Events Calendar

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Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/14/16921/

Buy your tickets for TLF's Fall Auction! Buy early to save: tickets are $10 on Monday, $15 Tuesday through Thursday, and $20 at the door.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/14/17594/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/14/17383/

Prof. Sager's Fall 2013 #29477 class

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/14/17559/

Learn how to effectively tailor your resume for various legal jobs in the private and public sector. Please bring your laptop and draft legal style resume to the workshop. Examples of 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 your resume to the CSO at least 24 hours prior to your first career counseling appointment, which will take place after October 15.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/14/16754/

TBD

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/15/17013/

Buy your tickets for TLF's Fall Auction! Buy early to save: tickets are $10 on Monday, $15 Tuesday through Thursday, and $20 at the door.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/15/17605/

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

This program will teach law students the meaning of organizational power and provide them with an understanding of how to gain and utilize that power in an effective and positive manner to achieve career success.

The PLS lessons are from the 2011 Women’s Power Summit on Law & Leadership. Hear video replays of two of the most thought-provoking panels of the summit. Each video will be followed by a discussion session with guest attorneys the subsequent week.

You must commit to a full course, as the video and discussion are designed to work together:

Course I: Jeffery Pfeffer, "Power: How to Get It, Use It, and Keep It" | October 8: Video | October 15: Discussion

Course II: Distinguished Women Lawyers, "Leveraging Power Into New Opportunities" | October 22: Video | October 29: Discussion

RSVP to or 512-232-1911.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/15/17519/

To outline or not to outline? Is that the question? Learn what an outline is and how it can help you. See examples of different forms of outlines.

This session is intended for Sections 2, 3, and 4. Section 1 may attend a repeat session on Thursday, Oct 17 at noon in TNH 2.137

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/15/17098/

Tom Bohl is an assistant attorney general at the Texas Attorney General’s Office, where he has worked for 21 years, defending state environmental appeals in district and appellate courts, prosecuting civil suits to enforce environmental and public health laws, and representing the state in interstate water matters. Tom will speak about working at a state agency and the attorney general’s internship program. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, October 14, 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 Student Animal Legal Defense Fund; and the Career Services Office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/15/17157/

Sometimes law students are told they have two options: a miserable life earning decent money at a law firm, or a rewarding job coupled with a vow of poverty. This isn’t true. Jeff Rowes, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice, will discuss his public interest career path. The Institute for Justice, the nation’s leading libertarian public interest law firm, offers the best of both worlds: cutting-edge constitutional litigation, combined with competitive pay. Sound interesting? Learn what steps you can take now to put yourself on a path to litigating the kind of cases you read about in the newspaper and your casebooks. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, October 14, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/15/17378/

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/2013/10/15/17400/

The UT Law Immigration Clinic and Pro Bono Program are hosting a clinic on October 20th to assist pro se petitioners in applying for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This is the training for that event.

To sin up: Send an email to Andrew Hill at ahill@law.utexas.edu.

For questions, please contact Andrea Meza at ameza0317@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/15/17502/

Judges will meet & prepare for the Novice Mock Trial Semi-Finals

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/15/17603/

TBD

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/16/17014/

Buy your tickets for TLF's Fall Auction! Buy early to save: tickets are $10 on Monday, $15 Tuesday through Thursday, and $20 at the door.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/16/17606/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/16/17280/

TBD

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/17/17015/

Buy your tickets for TLF's Fall Auction! Buy early to save: tickets are $10 on Monday, $15 Tuesday through Thursday, and $20 at the door.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/17/17607/

Graduate Portfolio Program in Dispute Resolution Brown Bag Series presents-

Professor Linda Golden, Dept. of Marketing, McCombs School of Business "Perspectives on Markets, Fraud and Risk" Refreshments served.

Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:30am-1:00pm. UT Law School, Jury Room, CCJ 2.310

Bring your lunch, and 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/portfolio/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/2013/10/17/17625/

Rights of the Incarcerated: Theory vs. Practice

Does representation stop when your client goes to jail or prison? What should defense attorneys and human rights activists know about prison conditions and the laws that inmates face when drafting grievances and writs?

