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Sunday 25	Monday November 26 8:00am 2012-11-26T17:00-06:00 40-Hour Basic Mediation 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/ 4:00pm 2012-11-26T17:00-06:00 Human Rights 101: Part II 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/	Tuesday November 27 8:00am 2012-11-27T17:00-06:00 40-Hour Basic Mediation 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/ 8:00am 2012-11-27T09:00-06:00 Corporations Makeup Class Makeup session for Professor Ganor's Corporations class Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/27/15529/ 12:00pm 2012-11-27T13:00-06:00 Freshlaw Skills Session - Remedies Under 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/ 2:30pm 2012-11-27T15:30-06:00 Prof. Sokolow's BA Q & A Prof. Sokolow's BA Q & A Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/27/15496/ 5:30pm 2012-11-27T18:30-06:00 TMLS General Body Meeting 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/ 6:00pm 2012-11-27T19:00-06:00 CHLSA meeting 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/	Wednesday November 28 8:00am 2012-11-28T17:00-06:00 40-Hour Basic Mediation 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/	Thursday November 29 8:00am 2012-11-29T17:15-06:00 MORTGAGE LENDING INSTITUTE-HOUSTON View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/ML12 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/29/14561/ 8:00am 2012-11-29T17:00-06:00 40-Hour Basic Mediation 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/ 11:30am 2012-11-29T13:00-06:00 Faculty Colloquium - James Spindler 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/ 3:30pm 2012-11-29T17:00-06:00 Crim Law Potluck Pokie Jo's Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/29/15528/ 5:30pm 2012-11-29T19:00-06:00 Dallas Alumni Holiday Reception 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/ 6:00pm 2012-11-29T00:00-06:00 Washington DC Alumni Chapter Kickoff 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/	Friday November 30 All day July 2013 TX Bar Exam Apps Accepted 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/ 8:00am 2012-11-30T15:15-06:00 MORTGAGE LENDING INSTITUTE-HOUSTON View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/ML12 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/11/30/14562/ 8:00am 2012-11-30T17:00-06:00 40-Hour Basic Mediation 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/	Saturday December 1 All day TX Football - Kansas State @ Manhattan UT vs. Kansas State @ Manhattan, KS Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/01/14895/
Sunday 2	Monday 3	Tuesday December 4 12:00pm 2012-12-04T13:00-06:00 Judicial Internships: Great Summer Jobs UT Law students will discuss their summer judicial internship experiences and how they secured their positions. Summer judicial internships are open to all students, including 1Ls. There are hundreds of summer judicial internship opportunities available throughout the nation and early December is a good time to begin sending out your applications. Three hours of academic credit is available through the UT Law Judicial Internship Program for internships with federal district, federal appellate, or state appellate judges who agree to participate in the UT Law program. Panelists include the following 2Ls who interned with judges last summer: Garrett Martin, who interned for Judge Crone (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas); Adam Prom, who interned for Magistrate Judge Gorence (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin); Kelsie Krueger, who interned for Judge Keasler (Texas Court of Criminal Appeals) and Judge G. Miller (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas); and Carlos Mejias, who interned for Justice Lehrmann (Supreme Court of Texas). Moderated by Professor Mary Crouter, who directs the UT Law Judicial Internship Program. Pizza will be served. RSVP by Monday, December 3, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/04/15552/ 4:15pm 2012-12-04T19:15-06:00 Klein End of Semester Pizza Party Professors Brown and Klein End of Fall 2012 semester pizza party Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/04/15559/	Wednesday December 5 8:00am 2012-12-05T10:00-06:00 Breakfast Tacos with Locke Lord LLP Locke Lord LLP invites all 1L students to join them for breakfast tacos on Wednesday, December 5, from 8:00-10:00 a.m. in the Law School Atrium. This will be a great opportunity to learn about their 2013 1L Summer Associate Programs being hosted in their Austin, Dallas and Houston offices. Attorneys and recruiters from their Texas offices will be in attendance to answer questions about the Firm and to collect applications. If you are a 1L interested in applying, please stop by and provide a copy of your resume along with a cover letter indicating which office you are interested in pursuing a summer clerkship. You may address your cover letter to "Dear Hiring Committee." Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/05/15461/ 8:30am 2012-12-05T17:15-06:00 TAXATION CONFERENCE In it's 60th year, the Taxation Conference covers the latest in tax regulations and policy, and looks ahead to proposed and prospective tax legislation. On Friday, Professor Stanley Johanson presents his popular one-day Estate Planning Workshop. Don't miss up-to-date materials, lively discussion and practical advice. Register for both the Taxation Conference and Estate Planning Workshop and save $50! View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/TX12 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/05/14580/ 1:00pm 2012-12-05T17:00-06:00 WLC Study Break Take a break from Tarlton, get some brain fuel (Tiff's Treats), and commiserate with fellow WLC'ers! Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/05/15567/ 5:30pm 2012-12-05T19:00-06:00 Austin Alumni Holiday Reception The Alumni Association is having a holiday reception for all Austin area alumni on Wednesday, December 5 at The Four Seasons Hotel, 98 San Jacinto Boulevard, at 5:30 p.m. