Events Calendar

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/

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/2015/10/26/21015/

The Public Interest Law Association (PILA) will be selling sweet Halloween treats in the atrium on Monday, October 26th from 10:00am-3:00pm. All proceeds will support students pursuing public interest work at Texas Law!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/26/21378/

In celebration of National Pro Bono Week the Mithoff Pro Bono Program will be serving pizza, answering questions and accepting PB in J applications in the Atrium.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/26/21368/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/26/21080/

The Community Fellow for McCormick Society - Judge Nancy Atlas - will visit the first-year students in McCormick for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/26/20656/

Alfred Dewayne Brown spent 10 years on Death Row in Texas for a crime he did not commit. He was released in June of 2015. Mr. Brown is the 13th person released from Texas’s Death Row, and the 154th person released from Death Row in the United States, since 1973. Come hear from two of Mr. Brown’s attorneys, Brian Stolarz of LeClairRyan and Casey Kaplan (UT Law 2007) of Nike, Inc. Mr. Brown will join his attorneys for this presentation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/26/21406/

Colloquium on Inequality & Human Rights: “Right to Development After the Collapse of Development”

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/26/21089/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/27/21450/

In celebration of National Pro Bono Week the Mithoff Pro Bono Program will be serving pizza, answering questions and accepting PB in J applications in the Atrium.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/27/21369/

Interaction of the EFTA Court with the Courts of the European Union, a faculty colloquium by Carl Baudenbacher, a judge of the EFTA Court

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/27/21070/

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/2015/10/27/20614/

Director of Mentoring Programs - Remi Ratliff - invites all 1Ls in Sections 2 & 3 to join her for lunch and information regarding the Alumni Mentoring Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/27/21349/

Texas keeps falling behind in education, and if we want to remain competitive with not only other states, but globally, our education system needs to catch up. In 2014, District Court Judge John Dietz found the Texas school finance system to be unconstitutional because it is not responsive to increasing standards, population growth in the state, or the educational needs of our students. Now the State Supreme Court is taking up the case. Join Chandra Villanueva of the Center for Public Policy Priorities and the American Constitution Society for a discussion about the right to a free public education and the constitutional questions raised by the inequality in resources available to certain Texas schools and students.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/27/21390/

Contracts practice question for Section One only. Practice exam question – Tuesday, October 27 at 1:30pm in TNH 2.137. The question will take approximately an hour and then we will show a video of Professor Sokolow explaining both the substantive law and exam question considerations.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/27/21410/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/27/21451/

Members and interested students,

We would like to invite all interested 2Ls and 3Ls to participate in this year's Gibbs & Bruns Moot Court Tournament.

The Gibbs & Bruns Tournament is the first semester intramural moot court tournament, open to all 2Ls and 3Ls regardless of prior moot court experience. It will run from October 26 through November 6th with rounds on the evenings of Tuesday and Thursday starting at around 6:30 p.m. Registration closes and briefs are due by midnight, October 20, 2015.

This year’s tournament question is an actual Supreme Court case and will include a short memo writing component. For more information and to sign up, please fill out the form available at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RCShk30lemAU-zMR2rcjtRiZ-dUzfJVM3MPQunGBojY/viewform?usp=send_form

Question related? E-mail the BOA Moot Court Director at UTLawMootCourt@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/27/21386/

Please join us this coming Tuesday, October 27th, for a screening of "Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley" and a Q&A with director Jesse Freeston.

After being shown at festivals worldwide, this groundbreaking documentary on the resistance to the 2009 Honduran coup d'état is coming to Austin. Filmmaker Jesse Freeston will be with us to lead a post-film discussion.

The event is co-sponsored by the Anthropology Graduate Students Association, Native American and Indigenous Studies, the Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association, and LLILAS Benson.

Tuesday, October 27th 7pm AVAYA Auditorium (POB 2.302), UT Austin

More info about the play and its director is available below. Check out a trailer for the film here. Check out the Facebook event here.

We hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/27/21449/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/28/20900/

Attorneys will discuss their practice with TJOGEL students over lunch.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/28/21362/

Now that Obergefell is on the books, what does the future of religious liberty look like in America? Ryan Anderson of the Heritage Foundation and author of the recently-published "Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Liberty" debates UT Law Professor Lawrence Sager on the question.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/28/21427/

Section 4.3 is invited to a pizza lunch to meet the Dean!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/28/21275/

Section 1.4 is invited to meet the Dean and enjoy some Amy's Ice Cream!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/28/21276/

ACS University of Texas Chapter proudly presents its 2015 Speednetworking Event! This annual event is held at the University of Texas School of Law Jamail Pavilion on Wednesday, October 28th, from 5:30 to 7:00pm.

Speednetworking gives Texas Law ACS members the opportunity to meet like-minded attorneys working in a diverse range of practices to learn more about the legal community in Austin. Come make some new friends!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/28/21415/

Pro Bono for a Cause: Pro Bono Collaboration to Represent Immigrant Families and End Family Detention

In honor of the American Bar Association’s National Pro Bono Celebration, the Mithoff Pro Bono Program will bring together representatives from Akin Gump, Lincoln-Goldfinch Law, RAICES, and the Texas Law clinical program to discuss their work with immigrant families detained in Karnes. Their discussion will focus on topics including how lawyers in different practice settings can collaborate on coordinated pro bono efforts, and how pro bono representation in individual cases can contribute to campaigns for broader social justice goals.

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu no later than noon on Friday, October 23.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/29/20778/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/29/20858/

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/2015/10/29/21248/

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/2015/10/29/21428/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/29/21408/

Section 2.1 is invited to meet the Dean and enjoy some Amy's Ice Cream!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/29/21277/

Section 3.2 is invited to meet the Dean and enjoy some Amy's Ice Cream!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/29/21273/

Sign-up is at 9:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, on 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 Alisha Camacho at acamacho@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/29/21186/

All Texas Law students are invited to attend the 18th Annual Cocktails & Conversation networking reception, which provides the perfect opportunity to meet and network in a casual setting with Texas 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 28, on 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/2015/10/29/20354/

Members and interested students,

We would like to invite all interested 2Ls and 3Ls to participate in this year's Gibbs & Bruns Moot Court Tournament.

The Gibbs & Bruns Tournament is the first semester intramural moot court tournament, open to all 2Ls and 3Ls regardless of prior moot court experience. It will run from October 26 through November 6th with rounds on the evenings of Tuesday and Thursday starting at around 6:30 p.m. Registration closes and briefs are due by midnight, October 20, 2015.

This year’s tournament question is an actual Supreme Court case and will include a short memo writing component. For more information and to sign up, please fill out the form available at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RCShk30lemAU-zMR2rcjtRiZ-dUzfJVM3MPQunGBojY/viewform?usp=send_form

Question related? E-mail the BOA Moot Court Director at UTLawMootCourt@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/29/21392/

Texas Law students are invited to celebrate pro bono and Halloween with a candy buffet in the Tom Clark Lounge from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Mithoff Program staff will be collecting Pro Bono in January applications at this event. The event also will serve as a welcome reception for the Getting Radical in the South (GRITS) Conference, which begins at 3pm. GRITS is a student-run public interest law conference that will focus on the difficulties and constraints inherent to social justice work in the South, and the unique strategies that legal practitioners and other public interest workers have developed to meet those needs. The welcome reception will provide an opportunity for law students from schools throughout the south to share their pro bono experiences and ideas with each other.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/30/21149/

Women in Energy: Perspectives on Business, Law, Policy, and Science

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/30/21435/

Hodges Society Boat Cruise

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/30/21140/