Events Calendar

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 October 12-16, 2015.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/12/20732/

On Monday, September 14, the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Fall 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 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/2015/10/12/21013/

Second of three CSO Career Success Sessions for 1Ls. In this session, learn how to prepare your application materials and what to expect in your initial one-on-one career counseling session. Lunch will be served.

RSVP by Friday, October 9, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/12/21035/

Second of three CSO Career Success Sessions for 1Ls. In this session, learn how to prepare your application materials and what to expect in your initial one-on-one career counseling session Lunch will be served.

RSVP by Friday, October 9, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/12/21036/

Learn about Texas Law's English and foreign-language study abroad programs and opportunities at our 31 foreign universities located across the globe. This session will cover program requirements, completing the application process, choosing the right program and getting the most from your international experience.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/12/21326/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/12/21122/

Colloquium on Inequality & Human Rights: “Croesus' World: Human Rights in the Age of Inequality”

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/12/21091/

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 October 12-16, 2015.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/13/20733/

The Center for Women in Law, through the October Power Lunch Series, seeks to provide students with possible role models and mentors by exposing them to prominent women lawyers and other public figures from a wide range of career paths. Attending students will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss their own career goals in an informal and interactive environment.

Series Line-up:

Tuesday, October 6, 2015: Jane Webre, Partner, Scott, Douglass & McConnico LLP

Tuesday, October 13, 2015: Judge Micaela Alvarez, United States District Judge, Southern District of Texas

Wednesday, October 21, 2015: Sandra Phillips, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Toyota Motor North America

Tuesday, October 27, 2015: Kristi Swartz, Managing Partner (Hong Kong Office), Bryan Cave

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/13/20612/

Please join the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund for a panel that introduces the connection between domestic violence and animal abuse.

Our guest speaker is Attorney Victoria Rambo, a staff attorney at the Texas Advocacy Project (TAP).

Ms. Rambo is personally involved in the animal law community in Austin along with her work on domestic violence cases with TAP.

Animal protection and domestic violence professionals have established that a strong correlation between animal abuse and domestic violence exists.

Women who enter shelters often report that their batterer has injured, maimed, killed, or threatened the family pet for revenge or to psychologically establish control. More than often, violence towards animals in the domestic setting occurs while children are present. It has been documented that domestic violence victims whose animals have been abused see the animal cruelty as just another step in a long history of violent behavior directed at them and their children. Often, victims in these situations resist entering shelters as they fear leaving their pets behind will put the animals at risk at the hands of their abuser.

This panel will address these issues, and among others, the role of law enforcement and the legal system in this area. For more information and to RSVP please email us at saldf.texas.law@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/13/21360/

The Community Fellow for Hargrave Society - Judge Gregg Costa, '99 - will visit with the first-year students in Hargrave for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/13/20672/

Second of three CSO Career Success Sessions for 1Ls. In this session, learn how to prepare your application materials and what to expect in your initial one-on-one career counseling session. Breakfast will be served.

RSVP by Thursday, October 8, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/13/21033/

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 October 12-16, 2015.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/14/20734/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/14/21399/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/14/20898/

Join ELS for a panel on Careers in Environmental Law.

Our guest speakers will discuss their career paths and give advice to students interested in practicing environmental law. Their backgrounds range from environmental policy work, firm work, ngo work, and government.

Guest Speakers include:

Adrian Shelley, Executive Director Air Alliance (UT Law '10) Kelly Davis, Attorney Save Our Springs (UT Law '09) Ashley Phillips, Attorney Thompson & Knight LLP & formerly EPA (UT Law '03)

Please RSVP by clicking the "events" tab on Symplicity or email us at els.texas.law@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/14/21351/

Practice Area Luncheon with Mario Barrera and Andrea Shannon from Norton Rose Fulbright.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/14/21382/

The Texas Business Law Society will bring Partners from major law firms to discuss and present to students their firm’s practice areas as well as hiring criteria. The Panel will be opened to questions from the audience. This event is focused on informing the 1L class about transactional law, Summer Associate positions, and "what to expect" at a big law firm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/14/20852/

Partners from Sidley, Kirkland & Ellis, Haynes Boone, Norton Rose Fulbright, Locke Lord and Bracewell Giuliani will come and take questions from law students regarding their practice group as well as summer associate programs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/14/21398/

Section 4.4 is invited to meet the Dean and enjoy some Amy's Ice Cream!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/14/21270/

Outlining is the process of gathering your knowledge about an area of the law into one usable document/chart/flow chart. Often, the value of outlining is in its creation. Outlines can take many different formats; the format a student should choose will depend on the course and the learning style of the student. This session will explore different types of outlining and will help Section 3.3 get started.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/14/21371/

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 October 12-16, 2015.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/15/20735/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/15/20501/

The Chicano/Hispanic Law Students' Association will host its semi-annual FAJITA FIESTA to fund member scholarships. We'll be selling plates of beef/chicken/veggie fajitas - grilled on site - with all the fixings in the Atrium. We usually sell out so come out, enjoy delicious food, and support this great cause!

