Events Calendar

On Friday, February 1, Heather Jarvis will be speaking about "Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Five Easy Steps" during lunch from noon-1:15 p.m. as part of the Public Service Career Fair. Many government and nonprofit professionals stand to gain tens of thousands of dollars of student debt relief from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program established by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. But the program requirements can be confusing. Heather knows how to break it down step-by-step so it makes sense once and for all. She'll also be discussing the new Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan.

A former capital defense attorney with law school debt, Heather Jarvis now dedicates her expertise to helping student loan borrowers make better decisions so that higher education can be a reality for all - not just those who can afford it. Specializing in training for high-debt borrowers and the people who love them, Heather has provided guidance and information to thousands of students and alumni. RSVP by Tuesday, January 29, on Eventbrite at http://HeatherJarvis.eventbrite.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/01/13194/

FBI recruiter, Mirella Rodriguez, will discuss open opportunities for Special Agent positions. RSVP by Thursday, January 31, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/01/15645/

The Law School will honor its scholarship donors and recipients on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Robin C. Gibbs Atrium in the Stephen D. Susman Academic Center.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/01/14766/

Pamelya Herndon, Executive Director, Southwest Women’s Law Center will speak on her life in the law

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/05/15590/

The Honorable Rodney G. Ellis will be presented with the Virgil C. Lott Medal on Tuesday, February 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the Kondorsky Donor Lounge at the Long Center.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/05/14867/

Join leading securities law experts, including practitioners, bankers, market makers, regulators and judges at the 35th Annual Conference on Securities Regulation and Business Law at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin for two days of engaging topics.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join us for superb materials, A-list speakers from Texas, New York, and Delaware, and terrific networking opportunities, including buffet lunches and Thursday evening's reception.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/SR13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/07/14587/

For more information on this event, please visit www.utcle.org/conferences/SN13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/07/15103/

Our general body meeting to organize events, give announcements, and fellowship with friends. Meetings are every other week.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/07/15954/

The Rapoport Center's ninth annual conference, entitled "Impunity, Justice and the Human Rights Agenda," will be held at the University of Texas School of Law on February 7-8, 2013. This multidisciplinary conference will bring together scholars, human rights advocates and policy makers from around the world to assess critically the human rights movement's focus on anti-impunity. Panels include "The Anti-Impunity Professional: A View from Inside," "The Criminal Law Paradigm," "Criminalization and the Politics of Transition," and "Transitional Justice Outside the Criminal Law Paradigm."

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/07/15117/

The Texas International Law Journal is hosting its annual International Law Symposium on February 7 and 8 in the Thompson Conference Center. This year's faculty sponsor is Professor Westbrook and the topic will be International Insolvency. In the wake of the Euro Debt Crisis, this Symposium will offer forward-thinking viewpoints on the future of international finance.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/07/14818/

The Texas International Law Journal is hosting its annual International Law Symposium on February 7 and 8 in the Thompson Conference Center. This year's faculty sponsor is Professor Westbrook and the topic will be International Insolvency. In the wake of the Euro Debt Crisis, this Symposium will offer forward-thinking viewpoints on the future of international finance.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/08/14819/

For more information on this event, please visit www.utcle.org/conferences/SN13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/08/15104/

Join leading securities law experts, including practitioners, bankers, market makers, regulators and judges at the 35th Annual Conference on Securities Regulation and Business Law at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin for two days of engaging topics.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join us for superb materials, A-list speakers from Texas, New York, and Delaware, and terrific networking opportunities, including buffet lunches and Thursday evening's reception.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/SR13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/08/14590/

The Rapoport Center's ninth annual conference, entitled "Impunity, Justice and the Human Rights Agenda," will be held at the University of Texas School of Law on February 7-8, 2013. This multidisciplinary conference will bring together scholars, human rights advocates and policy makers from around the world to assess critically the human rights movement's focus on anti-impunity. Panels include "The Anti-Impunity Professional: A View from Inside," "The Criminal Law Paradigm," "Criminalization and the Politics of Transition," and "Transitional Justice Outside the Criminal Law Paradigm."

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/08/15118/

Austin Bar Association's Environmental Section and the Texas Environmental Law Journal will host a joint lunch at UT Law. Three guest speakers will discuss emerging issues in environmental law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/08/15829/

The Board of Advocates is accepting applications for Alumni Relations Director.

The Alumni Relations Director is responsible for outreach to BOA alumni for events and support. These events include the alumni happy hour, spring banquet, law firm sponsorships, and continuing legal education opportunities. The Alumni Relations Director has the opportunity to work with local practitioners and judges.

Those interested in the position should submit a resume as well as a brief statement describing your interest in becoming a member of the BOA Executive Board to Veronicachidester@me.com

Applications are to be submitted by 11:59pm on Sunday, February 10th.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/10/16022/

Giant multi-national companies are being sued in U.S. Courts for human rights abuses committed against foreign nationals in foreign territories!

Come learn about this fascinating and controversial topic, currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell. There, Nigerian citizens have sued petroleum giant Shell for damages in connection with the killing and violence in the Ogoni Delta.

This event will have all sides represented and seek to provide an educational forum for students from all perspectives. The Law School's Professor Derek Jinks, an expert in international law, will be among the panelists.

