Events Calendar

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.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/22/35724/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/22/35583/

Please join David Botter, Firmwide Hiring Partner, and Lauren Connell, Pro Bono Counsel, to learn about pro bono at large law firms and Akin Gump’s 2018 Pro Bono Scholars Program. The Akin Gump Summer Pro Bono Scholars Program provides top first-year law students interested in law firm practice the opportunity to develop an early expertise in public interest law. The skills acquired during this program build a foundation for pro bono work and billable practice that will serve participants throughout their careers. The program spans two summers, with the Pro Bono Scholars working both at the firm and at a public interest organization during the first summer as rising 2Ls. The next summer as a rising 3L, the Pro Bono Scholars join the firm as participants in the firm’s general summer associate program. In 2018, the Pro Bono Scholars Program will be offered in their Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices. Applications available January 2-February 16, 2018.

RSVP by Friday, January 19, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/22/35429/

CWIL Study Advisory Board Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/23/35886/

Come learn about best practices in cover letter and resume preparation for Government and Public Interest employers. Even if you have already submitted your materials to employers for the Public Service Career Fair, you can bring an updated resume to your interviews.

Food will be served. RSVP by Monday, January 22, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/23/35324/

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 Monday, 1/22.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/23/35804/

Join Jones Day, Women's Law Caucus, and CSO for an interactive discussion on law firm recruiting. You will learn how summer programs are changing, what makes a successful associate, how compensation models differ, and what Jones Day looks for in summer candidates.

Firm-wide Hiring Partner, Sharyl Reisman, Houston Associate, Liz Scofield, and former 1L Summer Associate/current 2L, Domenic Frappolli, will lead the panel discussion with Professor Susan Morse moderating.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, January 22, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/23/35947/

Laura Capper, Principal CAP Resources, discusses findings from her firms’ research and publications related to Oilfield Water Management and Disposal Well Environmental Risk Management in Upstream Oil and Gas.  Topics covered include current practices in water recycling and reuse including opportunities and barriers, the root causes of induced seismic activity, potential impacts of seismicity, regional trends on wells pressuring up, regulatory changes and impacts, potential future impacts on upstream operations, plausible alternatives for SWD disposal, and mitigating practices industry can employ today.

This event if free to attend. Lunch will be provided.

RSVP required. RSVP at http://attend.com/capper2018

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/23/35705/

Join us for breakfast, Bible study, and fellowship every other Wednesday from 8-9am.

We will be doing a study called "The Gospel Goes to Work" this semester.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/24/35969/

Andrews Kurth LLP invites all 1L students to join them for breakfast in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/24/36112/

Weekly luncheon for Texas Law faculty members. Faculty Lunch will start at 11:20 a.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/24/35565/

Please join the Austin Lawyer Chapter and the University of Texas School of Law Student Chapter of the American Constitution Society for a networking happy hour at Haymaker on Wed, January 24 from 5:30-7:30pm. This event is a very valuable opportunity for members of both chapters to meet each other for the first time, reconnect, discuss career opportunities, current and recent local, state and national progressive legal issues, and much more!

Introduce a friend or colleague to ACS by inviting them to join you at this event! RSVP here: https://events.acslaw.org/rsvp?id=a0Y0f00000GB2e2&campaign=lcemails

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/24/36109/

In-House Coaching Group

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/25/36084/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/25/31505/

January meeting of the clinical faculty

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/25/35784/

The 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.

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), which is presented each Spring, will help you be a more competitive candidate and a better lawyer.

Online registration will open at noon on January 4, and close at 5 p.m. on January 12, 2018 and will be awarded on a first-come basis. Please note that 2Ls and 3Ls who attended last year may sign up for this year’s Institute.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/25/35004/

The Texas Law Alumni Association is excited to announce the return of Popcorn Break in Spring 2018! Starting January 18, 2018, 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/2018/01/25/35506/

Faculty lunch workshop on diversity and inclusion in the classroom. RSVP required by January 11, 2018.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/01/26/35785/