Events Calendar

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2013 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration.

Check http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html for your access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/13839/

The timely postmark deadline for 1Ls and out-of-state transfers students to submit their TX Declaration of Intention to Study Law to Study Law to the Board of Law Examiners (BLE) is October 1st.

All students (including 2L and 3L late-filers) who submit their Declaration by October 1st, 2012 are eligible to have their fingerprints taken on location at The School of Law on Tuesday, October 30th—Thursday, November 1st. The BLE will accept the fingerprints taken at this session, though it is after the 10/1 deadline.

Qualifying students who wish to participate must follow the registration instructions and arrive promptly for their appointment with their FAST form filled out and proper ID on hand. Only registered students will be admitted.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/14871/

Join a nationally-recognized faculty including senior IP counsel from major companies, patent prosecution and litigation experts, and leading academics at the Four Seasons Austin on November 1-2, 2012.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/PT12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/14572/

The Texas Water Law Institute brings together members of state regulatory agencies alongside water law experts and attorneys to examine and discuss current water law issues and updates. This year’s conference features a wide range of renowned speakers and topics.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/WL12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/14574/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/15373/

Pumpkins and Poker tickets are on sale in the Tom Clark lounge.

$15 gets you a player ticket, a P&P t-shirt, a drink ticket, 1 raffle ticket, & chips for play.

$7 is our non-player ticket and gets you 1 raffle ticket, and either a drink ticket OR a P&P t-shirt.

For $5 you may purchase an extra raffle ticket for door prizes.

At the event, player tickets will be $20 and non-player tickets will be $10. We'll also continue to offer raffle tickets throughout the night for $5.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/15349/

Learn how to effectively tailor your resume for various legal jobs in the private and public sector. Please bring a copy of your legal-style resume to the workshop. Examples of legal-style resumes are provided in the CSO Career Development Handbook that you will receive during the 1L Orientation and Career Development Workshops. All 1Ls must submit a copy of a legal-style resume to the CSO at least 24 hours prior to your first career counseling appointment, which will take place after November 1. RSVP by Wednesday, October 31, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/14809/

The Federalist Society and the American Constitutional Society co-host a panel on Election Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/14899/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/15251/

Intensive Trial Skills Class: Witness Check-In

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/15342/

For more information about this fellowship, please contact Nicole Simmons, Director of Public Service Programs in the CSO, at nsimmons@law.utexas.edu.

Fried Frank has created unique programs that effectively bridge the worlds of private law firm litigation and public service law by joining with two of the country's leading civil rights advocacy organizations, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).

The LDF and MALDEF fellowships each give an entry-level lawyer the opportunity to spend two years as a Fried Frank litigator and then two years as a staff attorney with LDF or MALDEF. At the end of their four-year commitment, successful Fellows are encouraged to interview to return to Fried Frank and, in some cases, they may continue on the staff of their civil rights organization. We are proud that a number of our former Fellows hold high-level positions on the staffs of both LDF and MALDEF.

The ideal candidate for a Fried Frank Fellowship is a third-year law student or recent graduate currently in a judicial clerkship. Candidates for the MALDEF and LDF fellowships should have a genuine interest in both corporate and civil rights litigation. For the MALDEF Fellowship, Spanish language skills are highly desirable.

The application deadline is November 1, 2012 by 4:00 p.m. (Central).on the application and selection process can be found on the Fried Frank Fellowship page.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/15179/

Prof. Sager meets with GlobalAustin's State Department Vietnamese delegation

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/15409/

This year, Domestic Violence Survivor Support Network (DVSSN) is holding Pumpkins and Poker at The Ranch!

All proceeds from this annual fundraising event are used to provide assistance year-round to survivors of domestic violence in the Austin area. This assistance takes many forms (funds to help survivors relocate, pay past-due utility bills, past-due rent, etc.), but serves primarily to empower our clients and stabilize their lives.

Pumpkins and Poker includes a lively poker tournament and a raffle that continues throughout the night. Doors open at 9 pm, the tournament begins at 930 pm, and we'll conclude at 2 am.

