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/2015/11/02/21016/

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/

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/2015/11/09/21017/

Third and final session of the CSO Career Success Series for 1Ls this fall. In this session, learn about professionalism during your job search, how to network over the Winter Break, interview preparation tips, application deadlines for Public Service Career Fair, the December 1 Rule, and more. Breakfast will be served.

RSVP by Friday, November 6, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/09/21038/

Third and final session of the CSO Career Success Series for 1Ls this fall. In this session, learn about professionalism during your job search, how to network over the Winter Break, interview preparation tips, application deadlines for Public Service Career Fair, the December 1 Rule, and more. Breakfast will be served.

RSVP by Friday, November 6, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/09/21037/

Third and final session of the CSO Career Success Series for 1Ls this fall. In this session, learn about professionalism during your job search, how to network over the Winter Break, interview preparation tips, application deadlines for Public Service Career Fair, the December 1 Rule, and more. Breakfast will be served.

RSVP by Friday, November 6 , on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/09/21039/

Third and final session of the CSO Career Success Series for 1Ls this fall. In this session, learn about professionalism during your job search, how to network over the Winter Break, interview preparation tips, application deadlines for Public Service Career Fair, the December 1 Rule, and more. Lunch will be served.

RSVP by Friday, November 6, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/09/21040/

Third and final session of the CSO Career Success Series for 1Ls this fall. In this session, learn about professionalism during your job search, how to network over the Winter Break, interview preparation tips, application deadlines for Public Service Career Fair, the December 1 Rule, and more. Lunch will be served.

RSVP by Friday, November 6, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/09/21041/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/09/21107/

Join Amon Burton, an Austin lawyer and legal ethics expert with more than 20 years' experience, and the American Constitution Society for a conversation about "ag-gag" statutes: state laws that violate constitutional rights to free speech by banning the documentation of animal abuse at livestock operations.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/09/21391/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/10/21178/

Monthly meeting of the clinical faculty

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/10/20833/

Freshlaw Skills Session - Exam Prep

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/10/20815/

The Office of the Dean of Students for main campus will be hosting a Safety Education Training seminar at the law school.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/10/21477/

Dean's Meeting; Section 3.4

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/10/21458/

A Dialogue with the 2015 Rothko Chapel Oscar Romero Award Recipients

Berta Cáceres

The Council of Indigenous and Popular Organizations of Honduras / Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH)

Miriam Miranda Chamorro

The Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras / Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña (OFRANEH)

Moderator: Joseph Berra, Attorney, Caribbean American Research Council and Texas Civil Rights Project

Supported by The Rothko Chapel, LLILAS Benson, Native American and Indigenous Studies, and the Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association

Free and open to the public. Simultaneous translation provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/10/20792/

Join PILA and attorneys from Texas Appleseed, Capital Area Private Defender Service, and the Equal Justice Center as we discuss summer and spring internships.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/10/21474/

Students will have a chance to take a break from studying to get a yoga and breakfast break!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/10/21407/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/11/20902/

Attorneys will discuss their practice with TJOGEL students

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/11/21363/

Dean Ward Farnsworth and The University of Texas Law Alumni Association invite you to the NEW YORK ALUMNI RECEPTION.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Covington & Burling LLP 620 Eighth Avenue New York, New York

Register by November 9 at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/NY2015

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/11/21424/

Colloquium on Inequality & Human Rights: "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate"

Co-sponsored with the Humanities Institute and supported by the Texas Institute for Literary and Textual Studies

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/11/21092/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/12/21401/

Work out that pre-exam stress with a FREE chair massage, courtesy of the Student Affairs Office!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/12/21436/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/12/20878/

Texas Law students will discuss their summer judicial internship experiences and how they secured their positions. Learn what judicial internships are, what courts have them, and how to apply. Panelists include Josiah Clarke, 2L, interned for the Hon. Michael Keasler, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; Jessica England, 2L, interned for the Hon. John Devine, Supreme Court of Texas; James Leighton, 2L, interned for the Hon. Susan Braden, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; and Joshua Michaels, 2L, interned for the Hon. Christopher Mott, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas.

Summer judicial internships are open to all students, including 1Ls. There are hundreds of summer judicial internship opportunities available throughout the nation and early December is a good time to begin sending out your applications. Three hours of academic credit may be available through the Judicial Internship Program for summer internships with federal district, federal appellate, and state appellate judges.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 11, on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/12/21096/

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/2015/11/12/21250/

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/2015/11/12/21430/

Dean Ward Farnsworth and The University of Texas Law Alumni Association invite you to the WASHINGTON, D.C. ALUMNI RECEPTION

Thursday, November 12, 2015 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP McLean Room, 10th Floor Conference Center 1333 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, D.C.

Register by November 9 at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/DC2015

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/12/21425/

1L Practice Exam

For Sections Two, Three and Four only.

Section Two: Property in TNH 2.139 Section Three: Con Law I in TNH 2.140 Section Four: Property in TNH 3.142

You must download Extegrity's Exam4 at https://law.utexas.edu/student-affairs/academic-services/final-exams/extegrity-faq/ . Also, make sure you retrieve your four digit exam number. Go to the Resources for Current Students page at https://law.utexas.edu/student-resources/ and click "My Exam Number."

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/13/20773/

The monthly meeting of the Texas State Bar Committee on Jury Charges--Criminal, hosted each month by Prof. George Dix.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/11/14/21370/