Events Calendar

Judge Nancy Atlas will join the students in the Cadena Society for breakfast tacos and a talk about her most interesting cases; how to be an effective advocate; and mistakes lawyers commonly make and how to avoid them.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/17/18536/

Bradford Community Fellow Judge Lee Rosenthal will join the Bradford Society for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/17/18537/

Please join us for the next event in the Rapoport Center’s 2014 Colloquium on Comparing European and North American Approaches to Human Rights, organized in collaboration with the Center for European Studies and funded in part by a grant from the European Union. This event is co-sponsored by Ethnic and Third World Literatures and will focus on “Approaches to Race, Citizenship and Immigration.” Light refreshments will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/17/17578/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/18/18334/

Sheffield Society Community Fellow Judge Edward Prado and his clerks will join the Sheffield Society for lunch from 11:45 until 12:45 in room 2.124.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/18/18468/

Join the Texas Federalist Society in welcoming Judge Edith Jones back to campus. A UT Law Alum, Judge Jones currently serves on the 5th Circuit and was previously Chief Judge until September 2012. Judge Jones will discuss the interplay between the rule of law and wealth creation.

Free Torchy's Tacos will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/18/18527/

practicing for national competition. they are leaving the next day.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/18/18607/

Monthly general meeting for Youth Court members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/18/18597/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/18/18599/

EL PASO ALUMNI LUNCHEON, hosted by Dean Hester (Class of ‘66) and Debbi Hester

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 12:00 noon

The El Paso Club Chase Building 201 West Main Street Suite 800 El Paso, Texas 79901

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/19/18431/

Community Fellow U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman will join the McCormick Society for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/19/18538/

Given the international attention drawn to Russia during the Olympics, the time may be ripe to apply international pressure to put an end to the country's human rights abuses, especially towards the LGBT community. A panel of three speakers will discuss the ongoing dangers and challenges faced by the LGBT community in Russia, including the impacts of the recent anti-gay "propaganda" law. The panel will also discuss the potential avenues to alleviate these abuses, considering both legal and non-legal means.

Dr. Thomas Garza is an expert on Russian culture, history, and youth movements at the UT Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

Dr. Mark Hopkins, also of the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, recently pursued doctoral research in Russia and experienced first-hand the intolerance suffered by the LGBT community there.

Denise Gilman is an expert on international human rights law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/19/18609/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/19/18600/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/20/17443/

The UT Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice will be taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. It is promoted widely to employers, many of whom contributed to the content of this program. This program is open to all UT Law J.D. students. Lunch will be served.

Law Firm Track will be held on Thursdays, January 23-February 27, 2014 from 11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium.

Public Service Track will be on Saturday, February 1, from 9:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom / Jamail Pavilion.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/20/17908/

The Tarlton Law Library will present its tenth annual rare book lecture “A Rooster, a Monkey, and a Snake: Changing Methods of Execution in Roman Law” on February 20, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. The talk features Dr. Melissa Dowling, Associate Professor of History, Southern Methodist University.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/20/17553/

Screening of "Fire from the Mountain"

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/20/17758/

The law school will be hosting a reception at the Houston Club on February 20, 2014. The Houston Club 910 Louisiana Street One Shell Plaza, Suite 4900 Houston, TX 77002

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/20/18049/

Ms. JD's annual conference represents the marquee event of the year for women in law. In addition to getting the opportunity to interact with and learn from one another, the conference gives students and young lawyers opportunities to meet top lawyers, hear from incredible and inspiring speakers, and plan for a year ahead working together! In sum, the Ms. JD Conference will present students and attorneys with a meaningful and valuable opportunity to connect to the nation's most talented people in the law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/21/16699/

FRAND and the Antitrust/Intellectual Property Interface

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/21/18540/

There are many challenges and opportunities associated with funding water conservation projects using revenue bonds financed by the newly-created State Water Implementation Fund for Texas(SWIFT). H.B. 4, which created SWIFT, includes a requirement that 20% of the $2 billion fund be spent on “conservation and reuse” projects in the state water plan. This workshop will feature experts on water law and policy who can explain the questions and challenges associated with implementing the 20% requirement. Speakers will also focus on the most important opportunities presented by the new funding.

Lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to Gena Dawson at gdawson@law.utexas.edu or 512-475-9328.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/21/18261/

Please join a panel of practitioners and students as they discuss social change work in underserved areas, including the benefits and challenges of venturing beyond major urban centers for summer internships and to start a career.

Panelists include James McDermott, who began his career as a public defender in Del Rio, Texas, and Emily Rickers, who started her career as a legal aid attorney in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by noon on Wednesday, February 19 to Rachel Sidopulos, RSidopulos@law.utexas.edu.

Sponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/21/18333/

Trial skills workshop for 2L interscholastic mock trial team

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/21/18345/

2:45 Welcome/Registration 3:00-3:30 Presentation: The Business of Law 3:30-4:00 Panel Discussion: The Importance of Networking 4:00-5:00 Mock Interviews 4:00-6:00 Cocktail Reception All ALSA Members (1L, 2L, 3L, LLM) are encouraged to attend.

The Business of Law (3:00 – 3:30) + Matt Dow, Managing Partner of JW’s Austin office, will give a presentation to provide students with an understanding of law firm economics, and how these economics shape decisions made by law firms + All law students – 1L, 2L, 3L, and LLM – should benefit from this presentation

Panel: The Importance of Networking (3:30 – 4:00) + Moderated panel will include Jackson Walker Attorneys (including Asian-American attorneys) and AAABA Volunteers + Discussion will cover tips for effective networking, including do’s and don’t’s + A topic that should be relevant to law students of all levels

Mock Interviews (4:00 – 5:00) + Interviews will conducted by teams of two attorneys, with at least one AAABA member (contingent on number of AAABA volunteers) + 20 minutes of interview followed by 10 minutes of feedback from interviewers + Not limited to 1Ls – anyone interested may interview

Cocktail Reception (4:00 – 6:00) + All members of ALSA and AAABA as well as JW attorneys (including Asian-American attorneys from offices outside Austin) are invited + Overlaps with mock interviews, so that those interviewing at 4:30 need not be idle while waiting for their interview

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/21/18571/

The 2014 Women in Law Institute is an all-day, intensive workshop for second and third-year law students, judicial clerks, and LL.M.'s. Participants can look forward to expert presentations on the essential skills for navigating a successful career in law: effective communication, self-promotion, and networking. Following each lecture, students work in small groups led by distinguished practitioners to perfect these skills through practice and individualized critiques.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/22/17877/