Ticket sales will begin the week of Oct. 22nd in the Atrium:

$15 gets you a player ticket, a P&P t-shirt, a drink ticket, 1 raffle ticket, & chips for play.

$7 is our non-player ticket and gets you 1 raffle ticket, and either a drink ticket OR a P&P t-shirt.

For $5 you may purchase an extra raffle ticket for door prizes.

At the event, player tickets will be $20 and non-player tickets will be $10. We'll also continue to offer raffle tickets throughout the night for $5.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/01/15285/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2013 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration.

Check http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html for your access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/02/13840/

Join a nationally-recognized faculty including senior IP counsel from major companies, patent prosecution and litigation experts, and leading academics at the Four Seasons Austin on November 1-2, 2012.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/PT12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/02/14573/

The Texas Water Law Institute brings together members of state regulatory agencies alongside water law experts and attorneys to examine and discuss current water law issues and updates. This year’s conference features a wide range of renowned speakers and topics.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/WL12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/02/14575/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/02/15374/

Professor Gerald Torres, Bryant Smith Chair in Law, will be speaking about his current research and other areas of interest to him. A leading figure in critical race theory, Torres is also an expert in agricultural and environmental law. Torres has served as deputy assistant attorney general for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and as counsel to then U.S. attorney general Janet Reno.

Torres has served on the board of the Environmental Law Institute, the National Petroleum Council and on EPA's National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Law Institute. Torres was honored with the 2004 Legal Service Award from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) for his work to advance the legal rights of Latinos. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard and Stanford law schools.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/02/15211/

Learn how to effectively tailor your resume for various legal jobs in the private and public sector. Please bring a copy of your legal-style resume to the workshop. Examples of legal-style resumes are provided in the CSO Career Development Handbook that you will receive during the 1L Orientation and Career Development Workshops. All 1Ls must submit a copy of a legal-style resume to the CSO at least 24 hours prior to your first career counseling appointment, which will take place after November 1. RSVP by Thursday, November 1, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/02/14810/

The Honorable John F. Kerry, United States Senator from Massachusetts, will present a talk entitled “The Rule of Law in World Affairs.” Senator Kerry will discuss promoting the rule of law in the Middle East at a time of transition, Iran and the utility of multilateral sanctions, and the role of treaties (New START and Law of the Sea) in keeping Americans safe and America secure. The lecture will be held on Friday, November 2, 2012, at 2 p.m. in the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium on the University of Texas at Austin campus. A reception will be held after the lecture, at 3:00 p.m.

The event is sponsored by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and the School of Law at the University of Texas at Austin, and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, under the auspices of the Law School’s James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law in World Affairs.

No rsvp or tickets required. Seating is general admission on a first come, first served basis. For additional information, please contact Teri Raeke at traeke@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/02/15244/

On behalf of the Board of Advocates and the Gibbs & Bruns Moot Court Tournament, I’d like to invite you to the Gibbs & Bruns Moot Court Final round to be held at 2:30pm, November 2nd, in the Eidman Courtroom. Gibbs & Bruns has kindly provided experienced attorneys to judge the round, who will be hanging around afterwards to chat with students.

This year’s tournament has been based on an actual Texas Supreme Court case, Case No. 12-0047, scheduled for oral argument early next year. The case involves a dispute between a dog’s owner, an animal shelter, and the calculation of damages upon the untimely euthanization of the family pet.

We hope you will be able to join us and support the competitors!

Sincerely,

David Marcou

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/02/15444/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2013 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration.

Check http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html for your access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/03/13841/

UT vs. Texas Tech @ Lubbock, TX

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/03/14892/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2013 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration.

Check http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html for your access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/04/13842/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/04/14813/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2013 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration.

Check http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html for your access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/05/13843/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/05/14814/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2013 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration.

Check http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html for your access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/06/13844/

Make Calls on Election Day to Voters in Swing States!

