Events Calendar

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2013-2014 school year! Returning students and 1Ls are all welcome to apply.

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Fall applications will be due on September 17, 2013.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/15/17302/

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2013-2014 school year! Returning students and 1Ls are all welcome to apply.

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Fall applications will be due on September 17, 2013.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/16/17303/

The Abuse Survivors Assistance Program will be selling T-shirts in the Atrium Monday, Sep 16th from 10 am to 12 pm. They're $15 each and ALL PROCEEDS SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE--buy a purple tee, support a worthy cause!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/16/17411/

Join UT Law Professor and National Security expert Robert Chesney for this year's Constitution Day event. Professor Chesney will discuss the Constitutional dimensions of American war powers, and how that will affect our involvement--or lack therof--in Syria. Free lunch provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/16/17153/

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2013-2014 school year! Returning students and 1Ls are all welcome to apply.

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Fall applications will be due on September 17, 2013.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/17/17304/

Come win fabulous prizes and feast on treats while checking out the Tarlton Law Library!

The library is throwing open its doors so that UT law students can find out more about our services and tour the facility. You’ll get to see the hidden collections and chat with different librarians about all of the resources at your disposal. There will be treats and drawings for prizes at different stations. At the end of your visit, you’ll receive a gift and can enter your name for a grand prize drawing.

We look forward to seeing you then!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/17/17083/

Join Law Students for the Arts for our first meeting of the year. We will be giving an overview of the year's events, as well as introducing ways to get involved on-campus and in the Austin community.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/17/17395/

Prof. Sager would like to add refreshments for his Const. Law II: Religious Liberty class to be on Tuesdays (not just Wednesdays).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/17/17390/

Come learn about studying abroad and about all the great programs that UT Law has to offer.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/18/17213/

Prof. Sager's Fall 2013 class Constitutional Law II: Religious Liberty (#29477)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/18/17276/

A mixer for IPLS members and interested students as well as the Austin Intellectual Property Lawyer's Association. The event is intended to provide law students with an interest in Intellectual Property law to network with IP attorneys in the Austin area.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/18/17241/

New member meeting and training.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/18/17455/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/19/16702/

D. Marie Wagner is senior counsel international at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, one of the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production companies. She previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie and El Paso Energy. Marie will offer insight on transitioning to in-house positions and the differences between working at a firm and a general counsel’s office. Lunch will be served.RSVP by Wednesday, September 18, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

The Energy Center Distinguished Lecture Series brings energy and environmental law speakers to campus to speak with UT Law students and faculty. Sponsored by The Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law; the Environmental Law Society; the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas and Energy Law; the UT Student Animal Legal Defense Fund; and the Career Services Office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/19/17177/

CIA Representatives will provide information on the mission and structure of the Agency and job and internship opportunities. The application process will also be discussed. Presented by the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/19/17175/

Interested in volunteering with the Equal Justice Center's DACA Services? Attend this training!

Student volunteers will assist petitioners in applying for the new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Law students will interview DACA petitioners (aka “DREAMers”) and fill out forms and compile documents to be filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Please RSVP to Andrew Hill (ahill@law.utexas.edu)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/19/17253/

Trial skills workshop for 2L & 3L students

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/20/17312/

Informational Session, including short presentation by Steering Committee Member and Faculty Advisor, John Borcherding, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering. For this first meeting: pizza will be served. Bring your friends who might be interested in ADR! The Graduate Portfolio Program in Dispute Resolution offers an interdisciplinary approach to the teaching and study of dispute resolution. For more information, visit the website at www.utexas.edu/law/centers/cppdr/and click on the Portfolio tab or contact the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution at 512-471-3507 or cppdr@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/20/17429/

Please join UT Law Professors Susan Klein, Jennifer Laurin, Scott McCown, and Lucy Wood as they discuss their involvement in social change efforts across nonprofit, government, and private sectors. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19 to Kali Cohn at kali.cohn@gmail.com.

Co-sponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and the Career Services Office.

