Events Calendar

1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs interested in civil liberties and civil rights should write-on to the Journal by emailing (1) a brief (no more than 1 page) personal statement explaining your interest in the Journal and (2) brief (2-5 pages) legal writing sample (excerpts are acceptable) to tjclcreic@gmail.com by Saturday, January 23 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/17/21748/

1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs interested in civil liberties and civil rights should write-on to the Journal by emailing (1) a brief (no more than 1 page) personal statement explaining your interest in the Journal and (2) brief (2-5 pages) legal writing sample (excerpts are acceptable) to tjclcreic@gmail.com by Saturday, January 23 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/18/21749/

1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs interested in civil liberties and civil rights should write-on to the Journal by emailing (1) a brief (no more than 1 page) personal statement explaining your interest in the Journal and (2) brief (2-5 pages) legal writing sample (excerpts are acceptable) to tjclcreic@gmail.com by Saturday, January 23 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/19/21750/

Your first semester grades are in. Now what? Dean Bangs and Brandi Welch will discuss your grades, your reaction and where to go from here. Whether you were satisfied or not, there are a few strategies all law students may attempt to better performance in the Spring. We'll also discuss how to approach professors with questions about exam answers. Pizza lunch will be served!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/19/21728/

1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs interested in civil liberties and civil rights should write-on to the Journal by emailing (1) a brief (no more than 1 page) personal statement explaining your interest in the Journal and (2) brief (2-5 pages) legal writing sample (excerpts are acceptable) to tjclcreic@gmail.com by Saturday, January 23 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/20/21751/

The Mock Interview Program will be held in the Career Services Interview Suite (TNH 3.122). Professional dress is required.

Mock interviews are 30 minutes in length; i.e., a 20-minute interview with a 10-minute evaluation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/20/21684/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/20/20912/

1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs interested in civil liberties and civil rights should write-on to the Journal by emailing (1) a brief (no more than 1 page) personal statement explaining your interest in the Journal and (2) brief (2-5 pages) legal writing sample (excerpts are acceptable) to tjclcreic@gmail.com by Saturday, January 23 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/21/21752/

The Mock Interview Program will be held in the Career Services Interview Suite (TNH 3.122). Professional dress is required.

Mock interviews are 30 minutes in length; i.e., a 20-minute interview with a 10-minute evaluation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/21/21685/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/21/21191/

The 5th Annual Texas Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice is taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. It is promoted widely to employers, many of whom contributed to the content of the program.

Whether you’re a 1L preparing for your first summer clerkship or the fall recruiting season, a 2L working to turn your summer clerkship or fellowship into an offer, or a graduating 3L getting a head start on your legal career, the Texas Law Professional Development Institute (PDI) will help you be a more competitive candidate and a better lawyer.

Texas Law students may enroll for the Law Firm and/or Public Service Tracks. Registration information for the 2016 PDI will be announced in November.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/21/21233/

The Texas Law Alumni Association and Student Affairs Office are excited to announce the return of Popcorn Break in Spring 2016! Starting January 21, 2016, Popcorn Break will be 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/2016/01/21/21608/

January conference that is sparked, but not necessarily “about" Professor Sanford Levinson's forthcoming book An Argument Open to All: Reading The Federalist in the 21st Century.

Thursday, January 21, 2016 Keynote speaker will feature at 5:30. A lecture by Noah Feldman drawn from a forthcoming intellectual biography of James Madison.

Friday, January 22, 2016 Panel One: Federalism. Panel Two: The United States and the international political/military system. Lunch featuring discussion as Noah Feldman and Jack Rakove will review An Argument Open to All Panel Three: Representation Panel Four: Executive Power

Saturday, January 23 Discussion on "What, if anything, can/should be learned from Publius by foreign readers in the 21st century?"

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/21/20670/

All 1Ls and their alumni mentors are invited to come meet each other in person and informally mingle to mark the official kickoff of the mentoring program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/21/21464/

Please join us for a Texas Law Austin Alumni Reception

Thursday, January 21, 2016

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

JW Marriott, 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX

Register at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/ATX16

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/21/21466/

1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs interested in civil liberties and civil rights should write-on to the Journal by emailing (1) a brief (no more than 1 page) personal statement explaining your interest in the Journal and (2) brief (2-5 pages) legal writing sample (excerpts are acceptable) to tjclcreic@gmail.com by Saturday, January 23 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/22/21753/

Conference that is sparked, but not necessarily “about" Professor Sanford Levinson's forthcoming book An Argument Open to All: Reading The Federalist in the 21st Century.