Have an impact on the Election! Stop by the atrium for 10 minutes, an hour, or all day to help the Obama campaign get voters in swing states to the polls.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/06/15436/

(Formerly titled Preparing for a Productive 1L Summer). Learn about summer clerkship and internship experiences from upperclassmen who worked in the public service, judicial, corporate and small and large law firm sectors over their 1L summer. Panelists include Dave Mauch, 2L, Equal Justice Center Summer Intern and Texas Civil Rights Project volunteer; Annie Kuntz, 2L, Texas Office of the Attorney General, Antitrust Division; David Marcou, 2L, Hess Corporation & U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida; Emily Stein, 2L, Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner, LLP and The Honorable Eric Shepperd, County Court at Law #2; and Tecuan Flores, 2L, Baker Botts and Fish & Richardson. Moderated by Denyse Demel, Government Career Counselor. RSVP by Monday, November 5, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/06/15170/

Please join us for a human rights happy hour talk featuring Jonathan Miller, Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School. Light refreshments will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/06/14719/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2013 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration.

Check http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html for your access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/07/13845/

UT Law’s Fundamentals of Immigration and Nationality Law—ideal for new entrance to the field or as a refresher for experienced practitioners—includes an overview of immigration laws and issues, individual sessions on family immigration practice and employment immigration practice, and concludes with Practicum: Intake and Evaluation of an Immigration Case.

Continue on at the Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law for two full days of coverage of advanced issues and includes a special presentation from AILA, After the Election: News from Washington, a discussion of hot topics and issues—what to expect and what's next.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/07/15096/

Reception and Re-dedication of Hyder Collection

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/07/15236/

The Honourable Madam Justice Barbara Romaine, Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta Canada, will deliver the University of Texas School of Law's John C. Akard Lecture at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. Justice Romaine will speak on why cross-border proceedings between our countries work with relative ease and will share her thoughts about existing issues and the challenges to come.

ROOM CHANGE: The lecture, which will be presented in San Jacinto West room at the hotel, is free and open to the public.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/07/15277/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2013 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration.

Check http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html for your access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/13846/

The UT Law School Foundation Board of Trustees will meet on November 8 and 9 at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/14695/

The Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference is the leading bankruptcy program in the Southwest and one of the premier programs in the nation. The conference attracts a stellar national faculty of academics, judges, and practitioners, and addresses a mix of business and consumer bankruptcy topics at an advanced level.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/BK12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/14576/

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet with and learn from nationally-recognized experts. Get to know your fellow practitioners from around the state and hear how they are dealing with tough issues.

The program includes sessions designed to leave practitioners with tools, forms, tips and guidance on key decision points and strategies in family-based immigration cases and employment-based immigration cases, and the increasing importance of removal and relief from removal.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/IM12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/14578/

This informational and practical program, presented by Mardy Sackley and Sara Gail of Lateral Link, will walk you through the networking process and provide a practical guide to networking for life to connect, get referrals, and land a job. You will walk away with many concrete tips on how to conduct yourself in networking situations. So take the first step - show up and attend! Lunch will be provided after the program. RSVP by Wednesday, November 7, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/15169/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/14652/

Mark Levy, '01, will discuss Spring and Summer 2013 internship opportunities available in the Texas Office of the Attorney General - Antitrust Division, which may qualify for academic credit.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/15465/

The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, & Energy Law will be hosting its annual Energy Law Career Panel featuring attorneys working in various roles within the energy industry discussing careers in energy law, in addition to answering students’ questions. This is a great networking opportunity for anyone interested in the industry, particularly 1Ls who are considering summer employment in the energy sector. Panelists include Bill Kroger ’89, Partner, Baker Botts L.L.P.; Creighton Smith ‘97, Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP; Austin Lee ’09, Associate, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP; David Leonard ‘11, Associate, Looper Reed & McGraw P.C.; Amy Maxwell ’07, Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel to Railroad Commissioner David Porter; Cynthia Redwine ’07, Principal, Clean Power Professionals, LLC; and Brandon Seale ‘08, Principal, Zaragoza Resources. Moderated by Brock Naeve, 3L, Editor-in-Chief of TJOGEL. Co-sponsored by the Career Services Office. RSVP by Wednesday, November 7, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/14900/

Sign-up at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23 is on a first-come, first-served basis on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab. Space is limited! 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 prior to Cocktails & Conversation. We request that students commit to attend the entire speed networking portion of the event. Please arrive no later than 5:15 p.m. Free street parking and UT Shuttle (40 Acres) is also available. The AT&T Conference Center is located on campus at 1900 University Blvd. at MLK Blvd.