Cash and credit accepted!

Atrium 11:30am-2:30pm

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/15/21230/

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/2015/10/15/20877/

Come learn about the wide array of practice areas and how to decide which ones are best for you. You’ll learn the ten questions that you should ask yourself before deciding on a practice area. These questions highlight the personal preferences that are crucial for career satisfaction. You’ll also receive a handout that summarizes the fifty most common practice areas and will give you the information you need to translate your personal preferences into career decisions. This program will be useful to 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls.

RSVP by Wednesday, October 14 , on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/15/21074/

Popcorn Break (sponsored by the Alumni Association and Student Affairs Office) On Thursday, September 10, the Texas Law Alumni Association and Student Affairs Office are pleased to announce that it will kick off its Fall 2015 Popcorn Break every Thursday afternoon from 2:00 – 2:45 pm. The popcorn will be located in the Tom Clark Lounge. We look forward to seeing you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/15/21246/

Section 2.2 is invited to meet the Dean and enjoy some Amy's Ice Cream!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/15/21271/

HRLS will be discussing how media can be used to engage in human rights discussions and awareness campaigns.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/15/21356/

TLF's Annual Fall Auction

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/15/20421/

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 October 12-16, 2015.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/16/20736/

Opportunity Forum Panel: Uniting Our Divided City: Addressing Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Austin

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/16/21355/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/16/20860/

Parents and other family members of current law students are invited to a program of activities including Q&A with the dean and a mock class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/17/19881/

Cadena Society Boat Cruise

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/17/21135/

TMLS is hosting a free exam workshop open to all 1Ls on Sunday, October 18, from 12PM to 4PM in TNH 2.139. The workshop is hosted by the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society and will cover exam strategies, including how to effectively manage time during exams, dissect exam fact patterns and questions, and identify and frame relevant issues. A V&E attorney will kick off the workshop, and lunch will be served. Special Thanks to V&E and Barbri.

Please register through UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/18/21325/

On Monday, September 14, the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Fall 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 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/2015/10/19/21014/

The Water-Energy Nexus in China: Lunchtime talk by Libin Zhang

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/19/21381/

Are you a 1L or 2L interested in summer internship opportunities with the federal government? Come hear from a panel of 2Ls who spent their 1L summer interning with federal agencies discuss everything from the pros/cons of working for the federal government to the nitty gritty of the application process. The panel discussion will focus on 1L summer opportunities and summer volunteer opportunities for 2Ls. Panelists include: Jennifer Boshakova, 2L, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, New York, NY; Katelin Cox, 2L, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas; Matthew Drecun, 2L, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division; David Goode, 2L, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division; Eric Manpearl, 2L, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy

RSVP by Friday, October 16, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/19/20796/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/19/21105/

Jackson Walker LLP invites all law students to join them for breakfast tacos in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/20/21332/

The Thurgood Marshall Legal Society will be hosting bi-weekly lunch panels with large and mid-size firms. Food will be provided.

These events are open to all UT law students and staff.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/20/20708/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/20/21081/

Are you interested in possibly pursuing a career in public service? Come learn about law practice in the public sector. Panelists will discuss their experiences as summer interns and staff attorneys with government and public interest organizations across the country. They will also share strategies and advice for obtaining similar positions. Panelists TBD. Moderated by Nicole Simmons and Denyse Demel of the CSO. Lunch will be served.

RSVP by Monday, October 19, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/20/20704/

Please join TJCLCR for our Fall Publication Preview with authors from our fall 2015 issue! Light refreshments to follow.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/20/21346/

The Center for Women in Law, through the October Power Lunch Series, seeks to provide students with possible role models and mentors by exposing them to prominent women lawyers and other public figures from a wide range of career paths. Attending students will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss their own career goals in an informal and interactive environment.

