Events Calendar

TBLS breakfast Tacos

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/19/37544/

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/2018/03/19/35713/

Please join the Asian Law Student Association, the Federalist Society, and the American Constitutional Society, as we welcome The Slants to Texas Law!

The Slants are well known in legal circles due to their battle with the United States Trademark Office, which went before the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Matal v. Tam, and was decided unanimously in their favor.

The Slants will perform and discuss their experiences. All are welcome!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/19/37204/

On Monday, March 19, 2018, the Robert Strauss Center welcomes Dr. Diane Howard, Assistant Professor of Commercial Space Operations at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, for a discussion on the law, security, and technology policy issues arising from steadily increasing space traffic. This talk, free and open to the public, will take place at the Texas Law School in the Sheffield-Massey Room, TNH 2.111.

Dr. Diane Howard is Assistant Professor in the Commercial Space Operations program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida USA. She is responsible for curriculum development and teaching space law and policy courses that are core to the program. Diane first became involved in space initiatives in 2004, participating in citizen lobbying efforts to facilitate the passing of the Commercial Space Law Amendments Act of 2004, a critical piece of US legislation that has made possible the development of innovative technologies and a burgeoning commercial space transportation industry.

Dr. Howard has retained her interest in commercial space issues. After working as a staff attorney in the Florida Appellate courts for a number of years, she took the decision to specialize in space law and attended McGill University’s Institute of Air and Space Law. Her LLM thesis centered upon private space law issues and her doctoral work focused upon effective spaceport regulation.

Diane serves as Executive Secretary of the International Institute of Space Law and participates in numerous legal projects, both domestically (within the US) and internationally. She works with COMSTAC Working Groups when invited. The US Department of State named her a private sector advisor and subject matter expert in Expert Group D of the UN COPUOS STSC Long Term Sustainability of Space Activities Working Group, hoping to soon conclude its work. Dr. Howard was legal lead for the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety Suborbital Safety (IAASS) Technical Committee, which recently finalized its guidelines. She continues to publish her research and speaks at space conferences and events throughout the world. In addition to the IISL and the IAASS, Diane is a member of the AIAA and the Florida Bar.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/19/37604/

Clinical faculty, staff and students will be on hand to discuss Texas Law's clinical program. Lunch provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/20/33564/

This workshop series is designed to help students develop the skills necessary to do well on the essay portion of the bar exam. Students will write essays and receive individualized feedback during each of the four week sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/20/35925/

Jack Balagia, retired general counsel of ExxonMobil. will be discussing careers in Energy Law.

This event is sponsored by the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law & Business as part of their ongoing Distinguished Lecturer Series. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/20/37104/

The State Bar of Texas Tax Section will present a discussion about various career opportunities in the area of tax law. Panelists include Nancy Prosser ‘93, General Counsel for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; Patrick O'Daniel, '92, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright; Rhonda Brink ‘74, Brink Bennett Flaherty Golden; Mandi Matlock ‘00, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid; and Brooke Laurie, IRS Office of Chief Counsel. Moderated by Christi Mondrik, '01, Mondrik & Associates and Amanda Traphagan ‘08, Seay & Traphagan.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, March 19, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/20/36564/

Early Registration for Fall 2018 begins on Monday, March 26. This optional session will review how the Early Registration system works and considerations in ranking courses within the system. The session will repeat on Thursday, 3/22 at 3:30 pm in TNH 2.140.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/20/37285/

Baker Botts will be hosting an evening crash course in M&A. They will be serving dinner both nights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/20/37264/

Join If/When/How Texas Law and Texas Law ACS for a screening of the documentary "Trapped" and learn about the fight for reproductive rights that culminated in the 2016 U.S. Supreme Court case Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt.

Dinner will be provided!

