more about what human rights is all about.

About Professor Engle:

She is the Chair in Law of Minerva House Drysdale Regents and Founder and Co-director of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice. She is also an affiliated faculty member of Latin American Studies and of Women's and Gender Studies.

Professor Engle received her J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and her undergraduate degree from Baylor University. Following law school, she clerked for Judge Jerre S. Williams on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and then served as a a post-doctoral Ford Fellow in Public International Law at Harvard Law School.

She teaches courses and specialized seminars in public international law, international human rights law and employment discrimination.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/15219/

HR 101: We will be having Karen Engle as a speaker.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/15238/

CHLSA will be holding a general body meeting at 6pm in room 3.127. Dinner will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/15059/

Student Bar Association meeting and risk management training for all of our officers.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/15223/

Society week food drive

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/03/14725/

Essential Employment Law is a one-day HR program led by employment law experts Connie Cornell and Michael W. Fox, and is designed to provide overviews and updates on issues related to Texas employment law. Content is extensive and exhaustive with topics ranging from employment-at-will to discrimination issues, wage and hour violations, retaliation, FMLA and more.

This practical course provides detailed written materials, forms, sample employment contracts and handbook recommendations, and is ideal for HR professionals and beginning employment lawyers.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/EE12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/03/14511/

Join leading experts in real estate law, finance and leasing for this focused one-day program that covers the essentials of current leasing issues at a practical and sophisticated level.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/LI12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/03/14522/

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/2012/10/03/15067/

A Dinner set up for the 2012 recipients of TLF's summer fellowships for public interest work. Dinner will be provided for all fellowship recipients, TLF board members, VIP donors who sponsored fellowships, Dean Farnsworth, and the faculty adviser/sponsor for TLF. Dinner will be provided by Taco Deli - as it has in past years.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/03/15089/

Come support your favorite presidential candidate and debate the issues with fellow viewers at ACS's Presidential Debate Viewing Pot-luck!

ACS is non-partisan, and the pot-luck will not support a candidate. We encourage members of all political affiliations to come and engage in meaningful discussion from various perspectives.

WHEN: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 7:30pm WHERE: Hyde Park neighborhood (we'll send you the exact address once you RSVP) WHAT TO BRING: It's a pot-luck, so bring some food to share! BYOB if you want a beverage during the debate. RSVP: Please RSVP to kali.cohn@gmail.com no later than Tuesday, October 2 at 5:00pm. Space is limited to 15, so please register early!

ACS does not endorse any candidate. As an organization, ACS does not lobby, litigate or take positions on specific cases, legislation or nominations. Views expressed by the speakers reflect their individual opinions and should not be attributed to ACS.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/03/15180/

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/ML12

Mortgage Lending is offered in conjunction with UT Law's Leasing Institute. Come a day early - in Austin or Dallas - for the perfect three-day real estate, finance and leasing offering.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/14557/

Society week food drive

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/14726/

The second round of student interview awards are released today at 10 a.m. (Central) via UT Law Symplicity.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/12040/

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/2012/10/04/15068/

Rod Wetsel is an attorney from Sweetwater, Texas and a lead authority on Wind Law in Texas. He wrote the current Wind Law book with fellow Professor Ernest Smith. Professor Wetsel will be teaching a Wind Law seminar course in the Spring Semester. This lunch will give students information about Professor Wetsel's upcoming course and allow them the opportunity to ask Professor Wetsel questions about his class and Wind Law in general.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/15178/

The Domestic Violence Survivor Support Network is holding our October membership meeting on Thursday, Oct 4th, at 12:30-1:00pm in Room 3.129.

We'll update everyone on the Pumpkins and Poker fundraiser and discuss possible activities for October which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Details below--hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/15181/

This event will occur either Tuesday or Thursday of the Fall 2012 semester, starting next Thursday 09/13 at 1:30 until 2:30 in room TNH 5.257. Lunch boxes and water, cups and ice. follow

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/14998/

On Thursday, October 4, the Intellectual Property Law Society will host its annual mixer with the Austin Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). This event provides an excellent opportunity for students to meet, and begin networking with, local attorneys in the IP practice. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel will be addressing the group. The event will run from 6-8p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/15044/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/15157/

We would like to invite all interested 2Ls and 3Ls to participate in this year’s Gibbs & Bruns Moot Court Tournament!

The Gibbs & Bruns Tournament is the first semester intrascholastic moot court tournament, open to all 2Ls and 3Ls regardless of prior moot court experience.

This year’s tournament question is an actual Texas Supreme Court case, and will not include a brief writing component. The tournament will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting on October 18th, and the Finals will be held in the Eidman Courtroom on November 1st.

Space is limited, so we encourage you to sign up online to secure your spot!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEFKVEFjREtnUVZ2ZkdkX1Y5ZXc4cWc6MQ#gid=0

If you wish to learn more information about the Gibbs & Bruns Tournament or other moot court opportunities, we invite you to attend an informational session this Thursday, October 4, at 6:00 pm in TNH 3.142. Food will be served.

Any questions can be directed to David Marcou at david.marcou@gmail.com. Please include "Gibbs & Bruns" in the subject line.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/15237/

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/ML12

Mortgage Lending is offered in conjunction with UT Law's Leasing Institute. Come a day early - in Austin or Dallas - for the perfect three-day real estate, finance and leasing offering.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/05/14558/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/05/14612/

Lunch for Professor McCormack's Intensive Trial Skills Class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/05/15239/

Final student decline period closes today at noon (Central) via UT Law Symplicity. Please note that you may be contacted if additional interview slots open after the close of this decline period.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/05/12041/

2012 Fall Litigation Institute; a trial skills workshop open to all 2L and 3L students

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/05/14883/

The Law Alumni Association is meeting on Friday, October 5th in the Sheffield Room at 1:30.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/05/14694/

Eduardo is back again for his 14th Annual Tailgate Extravaganza October 6th on the South Lawn of the Law School, 2 hours before kickoff of the UT v West Virgina game

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/06/14553/

UT Football vs West Virginia @ Austin

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/06/14888/

Early registration for Spring 2013 semester, available through the Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/08/13830/

Come find us this week in the Atrium or the Tom Clark lounge and help support survivors of domestic violence in the Austin area (you may donate baked goods/snacks for sale or purchase goodies for consumption).

