Events Calendar

Judges and justices hold court (hearings, trials, general dockets, and oral arguments) in the Eidman Courtroom. Specific judicial proceedings details for Oct 2016 Judges in Residence series TBD.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/23444/

On Monday, September 12, the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Fall 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.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/24806/

The Student Bar Association will host elections in the Atrium for a number of positions. All class years are eligible to vote (depending upon the position) but must have an ID available.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/24505/

Buy tickets for the TLF Auction on Oct. 20th. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Open Bar with Live and Silent Auction!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/26224/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/24565/

In May 2016, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that the state's school finance system met minimum state constitutional standards, rejecting a challenge from over half the state's school districts that contended otherwise. Despite calling for "transformational, top-to-bottom reforms," SCOTX decided that it was not the institution to initiate them. That decision punted the problems of Texas's school finance system to the Texas Legislature, where they will be a top priority in the session beginning in January 2017.

Join ACS for a discussion of one of the most important policy issues that Texas currently faces. Speakers: - Marisa Bono, lead counsel for the Mexican–American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) in the school finance litigation; - Gina Hinojosa, Austin ISD Board President and candidate for Texas House District 49 in Central Austin. - Chandra Kling Villanueva, Policy Analyst at the Center for Public Policy Priorities focusing on school finance.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/25944/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 2.4 for ice cream and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/24927/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/23084/

The Colloquium on Natural Resource Governance, Inequality & Human Rights will address the human rights issues that arise in the context of natural resource extraction and governance, especially in relation to resources such as fossil fuels, minerals and timbers. Natural resource governance is fundamentally about who can decide which resources can be used by whom and about how decision-making around these questions should be undertaken. The outcomes of such decision-making have profound consequences for the distribution of wealth, power, authority and risk exposure at the local, national and international levels. Lectures will examine how persistent inequalities between and within countries pose additional challenges for the realization of human rights in relation to natural resource extraction.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/23724/

Judges and justices hold court (hearings, trials, general dockets, and oral arguments) in the Eidman Courtroom. Specific judicial proceedings details for Oct 2016 Judges in Residence series TBD.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/23451/

Buy tickets for TLF Auction on Oct. 20th! $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Pay with cash, check or card. Open Bar with Silent and Live Auction!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/26205/

The Center for Women in Law, through the October Power Lunch Series, seeks to provide students with possible role models and mentors by exposing them to prominent women lawyers and other public figures from a wide range of career paths. Attending students will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss their own career goals in an informal and interactive environment.

Series Line-up: TBD

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/21987/

For all students interested in the wide world of Alternative Dispute Resolution, the Board of Advocates kicks off its 2016 Careers in Advocacy Series with Careers in ADR. Come hear from practitioners and educators, and find out how an education in negotiation, mediation, or arbitration can help boost your career. Panelists include Texas Law Professor Jeff Jury; Ken Davison, Lakeside Mediation Center; and Tom Collins.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by MONDAY, October 17, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/25005/

Judith McGreary, attorney and Executive Director of Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, will join the Environmental Law Society to discuss the animal welfare and environmental issues associated with industrial agriculture. Judith will be discussing her role with the FARFA and how Ag-Gag and Right to Farm laws impact her members as animal welfare and sustainable agriculture advocates. Judith will also be discussing the severe consequences of industrial agriculture on water quality and quantity and why water issues need to be a top priority for advocates of sustainable agriculture in the 2017 Legislative Session.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/25084/

Lunch hosted by Hunton & Williams attorneys for TMLS members.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/26124/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 3.1 for ice cream and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/24928/

RSVP by MONDAY, OCTOBER 17. All Texas Law students are invited to learn more about the U.S. Department of Justice from Michael Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General of the US DOJ. Refreshments will be served.