Then afterwards, join us for our 15th Annual Cocktails & Conversation in the courtyard of the AT&T for drinks and hors d’ouevres. Your RSVP for Speed Networking will also be noted for Cocktails & Conversation. Dress is business casual.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/15168/

UT Law students and alumni are invited to attend the CSO's 15th Annual Cocktails & Conversation networking reception, which provides the perfect opportunity to meet and network in a casual setting with UT Law alumni and friends. Student parking provided. Free street parking and UT Shuttle (40 Acres) is also available. The AT&T Conference Center is located on campus at 1900 University Blvd. at MLK Blvd. This is a great way to expand your network, so don’t miss out! Dress is business casual. RSVP by Wednesday, November 7, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Sponsored by Lateral Link.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/15123/

This is the annual Chancellors ceremony to induct them and reception to honor them.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/15350/

Start your weekend and Bar Review early this Thursday with Sex-Ed Trivia at Fado's Irish Pub. See how well you learned (or successfully unlearned) the material from your middle school sex-ed classes at this free event, which is sponsored by Texas Law Students for Reproductive Justice. There will also be a raffle and door prizes provided by Forbidden Fruit and other local shops. Doors open at 7:30pm and trivia starts at 8pm. The event is open to all, and the first three teams to arrive get a pitcher of beer on us! Bar Review will follow at the same location. For more information, see the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/434254779971048/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/08/15452/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2013 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration.

Check http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html for your access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/09/13847/

The UT Law School Foundation Board of Trustees will meet on November 8 and 9 at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/09/14696/

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet with and learn from nationally-recognized experts. Get to know your fellow practitioners from around the state and hear how they are dealing with tough issues.

The program includes sessions designed to leave practitioners with tools, forms, tips and guidance on key decision points and strategies in family-based immigration cases and employment-based immigration cases, and the increasing importance of removal and relief from removal.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/IM12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/09/14579/

The Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference is the leading bankruptcy program in the Southwest and one of the premier programs in the nation. The conference attracts a stellar national faculty of academics, judges, and practitioners, and addresses a mix of business and consumer bankruptcy topics at an advanced level.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/BK12

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/09/14577/

Pizza lunch for Zipporah Wiseman's Reproductive Rights & Justice makeup class in TNH 3.129.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/09/15455/

Are you interested in working at a nonprofit or government agency your 1L summer? Come hear advice from a panel of upperclass students on how to approach the public interest summer job search.

Panelists will discuss how they found and secured their nonprofit and government summer jobs working on juvenile justice, human rights, prosecution, criminal defense reform, environmental enforcement, and more.

Pizza will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/09/15451/

UT vs. Iowa State @ Austin

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/10/14893/

The Student Bar Association is sponsoring a Blood Drive!

Sign up for an appointment: 1) If you have donated before, go to https://www.inyourhandsonline.org/index.cfm and login. 2) If you are a first time donor, go to https://www.inyourhandsonline.org/index.cfm?group=registration&function=appointment&opID=0 and enter your information. 3) Once you have clicked submit, enter the following information into the first search option: Program code: law Date: 11/12/12 4) This should return the blood drive at the law school. Click on it, and you can choose from the available appointments!

If you have questions, please contact Nat Lipanovich, SBA Blood Drive Committee Chair at texas.sba@gmail.com.

Please eat prior to donation; Photo ID required.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/12/15074/

Monday, November 12, noon to 1 p.m., Eidman Courtroom

Pizza to follow in the Pavilion

Moderated by Professor Willy Forbath

Presented by the Justice Center and the Rapoport Center

Co-sponsored by: Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association, Human Rights Law Society, Public Interest Law Association, Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights

About Ramsey Clark:

William Ramsey Clark was appointed Assistant Attorney General of the Lands Division by President Kennedy in 1961, when Clark was only 33 years old. After his tenure as AAG, Clark served as Deputy Attorney General from 1965 until 1967, when President Johnson appointed him the 66th U.S. Attorney General. Clark served as the Attorney General until the end of the Johnson Administration in January 1969, and played an important role in the administration’s civil rights agenda, including supervising the drafting of the 1968 Civil Rights Act.

