Events Calendar

Beginning Monday, September 10, the Texas Law Alumni Association will kick off its 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 your week off right on behalf of the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large stations located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.319) beginning at 8:45am until it's gone, so get there early!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/15/40736/

Clark Neily of the Cato Institute will debate Professor Laurin

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/15/40906/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 1.3 for an ice cream social and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/15/41271/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/15/39685/

Professor Marc Steinberg of SMU will be the guest speaker in today's Business Law Workshop, hosted by Jens Dammann, Mira Ganor and James Spindler.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/15/41068/

Rapoport Center Colloquium: Law and the Production of Inequality

Our public debates are increasingly centered on the question of socio-economic inequality – its increase, its economic and political consequences, its importance to the present and its likely future. Inequality may well be at the root of many of the human rights violations in the world today. Our Fall 2018 speaker series will explore the role of law (including, perhaps, human rights law) in the production of inequality, and the role of law (including, of course, human rights law) in responding to inequality. The Colloquium presents an interdisciplinary group of scholars who focus their investigations on the ways in which various legal regimes create, reinforce, and/or ameliorate patterns of structural inequality, locally and globally.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/15/38487/

Norton Rose will come to give a presentation about IP law and the firm to IPLS students

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/16/42025/

Power Lunch Series featuring Mandy Price, Co-Founder and CEO of Kanarys, Inc.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/16/38845/

Practicing attorneys will share valuable advice, along with exciting experiences, they have gained through work in the government sector.

Panelists include Dan Guess, ’93, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Supervising Attorney for the Austin Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas; Caroline Webster, ’94, Assistant City Attorney, Open Government / Ethics & Compliance Division, City of Austin; Daniel Walker, ’09, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Medicaid Fraud Division, Office of the Texas Attorney General; and Meghan Kempf, Policy Counsel, Texas Health and Human Services Commission Legal Services. Moderated by Clinical Professor Lucy Wood, Director of Government Internship Program at Texas Law.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, October 15, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/16/39287/

Join Texas Law ACS and CHLSA for an overview on the current state of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) litigation with MALDEF attorney Alejandra Avila. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/16/42085/

Students will work on expunction files.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/16/41026/

This training will include NCJFCJ trainers and judges from around the country. 14 total

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/17/40388/

CHLSA's Annual Fajita Fiesta

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/17/41586/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/17/39933/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 1.4 for an ice cream social and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/17/41231/

Come learn about the different projects that students will participate in during Pro Bono in January 2019.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/17/41985/

This meeting will include NCJFCJ trainers and judges from around the country.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/18/40389/

Sign up for a one-on-one informational interview with a United States Air Force JAG Representative to learn more about the program and its application procedure.

RSVP by Wednesday, October 17, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/18/42265/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/18/38665/

Representatives from dozens of public interest organizations and government agencies will be on hand to answer questions about what they do. Find out about volunteer opportunities, summer internships, and paid positions with a variety of nonprofits, legal services providers, and government agencies. All Texas Law students are encouraged to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/18/39325/

This lunch is a chance for students to meet with energy lawyers.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/18/42188/

Don't let stress get the better of you. Come hear about stress management techniques and suggestions for continuing to thrive in your 1L year. Joint effort of the Student Affairs Office and the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center.

Lunch provided by Bracewell LLP!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/18/40245/

Reception with Domestic Violence and Immigration Clinics and the NCJFCJ Continuing Judicial Skills Training

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/18/40246/

NCJFCJ Continuing Judicial Skills Training Family Law & Immigration. This meeting will include NCJFCJ trainers and judges from around the country. DVC and Immigration Clinic faculty will participate.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/19/40405/

A new report by UT researchers has identified a wave of gentrification sweeping through Austin neighborhoods, hitting low-income African-American and Hispanic renters the hardest. Come learn about three case studies the researchers developed to help inform what it will take for Austin to address these disturbing trends. The presenters will share information about anti-displacement policies utilized in Columbia Heights in Washington, D.C., Inner North/Northeast neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon, and Guadalupe neighborhood in Austin—along with key takeaways for Austin. Lunch will be included.