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/05/14701/	Thursday December 6 8:30am 2012-12-06T17:30-06:00 TAXATION CONFERENCE In it's 60th year, the Taxation Conference covers the latest in tax regulations and policy, and looks ahead to proposed and prospective tax legislation. On Friday, Professor Stanley Johanson presents his popular one-day Estate Planning Workshop. Don't miss up-to-date materials, lively discussion and practical advice. Register for both the Taxation Conference and Estate Planning Workshop and save $50! View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/TX12 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/06/14581/ 8:45am 2012-12-06T17:30-06:00 ADVANCED PATENT LAW INSTITUTE-PALO ALTO Come to Palo Alto in the heart of Silicon Valley and join leading judges, academics and practitioners for two days of in-depth presentations. The nationally-recognized faculty includes IP counsel from Apple, Google, and Cisco, practitioners from around the nation, and academics from Stanford and Berkeley. The Conference is jointly presented with the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology and the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology at UC Berkeley. View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/PJ12 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/06/14583/ 11:00am 2012-12-06T13:30-06:00 SROC Fall Semester Luncheon Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/06/15530/ 11:30am 2012-12-06T13:00-06:00 Faculty Colloquium Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/06/14606/	Friday December 7 All day Last Class Day Last class day. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/07/13854/ 8:15am 2012-12-07T16:00-06:00 Stanley M. Johanson Estate Planning Professor Stanley M. Johanson is back with his popular one-day Estate Planning Workshop. Don't miss up-to-date materials, lively discussion and practical advice. Come early for the 60th Annual Taxation Conference for the latest updates in tax regulation, policy and legislation. Register for both the Taxation Conference and Estate Planning Workshop and save $50! View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/ES12 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/07/14582/ 9:00am 2012-12-07T15:30-06:00 ADVANCED PATENT LAW INSTITUTE-PALO ALTO Come to Palo Alto in the heart of Silicon Valley and join leading judges, academics and practitioners for two days of in-depth presentations. The nationally-recognized faculty includes IP counsel from Apple, Google, and Cisco, practitioners from around the nation, and academics from Stanford and Berkeley. The Conference is jointly presented with the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology and the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology at UC Berkeley. View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/PJ12 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/07/14584/ 2:15pm 2012-12-07T15:15-06:00 Tort Pizza Small section pizza party Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/07/15585/	Saturday December 8 All day Reading Day Reading day. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/08/13855/
Sunday 9	Monday December 10 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/10/13856/	Tuesday December 11 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/11/13857/	Wednesday December 12 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/12/13858/ 12:00pm 2012-12-12T00:00-06:00 PSCF - Student Bidding Begins Hosted annually by the UT Law Career Services Office, Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) is the largest public service job fair for law students in Texas. Student bidding begins on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 and ends on Friday, January 4, 2013 at noon. During both days of the Fair, which will be held January 31-February 1, 2013, public interest and government employers will conduct on-campus interviews for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions. On day one of the fair, certain employers will also host informational tables in the Law School's Susman Godfrey Atrium from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. as part of Public Service Table Talk. First, second, third-year and/or domestic or foreign-trained LL.M. students and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) are eligible to participate in this program. You must first register to use the Texas Consortium Symplicity Module, which is a different module than the UT Law Symplicity. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/12/15615/	Thursday December 13 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/13/13859/	Friday December 14 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/14/13860/	Saturday December 15 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/15/13861/
Sunday 16	Monday December 17 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/17/13862/ All day AJCL Book Drive 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/2012/12/17/15502/	Tuesday December 18 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/18/13863/	Wednesday December 19 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/19/13864/	Thursday December 20 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/20/13865/	Friday December 21 All day Fall 2012 Final Exams Fall 2012 final exams. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/21/13866/ 2:00pm 2012-12-21T15:00-06:00 SAO Meeting Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/21/15610/	Saturday December 22 All day Fall 2012 Official Graduation Date Fall 2012 official graduation date. No public exercises. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/12/22/13867/
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Sunday 30	Monday 31	Tuesday 1	Wednesday 2	Thursday January 3 12:00pm 2013-01-03T00:00-06:00 Mock Interviews - 1L Sign Up Begins Each spring the CSO presents a Mock Interview Program where attorneys come on campus to provide mock interviews with 1L students prior to Spring OCI and Public Service Career Fair. If interview slots remain available, the CSO will notify 2Ls and 3Ls that they may register as well. 1Ls may begin scheduling one interview today at noon. Scheduling is a on a first-come, first-served basis. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/01/03/15624/	Friday January 4 All day PSCF - Student Bidding Ends Hosted annually by the UT Law Career Services Office, Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) is the largest public service job fair for law students in Texas. Student bidding ends on the Texas Consortium Symplicity Module ends Friday, January 4, 2013 at noon. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/01/04/15616/ 5:30pm 2013-01-04T19:30-06:00 New Orleans Alumni Reception The Alumni Association is hosting a reception for UT Law Alumni in conjunction with the 2013 AALS Annual Meeting on Friday, January 4, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center, 859 Convention Center Boulevard, in the Julia Room, 2nd Floor. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/01/04/15562/	Saturday 5