Events Calendar

TELJ edits articles for Vol. 45 - lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/12/19182/

Rising second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Fall On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Session II will be held weekdays October 13-17, 2014.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/13/19379/

On Monday, September 8th, the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Texas Law Monday Morning Joe for all students. Please bring your favorite travel mug from home (we are “going green,” so no paper products will be provided) and enjoy FREE coffee every Monday morning to start off your week on behalf of the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at stations throughout the building beginning at 8:45 am.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/13/19412/

ASAP will be selling tickets between 10-2 from Monday-Friday in the Atrium for our annual Pumpkins and Poker Tournament on Thursday, October 16th at Buffalo Billiards. All proceeds go to survivors of domestic violence. Please show your support! $15 to play, and $20 to play plus a t-shirt!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/13/19603/

Drawing Board Lunch -- Ronen Avraham

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/13/19660/

Abolishing Agency Independence Neomi Rao (Fed Soc) vs. Pete Schenkkan (ACS) Monday, Oct. 13th @ Noon Room TNH 3.142

Professor Neomi Rao from George Mason Law School (www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/fulltime/rao_neomi) and Pete Schenkkan from Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody (http://www.gdhm.com/site/ourattorneys/pete_schenkkan/) will advocate for or against Abolishing Agency Independence.

Lunch provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/13/19699/

Rising second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Fall On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Session II will be held weekdays October 13-17, 2014.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/14/19380/

ASAP will be selling tickets between 10-2 from Monday-Friday in the Atrium for our annual Pumpkins and Poker Tournament on Thursday, October 16th at Buffalo Billiards. All proceeds go to survivors of domestic violence. Please show your support! $15 to play, and $20 to play plus a t-shirt!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/14/19604/

TJOGEL hosts a panel of speakers to discuss Women in Energy Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/14/19543/

Thinking about staying in Austin after law school? Then don't miss your chance to learn more about the Student Chapter of the Austin Young Lawyers Association. By joining, you can connect with practicing attorneys (under 40) who can give you advice specific to the Austin market.

Come and enjoy some lunch and listen to current members of the AYLA board discuss how they have benefited both personally and professionally from their involvement in the organization. We hope to see you there!

If you have questions or can't make the event but would like to join, please email Eleanor D’Ambrosio at eldambrosio@utexas.edu

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/14/19507/

Energy Center Distinguished Lecture by Suzanne Murray from 12-1 PM in TNH 2.124.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/14/19483/

Thurgood Marshall Legal Society presents Southern Comfort: Chicken & Waffles Fundraiser. On Tuesday October 14th, TMLS will be in the Susman Godfrey Atrium selling southern style breakfast from 12:00 pm – 2:30pm. This year, TMLS is offering a choice of Chicken with Belgian Waffles for $7 per plate and Chicken and Red Velvet or Pumpkin Waffles for $8 per plate. Vegetarians are welcome as well. We are offering Belgian Waffles for $4 per plate or a Red Velvet or Pumpkin Waffle for $5 per plate. Every menu option comes with free waffle toppings like strawberries, cool whip, maple syrup, chocolate syrup, butter, and Nutella. Don’t miss out! Come out on Tuesday for your SoCo lunch!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/14/19659/

The course provides a very basic introduction to meditation and yoga practices that can be performed at one’s desk (no equipment, getting on floor, etc. required). Students should commit to attending all four sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/14/19272/

Bi-weekly meeting for the members of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/14/19460/

The annual Gardere Mock Trial Tournament will consist of teams competing over the course of 5 weeks in front of local attorneys and judges. The teams will use their knowledge of evidentiary rules and trial skills attained during the Fall Litigation Institute to argue a variety of matters.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/14/19563/

Rising second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Fall On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Session II will be held weekdays October 13-17, 2014.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/15/19381/

ASAP will be selling tickets between 10-2 from Monday-Friday in the Atrium for our annual Pumpkins and Poker Tournament on Thursday, October 16th at Buffalo Billiards. All proceeds go to survivors of domestic violence. Please show your support! $15 to play, and $20 to play plus a t-shirt!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/15/19605/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/15/19657/

Weekly luncheon for TexasLaw faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/15/19609/

Hobby Lobby and Religious Freedom Ryan Anderson (Fed Soc) v. Jan Soifer (ACS) Wednesday, Oct. 15th @ Noon Eidman Courtroom

Free lunch!!