RSVP by Monday, October 17 , on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/25884/

Students will use court records and information provided at expunction intake clinics to draft petitions and orders for expunction or nondisclosure of criminal records. Expunging records allows people to legally deny offenses and erases records from criminal histories, mitigating future harm stemming from arrests that do not result in a criminal conviction. Orders of nondisclosure direct police departments and other agencies not to disclose criminal records on background checks, and allow a person to not disclose offenses on applications for housing or employment

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/24184/

Judges and justices hold court (hearings, trials, general dockets, and oral arguments) in the Eidman Courtroom. Specific judicial proceedings details for Oct 2016 Judges in Residence series TBD.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/19/23452/

Jackson Walker LLP invites all 2L/3L 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 Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/19/26025/

Buy tickets for TLF Auction on Oct. 20th! $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Pay with cash, check or card. Open Bar with Silent and Live Auction!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/19/26225/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/19/22452/

Attorneys from Vinson & Elkins will speak on the differences between practicing in a litigation group versus practicing in a transactional group.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/19/25945/

Attorneys from Baker & McKenzie will present an interactive panel presentation that will provide an overview of the daily responsibilities of a transactional lawyer and how various transactional practice fields intersect with one another. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and network after the presentation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/19/25984/

It's the final event!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/19/25225/

Judges and justices hold court (hearings, trials, general dockets, and oral arguments) in the Eidman Courtroom. Specific judicial proceedings details for Oct 2016 Judges in Residence series TBD.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/23453/

The Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution will be hosting a table in honor of Conflict Resolution Day. There will be information for students, staff and faculty about conflict resolution services available on campus. And donuts! Conflict Resolution Day was created in 2005 by ACR (the Association for Conflict Resolution) to promote awareness of ways that you can resolve conflict. Conflict Resolution Day: • Promotes awareness of mediation, arbitration, conciliation and other creative, peaceful means of resolving conflict; • Promotes the use of conflict resolution in schools, families, businesses, communities, governments and the legal system; • Recognizes the significant contributions of (peaceful) conflict resolvers; and • Obtains national synergy by having celebrations happen across the country and around the world on the same day.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/26125/

Buy tickets for TLF Auction on Oct. 20th! $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Pay with cash, check or card. Open Bar with Silent and Live Auction!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/26226/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/23090/

The Chicano/Hispanic Law Students' Association will host its semi-annual FAJITA FIESTA to fund member scholarships. We'll be selling plates of beef/chicken/veggie fajitas - grilled on site - with all the fixings in the Atrium. We usually sell out so come out, enjoy delicious food, and support this great cause! Cash and credit accepted! Atrium 11:30am-2:30pm

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/26204/

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.

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, October 19, on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/22366/

The Texas Federalist Society hosts a lunch-hour debate on how the upcoming election will impact the Supreme Court. The event will feature Professor Josh Blackman of South Texas Law and Professor Stephen Vladeck of Texas Law. FREE FAJITAS PROVIDED BY CHLSA!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/25246/

HRLS will be hosting its first coffee and conversation event of this semester is with Amanda Woog, JD, of The Texas Justice Initiative. The Initiative seeks to build narratives around who is dying in the Texas criminal justice system, bring attention to the lives that have been lost, and provide a foundation for research toward solutions that will save lives. Amanda is currently researching and tracking officer-involved shootings and custodial deaths in Texas, and will lead us in a discussion on the intersections of gender and criminal justice.

Free coffee and snacks will be provided!

Date: Thursday, October 20, 2016 Time: 12:00pm Location: TNH 2.124

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/26244/

The Texas Law Alumni Association and Student Affairs Office are excited to announce the return of Popcorn Break in Fall 2016! Starting September 8, 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/2016/10/20/22830/

Austin Steering Committee Meeting Sheffield-Massey Room, The University of Texas Law School 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/25308/

Hyder Collection tour and reception Susman Godfrey Atrium, The University of Texas Law School 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/25309/

Judges and justices hold court (hearings, trials, general dockets, and oral arguments) in the Eidman Courtroom. Specific judicial proceedings details for Oct 2016 Judges in Residence series TBD.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/21/23454/

Meeting of the clinical faculty.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/21/23486/

The Judicial Clerkship Program will hold a workshop each Friday afternoon from October 21-November 11. The workshops are for students to come and receive instruction and personalized feedback on how to craft the most effective resume and cover letters for their judicial clerkship applications. The October 21 and November 4 dates will focus on resumes. The October 28 and November 11 dates will focus on cover letters. The workshops are open to all 2Ls and 3Ls. Students should bring their laptops.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/21/22170/