Panelists:

Heather K. Way, Clinical Professor The University of Texas School of Law

Nicholas Armstrong, Graduate Student Community and Regional Planning Program, The University of Texas at Austin

Benjamin Martin, Graduate Student Community and Regional Planning Program, The University of Texas at Austin

Moderator:

Jake Wegmann, Assistant Professor Community and Regional Planning Program, The University of Texas at Austin

Lunch Series Co-Sponsors:

The Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis

RGK Center for Philanthropy & Community Service, LBJ School of Public Affairs

The Longhorn Center for Community Engagement

The Graduate Program in Community & Regional Planning

School of Nursing Center for Transdisciplinary Collaborative Research in Self-Management Science

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/19/41565/

An annual law school event hosted by the Student Bar Association. Students can purchase tickets the week before the event in the Atrium. The purpose of Ex Parte is to encourage community and friendship among the student body.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/19/40847/

The Intramural Transactional LawMeet Competition is a transactional “moot court” experience involving drafting and negotiation between students. Attorneys will act as 'judges' during the competition and a reception will follow announcing winners.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/20/40965/

Beginning Monday, September 10, the Texas Law Alumni Association will kick off its 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 your week off right on behalf of the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large stations located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.319) beginning at 8:45am until it's gone, so get there early!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/22/40737/

Introduce the value of the Mentoring Program to all new 1L students. Provide insight from mentors who have been a part of the Mentoring Program and all the incredible lessons and experiences it has to offer to a 1L student.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/22/39406/

Larry Sager, "An Upside Down Masterpiece"

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/22/40627/

Professor Postlewaite, a tax scholar at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, will explain the benefits of pursuing a LLM Tax degree after earning a juris doctor and how it can assist you with building a tax law career. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Friday, October 19, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/22/41805/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/22/39705/

Come learn about the projects students will participate in during Pro Bono in January 2019.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/22/41986/

On October 23rd and 24th, the Strauss Center will host its second cybersecurity training session for legal and policy professionals. The event is a customized workshop led by Professor Matt Tait, introducing an array of core technical concepts for non-technical professionals interested in cybersecurity issues. This event is by invitation only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/23/42128/

Jackson Walker LLP invites all 2L and 3L students to join them for breakfast tacos in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. Be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/23/42306/

Pro Bono Scholars and PB in J Leadership Team members will be available to talk about how to get involved in pro bono at Texas Law and answers all your questions about the 2019 Pro Bono in January Winter Service Trip.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/23/42225/

Power Lunch Series featuring Karen Popp, Partner and Global Co-Chair, White Collar & Compliance Group at Sidley Austin LLP.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/23/38846/

The Peggy Browning Fund, whose mission is to educate and inspire the next generation of law students to become advocates for workplace justice, is conducting a regional workshop about labor law and the career paths available. Moderated by Bill Beardall from the Equal Justice Center and Texas Law Clinical Professor and Director. Panelists include Sophie Elsner, PBF '15, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid; Phillip Melton, PBF '18; Jacqueline Odum, PBF '18; and Glenda Pittman, Glenda Pittman & Associates, P.C.

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/23/40005/

Evan Young, Professor Vladeck, Jane Webre, and Scott Keller will discuss the 5th Circuit

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/23/40886/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 4.1 for an ice cream social and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/23/41272/

On October 23rd and 24th, the Strauss Center will host its second cybersecurity training session for legal and policy professionals. The event is a customized workshop led by Professor Matt Tait, introducing an array of core technical concepts for non-technical professionals interested in cybersecurity issues. This event is by invitation only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/42112/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/39934/

One of the principal career decisions law students face is choosing between a career in litigation or transactional law. Law school academia often leans toward litigation, so V&E practitioners in litigation and transactional practices will provide substantive overviews of the two broad areas of practice. The panel discussion will include insights on the nature of work involved, pros and cons associated with a career in each area of law, and advice on steps students can take to determine which path is right for them.

RSVP to Amber Carter at acarter@velaw.com by Friday, October 19th Please include your full name, email address and expected graduation year.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/42245/

The U.S. government separated more than 2,000 migrant children from their parents in the spring and summer of 2018. Millions of Americans were outraged. Thousands of lawyers from diverse practice backgrounds have turned that outrage into action, delivering pro bono legal services to separated parents and children. Learn about how the Austin legal community responded to the family separation crisis at the Mithoff Program’s annual Pro Bono Luncheon. • Elizabeth Pearsall Lippincott ‘94, Senior Strategist, Vianovo • Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch ‘08, Founder, Lincoln-Goldfinch Law • Whitney Drake ’14, Staff Attorney, American Gateways

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/42286/

One of the principal career decisions law students face is choosing between a career in litigation or transactional law. Law school academia often leans toward litigation, so V&E practitioners in litigation and transactional practices will provide substantive overviews of the two broad areas of practice.The panel discussion will include insights on the nature of work involved, pros and cons associated with a career in each area of law, and advice on steps students can take to determine which path is right for them.