Following his term as Attorney General, Clark worked as a law professor and was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement. He undertook two unsuccessful Senate campaigns in New York in 1974 and 1976. Clark became an antiwar and civil rights activist, founding the International Action Center, and speaking out against the United States’ 1991 and 2003 military invasions of Iraq. He has served as legal counsel to many controversial figures, including Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein. In 2008 he received the United Nations Human Rights Prize.

Clark was born in Dallas. At the age of 17 he joined the Marine Corps, and served in Europe in the final months of World War II. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and a law degree from the University of Chicago. After completing his education, Clark joined his father’s Texas law firm Clark, Reed and Clark, where he remained until he was appointed AAG. Clark’s father was former U.S. Attorney General and Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/12/15434/

Professor Westbrook is hosting Professor Janis Sarra (University of British Columbia) who will be giving a lecture entitled "Fair Financial Markets." She is an expert in corporate law & bankruptcy.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/12/15073/

Prof. Sokolow's make-up class

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/12/15446/

Spring 2013 tuition bills emailed to students.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/13/13848/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/13/15087/

Bracewell & Giuliani will be hosting a workshop luncheon to discuss resumes and job applications. They will also touch on exam preparation and what to do now to get ready for finals. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/13/15390/

Come hear from faculty and current students on how to study for and take law school exams.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/13/14785/

This is the first of two mandatory meetings for 2Ls and 3Ls who will be applying for 2014-term clerkships. Note that the application process may begin sooner (in the spring) rather than summer/early fall. 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. For more information, visit the CSO's Judicial Clerkship website.

3Ls who applied for 2013-clerkships do not need to attend this meeting. However, should you choose to apply for the 2014 term, you must attend the second mandatory meeting (TBD) as federal judges are changing the application process and you will need to learn about it.

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Monday, November 12, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/13/15283/

The Federalist Society will host Jack Kress who will give an interactive presentation involving videos and demonstrations about the decision-making process of police officers in the line of duty.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/13/15469/

Supreme Ct. Clinic is holding a moot court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/13/15161/

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 Keith Banting, Professor of Political Studies and Policy Studies and Queen's Chair in Public Policy at Queen's University. Light refreshments will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/13/14720/

Law Students for the Arts will have 2 attorneys speak about their experience in the music industry, how they got into the field, and the Grammy Foundation's Entertainment Law Initiative's writing competition.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/13/15487/

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/2012/11/13/15062/

Student Advisory Board Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/14/15492/

The Health Law & Bioethics Society will host a panel discussion on organ donation, specifically, creating a free market for organs. Our speakers will be Ms. Jody Gibson of the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance and Professor John Robertson. Topics covered will include federal law banning payment for organs, the organ donation process, and the implications of creating a free market for organs. Interested individuals will also be able to register as organ donors following the event. Open to students, staff, faculty and the public. Refreshments will be provided. Event sponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/14/15468/

Professor Mechele Dickerson will talk about her research interests and methods.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/14/15243/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/15/15252/

Interested in finding out more about the progressive lawyering landscape in Texas --- and how can connect with progressive lawyers? Find out over free lunch!

Join ACS, PILA, CHLSA, TMLS, and three fantastic local attorneys -- D'Ann Johnson, Rebecca Robertson, and David Weiser -- for free lunch and a discussion about a career in progressive lawyering in Texas in firm, government, and public interest environments.

