Events Calendar
Monday, October 1
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
Host law CIOs from top 15 law schools.
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/01/40265/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/2018/10/01/40734/TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
Join us for an open and thought-provoking discussion of what reproductive justice is and why it matters at “RJ 101.” Amanda Williams is Executive Director of The Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, a Texas-based abortion fund. She'll present about her work and the ongoing assault on women's reproductive rights in the state of Texas. Bring your questions, your ideas, and your appetite as there will be lunch for all in attendance.
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/01/41465/JON 6.207 (Susman Academic Center, The Judge William W. and Margaret R. Kilgarlin Chambers (6.207 / 6.208))
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
Rapoport Center Colloquium: Law and the Production of Inequality
"Trade, Distribution and Development under Supply Chain Capitalism"
Dan Danielsen, Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Program on the Corporation, Law and Global Society, Northeastern University
Respondent: Sharmila Rudrappa, Professor of Sociology & Director of the Center for Asian American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Our pu
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/01/38486/Tuesday, October 2
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
Host law CIOs from top 15 law schools.
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/02/40285/TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)
TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)
TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)
Wednesday, October 3
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
TNH 3.126 (Ratliff Classroom)
TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
TNH 3.129 (Atlas Seminar Room)
Thursday, October 4
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
Outlining consists of many different strategies for each law student. Come hear about how you should think about outlining and potential methods to use to attack your courses.
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/04/39145/Friday, October 5
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
TNH 2.124
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
Monday, October 8
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/2018/10/08/40735/TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
Tuesday, October 9
TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
TNH 2.124
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
Wednesday, October 10
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
TNH 2.124
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
Thursday, October 11
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
JON 5.257
TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)
TNH 3.114 (BFI Seminar Room)
TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
Please join a panel featuring upper-level first generation law students on a frank discussion of academic success. Free pizza!
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/11/41869/CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
TNH 3.142 (Walker Classroom)
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
Friday, October 12
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
Monday, October 15
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/2018/10/15/40736/TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
JON 6.207 (Susman Academic Center, The Judge William W. and Margaret R. Kilgarlin Chambers (6.207 / 6.208))
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
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, perhap
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/15/38487/Tuesday, October 16
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)
TNH 2.124
TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
Wednesday, October 17
JON 5.257
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)
Come learn about the different projects that make up Pro Bono in January.
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/17/41985/Thursday, October 18
JON 5.257
Career Services Interview Suite
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
Friday, October 19
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
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., Inne
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/10/19/41565/Saturday, October 20
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
Monday, October 22
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/TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
TNH 3.128 (Simmons Seminar Room)
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
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
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/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/TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
TNH 3.125 (Denius Classroom)
Wednesday, October 24
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
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/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/TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
TNH 3.129 (Atlas Seminar Room)
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
Thursday, October 25
JON 5.257
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
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/JON 5.257
TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)
Friday, October 26
CCJ 3.306 (Brown Teaching Courtroom)
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/JON 5.257
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/CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
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
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/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
TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
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/JON 6.207 (Susman Academic Center, The Judge William W. and Margaret R. Kilgarlin Chambers (6.207 / 6.208))
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/CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
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/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
TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)
Wednesday, October 31
TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
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/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/TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)
TNH 3.129 (Atlas Seminar Room)