Events Calendar

Now viewing: March 27–April 9, 2016

Monday, March 28

12:00pm1:00pm
Academic Advising Table

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Dean Bangs and Brandi Welch will be available in the Atrium the week of March 28 from noon-1pm for academic advising questions. Students are also welcome to drop by the SAO in TNH 2.117 with advising questions.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/28/21970/
3:30pm5:30pm
Law and Economic Seminar -- The Effect of Police Slowdowns on Traffic Accidents and Crime
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/28/21709/

Tuesday, March 29

11:45am1:45pm
Lives in the Law with Rachel Tiven

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:45am1:00pm
CANCELED
Alternative Career Paths Obtainable with a JD

JON 5.206 (Susman Academic Center, Bryan and Michelle Goolsby Conference Suite (5.206 / 5.207))

Women's Law Caucus and Center for Women in Law Lunch panel with professionals who have all taken non-traditional career paths made possible with their JD degree.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/29/21844/
12:00pm1:00pm
Academic Advising Table

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Dean Bangs and Brandi Welch will be available in the Atrium the week of March 28 from noon-1pm for academic advising questions. Students are also welcome to drop by the SAO in TNH 2.117 with advising questions.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/29/21973/
2:00pm6:00pm
Show Me Challenge-Team Practice

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

Wednesday, March 30

11:30am1:30pm
Faculty Lunch

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:45am2:00pm
All Journal Tabling Session

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Representatives of all UT's Law Journals will be available to talk to students about their journal and the write-on competition.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/30/21903/

Thursday, March 31

8:00am5:15pm
Gregg v. Georgia at Forty: The Modern American Death Penalty

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)

From March 31 to April 2, 2016, the ABA Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, the University of Texas School of Law Capital Punishment Center and William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law are hosting "40 Years After Gregg v. Georgia: A National Conference on the Death Penalty."

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/31/21480/
10:00am2:00pm
CHLSA Fajita Fiesta

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

CHLSA's annual fajita sale in the atrium.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/31/22019/
11:30am1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Race-Based State Action and the Law of Equal Opportunity
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/31/21309/
11:45am12:45pm
So You Want to be a Tax Lawyer?

TNH 3.140 (Jeffers Courtroom)

The State Bar of Texas Tax Section will present a discussion about various career opportunities in the area of tax law. Lunch will be provided. RSVP by Wednesday, March 30, on Symplicity.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/31/21924/
11:45am1:00pm
Law & Democracy

TNH 2.139 (Wilson Classroom)
1:00pm2:00pm
Bar Exam Boot Camp

TNH 2.124

3Ls and LLMs are invited to get a jump on studying for the bar with these skills based sessions. Learn how to effectively write bar exam essay answers. TX bar questions will be used as examples. Sessions take place on Tuesdays from noon-1pm in TNH 2.124 and repeat Thursday from 1-2pm in TNH 2.124. This is a three week series beginning the week of March 28, which builds on the exercise from the previous week.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/31/21947/
1:15pm
Criminalizing Activism: From the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act to Ag-gag laws.

JON 5.206 (Susman Academic Center, Bryan and Michelle Goolsby Conference Suite (5.206 / 5.207))
1:30pm2:30pm
Popcorn Break

Tom Clark Lounge

Friday, April 1

8:00am5:45pm
Gregg v. Georgia at Forty: The Modern American Death Penalty

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)

From March 31 to April 2, the ABA Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, the University of Texas School of Law Capital Punishment Center and William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law are hosting "40 Years After Gregg v. Georgia: A National Conference on the Death Penalty."

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/01/21483/
6:30pm9:00pm
Parents Leadership Association Dinner

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)

Saturday, April 2

8:00am12:15pm
Gregg v. Georgia at Forty: The Modern American Death Penalty

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

From March 31 to April 2, 2016, the ABA Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, the University of Texas School of Law Capital Punishment Center and William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law are hosting "40 Years After Gregg v. Georgia: A National Conference on the Death Penalty."