Thursday, January 21, 2016 Keynote speaker will feature at 5:30. A lecture by Noah Feldman drawn from a forthcoming intellectual biography of James Madison.

Friday, January 22, 2016 Panel One: Federalism. Panel Two: The United States and the international political/military system. Lunch featuring discussion as Noah Feldman and Jack Rakove will review An Argument Open to All Panel Three: Representation Panel Four: Executive Power

Saturday, January 23 Discussion on "What, if anything, can/should be learned from Publius by foreign readers in the 21st century?"

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/22/21504/

The Mock Interview Program will be held in the Career Services Interview Suite (TNH 3.122). Professional dress is required.

Mock interviews are 30 minutes in length; i.e., a 20-minute interview with a 10-minute evaluation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/22/21686/

King & Spalding invites all 1L students to join them for lunch in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Friday, January 22, 2016. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/22/21665/

LLM Class Reunion

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/22/21733/

1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs interested in civil liberties and civil rights should write-on to the Journal by emailing (1) a brief (no more than 1 page) personal statement explaining your interest in the Journal and (2) brief (2-5 pages) legal writing sample (excerpts are acceptable) to tjclcreic@gmail.com by Saturday, January 23 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/23/21754/

A conference that is sparked, but not necessarily “about" Professor Sanford Levinson's forthcoming book An Argument Open to All: Reading The Federalist in the 21st Century.

Thursday, January 21, 2016 Keynote speaker will feature at 5:30. A lecture by Noah Feldman drawn from a forthcoming intellectual biography of James Madison.

Friday, January 22, 2016 Panel One: Federalism. Panel Two: The United States and the international political/military system. Lunch featuring discussion as Noah Feldman and Jack Rakove will review An Argument Open to All Panel Three: Executive Power. Panel Four: Representation.

Saturday, January 23 Discussion on "What, if anything, can/should be learned from Publius by foreign readers in the 21st century?"

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/23/21505/

The monthly meeting of the "Texas State Bar Committee Meeting on Jury Charges - Criminal," hosted by UT Law Prof. George Dix (232-1328).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/23/21528/

1L and 2L students interested in criminal law can apply to join the Journal without completing the write-on process. Submit a resume with your GPA (with grades, if available) and statement of interest (500 word max) to Managing.AJCL@gmail.com by 2:00 PM on Friday 2/4.

The Journal will place significant weight on a demonstrated interest in criminal law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/25/21591/

The Mock Interview Program will be held in the Career Services Interview Suite (TNH 3.122). Professional dress is required.

Mock interviews are 30 minutes in length; i.e., a 20-minute interview with a 10-minute evaluation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/25/21687/

Join the Public Interest Law Association to discuss the Public Service Career Fair, interviews generally, and tips for successful interviews. Attendees will be able to ask for advice from more experienced students.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/25/21747/

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding opens at noon on January 25 and closes at noon on February 1, 2016 via Symplicity.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/25/21784/

1L and 2L students interested in criminal law can apply to join the Journal without completing the write-on process. Submit a resume with your GPA (with grades, if available) and statement of interest (500 word max) to Managing.AJCL@gmail.com by 2:00 PM on Friday 2/4.

The Journal will place significant weight on a demonstrated interest in criminal law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/26/21598/

The Mock Interview Program will be held in the Career Services Interview Suite (TNH 3.122). Professional dress is required.

Mock interviews are 30 minutes in length; i.e., a 20-minute interview with a 10-minute evaluation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/26/21688/

TWRC Orientation

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/26/21760/

Monthly meeting of the clinical faculty

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/26/21517/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/26/21704/

The Student Steering Committee will hold its first meeting of the Spring 2016 Semester from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26th in the Sheffield-Massey Room. Lunch will be provided to all Committee members. Agenda and more details to follow via email to Committee members prior to the meeting.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/26/21755/

***FREE CHICK-FIL-A***

Judge Jennifer Elrod, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Cir., discusses the effects of arbitration and administrative agency adjudication on the decline of the american trial.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/26/21765/

Please join Steven Schulman, Akin Gump Pro Bono Partner, to learn about pro bono at large law firms and Akin Gump’s 2016 Pro Bono Scholars Program.

Afterwards, Mr. Schulman will be conducting 15-minute, one-on-one Q&A sessions with students in the Career Services Interview Suite from 1:30-4:00 p.m. To sign up, please contact Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu.

