Events Calendar

Dean's Board of Advisors Dinner

6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Cocktails at 6:30, Dinner at 7:00

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/01/31224/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

Alumni Breakfast at the Annual Judicial Education Conference

Marriott Marquis Hunters Creek Room 1777 Walker Street Houston, TX 77010 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/06/32304/

The Texas Federalist Society hosts a three-member panel to discuss some of the key Supreme Court decisions from the 2016-17 term. The panel will feature Ashley Johnson (Gibson Dunn), Scott Keller (Texas Solicitor General) and Professor Steve Vladeck (Texas Law). Lunch will be provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/07/32984/

The Texas Law Alumni Association is excited to announce the return of Popcorn Break in Fall 2017! Starting September 7, 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/2017/09/07/31345/

Lunchtime event with Glenn Gerstell, the General Counsel of the National Security Agency

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/14/27348/

Join the American Constitution Society (ACS), CHLSA, and the Student Affairs Office for a lunch discussion on the repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Speakers include professors from the Texas Law Immigration Clinic and University Leadership Initiative.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/14/33049/

The Texas Federalist Society will host a debate to discuss Citizen's United, the state of campaign finance, and the First Amendment in honor of Constitution Day. The debate will feature Ilya Shapiro from the Cato Institute and David Jones of Clean Elections Texas. Lunch will be provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/14/33164/

The Texas Law Alumni Association is excited to announce the return of Popcorn Break in Fall 2017! Starting September 7, 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/2017/09/14/31364/

Free Admission. Reception followed by panel on Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure". Panel Members include Alan Friedman, Coordinator, AFTLS; David Kornhaber, Coordinator, AFTLS; Professor Angela Littwin, UT Law; James Loehlin, Direcctor, Shaespeare at Winedale, and the Spirit of Shakespeare's players.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/14/32704/

The Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, UT Austin’s School of Law, and the Open Society Foundation will host the “Courts at War” Conference on September 14th and 15th in the Sheffield-Massey Room. An array of law practitioners, judges, and academics will discuss judicial accountability for U.S. national security and counterterrorism policies. This event is free and open to all students and the public.

Please register in order to attend. We recommend showing early as seats are limited and registration does not guarantee a spot.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/courts-at-war-conference-tickets-37473008778

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/15/30445/

Please come for lunch and meet your mentoring pair.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/19/32247/

The Texas Federalist Society presents an debate about the proper role for judges in our constitutional order. Sheldon Gilbert from the Institute for Justice will defend judicial engagement and Brantley Starr from the Texas Attorney General's Office will defend judicial restraint.

Chick-fil-A will be provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/21/33373/

The Texas Law Alumni Association is excited to announce the return of Popcorn Break in Fall 2017! Starting September 7, 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/2017/09/21/31365/

GRITS is a student-run public interest law conference that focuses on the difficulties and constraints inherent to social justice work in the South, and the unique strategies that legal practitioners and other public interest workers have developed to meet those needs. The conference emphasizes innovative, progressive, and even radical approaches to building community among students, practitioners, and community activists in the South to bring about social change.

The conference is an opportunity for law students, lawyers, and activists to build coalitions, share strategies for progressive lawyering, and develop new approaches for the future.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/22/33266/

GRITS is a student-run public interest law conference that focuses on the difficulties and constraints inherent to social justice work in the South, and the unique strategies that legal practitioners and other public interest workers have developed to meet those needs. The conference emphasizes innovative, progressive, and even radical approaches to building community among students, practitioners, and community activists in the South to bring about social change.

The conference is an opportunity for law students, lawyers, and activists to build coalitions, share strategies for progressive lawyering, and develop new approaches for the future.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/23/33267/

Mentoring Program Advisory Board Meeting lunch.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/26/31865/

Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair of the Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter, and Chris Mullins, Legislative and Policy Consultant, will be talking about water issues addressed in the 2017 Texas legislative session. Ken has been involved in water legislation in Texas for over thirty years, and Chris recently began working with Ken during this past session. Ken will cover groundwater issues, and Chris will cover surface water issues. Both will be great professional contacts for anyone who hopes to pursue water law or any type of environmentally positive lobbying.

This is the follow-up to the event hosted last year with Ken Kramer. We hope to see you there! Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Environmental Law Society and Career Services.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/27/33544/

Massey Teaching Excellence Award Reception honoring Thomas O. McGarity Wednesday, September 27, 2017 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

The University of Texas School of Law Sheffield-Massey Room Austin, TX

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/27/32044/

The Texas Law Alumni Association is excited to announce the return of Popcorn Break in Fall 2017! Starting September 7, 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/2017/09/28/31366/

Come join us at the first annual JOLTT Law and Technology Symposium. Experts from a variety of technology and legal backgrounds will be on hand to discuss various topics and answer questions.

Topics include: Cyborg Rights and the Third Party Doctrine, Autonomous Vehicles, Body Cameras and Police Surveillance, and Russian Hacking and Election Integrity.

Please RSVP on Facebook or Eventbrite for Lunch! You can find a link on our website at joltx.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/29/33304/

Come blow off some mid-semester steam with the UT Environmental Law Society, OUTLaw in Austin, TX, Women's Law Caucus and Texas Law ACS at Barton Springs in Zilker Park!

Bill Bunch, Executive Director of the Save Our Springs Alliance, will give us a tour of the springs and talk about how his organization uses legal action to protect them. After that, we'll go swimming.

Please RSVP to els.texas.law@gmail.com so we can know to look for you, and let us know if you need a ride!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/29/33504/

We will be serving breakfast and lunch in the Pavilion.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/30/33365/

Where we will convene to brief competitors and tell them their room assignments.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/30/33367/

Where judges will convene to tabulate scores.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/30/33366/

There will be a reception with food and drink for competitors following the LawMeet Competition.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/30/33364/