Events Calendar

Starting on Monday, January 23rd, the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Spring 2017 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. until it's gone, so get there early!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/23/28266/

KBH Center Distinguished Lecture by Senator Kevin Ramnarie, Former Energy Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

ABOUT THE EVENT Join the KBH Center for a distinguished lecture by Senator Kevin Ramnarine, the former Energy Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. Senator Ramnarine will discuss his experiences as energy minister in Trinidad and Tobago and his perspective on energy development generally in the Caribbean.

Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/24/23804/

The Federalist Society presents: a debate about government intervention in income inequality issues. Raising Cane's will be served!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/26/28505/

Virgil Lott Award Dinner

The Texas Union

Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom

6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception

7:00 p.m. Dinner

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/26/27469/

Schedule of Events:

9:00 a.m. Breakfast Susman Godfrey Atrium, TNH 2.100

9:30 a.m. CLE with Professor Tracy McCormack '86 Francis Auditorium, TNH 2.114

10:45 a.m. State of the Law School Address by Dean Ward Farnsworth Francis Auditorium, TNH 2.114

11:30 a.m. Lunch with special guest Chief Judge Carl Stewart of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Susman Godfrey Atrium, TNH 2.100

1:30 p.m. Panel Discussion with students and alumni of Texas Law Francis Auditorium, TNH 2.114

2:30 p.m. Student Organization Breakout Sessions with ALSA, CHLSA, TMLS, and OUTLaw Sheffield-Massey Room, TNH 2.111

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/27/26726/

The Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights 2017 conference is co-sponsored with the American Journal on Criminal Law and the Texas Fair Defense Project. This conference examines the unique problems faced by misdemeanor defendants and the pending reforms in this area of criminal law. The conference consists of 3 panels.

This conference has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 3.75 credit hours. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/27/28184/

Starting on Monday, January 23rd, the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Spring 2017 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. until it's gone, so get there early!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/30/28259/

Larry Kramer, President of the Hewlett Foundation and former Dean of Stanford Law School will deliver The University of Texas Law School Endowed Lecture for 2016-17 at 10:00 am on February 1, 2017 and also do a talk on climate change at 2:00 pm the same day. The Endowed Lecture, entitled "The Long and Short of It: The Problem of Fixing U.S. Democracy," will be in the Eidman Courtroom. The afternoon talk on climate change is separately listed in the Events Calendar. Registration procedures will be specified on the pertinent Web page.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/01/27144/

Larry Kramer, President of the Hewlett Foundation and former Dean of Stanford Law School, will give an address entitled "Mitigating Climate Change: What Comes Next?" at 2:00 pm on February 1, 2017 and also deliver the University of Texas Law School Endowed Lecture at 10:00 am the same day. The Endowed Lecture is separately listed in the Events Calendar. Registration procedures for both events will be specified on the pertinent Web page.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/01/27165/

The Texas Law Alumni Association is excited to announce the return of Popcorn Break in Spring 2017! Starting February 2, 2017, 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/2017/02/02/28244/

Thursday, February 2, 2017, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Susman Godfrey Atrium

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/02/23450/

TROLP's spring 2017 semester orientation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/04/28226/