The Akin Gump Summer Pro Bono Scholars Program provides top first-year law students interested in law firm practice the opportunity to develop an early expertise in public interest law. The skills acquired during this program build a foundation for pro bono work and billable practice that will serve participants throughout their careers. The program spans two summers, with the Pro Bono Scholars working both at the firm and at a public interest organization during the first summer as rising 2Ls. The next summer as a rising 3L, the Pro Bono Scholars join the firm as participants in the firm’s general summer associate program. In 2016, the Pro Bono Scholars Program will be offered in our Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices. For more information, including how to apply, please visit https://www.akingump.com/en/careers/students/pro-bono/pro-bono-scholars-program-overview.html.

Lunch will be served.

From Texas Law student Jack Polisini (2015 Houston Pro Bono Scholar/2016 Houston 2L Summer Associate): You would be hard pressed to find a better summer program out there than the Akin Gump Pro Bono Scholars Program. Thanks to Akin Gump, I had the unique opportunity to work for a large law firm, perform public interest work and work in-house directly under the General Counsel at a great organization. All in one summer! In my time at the firm’s Houston office, I was immersed in a variety of pro bono projects with a family of attorneys whose shared enthusiasm for pro bono work is unparalleled. Next, at the KIPP Foundation in San Francisco, I was able to pursue my interest in narrowing the education gap nationwide while working directly with the General Counsel. My work was hands on, substantive, and extremely gratifying. Akin Gump’s extensive pro bono connections introduced me to an organization that I will be closely involved with for the entirety of my legal career. My summer with Akin Gump dramatically exceeded my expectations and the legal experience I received was unmatched by any other summer program. I cannot wait to return to Akin Gump next year.

RSVP by Monday, January 25 , on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/26/21656/

Staff members will be available to notarize bar exam applications.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/26/21770/

1L and 2L students interested in criminal law can apply to join the Journal without completing the write-on process. Submit a resume with your GPA (with grades, if available) and statement of interest (500 word max) to Managing.AJCL@gmail.com by 2:00 PM on Friday 2/4.

The Journal will place significant weight on a demonstrated interest in criminal law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/27/21599/

Andrews Kurth invites all 1L students to join them for breakfast in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/27/21666/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/27/20913/

Please join us for a Texas Law Alumni Reception

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, 150 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX

Please register at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/SA2016

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/27/21467/

Hosted annually by the Texas Law Career Services Office, Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) is the largest public service job fair for law students in Texas. During both days of PSCF, which will be held January 28-29, 2016, public interest and government employers will conduct on-campus interviews for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions in the Career Services Interview Suite. On Thursday, January 28, certain employers will also host informational tables in the Law School's Susman Godfrey Atrium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/28/21128/

1L and 2L students interested in criminal law can apply to join the Journal without completing the write-on process. Submit a resume with your GPA (with grades, if available) and statement of interest (500 word max) to Managing.AJCL@gmail.com by 2:00 PM on Friday 2/4.

The Journal will place significant weight on a demonstrated interest in criminal law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/28/21600/

The two-day event will feature dynamic speakers and leaders from various sectors of the energy industry. The Symposium will take place in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, located on the University of Texas campus, at 2110 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78712. Please see the attached program for details.

Pending approval from UT CLE, the Symposium will provide 13.5 CLE credits, including 2.0 hours of ethics. If you have any questions, please email the Symposium Director, Cody Dreibelbis, at TJOGELSymposium@gmail.com.

The Journal looks forward to seeing you in January 2016!

For more information, please contact our Symposium Director at tjogelsymposium@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/28/21735/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/28/21767/

During the first day of Public Service Career Fair (PSCF), representatives from public interest organizations, as well as federal, state and local government agencies will host informational tables, which provide an excellent opportunity for students to network and find out about current volunteer opportunities, summer internships and postgraduate positions. All Texas Law students are encouraged to stop by. Please be sure to bring a copy of your resume for employers participating in Table Talk as they may request a copy.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/28/21126/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/28/20861/

The 5th Annual Texas Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice is taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. It is promoted widely to employers, many of whom contributed to the content of the program.

Whether you’re a 1L preparing for your first summer clerkship or the fall recruiting season, a 2L working to turn your summer clerkship or fellowship into an offer, or a graduating 3L getting a head start on your legal career, the Texas Law Professional Development Institute (PDI) will help you be a more competitive candidate and a better lawyer.