WHEN: Thursday, November 15 at 1:10 WHERE: Room 3.124 WHAT: Free pizza & an engaging discussion with awesome progressive lawyers! CO-SPONSORED BY: American Constitution Society (ACS), Public Interest Law Association (PILA), Chicano/Hispanic Law Students' Association (CHLSA), Thurgood Marshall Law Society (TMLS)

Our panelists:

D'Ann Johnson D'Ann Johnson is the Austin Branch Manager at Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid. D'Ann has more than twenty years of legal experience in the areas of nonprofit management, banking policy, and the development of legal resources and training programs. An honors graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, D'Ann's prior work experience includes serving as legal counsel to state and local governmental entities and a nonprofit membership association of attorneys. She is a graduate of Leadership America, a Friar, and a founding board member of a pro bono legal program for immigrants. D'Ann is responsible for coordinating C-BAR's work with community-based nonprofits in rural communities.

Rebecca Robertson Rebecca Robertson is the Legal and Policy Director of ACLU of Texas. Rebecca joined the ACLU in July 2011 after a 15-year career as a litigator. Rebecca was a partner in the international law firm Baker Botts, LLP. Her practice focused on complex commercial litigation, and she served as co-chair of the firm’s securities litigation practice group and chair of the firm’s LGBT affinity group. While at Baker Botts, Rebecca helped found the firm’s pro bono committee and led the amicus team working on the landmark civil rights case challenging the Texas sodomy law, Texas v. Lawrence. Rebecca also helped the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program run legal clinics for poor Houstonians living with HIV/AIDS. Rebecca has been recognized by both the Houston Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas for her pro bono service. Rebecca is a graduate of the Harvard Law School , where she served as Executive Editor of the Harvard Law Review, and Rice University, where she received her B.A. magna cum laude.

David Weiser David Weiser is a partner at Kator Parks & Weiser, which is a small firm specializing in employment law. His practice concentrates on representation of employees before state and federal courts, the EEOC, and the MSPB, in both individual and class action litigation. His class action work includes prominent roles in Durnford v. Dept. of Justice, Lewis v. Dept. of Transportation (FAA), and McConnell v. U.S. Postal Service. David's work in individual cases includes representation of employees alleging sexual harassment, EEO retaliation, whistleblower retaliation, and discrimination based on sex, race, national origin, age, religion, and disability. He received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1986, where he was Senior Editor of the Yale Law and Policy Review. After law school, David served as a law clerk to Judge William Wayne Justice (E.D. Texas). David later was Assistant General Counsel to Texas Governor Ann Richards. He is the co-founder of the Austin Lawyer Chapter

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/15/15489/

Come discuss your summer options with 2L and 3L mentors. Drop in any time with your questions, resumes and ideas!

Snacks will be provided.

Sponsored by the Public Interest Law Association, Human Rights Law Society, Texas Law Fellowships, and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/15/15470/

CHLSA will be hosting its annual Thanksgiving dinner on November 15 in the Jamail Pavilion from 6p - 8pm. A traditional thanksgiving feast will be served!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/15/15246/

The Alumni Association is hosting a reception with Associate Dean Stefanie Lindquist for Atlanta area alumni on November 15, 2012 at the law firm of King & Spalding at 6:00 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/15/15254/

The Center is interested in increasing the number of women practicing IP Law. Join key women in law and in the sciences as they discuss how they can work together to advance women in their respective fields.

Guest Speaker: Pamela J. Hines, Ph.D.

Location: TNH 3.119F - Conference Room

If you are interested in attending this breakfast, please e-mail mgalusky@law.utexas.edu by Thursday, November 15th.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/16/15500/

The American Journal of Criminal Law will be collecting books to donate to the Inside Books Project from Monday, November 19 through Wednesday, November 21. There will be a bin in the Atrium where books can be placed for donation.

The Inside Books Project is based in central Austin and is an all volunteer, non-profit organization sending free books and educational materials to people in prison in the state of Texas. Inside Books works to promote reading, literacy and education among incarcerated individuals and to educate the general public on issues of incarceration.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/19/15501/

The Alumni Association is hosting a reception for Brownsville area alumni on Monday, November 19 in the home of Michael ('94)and Keely Rodriguez at 5:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/19/15298/

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

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/20/15177/

I’ll be holding a make-up class on Tuesday, November 20 from 11:50-12:50. This will be a joint class for my two section, so I need a food-friendly room that accommodates 50 students for that time.