Since 2010, 288 TRAP (Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers) laws have been passed by conservative state legislatures. Unable to comply with these far-reaching and medically unnecessary measures, clinics have taken their fight to the courts. "Trapped" follows the struggles of the clinic workers and lawyers who are on the front lines of a battle to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/20/37524/

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/2018/03/21/35991/

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

In-House Coaching Group

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/21/35646/

In-House Coaching Group

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/21/37564/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/21/35545/

Baker Botts will be hosting an evening crash course in M&A. They will be serving dinner both nights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/21/37265/

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

In-House Coaching Group

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/22/36306/

In-House Coaching Group

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/22/37565/

Attorneys will discuss their energy law practice over lunch with TJOGEL members.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/22/34868/

Paul Hastings LLP 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 Thursday, March 22, 2018. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/22/35624/

WLC invites members to join us for a conversation and lunch with Akin Gump attorneys. Also in attendance will be our special guest, Kim Koopersmith, who is the chairperson for Akin Gump.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/22/35224/

Learn about the pathways to becoming a public defender and what the job entails. Panelists include Trudy Strassburger, Capital Area Private Defender Service; Carlotta Lepingwell and Natalie Corvington, Office of Capital and Forensic Writs. Moderated by Prof. Chris Roberts.

Lunch will be served. RSVP online by Wednesday, March 21. Part of the Texas Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared for Practice.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/22/35644/

The Texas Federalist Society presents a talk by Texas Law alum, Judge Royce Lamberth of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals! He will be speaking about his judicial career, including his time as Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

Jimmy John's will be served!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/22/37744/

This workshop series is designed to help students develop the skills necessary to do well on the essay portion of the bar exam. Students will write essays and receive individualized feedback during each of the four week sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/22/35926/

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/2018/03/22/35514/

Early Registration for Fall 2018 begins on Monday, March 26. This optional session will review how the Early Registration system works and considerations in ranking courses within the system.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/22/37784/

Join us for a screening of the documentary UNTOUCHABLE, followed by a discussion with David Feige, Director, & Josh Gravens, Executive Director, Organize Justice. Dinner provided. http://www.untouchablefilm.com/

RSVP at untouchablescreening.eventbrite.com

Co-sponsored by the Reentry Roundtable

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/22/36504/

TELJ's 2018 Symposium

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/23/33287/

Clinical faculty teaching workshop

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/23/37704/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/23/33825/

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/2018/03/26/35714/

The Spring Pledge Drive is Texas Law Fellowships's biggest fundraising event. During this week of March, TLF raises money from around the UT community to help fund and award TLF fellowships to Texas Law students. Students donate so their peers can work in public service over summer. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations. During Pledge Drive, anyone who donates over $30 during Pledge Drive can vote for fellowship candidates. Pledge Drive is also your best chance to get TLF merchandise!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/26/36684/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/26/36566/

Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession: ABA Findings on LGBT+ Lawyers and Lawyers with Disabilities

11:45 am -1:15 pm, lunch provided

Join us for a talk followed by discussion with Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.

In 2017, the American Bar Association launched a first-of-its kind nationwide longitudinal study, conducted by the Burton Blatt Institute, to identify biases encountered by disabled and LGBT+ lawyers in the legal profession, and to help develop and implement strategies to ameliorate such biases. This talk presents preliminary findings from this national study, based on responses from 1,000 lawyers across the United States. The initial findings suggest the need for continuing efforts to promote the full and equal participation of all diverse persons, including lawyers with disabilities and who are LGBT+, in the legal profession.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration required. Please RSVP here to reserve your spot and lunch.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/26/36724/

North Star Consultants of Texas is one of the largest independent and privately-held financial firms in the country – we’ve been doing presentations in Texas for over 15 years now specifically geared towards Young Lawyers and have spoken for numerous groups around the state including: the Young Lawyer’s Association, St. Mary’s Law School, and The Austin Bar Association, just to name a few. The theme of the talk is “What it means to be Financially Healthy” as a Law Student transitioning into the Practicing world. Some of the topics we discuss:

· Balancing paying down student loans and saving · Home buying Basics · Risk management – protecting yourself, your practice, and your family · Investing Basics · Company Benefits Review · Asset Protection Strategies

