Events Calendar

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Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/26/19184/

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/2014/10/27/19414/

The Student Bar Association will need one table and 2-3 chairs in the Atrium to sell tickets for our yearly Halloween party - Ex Parte.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/27/19714/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/27/19421/

Lunch with Dr. Cunningham's corporate governance students.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/27/19755/

Heather Busby from NARAL Pro-Choice Texas will join ACS on Monday, October 27, from 3:30-4:30pm. Join us for coffee and conversation about reproductive rights, particularly in light of the Supreme Court recently reinstating U.S. District Court Judge Yeakel's injunction as to a portion of HB2.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/27/19726/

Recruiters from the Education Pioneers nonprofit will provide information on their Summer and Year-long Fellowships. The application period will be open and the application process will be discussed. Presented by the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/27/19539/

The timely postmark deadline for 1Ls and out-of-state transfer students to submit their TX Declaration of Intention to Study Law to the Board of Law Examiners (BLE) is October 1st, 2014.

All students (including 2L and 3L late-filers) who submit their Declaration by October 1st are eligible to have their fingerprints taken on location at Texas Law on Tuesday, October 28th — Thursday, October 30th.

Qualifying students who wish to participate must follow the registration instructions and arrive promptly for their appointment with their FAST form filled out and proper ID on hand. Only students with an appointment will be admitted.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/28/19468/

The Student Bar Association will need one table and 2-3 chairs in the Atrium to sell tickets for our yearly Halloween party - Ex Parte.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/28/19727/

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 (TNH 2.111)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/28/19063/

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

Mark Harris, '96, founder and CEO of Axiom Law, which is a 1,000-person firm serving nearly half the Fortune 100 through 13 offices and four centers of excellence globally, will discuss his personal adventure and how it unfolded to start Axiom Law. He will also discuss the state of the legal market and what it might look like 10 years from now. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, October 27, on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/28/19454/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/28/19740/

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/2014/10/28/19274/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/28/19461/

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/2014/10/28/19567/

The timely postmark deadline for 1Ls and out-of-state transfer students to submit their TX Declaration of Intention to Study Law to the Board of Law Examiners (BLE) is October 1st, 2014.

All students (including 2L and 3L late-filers) who submit their Declaration by October 1st are eligible to have their fingerprints taken on location at Texas Law on Tuesday, October 28th — Thursday, October 30th.

Qualifying students who wish to participate must follow the registration instructions and arrive promptly for their appointment with their FAST form filled out and proper ID on hand. Only students with an appointment will be admitted.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/29/19513/

The Student Bar Association will need one table and 2-3 chairs in the Atrium to sell tickets for our yearly Halloween party - Ex Parte.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/29/19728/

Weekly luncheon for TexasLaw faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/29/19611/

Join the Sutton Society for lunch and conversation with former Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson of the Texas Supreme Court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/29/19542/

The timely postmark deadline for 1Ls and out-of-state transfer students to submit their TX Declaration of Intention to Study Law to the Board of Law Examiners (BLE) is October 1st, 2014.

All students (including 2L and 3L late-filers) who submit their Declaration by October 1st are eligible to have their fingerprints taken on location at Texas Law on Tuesday, October 28th — Thursday, October 30th.

Qualifying students who wish to participate must follow the registration instructions and arrive promptly for their appointment with their FAST form filled out and proper ID on hand. Only students with an appointment will be admitted.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19514/

The Student Bar Association will need one table and 2-3 chairs in the Atrium to sell tickets for our yearly Halloween party - Ex Parte.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19729/

All members of the Texas Law Community are invited to a spooktacular Hogwarts Halloween Party and Study Break. Stop by for butterbeer and pumpkin pasties and other treats. The Harry Potter movies will be streaming all day.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19662/

This is a new Action Committee for Career Services initiative to create a peer support forum for those seeking employment after their 2L year or 3L year.

Lunch is provided. RSVP by Wednesday, October 29, to c.c.huang@utexas.edu and let her know if you have any allergies/dietary restrictions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19730/

Join UT's Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter for an Endangered Species Halloween! We'll be in the Atrium from 11:30-3:30 and everyone is welcome!

This year, the Center for Biological Diversity has donated a box of Halloween themed Endangered Species Condoms that we'll be giving out. We have a limited supply, so first come first serve! The condoms underline the major issues that overpopulation is doing to wildlife. Each package contains — along with two condoms — original artwork and information on the species featured, facts about unsustainable human population growth and its link to the extinction crisis, and suggestions on how the human population might be stabilized.

