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/

PILA invites any students who will be interviewing for public interest positions at the Public Service Career Fair, or at other times, to this student panel. Panelists will discuss their experiences interviewing for summer positions and give tips and advice about landing a summer internship. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/23/28302/

The Board of Advocates invites all interested 2Ls and 3Ls to participate in this year's Susman Godfrey Moot Court Competition, the second and final Moot Court competition of the 2016-2017 school year.

Visit texaslawboa.com for more information.

The Competition Schedule is as follows:

12/29/16- Online Signups Begin, problem available 1/10/17- Briefs Due 1/23/17- First Round 1/24/17-Second Round 1/25/17-Semi-Final Round 1/26/17-Final Round

Any questions can be directed to Kristina Pekkala at kristina.pekkala@utexas.edu. Please include "Susman Godfrey" in the subject line.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/23/27284/

Gardere invites all 1L students to join them for a lunch treat in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/24/26367/

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 Board of Advocates invites all interested 2Ls and 3Ls to participate in this year's Susman Godfrey Moot Court Competition, the second and final Moot Court competition of the 2016-2017 school year.

Visit texaslawboa.com for more information.

The Competition Schedule is as follows:

12/29/16- Online Signups Begin, problem available 1/10/17- Briefs Due 1/23/17- First Round 1/24/17-Second Round 1/25/17-Semi-Final Round 1/26/17-Final Round

Any questions can be directed to Kristina Pekkala at kristina.pekkala@utexas.edu. Please include "Susman Godfrey" in the subject line.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/24/27344/

Please join us for breakfast, fellowship and studying God's Word! This semester, we will be reading through 1 John.

Our goal is to create a safe 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/2017/01/25/28304/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/25/22459/

Join Texas Law faculty for a timely discussion series about law and policy issues that will arise from a Trump presidency: with one focused on domestic social policy (health care, the environment, civil rights, criminal procedure, etc.); one on domestic financial and economic policy (tax; Dodd-Frank; financial regulation; consumer protection; etc.); and one on foreign relations, national security, and immigration.

Civil Rights and Domestic Policy in the New Presidential Administration – 1/25 Jennifer Laurin, Tom McGarity, and Steve Vladeck

Economic Policy in the New Presidential Administration – 2/1 Mechele Dickerson, Susie Morse, and Jay Westbrook

Immigration, Foreign Affairs, and National Security in the New Presidential Administration – 2/8 Bobby Chesney, Denise Gilman, Derek Jinks, and Steve Vladeck

The event will be recorded for students who cannot attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/25/27048/

The Board of Advocates invites all interested 2Ls and 3Ls to participate in this year's Susman Godfrey Moot Court Competition, the second and final Moot Court competition of the 2016-2017 school year.

Visit texaslawboa.com for more information.

The Competition Schedule is as follows:

12/29/16- Online Signups Begin, problem available 1/10/17- Briefs Due 1/23/17- First Round 1/24/17-Second Round 1/25/17-Semi-Final Round 1/26/17-Final Round

Any questions can be directed to Kristina Pekkala at kristina.pekkala@utexas.edu. Please include "Susman Godfrey" in the subject line.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/25/27345/

Hosted annually by the Texas Law Career Services Office, Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) is the largest public service job fair for law students in Texas. During both days of PSCF, which will be held January 26-27, 2017, public interest and government employers will conduct on-campus interviews for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions in the Career Services Interview Suite. On Thursday, January 26, certain employers will also host informational tables in the Law School's Susman Godfrey Atrium from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/26/26529/

Texas Bar Exam applications are due Monday, January 30. Stop by the notary table early to get your application notarized!

Reminder: bring your government issued ID and do not sign your application until you are in front of the notary!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/26/28344/

During the first day of Public Service Career Fair (PSCF), representatives from public interest organizations, as well as federal, state and local government agencies will host informational tables, which provide an excellent opportunity for students to network and find out about current volunteer opportunities, summer internships and postgraduate positions. All Texas Law students are encouraged to stop by. Please be sure to bring a copy of your resume for employers participating in Table Talk as they may request a copy.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/26/26531/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/26/24104/

The Sixth Annual Texas Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice is taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. It is promoted widely to employers, many of whom contributed to the content of the program.

Online registration is now open through 5 p.m. on Friday, January 13, 2017.

Whether you’re a 1L preparing for your first summer clerkship or the fall recruiting season, a 2L working to turn your summer clerkship or fellowship into an offer, or a graduating 3L getting a head start on your legal career, the Texas Law Professional Development Institute (PDI) will help you be a more competitive candidate and a better lawyer.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/26/24524/

The Texas Federalist Society presents a debate between Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute and Professor William Forbath about income inequality and the government's role in addressing this issue. Lunch will be provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/26/27947/

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/

The Board of Advocates invites all interested 2Ls and 3Ls to participate in this year's Susman Godfrey Moot Court Competition, the second and final Moot Court competition of the 2016-2017 school year.

Visit texaslawboa.com for more information.

The Competition Schedule is as follows:

12/29/16- Online Signups Begin, problem available 1/10/17- Briefs Due 1/23/17- First Round 1/24/17-Second Round 1/25/17-Semi-Final Round 1/26/17-Final Round

Any questions can be directed to Kristina Pekkala at kristina.pekkala@utexas.edu. Please include "Susman Godfrey" in the subject line.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/26/27346/

Join If/When/How Texas Law for our 5th annual Sexy Sex-Ed Trivia, now at Black Star Co-op!