This 4-hour workshop is led by Professor Lisa Tilton-McCarthy, who is a BarBri lecturer. It is designed to teach students how to successfully complete essay and multiple-choice exams. Thanks to V&E for their support of this event.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/22/26164/

On Monday, September 12, the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Fall 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.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/24/24807/

Celebrate Pro Bono Week Tabling: Join the Mithoff Pro Bono Program in the atrium to celebrate Pro Bono Week and learn more about pro bono week activities at Texas Law. Pro Bono in January applications will be available. Pizza will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/24/22304/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/24/25724/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 2.2 for a pizza lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/24/24929/

In 2014 President Obama announced two new immigration initiatives: an expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA+) and the creation of Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA). Texas and 25 other states filed a lawsuit to stop them from being enacted, and when the case reached the Supreme Court it ended in a 4-4 tie that lead to both DACA+ and DAPA from being enacted.

Join the Texas Law chapter of the American Constitution Society for a discussion with Nina Perales, Vice President of Litigation at MALDEF, on the future of DACA+ and DAPA . Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/24/25824/

The Center for Women in Law, through the October Power Lunch Series, seeks to provide students with possible role models and mentors by exposing them to prominent women lawyers and other public figures from a wide range of career paths. Attending students will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss their own career goals in an informal and interactive environment.

Series Line-up: TBD

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/25/21988/

Pro Bono before the Supreme Court: Ivy v. Morath and Deaf Access to Driver Education and Licensing

Tuesday, October 25 11:45 am – 1 pm TNH 2.138

The U.S. Supreme Court currently is considering Ivy v. Morath, a case that challenges Texas’s failure to require providers of state-mandated driver education courses to make their programming accessible to the deaf. Individuals under age 25 cannot obtain a Texas driver’s license without completing a driver education course, so the lack of accessible driver education programming limits young deaf people’s ability to drive legally in Texas.

Pro bono lawyers played a lead role in bringing this case before the Court. In honor of the American Bar Association’s National Pro Bono Celebration, the Mithoff Pro Bono Program is hosting the following panelists for a lunch event on Ivy v. Morath:

• Joe T. Sanders ’05, Partner, Sanders Bajwa, Pro Bono Counsel for Petitioners • Olga Kobzar ’10, Partner, Scott Douglass & McConnico, Pro Bono Counsel for Petitioners • Mimi Marziani, Executive Director, Texas Civil Rights Project, Counsel for Petitioners • Paul Genender, Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges, Pro Bono Counsel for Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Ivy v. Morath • Donna Valverde-Hummel, Legislative Liaison and Advocate, Texas Association of the Deaf

Professor Lucy Wood, one of the law professors on the amicus brief filed by Weil Gotshal, will moderate.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/25/22306/

Hodges Society is invited to join Mr. Harry Reasoner for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/25/24425/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 3.3 for ice cream and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/25/24909/

Students will use court records and information provided at expunction intake clinics to draft petitions and orders for expunction or nondisclosure of criminal records. Expunging records allows people to legally deny offenses and erases records from criminal histories, mitigating future harm stemming from arrests that do not result in a criminal conviction. Orders of nondisclosure direct police departments and other agencies not to disclose criminal records on background checks, and allow a person to not disclose offenses on applications for housing or employment

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/25/24165/

The purpose of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society's (TMLS) general body meetings are to articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of diverse law students as well as to foster and encourage professional competency within our membership and legal profession.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/25/24029/

Los Angeles Networking Happy Hour for Alumni of the University of Texas Law School and McCombs School of Business

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Above Sixty Beverly Hills 9360 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, California

Please register by October 23 at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/LALawMcCombs16

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/25/25404/

Fingerprint Sessions for 1L's

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/26/25905/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/26/22466/

Arleas Kea ('79, '82) will be on campus to join Green Society for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/26/24965/

1L students in Hargrave Society will have lunch with Hargrave's faculty advisor, Professor Jinks.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/26/25266/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 4.4 for ice cream and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/26/24930/

We are studying the book of Ephesians this semester; each week, we will be discussing a new chapter and this week, we are studying chapter four. Breakfast and coffee will be provided!

