Events Calendar

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.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/01/21533/

Please join us for a Texas Law Scholarship Reception, Thursday, February 4, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.

Susman Godfrey Atrium, Townes Hall, 727 Dean Keeton St., Austin, TX

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/04/21589/

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/

Governor Abbott recently asked the Texas Legislature to authorize Texas to join with other states in an Article V Convention of States to Amend the U.S. Constitution. Join the Federalist Society for a three-way debate on the merits of this plan. The debate will feature Andrew Oldham (Deputy General Counsel for the Governor of Texas) and Texas Law Professors Levinson and Sager.

FREE LUNCH!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/23/21901/

Professor Pat Chew, the Salmon Chaired Professor and Distinguished Faculty Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and a University Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award recipient, will discuss her research and findings on the effect of judges' gender in their decision-making, particularly in sex discrimination cases.

Lunch will be served.

The event is co-sponsored by the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association and the Women's Law Caucus.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/25/21851/

Please join us for a Texas Law Alumni Reception on Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

The Houston Club, Bush Ballroom, 910 Louisiana Street, 49th Floor, One Shell Plaza, Suite 4900, Houston, Texas 77002

Please registers at http://law.connect.utexas.edu/HOU16

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/25/21473/

Come out and show off your trivia skills and support Youth Court which works with a local middle school to combat the school to prison pipeline.

Tickets on Sale Monday-Thursday in the Atrium, $5 in advance and $8 at the door.

Raffles tickets on sale for $1.

Prizes include gift cards and donations from Home Slice Pizza, Kendra Scott, Eastside Cafe, P'Terry's, Austin Zoo, Plucker's, Amy's Ice Cream, Poweryoga, SNAP Kitchen, Tiff's Treats and more!

Great Drink Specials: $2 Texas Teas, $3 wells, $2 Lonestar Tall boys.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/25/21867/

Law students will participate in pro bono clinics as part of the UT wide day of service

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/26/21827/

Challenges of the Latino Community in 2016 and the Years to Come

Friday, February 26, 2016 in the Eidman Courtroom, Room 2.306

Exhilarating conversation of the most current topics affecting Latinos and other minorities in the US in the years to come. Our panels include:

1) Affirmative action and the Fischer decision 2) Ethical issues of advocating for affirmative action 3) The Evenwell litigation and its possible repercussions on voting rights 4) Political power of Latinos in Texas in the years to come 5) Refusal of birth certificates to children born from undocumented parents 6) Affirmative action in the work place

This adds up to 6 hours of CLE Credit (including one Ethics credit).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/26/21853/

Law students will participate in pro bono clinics as part of the UT wide Day of Service

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/27/21828/

Join ELS for a casual lunch with big-law environmental attorneys! Find out more about practicing environmental law in this setting. Guest speakers include:

Samia Broadaway - environmental attorney at Bakerbotts LLP. Samia works on a variety of environmental matters including environmental permitting, environmental litigation, and regulatory compliance matters at the state and federal levels. Her experience includes water quality, water rights, air quality, enforcement, and waste issues.

Katie Bennett Hobson - environmental attorney at Katten Muchin. Katie focuses her practice on environmental regulatory matters, with an emphasis on the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and climate change policy and regulation.

Fricano's sandwiches provided!

Co-sponsored by the KBH Center & CSO.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/02/29/21876/