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/26/37864/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza (and any possible combination of the three) will be in the Atrium all week to advise you on course selection for Fall 2018. Monday, 3/26: 2-4pm Tuesday, 3/27: 1-2:30pm Wednesday, 3/28 12-1:30pm Thursday, 3/29: 10-11:30am Friday, 3/30: 10-11am Stop by with your questions! Can't make it? You are always welcome in our offices - drop by or email questions to Brandi Welch at bwelch@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/26/38024/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/26/36884/

The Spring Pledge Drive is Texas Law Fellowships's biggest fundraising event. During this week of March, TLF raises money from around the UT community to help fund and award TLF fellowships to Texas Law students. Students donate so their peers can work in public service over summer. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations. During Pledge Drive, anyone who donates over $30 during Pledge Drive can vote for fellowship candidates. Pledge Drive is also your best chance to get TLF merchandise!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/27/37085/

Spring Meeting for the Student Steering Committee

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/27/37684/

Learn about the pathways to becoming a prosecutor at the state or federal level. Panelists include Mindy Montford, ’95, First Assistant District Attorney, Travis County District Attorney’s Office; Jeremy Sylestine, Assistant District Attorney, Travis County District Attorney’s Office and Adjunct Professor, Texas Law Prosecution Internship; Sharon Pierce, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas; and Lisa Tanner, Division Chief of the Criminal Prosecutions Division, Texas Attorney General’s Office. Moderated by Rob Kepple, Executive Director of the Texas District and County Attorney’s Association and Adjunct Professor, Texas Law Prosecution Internship.

Lunch will be served after the program. RSVP online by Monday, March 26. Part of the Texas Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared for Practice.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/27/35546/

CHLSA will be selling chicken and beef fajitas today in the Atrium from 11:45am - 2:00pm. You can purchase 2 fajitas for $7 or 3 fajitas for $9 (all purchases include beans and rice).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/27/37824/

Join Texas Law ACS, CHLSA and PILA for a lunch talk featuring Andre Segura, the Legal Director of the ACLU of Texas. Mr. Segura will discuss state and local immigration enforcement under the Obama and Trump administrations. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/27/37844/

In 1965, three years before Mauritius achieved independence, the British separated the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, from the rest of its colony. Mauritius claims this separation was in breach of UN resolution 1514, passed in 1960, which banned the breakup of colonies before independence. A few years later, the British forcibly removed the inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago from their homeland to make way for construction of a U.S. military base on the island of Diego Garcia.

The Chagossians have been engaged in litigation for decades over proper compensation for their removal as well as the right to return to the islands. Their cases have been heard in sites including British and U.S. courts, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. In 2017, the UN General Assembly voted to request an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICJ will review core questions of sovereignty (both the UK and Mauritius claim the islands as their own), as well as wider issues of decolonization and the exercise of the right to self-determination.

Robin Mardemootoo, who holds an LLM from Texas Law, will speak about his involvement in the Chagos Island case. He has litigated in the UK, the US, and now before the ICJ. He is coordinating the crossborder litigation.

Lunch will be provided!

Co-sponsored by the Institute for Transnational Law and the Human Rights Law Society

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/27/37964/

This workshop series is designed to help students develop the skills necessary to do well on the essay portion of the bar exam. Students will write essays and receive individualized feedback during each of the four week sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/27/35927/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza (and any possible combination of the three) will be in the Atrium all week to advise you on course selection for Fall 2018.

Tuesday, 3/27: 1-2:30pm Wednesday, 3/28 12-1:30pm Thursday, 3/29: 10-11:30am Friday, 3/30: 10-11am Stop by with your questions! Can't make it? You are always welcome in our offices - drop by or email questions to Brandi Welch at bwelch@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/27/38044/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/27/37984/

The Spring Pledge Drive is Texas Law Fellowships's biggest fundraising event. During this week of March, TLF raises money from around the UT community to help fund and award TLF fellowships to Texas Law students. Students donate so their peers can work in public service over summer. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations. During Pledge Drive, anyone who donates over $30 during Pledge Drive can vote for fellowship candidates. Pledge Drive is also your best chance to get TLF merchandise!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/28/37086/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/28/35572/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza (and any possible combination of the three) will be in the Atrium all week to advise you on course selection for Fall 2018.