Join ACS and FedSoc again on Wednesday for another debate, this time on the Hobby Lobby decision. Attorneys Jan Soifer of O'Connell & Soifer (http://oconnellsoifer.com/our-professionals/jan-soifer/) and Ryan Anderson from the Heritage Foundation (http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/a/ryan-anderson) will debate Hobby Lobby, Religious Liberty, and the ACA.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/15/19700/

UT Law’s Fundamentals of Immigration and Nationality Law—ideal for new entrants to the field or as a refresher for experienced practitioners—provides an overview of U.S. immigration laws, agencies and jargon, outlines the basics of family immigration law practice, offers an introduction to removal proceedings, details issues new practitioners face in managing an immigration practice, and features a Welcome Reception.

Continue on at the Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law for two full days of coverage on advanced issues.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/15/19005/

Rising second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Fall On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Session II will be held weekdays October 13-17, 2014.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/16/19382/

UT Law’s Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law is ideal for practitioners of all experience levels, and provides an opportunity to meet with and learn from nationally recognized experts and to interact with colleagues. Get to know your fellow practitioners from around the state and hear how they are dealing with tough issues.

The 2-day program offers tools, forms, tips and guidance on key decision points and strategies in family-based immigration cases and employment-based immigration cases, and the increasing importance of removal and relief from removal.

Come a day early for Wednesday's Fundamentals of Immigration and Nationality Law—ideal for new entrants to the field or as a refresher for experienced practitioners.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/16/19006/

ASAP will be selling tickets between 10-2 from Monday-Friday in the Atrium for our annual Pumpkins and Poker Tournament on Thursday, October 16th at Buffalo Billiards. All proceeds go to survivors of domestic violence. Please show your support! $15 to play, and $20 to play plus a t-shirt!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/16/19606/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/16/19284/

The Center for Women in Law, through the Power Lunch Series, seeks to highlight prominent women lawyers from a wide range of career paths in the legal profession. Power Lunch attendees will have a chance to discuss their own career interests and goals in a supportive, informative, and judgment-free environment.

Series Line-up:

Tuesday, October 7, 2014: Video - Arianna Huffington, THRIVE: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom and Wonder (TNH 2.111)

Thursday, October 16, 2014: Linda L. Addison, Managing Partner, United States Practice, Norton Rose Fulbright (JON 5.206)

Tuesday, October 21, 2014: Susan L. Blount, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Prudential Financial, Inc. (TNH 2.111)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014: Arleas Upton Kea, Director, Division of Administration, FDIC (JON 5.257)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/16/19061/

Join Hodges Society Community Fellow Harry Reasoner, partner at Vinson & Elkins, and his wife Macey Reasoner, daughter of Society namesake Gus Hodges, for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/16/19475/

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/2014/10/16/19586/

Reception followed by panel discussion, with members of the Law School community, the UT Spirit of Shakespeare players, and other Shakespearean scholars

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/16/18691/

Rising second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Fall On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Session II will be held weekdays October 13-17, 2014.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/17/19383/

UT Law’s Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law is ideal for practitioners of all experience levels, and provides an opportunity to meet with and learn from nationally recognized experts and to interact with colleagues. Get to know your fellow practitioners from around the state and hear how they are dealing with tough issues.

The 2-day program offers tools, forms, tips and guidance on key decision points and strategies in family-based immigration cases and employment-based immigration cases, and the increasing importance of removal and relief from removal.

Come a day early for Wednesday's Fundamentals of Immigration and Nationality Law—ideal for new entrants to the field or as a refresher for experienced practitioners.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/17/19007/

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

Bagel breakfast for Energy Center LLMs hosted by Professor Melinda Taylor from 9:00-10:00 AM in Energy Center conference room (TNH 3.119F).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/17/19491/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/17/19656/

TELJ edits articles for Vol. 45 - lunch will be served in the Student Lounge whereas editing will take place in the library.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/17/19183/

Second of three Change It Up! Brown Bag discussions

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/17/19352/

Thurgood Marshall Legal Society will host an exam workshop for all 1Ls on Saturday, October 18, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in TNH 2.140. This workshop will feature guests from Vinson & Elkins and other distinguished presenters who will provide students with exam strategies including how to effectively manage time during exams, dissect exam fact patterns and questions, and identify and frame relevant issues. Food and Refreshments will be provided. This workshop is open to all members of the class of 2017 regardless of membership in TMLS.

