Events Calendar

Now viewing: October 16–29, 2016

Monday, October 17

7:30am6:00pm
Judges in Residence

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/23444/
10:30am2:30pm
Student Bar Association Elections

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/24505/
10:30am1:30pm
11:30am1:00pm
Drawing Board Lunch - Susan Morse
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/24565/
11:45am1:00pm
Texas School Finance: From SCOTX to the Legislature

TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)

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 the

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/17/25944/
3:30pm4:30pm
Dean's Meeting; Section 2.4

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
3:45pm5:30pm
4:00pm6:00pm
Patricia Tobón Yagarí: "Extraction, Indigenous Rights and Prior Consent"

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

Tuesday, October 18

7:30am6:00pm
Judges in Residence

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/23451/
11:45am1:15pm
11:45am12:45pm
Careers in ADR

TNH 3.127 (Roberts Classroom)

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. Lunch will be served.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/25005/
2:15pm3:15pm
3:45pm4:30pm
Discussion with the Department of Justice

CSO Interview Suite

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/18/25884/
5:00pm8:30pm
Expunction Work Session

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)

Wednesday, October 19

7:30am6:00pm
Judges in Residence

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/19/23452/
8:30am10:30am
Jackson Walker LLP 2L & 3L Meet & Greet

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/19/26025/
11:30am1:30pm
Faculty Lunch

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:45am12:45pm
7:30pm10:00pm

Thursday, October 20

7:30am6:00pm
Judges in Residence

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/23453/
8:00am12:00pm
Conflict Resolution Day

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
11:30am1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Frederick Vars // University of Alabama
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/23090/
11:30am2:30pm
Fajita Fiesta

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
11:45am12:45pm
Judicial Internships: Great Jobs for the Summer

TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)

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.

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

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/22366/
11:45am1:00pm
12:00pm12:45pm
Coffee & Conversation: Custodial Deaths, Gender and Criminal Justice

TNH 2.124

Join the Human Rights Law Society for a discussion on gender and criminal justice in Texas with Amanda Woog, Director of the Texas Justice Initiative.

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

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/20/26244/
1:30pm2:30pm
4:30pm5:30pm
Austin Steering Committee Meeting

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
5:30pm7:30pm
Hyder Collection tour and reception

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Friday, October 21

7:30am6:00pm
Judges in Residence

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/21/23454/
11:30am1:00pm
October Clinical Faculty Lunch

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
2:00pm3:00pm
Judicial Clerkship Program Workshop: Resumes

TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)

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 a

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/21/22170/

Saturday, October 22

1:00pm5:00pm
TMLS Exam-Taking Workshop

TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)

Monday, October 24

11:00am1:00pm
Celebrate Pro Bono Week Tabling

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
11:30am1:00pm
Drawing Board Lunch - Susan Klein
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/24/25724/
11:45am12:45pm
11:45am1:00pm
Deferred Action: The aftermath of U.S. v. Texas

TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)

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 cha

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/24/25824/

Tuesday, October 25

11:45am1:15pm
11:45am1:00pm
Pro Bono before the Supreme Court: Ivy v. Morath and Deaf Access to Driver Education and Licensing

TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)

You’re invited to Texas Law’s Annual Celebrate Pro Bono Luncheon! This year we’re hosting a number of law firm partners and others involved in Ivy v. Morath, a case on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2016-2017 docket.

On November 7, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Ivy v. Morath, a case that challenges Texas’s failure to require providers of state-mandated driver education courses to make their programming accessi

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/25/22306/
11:45am1:00pm
Hodges Society Community Fellow Lunch

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
5:00pm8:30pm
Expunction Work Session

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
5:30pm6:30pm
TMLS General Body Meetings

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/25/24029/

Wednesday, October 26

9:00am4:00pm
Fingerprint Sessions for 1L's

Fingerprint Sessions for 1L's

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/26/25905/
11:30am1:30pm
Faculty Lunch

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:45am1:00pm
12:00pm1:00pm
3:30pm4:30pm

Thursday, October 27

8:00am9:00am
9:00am4:00pm
Fingerprint Sessions for 1L's

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Fingerprint Sessions for 1L's

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/25906/
11:00am1:00pm
Pro Booo-no Week Party

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
11:30am1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Christopher Robertson // University of Arizona
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/23071/
11:45am1:00pm
1:30pm2:30pm
5:00pm6:00pm
Speed Networking with Texas Law Alumni & Friends

Alumni Center

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/25044/
6:00pm7:30pm
Cocktails & Conversation

Alumni Center

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"

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/27/25045/

Friday, October 28

9:00am4:00pm
Fingerprint Sessions for 1L's

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Fingerprint Sessions for 1L's

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/28/25907/
12:00pm2:00pm
2:00pm3:00pm
Judicial Clerkship Program Workshop: Cover Letters

TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)

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

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/28/22172/
2:00pm5:00pm
Understanding Trauma & Resiliency: Client Interviewing Training for Human Rights & Public Interest Lawyering

TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)

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

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/10/28/26305/
10:00pm2:00am