And supported by the Abuse Survivors Assistance Program, American Constitution Society, Austin Lawyers Guild, Board of Advocates, Chicano/Hispanic Law Association, Environmental Law Society, Health Law & Bioethics Society, Human Rights Law Society, Law Students for Reproductive Justice, OUTLaw, Public Interest Law Association, Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Street Law, Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy, Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, Texas Law Fellowships, Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, and Youth Court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/20/17288/

Orientation for new and existing members of the Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/20/17442/

The Alumni Association Executive Committee will have its Fall meeting on Friday, September 20, 2013, in the Sheffield Room at The Law School at 1:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/20/15987/

September 21 Law School South Lawn 2 Hours before TX vs. Kansas State kickoff

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/21/16958/

Monday, September 23: Society Week Food Drive benefiting Caritas of Austin begins! Also, Society Week T-Shirt Contest. 1L's - wear your society shirt to class to earn points for the Society Cup. 2L's and 3L's: Come by the Atrium between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. to get a new Society shirt and help earn points for your society when you pick it up.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/23/17472/

Whole and second-term summer session final grades due by 4:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/23/16918/

SALDF will be tabling in the Atrium on Monday, September 23rd. Come by, learn more about our organization, and grab a vegan snack!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/23/17426/

Sec 3.2 Lunch with the Dean

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/23/17347/

CLBE workshop series

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/23/17444/

Celebrate Society Week by watching a sports-themed movie in the Tom Clark Lounge. Popcorn and candy will be available. Food Drive benefiting Caritas continues in the Atrium.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17473/

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.

For Sections 1, 3 and 4 only. Section 2 may attend the repeat session on Friday, September 27 at noon.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17096/

SALDF is a law student group affiliated with the Animal Legal Defense Fund, sharing its mission to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. Join us for our first informational meeting and learn about who we are and what we've got in the works. Vegan snacks will be provided!

For more information about the organization, join our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/saldftexas/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17422/

Counsel to the President, Kathy Ruemmler, has had quite the career. From being the only woman (aside from jurors) in the Enron courtroom to partnership at Latham & Watkins LLP to advising President Obama, Kathy has done everything by being true to herself and her own leadership style. She has been called a Super Lawyer, Superstar, and among the 25 People who Shaped the Business World in 2006 by Forbes. Now, she is offering her advice to the Ms. JD community.

As part of Ms. JD's national programming series, Kathy will spend an hour on September 24, 2013 answering your questions about law, leadership, government, and how to be a successful woman in all of those fields. Questions must be submitted in advance via Twitter (@msjdtweets) using the hashtag #SheLeads, or on Ms. JD’s Facebook page. All questions must be submitted by Wednesday, September 18th.

The event, which is hosted by Latham & Watkins LLP, will be held live at Latham & Watkins LLP’s Washington, DC office and broadcast for viewing parties to the following locations: Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.

Click here to register for the event in any location. Registration closes September 19th at Midnight. However we expect this event to fill up fast so register now.

Ms. JD's National Programming Series brings one luminary each quarter to inspire our community. Kathy Ruemmler is the perfect fit. When naming her as Counsel to the President, President Obama described Ruemmler as, "an outstanding lawyer with impeccable judgment.” Before becoming Counsel to the President, Ruemmler served as Principal Deputy Counsel to the President. Ruemmler joined the Obama Administration in January of 2009 as the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice.

Ruemmler was a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins from 2007 to 2009. Prior to Latham, Ruemmler served as a federal prosecutor for six years, where she was a co-lead prosecutor in the successful prosecution of the former CEOs of Enron. Ruemmler received the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service for her work on the Enron investigation.

From 2000 to 2001, Ruemmler served as Associate Counsel to President Bill Clinton. Ruemmler received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Georgetown Law Journal, and her B.A. cum laude with distinction in English from the University of Washington. She clerked for the Honorable Timothy K. Lewis on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Click here to register for the event. Doors open at 1:30pm for light refreshments and networking followed by a 2:00pm viewing party.

Please note that this event is closed to the press. Thank you for your support.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17274/

Prof. Sager would like to add refreshments for his Const. Law II: Religious Liberty class to be on Tuesdays (not just Wednesdays).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17397/

Come for the debate. Stay for the tacos.