RSVP by Friday, October 17, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/18/19525/

On Monday, September 8th, the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Texas Law Monday Morning Joe for all students. Please bring your favorite travel mug from home (we are “going green,” so no paper products will be provided) and enjoy FREE coffee every Monday morning to start off your week on behalf of the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at stations throughout the building beginning at 8:45 am.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19413/

The Pro Bono Program will be tabling from 11-1 in celebration of National Pro Bono Week. Stop by to report your hours and get information on pro bono projects. Pizza and drinks will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19682/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19420/

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

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19540/

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

Drawing Board lunch with speaker, H.W. Perry, Associate Professor of Law; Associate Professor of Government

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19658/

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

Health & Human Rights Colloquium

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/18960/

Texas Business Law Society's Fall Partner Panel will feature transactional partners from a variety of firms and practice areas who will discuss various topics such as how they chose their field, what they look for in associates, and their outlook for their practice area.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19560/

The Health Law and Bioethics Society and LBJ's Social, Health, and Economic Policymakers are meeting at Scholz Garten on Monday from 6-8pm to talk about Medicaid with Law School and LBJ alumni now working in public health. Look for the blue Health Law t-shirts to find us.

Scholz Garten is at 1607 San Jacinto Blvd.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19707/

The Pro Bono Program will be tabling from 11-1 in celebration of National Pro Bono Week. Stop by to report your hours and get information on pro bono projects. Pizza and drinks will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/21/19684/

The Center for Women in Law, through the Power Lunch Series, seeks to highlight prominent women lawyers from a wide range of career paths in the legal profession. Power Lunch attendees will have a chance to discuss their own career interests and goals in a supportive, informative, and judgment-free environment.

Series Line-up:

Tuesday, October 7, 2014: Video - Arianna Huffington, THRIVE: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom and Wonder (TNH 2.111)

Thursday, October 16, 2014: Linda L. Addison, Managing Partner, United States Practice, Norton Rose Fulbright (JON 5.206)

Tuesday, October 21, 2014: Susan L. Blount, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Prudential Financial, Inc. (TNH 2.111)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014: Arleas Upton Kea, Director, Division of Administration, FDIC (JON 5.257)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/21/19062/

The course provides a very basic introduction to meditation and yoga practices that can be performed at one’s desk (no equipment, getting on floor, etc. required). Students should commit to attending all four sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/21/19273/

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

Human Rights Speaker Series

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/21/19253/

The annual Gardere Mock Trial Tournament will consist of teams competing over the course of 5 weeks in front of local attorneys and judges. The teams will use their knowledge of evidentiary rules and trials skills attained during the Fall Litigation Institute to argue a variety of matters.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/21/19564/

The annual Gardere Mock Trial Tournament will consist of teams competing over the course of 5 weeks in front of local attorneys and judges. The teams will use their knowledge of evidentiary rules and trials skills attained during the Fall Litigation Institute to argue a variety of matters.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/21/19565/

Weekly luncheon for TexasLaw faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/22/19610/

Law Students for the Arts invites you to attend its annual Arts and Entertainment Law Career Panel on October 22, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium. The panel seeks to educate UT Law students about careers in the arts and entertainment industry as well as give students a chance to interact with practitioners. Attorneys from a variety of practice areas within the arts and entertainment industry will be on hand to talk about their practices and answer questions from students interested in the field. Panelists include Amy Mitchell, ’04; Deena Kalai, ’02; Edward Z. Fair, ’85; and Sheri Hunter, ’97; Norton Rose Fulbright. Lunch will also be provided to all attendants.

RSVP by Tuesday, October 21, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

We hope that you will join us for lunch and take advantage of this great opportunity to learn more about arts and entertainment law!

Sponsored by Texas Law Career Services Office, University Unions Events CoSponsorship Board, Graduate Student Assembly, and University of Texas Student Government.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/22/19371/

Health & Human Rights Colloquium

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/22/19271/

Join leading litigators, judges and law professors at the 38th Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Austin.