Our goal is to create a space for women interested in learning more about Christ through studying and applying God's Word in law school and beyond. Our Bible study is a place for Christian fellowship and encouragement, and women from all Christian faith traditions and denominations are welcome!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/25465/

Fingerprint Sessions for 1L's

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/25906/

Pro Booo-no Week Party: Celebrate Pro Booo-no Week in the atrium with the Mithoff Pro Bono Program. We’ll have Halloween treats and games, and we’ll be collecting Pro Bono in January applications. PBinJ applications are due by 5pm on Thursday, Oct. 27.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/22307/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/23071/

The Texas Federalist Society hosts a debate on Title IX and the current controversy surrounding bathroom policies. The debate will feature one liberal, one conservative, and one libertarian. Free lunch provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/25230/

Join UT Law's SALDF chapter for a watch party on campus. Lunch will be provided. Executive Director Stephen Wells and Senior Staff Attorney Matthew Liebman are taking to Facebook for a live, interactive discussion about Ag-Gag laws. These laws are designed to ‘gag’ would-be whistleblowers and undercover investigators by punishing them for recording and disseminating footage of what really goes on in animal agriculture. Join us to learn how the Animal Legal Defense Fund is fighting these laws and advocating for animals, and to ask your own questions about Ag-Gag laws.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/26264/

The Texas Law Alumni Association and Student Affairs Office are excited to announce the return of Popcorn Break in Fall 2016! Starting September 8, 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/2016/10/27/22831/

Sign-up is at 9:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab and is on a first-come, first-served basis as space is limited.

Back by popular demand! Participating Texas Law J.D. students will have the opportunity to network one-on-one with legal professionals from a variety of practice areas during several short (8-10 minutes) speed networking rounds prior to Cocktails & Conversation at 6:00 p.m. We request that students commit to attend the entire speed networking portion of the event. Please arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. Dress is business casual.

Alumni: for more information, contact SooYeon Kim at skim@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/25044/

All Texas Law students are invited to attend the 19th Annual Cocktails & Conversation networking reception, which provides the perfect opportunity to meet and network in a casual setting with Texas Law alumni and friends. This is a great way to expand your network, so don’t miss out! Dress is business casual. RSVP by Wednesday, October 26, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Alumni: Please RSVP to SooYeon Kim at skim@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/25045/

Fingerprint Sessions for 1L's

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/28/25907/

The second installment of the Opportunity Forum's 2016-17 Lunch Series, Hot Topics in Access to Opportunity, focuses on criminal history as a barrier to housing access. Nearly one in three U.S. adults holds a criminal record. Accessing safe and affordable housing is an urgent need for many of these individuals, but a criminal background presents immense barriers to securing housing in the Austin region. Join us on October 28th to learn about innovative work going on in New Orleans and elsewhere to reduce these barriers and to increase housing access for individuals with criminal histories. We will also learn about new federal fair housing guidance regarding landlords' use of criminal records to screen tenants.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/28/26104/

The Judicial Clerkship Program will hold a workshop each Friday afternoon from October 21-November 11. The workshops are for students to come and receive instruction and personalized feedback on how to craft the most effective resume and cover letters for their judicial clerkship applications. The October 21 and November 4 dates will focus on resumes. The October 28 and November 11 dates will focus on cover letters. The workshops are open to all 2Ls and 3Ls. Students should bring their laptops.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/28/22172/

A representative from the International Center for Mental Health and Human Rights will conduct a presentation and interactive workshop on Friday, October 28th, from 2:00pm - 5:00pm, on how to interact with clients that may have endured trauma.

The following topics will be discussed during the training: - Intro to Understanding the Neurobiology of Trauma (Trauma as 'Contagious') - Client Interviewing Techniques and Approaches - Interactive Exercises

This will be the second year that ICMHHR has presented this training at UT Law. Many students found the last year's training to be very beneficial when working with underserved communities.

Free food provided! Please RSVP to Courtney McGinn at courtneylmcginn@utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/28/26305/

Join the Student Bar Association for our annual Halloween bash on Friday, October 28th at The Ranch (710 W 6th St., Austin, Texas 78701)! There will be a costume contest, prizes, food, drinks, and a DJ! Complimentary buses will be available between 10pm and 2am to take you to and from the Law School and The Ranch. 21+ only.

Tickets will go on sale Monday, October 25th in the Atrium! If you have any questions, email texas.sba@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/28/24444/