Wednesday, 3/28 12-1:30pm Thursday, 3/29: 10-11:30am Friday, 3/30: 10-11am Stop by with your questions! Can't make it? You are always welcome in our offices - drop by or email questions to Brandi Welch at bwelch@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/28/38045/

The Spring Pledge Drive is Texas Law Fellowships's biggest fundraising event. During this week of March, TLF raises money from around the UT community to help fund and award TLF fellowships to Texas Law students. Students donate so their peers can work in public service over summer. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations. During Pledge Drive, anyone who donates over $30 during Pledge Drive can vote for fellowship candidates. Pledge Drive is also your best chance to get TLF merchandise!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/37087/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza (and any possible combination of the three) will be in the Atrium all week to advise you on course selection for Fall 2018.

Thursday, 3/29: 10-11:30am Friday, 3/30: 10-11am Stop by with your questions! Can't make it? You are always welcome in our offices - drop by or email questions to Brandi Welch at bwelch@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/38025/

Practice for upcoming webinar

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/38004/

The tabling session will provide an opportunity for 1Ls to learn about each of the Law School's student-run journals in one place and time.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/37484/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/31486/

Attorneys will discuss their energy law practice over lunch with TJOGEL members.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/34869/

Recent recipients of public interest postgraduate fellowships will discuss tips and strategies on how you can secure sponsorship and funding. Lunch will be served.

RSVP by Wednesday, March 28, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/36824/

This workshop series is designed to help students develop the skills necessary to do well on the essay portion of the bar exam. Students will write essays and receive individualized feedback during each of the four week sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/35928/

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/2018/03/29/35515/

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, together with Harvard Law School’s Institute for Global Law & Policy and The Program on the Corporation, Law and Global Society at Northeastern University School of Law, will host the following event: "The Role of Law in the Production of Inequality: Historical and Ethnographic Perspectives," on March 29, 2018, 4:00-7:00pm, at the University of Texas School of Law. James Ferguson (Stanford University) and Walter Johnson (Harvard University) will each give talks (titles provided below), followed by scholarly commentary and a conversation with the audience. A reception will follow. Please register!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/34944/

Join ACS as we welcome Professor Pam Karlan of Stanford Law School for an afternoon discussion about voting rights in the United States. ACS Faculty Advisor Professor Joseph Fishkin will join Professor Karlan in conversation, with time for Q&A from students afterwards. Coffee & snacks will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/37926/

We’ve got proof that your J.D. can be used in many ways other than the traditional practice of law! The Career Services Office invites Texas Law students and alumni/friends for an evening of meaningful discussion and relationship building with like-minded individuals who know the value of venturing outside the box. We’ll be meeting at The Refinery, a creative coworking space in the heart of Downtown Austin.

The Refinery | 612 Brazos Street, Austin, TX

Mix & Mingle 5:30-6:00 p.m. | Cluster Conversations 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Dress is business casual. RSVP by Wedbesday, March 28, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/29/37724/

The symposium will include three panels and one keynote. The three panels are: Leadership in the Latino/a Community, Uniting Legal Forces in the Fight Against SB4, and MALDEF DACA Panel. The Keynote speaker will be Julian Castro.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/30/36387/

The Spring Pledge Drive is Texas Law Fellowships's biggest fundraising event. During this week of March, TLF raises money from around the UT community to help fund and award TLF fellowships to Texas Law students. Students donate so their peers can work in public service over summer. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations. During Pledge Drive, anyone who donates over $30 during Pledge Drive can vote for fellowship candidates. Pledge Drive is also your best chance to get TLF merchandise!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/30/37088/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza (and any possible combination of the three) will be in the Atrium all week to advise you on course selection for Fall 2018.

Friday, 3/30: 10-11am Stop by with your questions! Can't make it? You are always welcome in our offices - drop by or email questions to Brandi Welch at bwelch@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/30/38026/

Brandon Garrett discussing his new book, “End of its Rope: How Killing the Death Penalty Can Revive Criminal Justice”

http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674970991

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/03/30/31944/