Alas, although we have a limited supply, we'll also have other fun treats for anyone who stops by: Halloween candy, wolf-masks that you can decorate yourself (we'll have markers and colors) which have been provided by the Endangered Species Coalition, and information on the status of wolves in the United States and the many problems facing them today.

Please stop by for some Halloween fun!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19731/

Join the Sheffield Society's Community Fellow Judge Edward Prado, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, for lunch and conversation!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19463/

Join the Cadena Society's Community Fellow, the Hon. Nancy Atlas, Senior Judge for the Southern District of Texas, for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19474/

This Thursday, UT Law Alum Clark Neily from the Institute for Justice will discuss the Second Amendment and gun regulation with Professor Sanford Levinson. Clark Neily represented the plaintiffs in District of Columbia v. Heller, where the Supreme Court announced that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own a gun for self-defense. As a senior attorney for the Institute for Justice, his practice focuses on occupational regulation and economic liberty. He has recently published a new book: Terms of Engagement: How Our Courts Should Enforce the Constitution’s Promise of Limited Government. Professor Levinson, who holds the W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair in Law, joined The University of Texas Law School in 1980. His article, "The Embarrassing Second Amendment," has been cited by the Supreme Court.

Join ACS for lunch on October 30 from 11:45-1pm in TNH 2.137.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19723/

Mark Levy, '01 and Kayna Stavast-Piper will discuss internship opportunities available in the Texas Office of the Attorney General - Antitrust Division, which may qualify for academic credit. Lunch will be provided. RSVP by Wednesday, October 29, on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19703/

Blueberry Soup documentary film on Icelandic constitution hosted by Sanford Levinson and Zack Elkins

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19702/

Sign-up is at 9:00 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab and is on a first-come, first-served basis as space is limited.

Back by popular demand! Participating Texas Law J.D. students will have the opportunity to network one-on-one with legal professionals from a variety of practice areas during several short (8-10 minutes) speed networking rounds prior to Cocktails & Conversation at 6:00 p.m. We request that students commit to attend the entire speed networking portion of the event. Please arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. Free parking available in the hotel garage. Dress is business casual.

Alumni: for more information, contact Deb Freeman at dfreeman@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19681/

All Texas Law students are invited to attend the 17th Annual Cocktails & Conversation networking reception, which provides the perfect opportunity to meet and network in a casual setting with UT Law alumni and friends. This is a great way to expand your network, so don’t miss out! Dress is business casual. RSVP by Wednesday, October 29, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Alumni: Please RSVP to Alisha Camacho at acamacho@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19043/

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/2014/10/30/19568/

In 2011, Wales was the first country in the world to introduce a domestic law on the rights of children.

This brought into Welsh law the requirements of international law on the rights of the child. It compels Welsh Ministers to have regard to those requirements when exercising their functions.

This discussion brings together the key figures at the heart of this landmark development. Find out what really happened, and what lessons they can share.

Featuring: Right Honourable Rhodri Morgan, former First Minister of Wales Jane Williams, College of Law, Swansea University Helen Mary Jones, former chair of the Wales Assembly children’s committee Moderated by Sir Roderick Evans, Swansea University

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/31/19754/

Professor Philip Bobbit of Swansea University will be speaking with Professor Sanford Levinson as part of the Swansea University Texas Research Showcase, which brings over 20 top researchers from Swansea University, in Wales, UK, across to Texas, as part of a growing partnership with The University of Texas.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/31/19753/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/31/19286/

The Right Honourable Rhodri Morgan will be giving a lecture as part of the Swansea University Texas Research Showcase, which brings over 20 top researchers from Swansea University, in Wales, UK, across to Texas, as part of a growing partnership with The University of Texas.

The Right Honourable Rhodri Morgan was elected to the UK Parliament in 1987 and served as First Minister of Wales from February 2000 to December 2009.

He was First Minister, head of the Welsh government, during the early years of the Welsh Assembly, which was set up in 1999, at the same time as the Scottish Parliament. He thus has unparalleled experience of navigating the relationships between different legislatures, and of the changing political landscape in the UK.