Join us for a discussion of prisoners’ rights with Michelle Smith,’11, former Equal Justice Works Fellow at the Texas Civil Rights Project, and Terri LeClercq, Ph.D., author of Prison Grievances; when to write, how to write, a graphic novel written for inmates, and former UT Law professor

To attend, RSVP to Rachel Sidopulos (rsidopulos@law.utexas.edu), by noon on Tuesday, October 15th.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/17/17317/

Learn how to effectively tailor your resume for various legal jobs in the private and public sector. Please bring your laptop and draft legal style resume to the workshop. Examples of 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 your resume to the CSO at least 24 hours prior to your first career counseling appointment, which will take place after October 15.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/17/16753/

To outline or not to outline? Is that the question? Learn what an outline is and how it can help you. See examples of different forms of outlines.

This session is intended for Section 1, but all students are welcome to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/17/17389/

The Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice invites you to an information session on human rights internships and fellowships. This is a great opportunity to learn about opportunities with human rights organizations as well as international courts and tribunals. Former fellows and interns will share their experiences and will be available to answer questions. Law school faculty and the CSO will also be on hand to discuss the logistics and merits of these opportunities. Pizza will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/17/17597/

Join the Texas Federalist Society on Thursday at Noon to hear from 5th Cir. Senior Judge, Emilio Garza. A UT Law Alum, Judge Garza was appointed in 1991 to serve on the 5th Circuit and achieved senior status in 2012. His name was rumored to be on the short list for the US Supreme Court in 1991 and again in 2005 for the seats ultimately filled by Justice Thomas and Justice Alito.

Judge Emilio Garza Thursday, Oct. 17th Noon | Eidman Courtroom Lunch provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/17/17626/

Final round of novice mock trial- judges greeting/dinner

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/17/17604/

This is the final round of the Gardere Novice Mock Trial competition. This is an advocacy competition sponsored by Gardere and facilitated by the Board of Advocates.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/17/17642/

The TLF Fall Auction is an annual event where students can bid on events hosted by their professors and goods or gift cards donated by community businesses. All proceeds go toward supporting public interest law fellowships at UT Law—benefiting organizations, their clients, and your classmates.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/17/16685/

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Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/18/17016/

Faculty from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law will meet on October 18 and 19, 2013 for a workshop hosted by UT School of Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/18/16933/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/18/17078/

Students from the Hargrave Society will be volunteering at Austin Pets Alive from 1:30 until 4:00 p.m., 1156 W. Caesar Chavez St, 78703.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/18/17723/

Reception and dinner in the Susman Academic Center, Robin C. Gibbs Atrium

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/18/17242/

Faculty from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law will meet on October 18 and 19, 2013 for a workshop hosted by UT School of Law

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/19/16934/

Family Day welcomes law students' family and friends, with or without their student, beginning with a continental breakfast, a talk with Dean Farnsworth, and a mock classroom experience led by Prof. Wellborn. Guided tours of the school and law library are available with advance registration. The popular and enjoyable BBQ lunch requires a $10 payment for each student and family member attendee, collected in advance during online registration.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/19/17536/

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and Environmental Law Society are hosting an off-leash dog hike at Turkey Creek Trail on October 19, 11:30-1:30. The trail is a fairly easy 3 mile loop with lots of places for the pups to splash around. Meet us in the parking lot around 11:15-11:30, and we'll leave from there once everyone arrives. If you get lost or have questions, call Lindsay at 208.841.2263.

Turkey Creek Trail, map: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=turkey+creek+trail+austin&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x865b344478eac6d7:0x79678dfd6b26a4c3,Turkey+Creek+Dr,+Austin,+TX+78730&gl=us&ei=CFNbUvPCG6m52QXY7IGICA&ved=0CD8Q8gEwAg

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/19/17624/