Series Line-up:

Tuesday, October 6, 2015: Jane Webre, Partner, Scott, Douglass & McConnico LLP

Tuesday, October 13, 2015: Judge Micaela Alvarez, United States District Judge, Southern District of Texas

Wednesday, October 21, 2015: Sandra Phillips, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Toyota Motor North America

Tuesday, October 27, 2015: Kristi Swartz, Managing Partner (Hong Kong Office), Bryan Cave

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/21/20613/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/21/20899/

Lunch and peer group discussion about the job search process as well as strategies for getting through it productively and positively. CSO counselors will then join us during the end of the session if you have any questions for them.

RSVP by Tuesday, October 20, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/21/21211/

Section 1.3 is invited to meet the Dean and enjoy some Amy's Ice Cream!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/21/21272/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/22/21189/

Join Texas Law Women's Christian Fellowship as we go through the book Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity. Author and Austinite Jen Hatmaker encourages readers to get uncomfortable with their faith and to engage in a life of service to the least among us.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/22/21182/

Director of Mentoring Programs - Remi Ratliff - invites all 1Ls in Sections 1 & 4 to join her for lunch and information regarding the Alumni Mentoring Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/22/21348/

The Texas Department of State Health Services has denied birth certificates to U.S. citizen children on the border whose parents lack citizenship or legal status.In doing so, the state is punishing the children for the way their parents entered the country. Join Virginia Raymond, an Austin-based civil rights attorney and recipient of the national Woman of Courage award, and the American Constitution Society to discuss the issue and pending litigation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/22/21389/

The Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice and the Human Rights Law Society invite 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 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/2015/10/22/21402/

Popcorn Break (sponsored by the Alumni Association and Student Affairs Office) On Thursday, September 10, the Texas Law Alumni Association and Student Affairs Office are pleased to announce that it will kick off its Fall 2015 Popcorn Break every Thursday afternoon from 1:30 – 2:30 pm. The popcorn will be located in the Tom Clark Lounge. We look forward to seeing you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/22/21247/

Section 2.4 is invited to meet the Dean and enjoy some Amy's Ice Cream!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/22/21274/

Panelists from across the energy industry will provide insights into their energy law practice. Our moderator will first ask a series of questions to the panelists; then, we will open the floor for questions from students in the audience. The Career Panel will be followed by light snacks and refreshments.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/22/20424/

Please join us for the Inaugural Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights, which will feature journalist and author Mark Danner, Chancellor’s Professor of English and Journalism at UC Berkeley and James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College. His talk is entitled “Spiraling Down: Human Rights, Endless War.” The event is co-sponsored by Houston's Rothko Chapel.

Mark Danner is a writer, journalist and professor who has written for three decades on foreign affairs and international conflict. He has covered Central America, Haiti, Balkans, Iraq and the greater Middle East, and has written extensively about the development of American foreign policy during the late Cold War and afterward, with a focus on human rights violations during that time. His books include Stripping Bare the Body: Politics Violence War (2009), The Secret Way to War: The Downing Street Memo and the Iraq War's Buried History (2006), Torture and Truth: America, Abu Ghraib and the War on Terror (2004), The Road to Illegitimacy: One Reporter's Travel's Through the 2000 Florida Vote Recount (2004), and The Massacre at El Mozote: A Parable of the Cold War (1994). Danner was a longtime staff writer for The New Yorker and is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books. He is Chancellor's Professor of English and Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley and the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College.

Danner's work has been honored with a National Magazine Award, three Overseas Press Awards, and an Emmy. In June 1999, Danner was named a MacArthur Fellow. In 2006 he was awarded the Carey McWilliams Award from the American Political Science Association to honor that year's “major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics.” In 2008 he was named the Marian and Andrew Heiskell Visiting Critic at the American Academy in Rome, a post he took up again in 2010. Danner has had a longtime association with the Telluride Film Festival, where he introduces films and conducts interviews; in 2013, he became a resident curator at Telluride. Danner is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the World Affairs Council of Northern California, the Pacific Council on International Policy, and the Century Association, and is a fellow of the Institute of the Humanities at New York University.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/22/21166/

Sutton Society Boat Cruise

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/22/21136/

2015 CONFERENCE AND CAREER FAIR - Friday, October 23 & Saturday, October 24

Crystal Gateway Marriott

1700 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, VA 22202

Student, recent graduate, and law school professional registration will open on August 11, 2015. Check back later for more details!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/23/20705/

Are you a 1L interested in big law firm opportunities for the summer? Come learn about the recruitment and application process. Panelists will share strategies and advice for obtaining these positions.

RSVP by Thursday, October 22, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/23/20795/

McCormick Society Boat Cruise

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/23/21137/

Bradford Society Boat Cruise

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/23/21138/

Hargrave Society Boat Cruise

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/24/21139/