He is now Chancellor of Swansea University Council, an honorary role which sees him raising the profile of the institution and acting as an ambassador for the University and its staff and students. Swansea University Texas Research Showcase

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/31/19752/

University of Texas Graduate Conference in Public Law

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/01/19122/

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/2014/11/03/19415/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/03/19405/

Health & Human Rights Colloquium

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/03/18961/

Attorney Julia Gordon is the Director of Housing Finance and Policy at the Center for American Progress, an independent nonpartisan educational institute. She has also worked at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, focusing on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac policies on mortgage servicing, and as senior policy counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending. Previously she worked on legal aid policy at the Center for Law and Social Policy and as a litigator at WilmerHale.

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom and 12:45-1:45 p.m. in the Jury Room.

Gordon will speak from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. about the her work at CAP on stabilizing the housing market and shaping the future of housing finance, with a special focus on Texas. From 12:45-1:45 p.m., she’ll speak more informally with students in the Jury Room about her life in the law. Attend one or both sessions. Lunch served at 12:45.

RSVP by Monday, Nov. 3, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

For more information, see http://www.americanprogress.org/about/staff/gordon-julia/bio/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/04/19331/

Energy Center Distinguished Lecture by Ariel Ramos from 12-1 PM on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 in TNH 2.124.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/04/19484/

Clinical Professor Bill Allison and Patricia Cummings will present An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story.

In 1986, Christine Morton was brutally murdered in her own home by Mark Allen Norwood who apparently came through the wooded area behind her and her husband Michael’s home in a part of North Austin which lies in Williamson County. Her 3 year old was in the house at the time but was not injured. Williamson County Sheriff Jim Boutwell arrived in the early afternoon of August 12, 1986 and immediately focused his attention on Christine’s husband, Michael Morton.

This is the story of that murder and its terrible outcome for Michael Morton who spend the next twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In this true story, Michael Morton was exonerated on October 3, 2011. His post-conviction lawyers then began an unprecedented examination of the people involved in the case and particularly the district attorney who prosecuted him in 1987. That examination of the key players using every bit of evidence including exculpatory evidence withheld from the original trial team (Bill Allison and Bill White) and new DNA evidence identifying Mark Allen Norwood as the real killer. The final chapter in this saga was the indictment of Judge Ken Anderson for, among others, felony contempt of court, his resignation from the bench and his finally pleading to the felony charge and losing his license to practice law as a consequence of his conviction. No sitting Texas judge or former prosecutor has been removed from office and dis-barred for his behavior inside a criminal case.

Documentary will start at 2:00 pm and Q&A will follow at 3:30 pm. Tiff's Treats will be served!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/04/19767/

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/2014/11/04/19275/

Weekly luncheon for TexasLaw faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/05/19612/

The 1L's of Hargrave Society will be having lunch with their Facutlty Advisor, Professor Derek Jinks.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/05/19574/

Movie and pizza for Prof. Klein's Criminal Law I class of ~80 students, Professor and faculty asst. Sodas and 10 large pizza to be order from Austin Pizza (see details below).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/05/19770/

UT Law's Advanced Patent Law Institute in Austin covers the latest developments in patent law and features a sophisticated and rich array of prosecution and litigation topics.

Hear from nationally recognized faculty including senior IP counsel of major corporations, patent prosecution and litigation experts from around the nation, U.S. District Court Judges, and leading academics.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/06/19010/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/06/19281/

Alumni Relations will be asking students to sign thank you cards to donors at a table setup in the Susman Godfrey atrium. Our office will be giving away swag and candy to those that sign a card.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/06/19773/

Join ACS for a panel discussion on the relationship between policing and racial justice in the United States: "How Do We Police the Police? Police (Mis)conduct, Racial Justice, and the Law." Professor Jennifer Laurin, Professor Ranjana Natarajan, and Jim Harrington of the Texas Civil Rights Project will lead our examination of the use and effectiveness of legal constraints on police conduct, accountability, and transparency.

Join the discussion on Thursday, November 6, 11:45-1pm in TNH 3.142. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/06/19724/

Session for first year students regarding exam taking skills and strategy.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/06/19426/

The 1L's of Hargrave will be having lunch with their Faculty Advisor, Professor Jinks.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/06/19570/

The 1L's of Hargrave Society will be having lunch with their Facutlty Advisor, Professor Derek Jinks.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/06/19571/

UT Law's Advanced Patent Law Institute in Austin covers the latest developments in patent law and features a sophisticated and rich array of prosecution and litigation topics.

Hear from nationally recognized faculty including senior IP counsel of major corporations, patent prosecution and litigation experts from around the nation, U.S. District Court Judges, and leading academics.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/07/19011/

Final of three Change It Up! Brown Bag discussions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/11/07/19353/