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/02/21481/

Monday, April 4

11:45am1:00pm
3:30pm5:30pm
Law and Economic Seminar -- The Impact of Damages Caps on Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/04/21710/

Tuesday, April 5

8:30am10:30am
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC Meet & Greet

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC invites all 1L & 2L students to join them for breakfast tacos in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Please stop by on your way to class.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/05/22010/
11:30am2:00pm
Food Truck Tuesday: Juice Austin

On Dedman St, just outside George's Cafe
11:30am2:00pm
Pro Bono Program - Report your hours!

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Pizza and drinks will be available to students who log their pro bono hours at the table, or who have already logged their hours.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/05/22038/
11:45am12:45pm
How to Succeed in Your Summer Clerkship

TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)

Niki Moore of PracticePro, together with Christopher Rogers, Partner Haynes and Boone (Dallas); Jennifer Poppe, Partner Vinson & Elkins (Austin), and Robert Slovak, Partner, Gardere Wynne Sewell (Dallas) will discuss how to excel in your summer clerkship, exceed employer expectations, seek work and manage assignments, balance priorities and deadlines in a professional manner, build successful relationships, and identify opportunities and avoi

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/05/21647/
12:00pm1:00pm
Bar Exam Boot Camp

TNH 2.124

3Ls and LLMs are invited to get a jump on studying for the bar with these skills based sessions. Learn how to effectively write bar exam essay answers. TX bar questions will be used as examples. Sessions take place on Tuesdays from noon-1pm in TNH 2.124 and repeat Thursday from 1-2pm in TNH 2.124. This is a three week series beginning the week of March 28, which builds on the exercise from the previous week.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/05/21949/

Wednesday, April 6

8:30am9:30am
Closing the Deal: Negotiating Job Offers

Career Services Interview Suite, TNH 3.122

Panelists will discuss strategies for negotiating job offers with small or midsize firms and what questions to ask before accepting. Topics will include salary negotiations and resources for researching salaries and benefits. Breakfast will be served.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/06/22017/
10:30am2:00pm
11:30am1:30pm
Faculty Lunch

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am2:00pm
Pro Bono Program - Report your hours!

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Pizza and drinks will be available to students who log their pro bono hours at the table, or who have already logged their hours.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/06/22039/

Thursday, April 7

10:00am2:00pm
Health and Wellness Fair

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
11:30am1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Outbreak: The Evolution of the US Food Safety System
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/07/21310/
11:45am1:00pm
Getting the Most Out of Your Summer Nonprofit or Government Position

TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)

Working for a nonprofit or government agency this summer? This session will prepare you to thrive and get the most out of your summer work experience.

Clinical professors along with a panel of students familiar with nonprofit and government settings, will discuss how to handle opportunities and challenges that come up in these unique work environments, including getting great work and supervision, and steering clear of ethical pitfal

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/07/21658/
1:00pm2:00pm
Bar Exam Boot Camp

TNH 2.124

3Ls and LLMs are invited to get a jump on studying for the bar with these skills based sessions. Learn how to effectively write bar exam essay answers. TX bar questions will be used as examples. Sessions take place on Tuesdays from noon-1pm in TNH 2.124 and repeat Thursday from 1-2pm in TNH 2.124. This is a three week series beginning the week of March 28, which builds on the exercise from the previous week.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/07/21948/
1:30pm2:30pm
Popcorn Break

Tom Clark Lounge
6:15pm8:00pm
1L Etiquette Dinner

AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center

1L sign-up is on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 9:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, MARCH 8, on Symplicity. Space is limited to the first 75 1Ls! Learn the finer points of business dining and protocol over a three-course seated dinner presented by Mary Crane.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/07/21968/

Friday, April 8

8:30am5:00pm
8:30am3:30pm
3rd Annual TBLS M&A School

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
12:00pm2:00pm
Mentor/Society Coordinator Training
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/08/21732/

Saturday, April 9

8:30am12:30pm