Events Calendar

noon to 1:30 pm in the Francis Auditorium

Join us for a talk by Christy E. Lopez, deputy chief in the Special Litigation Section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, on “Policing the Police: The Federal Government’s Role in Reforming Police Practices.” Lopez is a national expert on policing and one of the authors of the DOJ’s recent investigative report on Ferguson, Missouri.

Lopez's visit as a G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar is supported by a generous gift from the G. Rollie White Trust. The program brings outstanding legal scholars, practitioners and advocates from the field of public service to Texas Law to foster discussion of issues related to public interest law, to raise the profile of lawyers working in this area, and to encourage students to view public service as an honored and expected part of every legal career. Lopez is Texas Law’s fifth G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/14/ferguson-doj-christy-lopez_n_5978404.html

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/09/21492/

Come eat some sandwiches and learn about the ABA's Section of Environment Energy and Resources (SEER) Special Committee on Law Students!

Students will be introduced to the Section and will have an opportunity to meet and network with a diverse group of local environmental attorneys. You will also learn more about the ABA SEER Spring Conference taking place during March 30-April 1, 2016 in Austin and how to apply to scholarships to attend the conference.

Guest speakers include:

Moderator: Keith Hopson, Husch Blackwell, LLP

Panelists: Chris Smith, Thompson and Knight, LLP Lyn Clancy, Lower Colorado River Authority Kristen Fancher, Smith, Robertson, Elliott & Douglass, L.L.P.

Please RSVP here: https://americanbar.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bg45xRhFmfNiuCp

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/09/21759/

Please join us for a Texas Law Alumni Lunch Wednesday, February 10, 2016 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Vespaio, 225 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Please register at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/LA2016

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/10/21469/

Please join us for a Texas Law Alumni Reception on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, California

Please register at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/LA2016

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/10/21650/

Please join us for a Texas Law Alumni Lunch on Thursday, February 11, 2016 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Left Bank Brasserie, 635 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA

Please register at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/BAY16

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/11/21651/

Please join us for a Texas Law Alumni Reception on Thursday, February 11, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

K&L Gates LLP, 4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94111

Please register at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/BAY16

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/11/21471/

The State Bar of Texas International Law Section, Austin Bar Association International Law Section, and The University of Texas School of Law present the Third Annual Nuts & Bolts of International Law Seminar: International Regime Changes, Human Rights, Taxes and their effects on Business Today

To attend, please register online. Registration is free for Texas Law Students.

MCLE: 4.25 hours including 1.5 of ethics

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/12/21653/

Join the Environmental Law Society for a casual talk about careers in environmental law. 3Ls will give advice to interested students about getting an environmental law job including networking, volunteering, and courses to take.

Speakers include -

Colin Cox - Environmental Justice Intern at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Rachel Zummo - Editor-in-Chief of the Texas International Law Journal Katherine Leushel - Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Environmental Law Journal Kirsten Johansson - Intern at Haynes & Boone Environmental Law Department

Coffee and snacks provided!

Co-sponsored by the KBH Center, Texas Environmental Law Journal, and CSO.

RSVP by emailing els.texas.law@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/16/21865/

The TMLS Symposium will feature a panel discussion that is intended to encourage political engagement in light of the upcoming presidential election. The target audience will be UT law students, faculty, and staff; however, visitors are more than welcome to attend. As a diverse-student group, TMLS values diversity, inclusiveness, and academic excellence. Pursuant to those values: It is our hope that this panel discussion will impact the UT law community in a meaningful and positive way.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/18/21826/

The Texas Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society host a debate on affirmative action in general and the latest Fisher v. Texas case in particular. Roger Clegg, President of the Center for Equal Opportunity, represents FedSoc. David Hinojosa, National Director of Policy for the Intercultural Development Research Association, represents ACS.

FREE FREEBIRDS BURRITOS!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/18/21890/

Please join us for a Texas Law Alumni Reception on Thursday, February 18, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Belo Mansion, Thompson Knight Atrium, 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201

Please register at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/DAL2016

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/18/21472/

The State Bar Bankruptcy Law Section presents the 2016 Elliot Cup Interscholastic Moot Court Competition.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/19/20696/

https://law.utexas.edu/publicinterest/events/workersrights.html

This conference examines fundamental changes evolving in contemporary employment relationships. One of the pivotal legal, social, and economic evolutions of the 20th century was the advent of modern labor and employment laws that replaced the 19th century preeminence of individual “freedom of contract” and individual responsibility for wages and labor conditions. Now, however, the existing regime for ensuring workplace fairness is being fundamentally challenged by new technologies, and by shifting political attitudes about social and economic regulation.

This conference will explore the next generation of employment law issues, including changing concepts and enforcement challenges related to the very definition of an “employment” relationship; realignments in the enforcement role of courts versus private arbitration; the evolving employment rights of LGBT workers, immigrants, and guest workers; and navigating new procedural hurdles to enforcement of workplace rights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/19/20693/

The State Bar Bankruptcy Law Section presents the 2016 Elliot Cup Interscholastic Moot Court Competition.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/20/20697/