Excellent food will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/12/15957/

Join us as the Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society host a panel discussion on Section Five of the Voting Rights Act as the U.S. Supreme Court gears up to hear oral arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, a case directly challenging Section Five's constitutionality. Professor Joseph Fishkin will moderate the discussion on Section Five's constitutionality and its implications in election law litigation and legislation. Please invite anyone interested in this relevant subject. The featured speakers are:

Luis Figueroa, Legislative Staff Attorney, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Allison Riggs, Staff Attorney, Voting Rights, Southern Coalition for Social Justice; and Trey Trainor, Of Counsel, Beirne, Maynard, & Parsons LLP

Chick-fil-A lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/13/16031/

The purpose of the conference is to bring together academics and practitioners who are at the cutting edge of the interface between the environmental laws (and particularly the Clean Air Act) and the electric utility industry.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/15/14417/

Texas Law Review's 2013 Symposium will take place Friday, February 15, 2013 and Saturday, February 16, 2013 in the Eidman Courtroom. All students, faculty staff are welcome to attend. Focusing on constitutional interpretation, the event will explore the extent to which text, precedent, and doctrine are based on objective norms, relative rights, and social sentiments. We look forward to hosting some of the most renowned constitutional scholars in the US. For more information and a full list of panelists please visit: http://www.texaslrev.com/symposium/.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/15/15052/

Texas Law Review's 2013 Symposium will take place Friday, February 15, 2013 and Saturday, February 16, 2013 in the Eidman Courtroom. All students, faculty staff are welcome to attend. Focusing on constitutional interpretation, the event will explore the extent to which text, precedent, and doctrine are based on objective norms, relative rights, and social sentiments. We look forward to hosting some of the most renowned constitutional scholars in the US. For more information and a full list of panelists please visit: http://www.texaslrev.com/symposium/.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/16/15053/

Marie-Therese Connolly, Recipient of MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Fellowship, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, will speak on Elder Justice in the United States.

Reception to follow in the Jamail Pavilion

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/19/14761/

Panel presentation on Protecting the Elderly in Texas

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/20/15985/

Join leading restructuring and valuation experts–attorneys, private equity investors, bankers, financial advisors and workout specialists–to network and discuss cutting-edge valuation issues and market developments.

Presented by The American Bankruptcy Institute, The Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, and The University of Texas School of Law

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/VA13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/20/14594/

The Alumni Association is hosting a reception for all Washington D.C. alumni on Wednesday, February 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the law office of Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street, N.W.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/20/15393/

For more information on this event, please visit www.utcle.org/conferences/SL13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/21/15105/

Join leading restructuring and valuation experts–attorneys, private equity investors, bankers, financial advisors and workout specialists–to network and discuss cutting-edge valuation issues and market developments.

Presented by The American Bankruptcy Institute, The Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, and The University of Texas School of Law

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/VA13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/21/14595/

Our general body meeting to organize events, give announcements, and fellowship with friends. Meetings are every other week.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/21/15959/

The Alumni Association is having a reception for new York alumni on Thursday, February 21 at the law office of Covington & Burling LLP, 620 Eighth Avenue at 6:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/21/15986/

The Law School's Excellence in Diversity Weekend will be February 22nd at the Law School and February 23rd at the Texas Exes Alumni Center.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/22/14757/

Join leading restructuring and valuation experts–attorneys, private equity investors, bankers, financial advisors and workout specialists–to network and discuss cutting-edge valuation issues and market developments.

Presented by The American Bankruptcy Institute, The Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, and The University of Texas School of Law

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/VA13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/22/14596/

The Law School's Excellence in Diversity Weekend will be February 22nd at the Law School and February 23rd at the Texas Exes Alumni Center.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/23/14758/

Ramzi Kassem, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic at the City University of New York will present a talk entitled "'Zero Dark Thirty' and Torture in American Discourse." The Oscar-nominated film Zero Dark Thirty has reignited the controversy about the place of torture in American policy. Professor Ramzi Kassem will explore what the ongoing debate reveals—and what it obscures—about American counterterrorism efforts and the United States’ current legal and moral standing. Presented by the Department of Anthropology, the National Security Clinic, the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, the Department of Sociology, and the South Asia Institute.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/25/16115/

Interested in finding out more about practicing in criminal law, and how to connect with practitioners? Find out over Milk & Tiff's Treats!

Join the American Constitution Society (ACS), Public Interest Law Association (PILA), the American Journal of Criminal Law, and three fantastic local attorneys in a chat about a career in criminal law from defense, prosecution, and judicial perspectives. Panelists include Michelle Fernald, Deputy Chief of the United States Attorney's Office, Austin Office; Pamela Sigman, private practitioner with Sigman & Sigman and Director of UT's Juvenile Justice Clinic; and Amanda Woog, Law Clerk for Judge Cheryl Johnson, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/27/16216/

The Tarlton Law Library will present its ninth annual rare book lecture, "Evidence from the Fifteenth Century: Tarlton Law Library's Earliest Printed Books" on Thursday, February 28, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. The talk features Dr. Eric White, Curator of Special Collections, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/28/15971/

Calling all 2Ls! You’re nearly halfway through and the Law Alumni Association wants to throw you a party!

Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Ranch 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The Corral Room 701A West 6th Street Austin, Texas

Food and drink will be provided. Casual attire.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/28/16003/

To celebrate our diamond anniversary, A&F is bringing you our take on the revered classic, the story of Harry Potter. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Peregrinus, Harry and his motley crew of nerdy magic law students fight against the Slythegreens to secure the most desirable jobs that The Magic University of Texas Magic School of Magic Law can offer. Unfortunately, coming to the Slythegreens' aid is none other than Snemily Snadens, Voldemort's ally and the gatekeeper to the highly-sought-after judicial clerkships that all the magic law students sooooo covet. Only after watching the show will you discover who ultimately prevails in the job search! ...And also, who wouldn't want to see Assault & Flattery ruin another one of your favorite stories?

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/02/28/16122/