Also, I’ll need food!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/20/15494/

The Alumni Association is hosting a luncheon for McAllen area alumni on Tuesday, November 20 at 12:00 noon at the McAllen Country Club, 615 Wichita Avenue.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/20/15299/

Walking Audion team through courtroom to plan for filming engagement in early December

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/20/15503/

Thanksgiving holiday. University closed.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/22/13849/

UT vs. TCU @ Austin

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/22/14894/

Thanksgiving holiday. University closed.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/23/13850/

Thanksgiving holiday. University closed.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/24/13851/

This intensive five-day program is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate a variety of everyday disputes. This course emphasizes the importance of practical experience in becoming an effective mediator. During frequent role-plays, each participant will mediate a variety of disputes with expert feedback.

This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. This course also meets the Texas Mediator Trainers Roundtable's requirements.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/26/15399/

Delicious food will be served!

Human Rights Law Society is putting on, for the general body, their second educational event on the basics of Human Rights Law.

Daniel M. Brinks, Associate Professor at UT and Co-Director of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, will be narrowing in on a category of Human Rights, talking specifically about Economic, Social, and Cultural rights.

Professor Brinks' research focuses on the role of the law and courts in supporting or extending human rights and many of the basic rights associated with democracy, with a primary regional interest in Latin America. Professor Brinks was born and raised in Argentina and practiced law in the U.S. for nearly ten years before turning to academia. He holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame and a JD from the University of Michigan.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/26/15257/

This intensive five-day program is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate a variety of everyday disputes. This course emphasizes the importance of practical experience in becoming an effective mediator. During frequent role-plays, each participant will mediate a variety of disputes with expert feedback.

This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. This course also meets the Texas Mediator Trainers Roundtable's requirements.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/27/15506/

Makeup session for Professor Ganor's Corporations class

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/27/15529/

Professor Sokolow will present a session entitled “Legal Analysis: Remedies Under the UCC” for 1Ls currently taking Contracts and working with the UCC. The session is a great explanation of remedies and how to analyze problems; students continually find the session to be incredibly helpful.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/27/15353/

Prof. Sokolow's BA Q & A

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/27/15496/

The Thurgood Marshall Legal Society is having its last general body meeting of the semester. We will be wrapping up the year, discussing the upcoming regional convention, and eating with Dean Farnsworth.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/27/15510/

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/2012/11/27/15063/

This intensive five-day program is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate a variety of everyday disputes. This course emphasizes the importance of practical experience in becoming an effective mediator. During frequent role-plays, each participant will mediate a variety of disputes with expert feedback.

This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. This course also meets the Texas Mediator Trainers Roundtable's requirements.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/28/15507/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/29/14561/

This intensive five-day program is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate a variety of everyday disputes. This course emphasizes the importance of practical experience in becoming an effective mediator. During frequent role-plays, each participant will mediate a variety of disputes with expert feedback.

This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. This course also meets the Texas Mediator Trainers Roundtable's requirements.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/29/15508/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/29/14768/

Pokie Jo's

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/29/15528/

The Alumni Association is hosting a holiday reception for all Dallas area alumni on Thursday, November 29 at Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora Street, at 5:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/29/14700/

The Alumni Association is having a reception to kick off the new Washington DC Alumni Chapter on November 29th at 6:00 p.m. at the District ChopHouse & Brewery, 509 7th Street NW.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/29/15395/

3Ls planning to sit for the Texas July 2013 Bar Exam can now submit their In-State Application to Take the TX Bar Exam. The timely postmark deadline is Jan. 30. A $150 late fee will apply for all applications filed after Jan. 30 and up to the Mar. 30 absolute postmark deadline.

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/30/15533/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/30/14562/

This intensive five-day program is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate a variety of everyday disputes. This course emphasizes the importance of practical experience in becoming an effective mediator. During frequent role-plays, each participant will mediate a variety of disputes with expert feedback.

This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. This course also meets the Texas Mediator Trainers Roundtable's requirements.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/30/15509/