Events Calendar

TELJ members edit issue 45:3

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/08/20050/

On Monday, January 26th, Jones Day and the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Spring 2015 Townes Hall Morning Coffee for all students every Monday morning. 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 Jones Day and the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large station located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.139, etc.) beginning at 8:45 am.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/09/20027/

On Monday, January 26th, Jones Day and the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Spring 2015 Townes Hall Morning Coffee for all students every Monday morning. 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 Jones Day and the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large station located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.139, etc.) beginning at 8:45 am.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/09/20065/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/09/19994/

Supreme Ct. Seminar refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/09/20123/

Globalization Seminar Mondays refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/09/20087/

UT Law Staff Breakfast

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20079/

TBLS will bring in associates from law firms to have lunch with students and discuss their practice areas and day-to-day responsibilities. Several firms will be participating including Akin Gump, Locke Lord, Andrews Kurth, and Bracewell & Giuliani.

RSVP to txbusinesslaw@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/19683/

Law students will socialize with law school deans.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20160/

Participants in the Winter Break Service Trip - Pro Bono in January - will meet to discuss trip goals, successes and opportunities for improvement. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20047/

Alumni Relations and student org leaders will have a lunch meeting planning session for Diversity Weekend 2015

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20187/

First meeting of the Spring semester. Law firm presenting and semester announcements

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20085/

ALSA General Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20099/

ALSA General Meeting

Contact number (281)777-9488

Account number 1960008451 (for cleaning)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20104/

Weekly luncheon for TexasLaw faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/11/19626/

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. Coffee and soda will be provided. Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 10 on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/11/20190/

Globalization Seminar refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/11/20108/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/12/19966/

The 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.

Registration opens on Tuesday, November 18, at 9:00 p.m. Space is limited!

Law Firm Track will be held on Thursdays, January 22-February 26, 2015 from noon-1:00 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium. Lunch service will begin at 11:40 a.m. so the sessions may start promptly at noon.

Public Service Track will be on Friday, February 20, 2015, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the Susman Academic Center. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/12/19266/

Learn about career paths in indigent defense in jurisdictions outside of Texas that have nationally recognized public defender programs. Attorneys who wish to build careers representing low-income people accused of criminal offenses often start their careers in public defender offices that offer structured training.

Panelists will discuss their careers and the public defender programs for which they have worked, and offer advice on how to prepare for and obtain a job with a public defender office. Panelists include Ruth Rosenthal, ’10, Senior Associate with the Pew Charitable Trusts and former Trial Attorney with the Colorado State Public Defender; Chris Roberts, Assistant Public Defender with the Public Defender Service of D.C.; and Trudy Strassburger, Deputy Director with the Capital Area Private Defender Service in Austin and former Team Lead Attorney with The Bronx Defenders. Moderated by Raoul Schonemann, Co-Director and Clinical Professor of the Texas Law Capital Punishment Clinic.

Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 11, on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Come Chat with a Public Defender Afterwards 20-minute slots available from 1:20-3:00 p.m. in the Career Services Interview Suite If you are interested in indigent defense or have questions about criminal law practice generally, you can meet directly with Ruth Rosenthal, ’10, Senior Associate with the Pew Charitable Trusts and former Trial Attorney with the Colorado State Public Defender, and Chris Roberts, Assistant Public Defender with the Public Defender Service of D.C. who will speak with students after the program.

To sign up for a 20-minute time slot, please email your availability to Nicole Simmons at nsimmons@law.utexas.edu. Hurry while spaces are still available!

Sponsored by the Career Services Office and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/12/19821/

TJCLCR's annual conference. This year's topic will be about same sex marriage. We will have a lunch panel discussing “what’s next” for same-sex couples after the (anticipated) resolution of the same-sex marriage debate, including issues such as: religious refusals of service, the controversial movement for protective anti-discrimination ordinances, and the myriad federal statutes which confer benefits based on marital status. The panel will also discuss counselling same-sex couples as they encounter various issues in family law and estate planning. Finally, the panel will discuss the upcoming and much-anticipated Supreme Court cases slated for oral argument in March. The panel will consist of four attorneys active in this field.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/13/19680/

Working lunch between Texas Law CSO and ARD staff to collaborate on future alumni fundraising and outreach. Presentations to be made by both offices, perhaps involving AV needs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/13/20183/

TELJ members edit issue 45:3

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/15/20051/

On Monday, January 26th, Jones Day and the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Spring 2015 Townes Hall Morning Coffee for all students every Monday morning. 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 Jones Day and the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large station located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.139, etc.) beginning at 8:45 am.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/16/20066/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/16/19962/

King & Spalding invites all 1L students to join them for a lunch snack in the Law School Atrium. Recruiters and attorneys will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm. Please stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/16/20177/

Supreme Ct. Seminar refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/16/20124/

Globalization Seminar Mondays refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/16/20088/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/17/19501/

Financial literacy seminar about managing money for current law students

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/17/20204/

Weekly luncheon for TexasLaw faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/18/19627/

Globalization Seminar refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/18/20109/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/19/19362/

The 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. Registration will be announced in November 2014.

Law Firm Track will be held on Thursdays, January 22-February 26, 2015 from 11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium. Lunch will be served.

Public Service Track will be on Friday, February 20, 2015, from noon-4:30 p.m. in the Susman Academic Center. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/19/19165/

The 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.

Registration opens on Tuesday, November 18, at 9:00 p.m. Space is limited!

Law Firm Track will be held on Thursdays, January 22-February 26, 2015 from noon-1:00 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium. Lunch service will begin at 11:40 a.m. so the sessions may start promptly at noon.

Public Service Track will be on Friday, February 20, 2015, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the Susman Academic Center. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/19/19267/

Inaugural gala and symposium for the KBH Center on February 19-20, 2015 at the AT&T Center ballroom. The gala in on the evening of February 19, 2015. It begins at 6:00 p.m. with a cocktail hour, followed by a banquet at 7:00 p.m. Attendance at the gala is by invitation only. The symposium is on February 20, 2015. We're still planning the program for the symposium but expect it to run from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Registration and fee are required to attend the symposium.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/19/19345/

The annual IP Law Symposium is an opportunity for students and practitioners to come and learn about the state of the field from judges, scholars, and professionals.

Join us February 20, 2015 from 7:30 - 5:00 in the Eidman Court Room (CCJ 2.306).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/20/18739/

The 4th Annual 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.

Registration opens on Tuesday, November 18, at 9:00 p.m. Space is limited!

Public Service Track will be on Friday, February 20, 2015, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the Susman Academic Center. Lunch will be served.

Law Firm Track will be held on Thursdays, January 22-February 26, 2015 from noon-1:00 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium. Lunch service will begin at 11:40 a.m. so the sessions may start promptly at noon.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/20/19171/

TELA + TJOGEL Board Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/20/20200/

Are you sure about your future? Come learn about Life After Law School on Friday, February 20th at 2pm in TNH 3.142. The Texas Young Lawyer Association will come and speak to students about different career paths, finances, and what to expect after graduation. Snacks and coffee will be served. Please RSVP by noon on Thursday, February 19, on Symplicity.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/20/20207/