The program provides updates and analysis of important developments in civil litigation practice, with substantive coverage of practice tips, advocacy strategies and important trends. Earn 3.00 hours of ethics credit.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19008/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19285/

Big Firm Pro Bono: Helping Clients, Increasing Nonprofit Capacity, and Enriching Law Firm Practice

Pro bono service is an important way to connect poor people and underresourced nonprofits to needed legal services, but can it also help the law firm lawyers who represent pro bono clients? In a very competitive legal market and in the face of demanding billable hours requirements, what motivates lawyers at major law firms to contribute over 1.5 million hours of pro bono time per year? How can the skills students gain through pro bono projects make them more marketable to potential law firm employers? What do future public interest lawyers need to know about law firm pro bono programs in order to effectively increase nonprofit capacity and connect their client communities to pro bono lawyers?

Please join the Texas Law Pro Bono Program at a lunch presentation during national Celebrate Pro Bono Week that will address these questions and more. A panel of attorneys from Vinson & Elkins will discuss V&E’s national pro bono program and how pro bono service contributes to law firms’ business development, professional development, and recruiting efforts.

A Mediterranean luncheon will be served. Please RSVP to Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu no later than noon on Monday, October 20.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19332/

Join Bradford Society Community Fellow the Hon. Lee Rosenthal, federal district judge for the Southern District of Texas, for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19464/

In addition to the monthly business meeting of Student Organizations, the main campus Program Safety Education Services will conduct an in-person training for law student orgs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19585/

Texas Law Democrats will host a lunch and voter protection training session featuring guest speaker Battleground Texas Regional Voter Protection Director Sarah Harrison. Students and faculty who attend the event will then be qualified to work as poll watchers or election monitors on election day, and will get a practical overview of Texas election law. The training will take approximately 45 minutes, and the rest of the lunch will be devoted to a Q+A with Regional Director Sarah Harrison. Free pizza will be served!

If attending, please RSVP to txlawdems@gmail.com by 9am the morning of the event (Thursday, Oct. 23rd).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19741/

Dean's Meeting; Section 2.1

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19747/

TJOGEL's Law Firm Career Panel represents a valuable opportunity to learn about practicing energy law in a law firm environment. Panelists include John B. Connally IV, '97, Vinson & Elkins; Olga Kobzar, '10, Scott, Douglass & McConnico; J.J. McAnelly, '93, Bracewell & Giuliani; Amber Meek, Kirkland & Ellis; Brock Naeve, '13, Latham & Watkins; Angela Olivarez, Jones Day; and Willie Wood, Norton Rose Fulbright. Together, these seven panelists have extensive experience in both litigation and transactional law and will be able to answer specific questions as students consider careers in energy law. The panel will be moderated by TJOGEL's Editor-in-Chief, Alex Robertson, with a Q&A session at the end.

There will be a reception following the panel in the Jamail Pavilion.

Please RSVP to Jonathan Seliger at jlseliger@gmail.com to ensure we have adequate seating.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/18805/

The Board of Advocates will be providing dinner to the Judges for the Mock Trial Tournament.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19579/

The annual Gardere Mock Trial Tournament will consist of teams competing over the course of 5 weeks in front of local attorneys and judges. The teams will use their knowledge of evidentiary rules and trials skills attained during the Fall Litigation Institute to argue a variety of matters.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19566/

2014 CONFERENCE AND CAREER FAIR

We hope you will join us for the 2014 Conference and Career Fair!

Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852 (White Flint metro on Red lines)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/24/19081/

Join leading litigators, judges and law professors at the 38th Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Austin.

The program provides updates and analysis of important developments in civil litigation practice, with substantive coverage of practice tips, advocacy strategies and important trends. Earn 3.00 hours of ethics credit.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/24/19009/

Come hear an overview of the judicial clerkship application process and UT Law’s Judicial Clerkship Program. The judicial clerkship advisors will discuss the overall application process, the relevant systems and tools that are used and how to begin researching judges. This program is geared towards 2Ls who will begin applying for 2016-term clerkships in the spring semester.

Lunch will be served.Please RSVP by Thursday, October 23, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/24/18981/

Paul Barrett, author of "Law of the Jungle," to speak on environmental litigation against Chevron in the rainforest, Oct. 24, '14, Sheffield Room, co-sponsored with the Capital Punishment Center

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/24/19508/

Family Weekend is the perfect opportunity to spend time with your student, meet his or her new friends, visit with administrators and faculty from your student’s college or school, and learn more about the resources available on campus.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/25/18384/