Thanks to the students at UT Law, we've been able to assist four survivors this semester--let's keep up the good work!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/08/15259/

Early registration for Spring 2013 semester, available through the Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/09/13831/

Come find us this week in the Atrium or the Tom Clark lounge and help support survivors of domestic violence in the Austin area (you may donate baked goods/snacks for sale or purchase goodies for consumption).

Thanks to the students at UT Law, we've been able to assist four survivors this semester--let's keep up the good work!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/09/15261/

Are you a 2L thinking of applying for a postgraduate public interest fellowship? Are you a 3L thinking about applying for one after your judicial clerkship? This panel presentation will address how you should be preparing now to position yourself as a viable candidate for these highly competitive fellowships. Panelists include Ian Spechler, '07, Staff Attorney with Disability Rights Texas and former Skadden Fellow; Amelia Ruiz Fischer, ‘12, current EJW Fellow with Texas Civil Rights Project in Austin; Megan Sheffield, ‘13, current 3L fellowship applicant; and Nicole Simmons, Director of Public Service Programs (CSO). Moderated by Mary Crouter, Assistant Director of the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Monday, October 8, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/09/14936/

Learn about careers in transactional law in both the private and public sectors. Panelists will discuss the various career options in transactional law, the market for transactional lawyers, the skills and training that are important, and how to enter the field. Panelists include Mike Laussade, ’06, Jackson Walker (Dallas); Doug Booth, ’92, Law Offices of Douglas A. Booth (Austin); Art Muela, ’91, Legal Director, Healthcare Information Technology, Dell, Inc.; and Andrea Beleno Harrington, ’03, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and Texas C-Bar. Moderated by David Sokolow, Distinquished Senior Lecturer and Director of Student Life. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, October 8, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/09/15122/

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

Please join us for a human rights happy hour talk featuring Lisa Hilbink, Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. Light refreshments will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/09/14716/

Asian Law Students Association (ALSA) will have the second general meeting featuring Johnathan Stone from the Texas Attorney General's office. Our speaker will discuss advice on legal writing and internship opportunities in the Attorney General's office. UT's public service scholar Meghan Sheffield and director of SAHELI for Asian Families will discuss volunteer and public service opportunities. Dinner will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/09/15216/

Early registration for Spring 2013 semester, available through the Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/10/13832/

Come find us this week in the Atrium or the Tom Clark lounge and help support survivors of domestic violence in the Austin area (you may donate baked goods/snacks for sale or purchase goodies for consumption).

Thanks to the students at UT Law, we've been able to assist four survivors this semester--let's keep up the good work!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/10/15260/

Join CHLSA in the atrium for delicious homemade fajita chicken or vegetarian tacos with plenty of rice and beans on October 10. Come support CHLSA and get some great food!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/10/15031/

Join the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources for a career panel on Environmental, Energy, and Resources Law. Speakers will discuss opportunities in environmental and energy law including careers in non-profit organizations, corporations, government agencies, and law firms.

The speakers will be Alexandra Dunn of the Association of Clean Water Administrators, Holli Feichko of WR Grace, Jeffery Dennis of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mary Ellen Ternes of McAfee Taft, and Keith Hopson of Brown McCarroll. Refreshments and an opportunity to meet the speakers and other practitioners will follow.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/10/13481/

Dean Farnsworth will talk about his research interests and methods

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/10/14910/

Early registration for Spring 2013 semester, available through the Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/11/13833/

Leading experts from around the state, including conference chair, Donna Brown, provide a practical and comprehensive toolkit that will enable you to master the art of collecting debts and judgments.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/CD12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/11/14563/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/11/15249/

This event will occur on Thursday 10/11. Professor Robertson is getting to know his criminal law students individually over lunch.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/11/15247/

Sister Helen Prejean is a member of the Congregation of Joseph and author of the book, Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States. Sister Helen has been instrumental in sparking national dialogue on the death penalty and helping to shape the Catholic Church’s newly vigorous opposition to state executions. She divides her time between educating citizens about the death penalty and counseling individual death row prisoners. She has accompanied six men to their deaths. Her novel inspired the hit movie, Dead Man Walking, which was nominated for four Academy Awards and won Best Actress.

Reception to follow in the Jamail Pavilion

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/11/15090/

Austin Asian American Bar Association (AAABA) will host their 6th Annual Career Event and Asian Law Studnets Association (ALSA) Mentorship Kickoff Program. This Annual Event "Ten Minute Mentors: An Interactive Introduction to the Practice of Law" begins with an hour of round table discussions featuring a variety of law practices, followed by networking with local and national Asian attorneys and judges. AAABA will also kick off their annual Mentorship Program with ALSA. To apply for AAABA Mentorship Program or ask for more details about this event, please email texas.alsa@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/11/15218/

Early registration for Spring 2013 semester, available through the Law School website only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/12/13834/

Leading experts from around the state, including conference chair, Donna Brown, provide a practical and comprehensive toolkit that will enable you to master the art of collecting debts and judgments.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/CD12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/12/14564/

UT Football vs. Oklahoma @ Dallas

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/13/14889/