Texas Law students may enroll for the Law Firm and/or Public Service Tracks. Registration information for the 2016 PDI will be announced in November.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/28/21255/

Staff members will be available to notarize bar exam applications.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/28/21771/

The Texas Law Alumni Association and Student Affairs Office are excited to announce the return of Popcorn Break in Spring 2016! Starting January 21, 2016, Popcorn Break will be 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/2016/01/28/21609/

Please join us for the first event in the Rapoport Center's spring Human Rights Speaker Series. Rob Nixon, Thomas A. and Currie C. Barron Family Professor in Humanities and Environment at Princeton University, will present "Environmental Justice and the Anthropocene." The talk is co-sponsored with the Texas Institute for Literary & Textual Studies and the Department of American Studies.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/28/21795/

Hosted annually by the Texas Law Career Services Office, Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) is the largest public service job fair for law students in Texas. During both days of PSCF, which will be held January 28-29, 2016, public interest and government employers will conduct on-campus interviews for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions in the Career Services Interview Suite.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/29/21129/

1L and 2L students interested in criminal law can apply to join the Journal without completing the write-on process. Submit a resume with your GPA (with grades, if available) and statement of interest (500 word max) to Managing.AJCL@gmail.com by 2:00 PM on Friday 2/4.

The Journal will place significant weight on a demonstrated interest in criminal law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/29/21601/

The Texas Law Review at the University of Texas in Austin will be hosting a symposium January 28–30, 2016, Thursday evening to Saturday luncheon, tentatively titled “The Constitution and Economic Inequality.” While the general topic of economic inequality has recently attracted a huge wave of popular and scholarly attention, legal scholars are only now beginning to explore the problem’s constitutional dimensions. This Symposium will change that. We will examine the emerging, many-sided problem of economic inequality in constitutional theory, history, and political economy.

The Texas Law Review is working with Professors Joseph Fishkin and William Forbath to design this event, which will bring together a high-powered group of legal scholars, historians, and other academics to focus on the relationship between the Constitution and our political economy, including arguments that the Constitution depends on preventing oligarchy and preserving a broad, accessible middle class. We are inviting scholars to think about inequality and unequal opportunity in a variety of substantive areas. The proceedings of the symposium will be published in the Texas Law Review.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/29/21143/

The two-day event will feature dynamic speakers and leaders from various sectors of the energy industry. The Symposium will take place in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, located on the University of Texas campus, at 2110 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78712. Please see the attached program for details.

Pending approval from UT CLE, the Symposium will provide 13.5 CLE credits, including 2.0 hours of ethics. If you have any questions, please email the Symposium Director, Cody Dreibelbis, at TJOGELSymposium@gmail.com.

The Journal looks forward to seeing you in January 2016!

For more information, please contact our Symposium Director at tjogelsymposium@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/29/21737/

YMCA Youth and Government allows middle and high school students to experience the excitement of our state government in action.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/29/21487/

Please join us for a workshop with Rob Nixon, Thomas A. and Currie C. Barron Family Professor in Humanities and Environment at Princeton University:

"The Anthropocene: The Promise and Pitfalls of an Epochal Idea"

Respondent: Neville Hoad, Associate Professor of English, UT Austin

Co-sponsored with the Texas Institute for Literary & Textual Studies and the Department of American Studies

Attendees are encourage to read Nixon's paper beforehand: https://utexas.box.com/TILTSNixon

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/29/21796/

On Friday, January 29, Heather Jarvis will be speaking about "Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Five Easy Steps" during lunch from noon-1:15 p.m. as part of the Public Service Career Fair. Many government and nonprofit professionals stand to gain tens of thousands of dollars of student debt relief from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program established by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. But the program requirements can be confusing. Heather knows how to break it down step-by-step so it makes sense once and for all. She'll also be discussing the Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan.

Lunch will be served. RSVP online.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/29/21127/

Texas Review of Law & Politics (TROLP)'s annual Finance 101 Event will be Saturday, January 30th from 8am - 4pm. Our guest speaker, Jimmy Kull, will address the new and returning members of the journal on a variety of topics dealing with personal finance and money management.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/30/21714/

The Texas Law Review at the University of Texas in Austin will be hosting a symposium January 28–30, 2016, Thursday evening to Saturday luncheon, tentatively titled “The Constitution and Economic Inequality.” While the general topic of economic inequality has recently attracted a huge wave of popular and scholarly attention, legal scholars are only now beginning to explore the problem’s constitutional dimensions. This Symposium will change that. We will examine the emerging, many-sided problem of economic inequality in constitutional theory, history, and political economy.

The Texas Law Review is working with Professors Joseph Fishkin and William Forbath to design this event, which will bring together a high-powered group of legal scholars, historians, and other academics to focus on the relationship between the Constitution and our political economy, including arguments that the Constitution depends on preventing oligarchy and preserving a broad, accessible middle class. We are inviting scholars to think about inequality and unequal opportunity in a variety of substantive areas. The proceedings of the symposium will be published in the Texas Law Review.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/30/21168/

YMCA Youth and Government allows middle and high school students to experience the excitement of our state government in action.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/01/30/21488/