Events Calendar

1L and 2L students interested in criminal law can join the Journal without completing the write-on process. Submit a resume (with grades, if available) and a statement of interest (500 word max) to Managing.AJCL@gmail.com by 2:00 PM on Friday 2/5. Students who receive a grade of of an 'A' or above in criminal will gain acceptance through the course grade alone. By joining AJCL, members will have access to leaders in the criminal law field through brown-bag lunches with practitioners and professional development panels. This year we've spoken to DAs from the Travis County DA's office, federal public defenders, some of the top criminal defense attorneys in Austin, and federal prosecutors, including the head of the Criminal Division from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas. Members will also have the opportunity to attend to our symposium, "The Frontiers of Cybersecurity and Law," featuring speakers from the DOJ, FBI, academia, and the private sector. The symposium runs from 2/4 to 2/6. Symposium seating is restricted to AJCL members due to strong demand. More information about the symposium can be found on the AJCL website, AJCLonline.org.

Contact Managing.AJCL@gmail with any questions.

On Monday, February 1, the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Spring 2016 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.

Hina Jilani talk with HRLS

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 closes at noon today via Symplicity.

Please join us for the second event in the Rapoport Center's spring Human Rights Speaker Series. Hina Jilani is a prominent human rights lawyer and activist and Advocate for the Supreme Court of Pakistan. She will present a talk entitled "Rights, Conflict and Crises." The event is co-sponsored with the Wilson Chair in Pakistan Studies at UT Austin.

Hina Jilani is a prominent lawyer and has been a civil society activist in Pakistan for the past three decades. She founded the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and is an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. She served as a UN Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders from 2000 to 2008, and most recently served as a member of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on Gaza in 2009. Over her long and impressive career as an activist, Jilani established Pakistan’s first all-women’s law firm in 1980, Pakistan’s first legal aid center in 1986, and Dastak – a housing facility for women who are targets of honor killings. She has conducted many landmark cases setting new standards for human rights in Pakistan, focusing particularly on the most vulnerable populations in society including women, minorities, children, and prisoners. She has repeatedly called for the democratization of the political system in Pakistan and amendments to the Constitution to increase the representation of women in its legislature. Jilani’s work has made her a target of hostile propaganda, arrests, and abuse. Despite this, she continues to live in Lahore and pursue her work. Her publications include Human Rights and Democratic Development in Pakistan (1998) and Hadood Laws: A Divine Sanction? (1988). She was awarded the Millennium Peace Prize for Women in 2001 in recognition of her life-long contribution to peace-building and human rights. In 2013, The Elders – a group of independent leaders working for peace, justice, and human rights founded by Nelson Mandela – appointed Jilani as an Elder.