Co-hosted by the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society. All 1Ls welcome. RSVP to Amber Carter at acarter@velaw.com. Please include your full name, email address and expected graduation year.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/42525/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/40506/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/40527/

The student-run Action Committee for Career Services will be hosting a Mock Networking Reception for Texas Law students to practice the art of networking. This fun and informal event will simulate an actual networking reception in order to best prepare you for real-world scenarios such as the upcoming Texas Talks: Careers in Law, employer receptions and open houses during the Winter Break, and more. You will have the chance to practice your networking skills with your fellow students and asks questions of faculty, career counselors, and upperclassman about reception etiquette, networking tips, and more. Space is limited!

Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Tuesday, October 23, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/42028/

TBA

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/42148/

TMLS Bi-Weekly General Body Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/42526/

WLC members are invited to join together and socialize over breakfast. This is a casual, come-and-go event; no speakers will be in attendance.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/25/42485/

meeting of the clinical faculty

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/25/39785/

Introduce the value of the Mentoring Program to all new 1L students. Provide insight from mentors who have been a part of the Mentoring Program and all the incredible lessons and experiences it has to offer to a 1L student.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/25/39845/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/25/41485/

Thompson & Knight LLP invites all 2L & 3L students to join them for a lunch snack in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Thursday, October 25, 2018. Be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/25/42327/

Students will have the opportunity to meet with attorneys from Shearman & Sterling

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/25/42445/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 3.4 for an ice cream social and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/25/41273/

Texas Law Fellowships will be hosting it's annual Fall Auction on Thursday, October 25th. The Auction will have both a live auction and a silent auction, featuring items and experiences donated by Texas Law faculty and staff, as well as by community organizations and businesses. TLF is a student-run 501(c)3 non-profit organization housed at the law school. TLF engages in fundraising activities throughout the year in support of the fellowships to be awarded to Texas Law students that will be spending their summers in unpaid public interest jobs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/25/41305/

We experience conflict every day, whether at work, home or interacting with the public. This class will provide an opportunity to reflect on and better understand your own personal conflict style, as well as how to recognize conflict dynamics in others. Effectively managing your conflict dynamics, and understanding the responses of others, can help maintain productive relationships, shorten the length of the conflict, and reduce stress associated with the conflict.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/42187/

On October 26, 2018, Roderick Wetsel, a recognized leader in energy law and a former adjunct professor at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, will teach a master class on global perspectives on wind law. Mr. Wetsel is a founding partner at the firm of Wetsel, Carmichael & Allen, L.L.P. in Sweetwater, Texas, where he has practiced law for 36 years. He received his J.D. from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 1977. Mr. Wetsel taught Wind Law at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where he served as as adjunct professor from 2012-2018. In 2011, Mr. Wetsel co-authored the first treatise on Texas Wind Law with Professor Ernest Smith, Steven DeWolf, and Becky Diffen. He is a frequent speaker on wind energy issues throughout the United States.

Attendance is limited to students at The University of Texas at Austin.

RSVP required. RSVP link coming soon.

Schedule 10:45 am-12:00 pm: Session 1 12:00-12:30 pm: Break for lunch 12:30-1:45 pm: Session 2

Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/38805/

Meeting of the State Bar Family Law Task Force Protective Order Best Practices Committee

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/41010/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/38424/

Texas' population could nearly double by the year 2050. In the context of extreme weather events, which will bring more floods, more droughts, and more heat, how do we prepare? How do we ensure our state’s resources can support the demands for urbanization, water, transportation options, energy? More importantly, how do we do so equitably and effectively, and ensuring respect for our ecosystem services? Our grand challenge is to make room for academic research that is informed by real world needs, and for real world solutions informed by academic research. Join us for a conversation on these questions and more, as we discuss how to build resilient and equitable communities over the next 30 years.

PANELISTS: · Michael H. Young, PhD, Senior Research Scientist and Associate Director for Environment Division, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences · Nicole Joslin, AIA, LEED AP, Executive Director, Austin Design and Development Center · Marla Torrado, PhD, Program Coordinator, Austin Design and Development Center · Marc Coudert, Environmental Program Manager, City of Austin Office of Sustainability · Celine Rendon, Summer 2018 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Fellow, City of Austin Office of Sustainability and UT Student in the Environmental Science - Geography MODERATOR: Lourdes J Rodríguez , DrPH, Director, Center for Place-Based Initiatives Associate Professor, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/42185/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 3.3 for a pizza lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/41232/

Join the Jewish Legal Society for an evening of free & delicious (kosher) food with fellow Jewish law students, grad students, and some of your favorite Jewish professors. All are welcome, but you we need to you to RSVP!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/42427/

Parents of current law students are invited to get a taste of their children's experience!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/27/38945/

The judges for the Duberstein Moot Court Competition team will hear oral arguments from students trying out for the team.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/27/40145/