Events Calendar
TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
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.
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/31/26265/TNH 3.140 (Jeffers Courtroom)
****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.
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/31/27945/JON 5.206 (Susman Academic Center, Bryan and Michelle Goolsby Conference Suite (5.206 / 5.207))
general body meeting
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/31/28506/TNH 2.139 (Wilson Classroom)
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
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/31/27525/TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
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
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/01/31/28444/