Join the Texas Federalist Society as we invite Dr. Robert Chesney and Dr. Gregory McNeal to debate the geopolitical and national security ramifications of Edward Snowden’s actions.

Torchy's Tacos will be provided following the debate.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17481/

Donate to the Society Week Food Drive benefiting Caritas and receive double points for the items you bring in! Collection barrels will be in the Atrium.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/25/17474/

Prof. Sager's Fall 2013 class Constitutional Law II: Religious Liberty (#29477)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/25/17277/

Information session for students interested in learning about opportunities to participate in UTLaw and interscholastic moot court competitions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/25/17377/

Come learn about opportunities to get involved in intramural and interscholastic moot court competitions - coaches, faculty, and experienced students will be available to answer Qs.

All students invited!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/25/17494/

Open house for prospective JD law applicants and residents of the state of Texas.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17133/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/16703/

Gerardo Interiano, Head of Google Fiber Community Affairs, will be speaking at the Society Week Lunch on Thursday, September 26 from 12:00 until 1:00 in Room 2.140. He will discuss his work with Google, his career path, share advice, and answer your questions. Lunch is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. All students are welcome.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17410/

At our first meeting, we'll get to know each other and talk about our mission and goals for the semester. We'll also discuss event/project possibilities. All members will be encouraged to share their ideas!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17428/

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

The panel will be rescheduled for a later date.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17430/

Kick off your evening with a round of mini golf, unlimited keg beer, and world-famous Franklin Barbecue (voted best Barbecue in the country by Bon Apéttit magazine). Your $10 donation to Equal Justice Center and Human Rights Law Society covers golf and food, and for $5 more, you receive a beer cup to be refilled to your heart's content. Tix on sale in the atrium every day this week from 10:30am-3:00pm, or you may purchase them upon arrival.

In case you plan on extending the festivities past the event's end, there are several buses that run directly from Barton Springs Road to HandleBar, the site of this week's bar review.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17454/

Society Week Trivia Night will be on Thursday, September 26 from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Scholz Garten. 1607 San Jacinto Blvd Austin, TX 78701. Come out to support your Society Team! Points for winning and attendance.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17475/

Trial skills workshop for 2L & 3L students

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17313/

Planning meeting for the UT Law CLE Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17394/

Notaries will be available in the Atrium to sign and notarize your Declaration of Intent to Study Law prior to the October 1 deadline. Stop by anytime during the event.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17357/

Learn how to develop a resume and cover letter for the U.S. legal market. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Thursday, September 26, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/16919/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/16847/

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.

This is a repeat session from 9/24. The session is intended for Section 2, but any 1L student may attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17387/

Join the Texas Federalist Society as we invite Judge Harold DeMoss to discuss his role as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Fricano's Deli will be served following the event.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17482/

Interested in volunteering with American Gateways to assist pro se divorce petitioners? Attend this training!

Please RSVP to Andrew Hill (ahill@law.utexas.edu)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17491/

The Society Games will be held on Friday, September 27th from 3:30 until 5:30 p.m. at the Intramural Fields (51st and Guadalupe). Tug of War, Rock Paper Scissors Tag, Relays, Jim Jim's Water Ice, a DJ, and more! Don't miss the fun -- come out to support your Society!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17476/

Every year, the Law Students for Reproductive Justice national office organizes five regional conferences around the country. These conferences are an opportunity to connect law students, health advocates, nurses, doctors, social workers, and other reproductive justice-minded individuals in the same region. The all-day conference will have panels from a variety of speakers. This year, the University of Texas School of Law has been selected to host the Southern Regional Conference.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/28/17086/

Diversity Education Weekend is an opportunity for students from different walks of life to come together and learn more about law school and the legal world in general. Speakers from different practices provide a unique insight on diversity in the workplace and give advice about the best way to conduct yourself in school in order to achieve the position you are striving for.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/28/17216/

Join SALDF for its first Happy Hour at Tiniest Bar in Texas at 817 W. 5th St. This happy hour is open to members and non-members alike, and your four-legged friends are welcome to come, too! Paid UT SALDF members will get their first drink free and $1 of all purchases of Tito's Sweetos will go to the UT SALDF chapter.

For more information about SALDF, join our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/saldftexas/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/28/17423/