Events Calendar

This session will be similar to March 12, 2015

Representatives from TG Policy and Regulation will be on campus to present repayment information for law students. All law students will be invited.

Working for a nonprofit or government agency this summer? This session will prepare you to thrive and get the most out of your summer work experience.

Clinical professors Mary Crouter, Andrea Marsh, and Lucy Wood, along with a panel of students familiar with nonprofit and government settings, will discuss how to handle opportunities and challenges that come up in these unique work environments, including getting great work and supervision, and steering clear of ethical pitfalls.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, April 13, on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

3Ls and LLMs are invited to get a jump on studying for the bar with these skills based sessions. Learn how to effectively write bar exam essay answers. TX bar questions will be used as examples. Sessions take place on Tuesdays at noon in TNH 2.124 and repeat Thursday at noon in TNH 2.124.

Please join ACS for a film screening, discussion, refreshments, and networking.

In our democracy, the courts hold out the promise of safeguarding everyone, regardless of wealth and power. But that fundamental promise of equal justice under law is facing a severe threat. Buried in everyday agreements for products, services, and jobs is fine print saying when you are harmed, you can’t go before an impartial jury or judge. Instead, these forced arbitration clauses send you to a decision-maker picked by the company that wronged you. Not surprisingly, one study found that arbitrators rule for companies over consumers 94 percent of the time. And you’re stuck with their decision because there’s no appeal. It’s a rigged system that helps companies evade responsibility for violating anti-discrimination, consumer protection, and public health laws.

Narrated by former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, AFJ’s new short documentary Lost in the Fine Print tells the story of three everyday people who found themselves trapped in this system—and the impact of forced arbitration on their lives and livelihoods.

Lost in the Fine Print is a game-changer. It demystifies the concept of forced arbitration, and urges us to demand change. After the screening, we invite you to participate in a conversation about this critical issue and learn about how we can all stand up to reclaim core democratic principles.

Featured Speakers:

Michelle D. Schwartz, Director of Justice Programs, Alliance for Justice N. Alex Winslow, Executive Director, Texas Watch Javier Espinoza, The Espinoza Law Firm

This event is sponsored by Alliance for Justice, the American Constitution Society–UT Law Chapter, Texas Watch, Public Citizen and Texas Trial Lawyers Association.