Events Calendar

Now viewing: October 21–November 3, 2018

Monday, October 22

8:45am9:45am
Townes Hall Morning Coffee

Outside the 1L Classrooms

Free Coffee every Monday morning on behalf of the Texas Law Alumni Association!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/22/40737/
11:30am1:30pm
11:30am1:00pm
Drawing Board Luncheon - Larry Sager

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
12:00pm1:00pm
3:45pm5:45pm
IPST Workshop: Jeanne Fromer, “Claiming Design" (co-author with Mark P. McKenna)
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/22/39705/
6:00pm7:30pm
Pro Bono in January Info Session II

TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)

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

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/22/41986/

Tuesday, October 23

8:00am6:00pm
Cybersecurity Bootcamp 2.0 -- Day 1

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
8:30am10:30am
Jackson Walker LLP Meet & Greet

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/23/42306/
11:00am2:00pm
Celebrate Pro Bono Week Tabling

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/23/42225/
11:45am1:15pm
11:45am12:45pm
11:45am1:00pm
5th Circuit Panel

TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
3:30pm4:30pm
Dean's Meeting Section 4.1

TNH 3.125 (Denius Classroom)

Wednesday, October 24

8:00am6:00pm
11:30am1:30pm
Faculty Lunch
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/39934/
11:30am1:00pm
Choosing Your Path: Litigation or Transactional Panel

TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)

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

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/42245/
11:45am1:00pm
Turning Outrage Into Action: The Pro Bono Response to Family Separation

TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)

Learn about how the Austin legal community responded to the family separation crisis at the Mithoff Program’s annual Pro Bono Luncheon.

RSVP at https://pbweek2018.eventbrite.com

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/42286/
3:45pm5:30pm
3:45pm5:30pm
Law and Philosophy Workshop - Mitchell Berman // Univ. of Pennsylvania Law School
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/24/40527/
4:00pm5:30pm
Mock Networking Reception

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
4:00pm5:30pm
Mock Networking Reception

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
5:45pm8:00pm
TMLS General Body Meeting

TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)

Thursday, October 25

11:30am1:00pm
11:30am1:30pm
11:30am1:00pm
Job Talk
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/25/41485/
11:30am1:30pm
Thompson & Knight LLP Meet & Greet

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/25/42327/
3:30pm4:30pm
Dean's Meeting Section 3.4

TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)
7:00pm10:00pm

Friday, October 26

8:30am12:00pm
Understanding & Managing Conflict Dynamics

CCJ 3.306 (Brown Teaching Courtroom)
10:45am1:45pm
Master Class: Global Perspectives on Wind Law

TNH 3.125 (Denius Classroom)

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. M

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/38805/
11:30am1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium - Justin Driver /// University of Chicago
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/38424/
12:00pm1:30pm
The Planet Texas 2050 Grand Challenge: Making Texas Resilient For All

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)

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?

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/42185/
1:00pm2:00pm
7:00pm10:00pm
Jewish Legal Society's Fall Shabbat Dinner

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)

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 we need you to RSVP!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/26/42427/

Saturday, October 27

8:00am1:00pm
Family Weekend 2018

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

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

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/27/38945/
1:00pm8:00pm
Oral Arguments, Duberstein Moot Court Competition Team Selection

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

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

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/27/40145/

Monday, October 29

8:30am5:00pm
St. Gallen University

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
8:45am9:45am
Townes Hall Morning Coffee

Outside the 1L Classrooms

Free Coffee every Monday morning on behalf of the Texas Law Alumni Association!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/29/40738/
11:30am1:00pm
Job Talk
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/29/41466/
3:45pm5:45pm
Business Law Seminar - Davidoff Solomon

JON 6.207 (Susman Academic Center, The Judge William W. and Margaret R. Kilgarlin Chambers (6.207 / 6.208))
4:00pm6:00pm
Inequality and the Elite Origins of Democracy

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)

Rapoport Center Colloquium: Law and the Production of Inequality - Michael Albertus presents "Inequality and the Elite Origins of Democracy"

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/29/38466/
6:00pm7:30pm
St. Gallen's Dean's Reception

CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
6:00pm9:00pm
First Generation Student Society - Dinner and Networking Event

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

First generation student dinner co-sponsored by Latham Watkins.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/29/42045/
6:00pm9:00pm
First-Generation Law Students Dinner & Networking Event

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Dinner and networking event for first-generation law students and Austin-area attorneys featuring Latham & Watkins partner (and Texas Law alum) Cary Hyden as keynote speaker

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/29/42406/

Tuesday, October 30

8:30am5:00pm
St. Gallen University

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
11:45am1:45pm
12:00pm1:00pm
Carter Phillips Lunch Talk

TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)

Wednesday, October 31

8:30am5:00pm
St. Gallen University

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
11:30am1:30pm
Faculty Lunch
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/31/39935/
11:30am1:00pm
Halloween Party

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
11:30am2:00pm
SBOT Litigation Section Legal Legends Reception & Induction - Jim Harrington

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

The Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas will be honoring Jim Harrington with a Legal Legends induction ceremony to be held in the Eidman Courtroom at 12:15 on Wednesday, October 31st. Reception style lunch will be served beforehand (11:30 a.m.) in the Jamail Pavilion. Students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/31/42205/
11:45am12:45pm
Working Together Towards Justice: A QnA with the Travis County DA and The APD

TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)

Join the AJCL in a Q&A with Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore, Austin Police Department’s Chief Brian Manley, and the Travis County DA’s Office’s Director of the Civil Rights Unit Dexter Gilford for discussion on the unique relationship between police officers and prosecutors. Topics to include how the different organizations enact justice in complicated situations, maintaining good relations, and handling significant media

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/31/42465/

Thursday, November 1

8:30am5:00pm
St. Gallen University

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
10:30am1:00pm
11:30am1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium - Bob Ellickson // Yale
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/01/38685/
11:30am1:15pm
11:45am1:00pm
11:45am12:45pm

Friday, November 2

8:15am11:30am
SBA Tacos & Coffee

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Break in the finals season with Torchy's Tacos and Houndstooth Coffee! Food is provided courtesy of Sidley Austin LLP.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/02/41885/
8:30am5:00pm
St. Gallen University

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
1:00pm2:30pm
First Mondays Podcast LIVE in Austin

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

Join Dan Epps and Ian Samuel for a live recording of their podcast about the Supreme Court. More at http://www.firstmondays.fm/about/ and @FirstMondaysFM.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/02/42605/
2:30pm3:30pm
A Conversation with Judge Bennett

JON 5.206 (Susman Academic Center, Bryan and Michelle Goolsby Conference Suite (5.206 / 5.207))

Saturday, November 3

8:00am1:00pm
St. Gallen University - Final Exam

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)