Events Calendar

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/

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/2015/11/02/21016/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/02/21106/

The TMLS Southern Comfort Chicken & Waffles Fundraiser is a food-based event designed to cater to UT law students, faculty, and visitors. This fundraiser is about more than raising money; as there are easier and cheaper ways to do so. This fundraiser is also about creating a noticeable presence within the UT community by facilitating a meaningful interaction with the general law school population. For these reasons, it is our hope that this fundraiser will further our commitment to serving all UT law students, faculty, and staff.

Disclaimer: The money raised by this event will be deposited into to the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society's discretionary-spending account. Thus, TMLS reserves the right to allocate these funds towards the following: general body meetings, the TMLS annual banquet speaker, or catering.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/03/21452/

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

Civil rights attorney Michael Allen will speak from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. on "Dismantling Segregation: Increasing Opportunity Through Fair Housing," in the Eidman Courtroom. From 12:45-1:45 p.m., he’ll speak more informally with students in the Jury Room about his life in the law. Attend one or both sessions. Lunch served at 12:45.

Mr. Allen, a partner at Relman, Dane & Colfax, in Washington, D.C., represents individuals and organizations in cases and matters under the Fair Housing Act and related civil rights laws. A significant part of his practice is focused on the obligation to "affirmatively further fair housing," and he has brought successful cases under the False Claims Act and by way of administrative complaints to enforce that obligation. Prior to joining Relman, Dane & Colfax, Mr. Allen was Senior Staff Attorney at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. He previously was an attorney with Legal Services of Northern Virginia, with a focus on representing low-income clients in housing litigation and policy advocacy.

- See more at: http://www.relmanlaw.com/attorneys/mallen.php#sthash.hSQbzss8.dpuf

RSVP by Monday, November 2, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

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

Co-sponsored by the UT Opportunity Forum.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/03/20839/

All Texas Law students are invited to learn more about the internship and postgraduate employment opportunities available at the U.S. Department of Justice from Vijay Shanker, Deputy Chief, Appellate Section, Criminal Division of the US DOJ. Mr. Shanker has briefed and argued almost 50 criminal appeals, including three en bancs, in eleven different federal circuit courts, and he prepares draft briefs for the Solicitor General for filing in the Supreme Court. He joined the U.S. Department of Justice in 2005.

Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Monday, November 2, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/03/21164/

Dean's Meeting Section 3.3

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/03/21457/

Attorneys and Partners from Baker and McKenzie will be part of the panel. The panel discussion will be about life as a transactional lawyer, partnering with clients to help them with cross-border business and deals with panelists from corporate, IP and international and commercial practices.There will be appetizers after the event, courtesy of Baker and McKenzie.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/03/21400/

Please join us for a Texas Law Alumni Happy Hour Classes 2000-2005 Tuesday, November 3, 2015 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Vincent's 2701 West Dallas Street Houston, Texas

Please reply by October 30 at

http://law.connect.utexas.edu/HHH1103

Sponsored by Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/03/21423/

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/2015/11/03/21393/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/04/20901/

Professor Cunningham hosting a box lunch for the students in his corporate governance class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/04/21414/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/04/21196/

It's your chance to thank those who help finance your educations. Parents. Alumni. Faculty. Staff. UT donors. Taxpayers. State legislators. You guessed it. It takes an entire community to educate a Longhorn. Come sign thank you cards for donors to Texas Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/05/21416/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/05/21187/

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/2015/11/05/21183/

If a client tells you he wants to murder someone, can you tell the police? How can you defend a person you believe is guilty? If your client runs, should you tell the police where he is?

Come to get some ***free Chick-Fil-A*** and learn about how criminal law lawyers navigate day-to-day ethical dilemmas!

SBA Criminal Law Ethics Panel Thursday, November 5th, 2015 The Francis Auditorium (TNH 2.114) 11:45 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Speakers: Horatio Aldredge - Federal Public Defenders Office Jackie Borcherding - Assistant District Attorney for Williamson County Joe Turner - Defense Attorney

Sponsored by the ABA Law Student Division

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/05/21455/

Sometimes law students are told they have two options: a miserable life earning decent money at a law firm, or a rewarding job coupled with a vow of poverty. This isn’t true. Jeff Rowes, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice will discuss his public interest career path. The Institute for Justice, the nation’s leading libertarian public interest law firm, prides itself on offering the best of both worlds: cutting-edge constitutional litigation, combined with competitive pay. Sound interesting? Learn what steps you can take now to put yourself on a path to litigating the kind of cases you read about in the newspaper and your casebooks. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, November 4, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/05/21082/

Green Society's Community Fellow, Arleas Upton Kea, will join Green Society for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/05/21101/

Mark Levy, '01 and Kayna Stavast will discuss spring/summer internship opportunities available in the Texas Office of the Attorney General - Antitrust Division, which may qualify for academic credit. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, November 4 , on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/05/21454/

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/2015/11/05/21249/

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/2015/11/05/21429/

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/2015/11/05/21394/

Change It up! Brown Bag: Speed Networking

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/06/20541/