Participating in trivia is FREE! We'll be raffling off prizes from great local vendors to support our programming for the upcoming year Raffle tickets are $5 each (or 5 for $20).

Trivia questions will test what you learned about sex in health class, pop culture, and even from studying the law.

Doors open at 7:30, trivia starts at 8!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/26/28164/

Hosted annually by the Texas Law Career Services Office, Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) is the largest public service job fair for law students in Texas. During both days of PSCF, which will be held January 26-27, 2017, public interest and government employers will conduct on-campus interviews for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions in the Career Services Interview Suite.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/27/26530/

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/

On Friday, January 27, Heather Jarvis will be speaking about "Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Five Easy Steps" during lunch from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. as part of the Public Service Career Fair. Many government and nonprofit professionals stand to gain tens of thousands of dollars of student debt relief from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program established by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act and related regulations, but the program requirements can be confusing. Heather knows how to break it down step-by-step so it makes sense once and for all. She'll also be discussing the federal income-driven repayment plans.

Lunch will be served. RSVP online.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/27/26532/

The Admissions Office invites pre-law advisors from universities all over the country to attend this one day seminar to learn about Texas Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/30/26944/

Andrews Kurth invites all 1L students to join them for breakfast tacos and coffee in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Monday, January 30, 2017. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/30/27826/

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/

This is a lunch for the attendees of the Pre Law Advisors Day hosted by the Admissions office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/30/26945/

Instructions and tips on how to be a successful interviewer for judicial clerkship positions. 2Ls and 3Ls welcome. Lunch will be provided, RSVP on Symplicity by Friday, 1/27.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/31/26265/

****The location for this event has changed from Jeffers to TNH 2.138******

Bruce Broillet, ’74, a partner in Greene Broillet & Wheeler, L.L.P. (Santa Monica, CA) and former president of the Texas Law Alumni Association, will discuss his career path and offer practical advice for students interested in the types of litigation not practiced in large firms. Mr. Broillet is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs in complex business, products liability, personal injury, and wrongful death litigation. He successfully represented Erin Andrews in her case against Nashville Marriott, winning a verdict of $55 million.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by MONDAY, January 30, on Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Presented by The Review of Litigation and co-sponsored by the Career Services Office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/31/27945/

general body meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/31/28506/

Join us for a lunchtime discussion on the Texas Law Civil Rights Clinic’s new report Preventable Tragedies: How to Reduce Mental Health-Related Deaths in Texas Jails. The Report tells the stories of ten tragic and preventable deaths in Texas jails and offers recommendations to improve diversion and treatment of persons with mental illness and related health needs.

Panelists: Diana Claitor, Executive Director, Texas Jail Project Amanda Gnaedinger, Legal Fellow, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, Report Co-Author Alexander Stamm, Texas Law (‘17), Report Co-Author

Moderator: Ranjana Natarajan, Director, Civil Rights Clinic

Co-Sponsors: UT Opportunity Forum Texas Law Civil Rights Clinic

The event is free and open to the public, and lunch is provided. Registration is required. To register, visit http://bit.ly/2iFHqvf

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/31/27525/

What’s Advocacy? Why Advocacy? Lawyers mistakenly believe that advocacy is a skill only litigators need, but nothing could be further from the truth. No matter what type of law you plan to practice, honing your advocacy skills can’t hurt. As a matter of fact, it can only help. Advocacy skills are not only necessary for being successful in a courtroom. Everyone needs to know how to be persuasive and how to present themselves in a positive light. Getting hired, recruiting clients, working successfully with other attorneys, all made easier when you take the time to become a better advocate.

Panelists and small group facilitators will include judges, firm hiring partners, faculty, recent graduates, etc.

All 1Ls are encouraged to attend no matter what type of law you plan to practice upon graduation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/31/28444/

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/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/01/22460/

Join Texas Law faculty for a timely discussion series about law and policy issues that will arise from a Trump presidency: with one focused on domestic social policy (health care, the environment, civil rights, criminal procedure, etc.); one on domestic financial and economic policy (tax; Dodd-Frank; financial regulation; consumer protection; etc.); and one on foreign relations, national security, and immigration.

Civil Rights and Domestic Policy in the New Presidential Administration – 1/25 Jennifer Laurin, Tom McGarity, and Steve Vladeck

Economic Policy in the New Presidential Administration – 2/1 Mechele Dickerson, Susie Morse, and Jay Westbrook

Immigration, Foreign Affairs, and National Security in the New Presidential Administration – 2/8 Bobby Chesney, Denise Gilman, Derek Jinks, and Steve Vladeck

The event will be recorded for students who cannot attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/01/27645/

Please join the 2016 GRITS Co-directors to discuss applying to the 2017 GRITS Conference Planning Board.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/01/28484/

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/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/01/27866/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/02/24124/

Lunch meeting for the clinical faculty.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/02/27824/

The Sixth Annual Texas Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice is taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. It is promoted widely to employers, many of whom contributed to the content of the program.

Online registration is now open through 5 p.m. on Friday, January 13, 2017.

Whether you’re a 1L preparing for your first summer clerkship or the fall recruiting season, a 2L working to turn your summer clerkship or fellowship into an offer, or a graduating 3L getting a head start on your legal career, the Texas Law Professional Development Institute (PDI) will help you be a more competitive candidate and a better lawyer.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/02/24525/

Join Texas Law ACS on Thursday, Feb 2 from 1-2pm and write, call, or e-mail your elected officials! We'll be in TNH 2.140 and ACS will provide snacks and contact information of Texas politicians.

Bring your friends and your political concerns!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/02/28584/

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/