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6 January 7
  1. 8:00am 2019-01-07T17:00-06:00
    40 Hour Basic Mediation training

    This intensive five-day program is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate a variety of everyday disputes. This course emphasizes the importance of practical experience in becoming an effective mediator. During frequent role-plays, each participant will mediate a variety of disputes with expert feedback.

    This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. This course also meets the Texas Mediator Trainers Roundtable's requirements.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/07/43085/

January 8
  1. 8:00am 2019-01-08T17:00-06:00
    40 Hour Basic Mediation training

    This intensive five-day program is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate a variety of everyday disputes. This course emphasizes the importance of practical experience in becoming an effective mediator. During frequent role-plays, each participant will mediate a variety of disputes with expert feedback.

    This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. This course also meets the Texas Mediator Trainers Roundtable's requirements.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/08/43499/

January 9
  1. 8:00am 2019-01-09T17:00-06:00
    40 Hour Basic Mediation training

    This intensive five-day program is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate a variety of everyday disputes. This course emphasizes the importance of practical experience in becoming an effective mediator. During frequent role-plays, each participant will mediate a variety of disputes with expert feedback.

    This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. This course also meets the Texas Mediator Trainers Roundtable's requirements.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/09/43500/

  2. 11:30am 2019-01-09T13:30-06:00
    Faculty Lunch

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

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/09/43485/

January 10
  1. 8:00am 2019-01-10T17:00-06:00
    40 Hour Basic Mediation training

    This intensive five-day program is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate a variety of everyday disputes. This course emphasizes the importance of practical experience in becoming an effective mediator. During frequent role-plays, each participant will mediate a variety of disputes with expert feedback.

    This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. This course also meets the Texas Mediator Trainers Roundtable's requirements.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/10/43501/

  2. 8:00am 2019-01-10T17:00-06:00
    Cyber 9/12 Challenge for Judges Only

    Cyber 9/12 Challenge: Break room for Judges Only

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/10/43627/

  3. 8:15am 2019-01-10T16:15-06:00
    Cyber 9/12 Challenge

    We are excited to announce that the Robert Strauss Center at The University of Texas at Austin is partnering with the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative to host a “regional” round of the Atlantic Council’s renowned cybersecurity policy competition. This stand-alone event will take place at the University of Texas School of Law on January 10th and 11th, with up to 20 teams vying for a title that includes not just bragging rights but also a cash prize for the top three teams (not to mention a deeply-enriching learning experience for all participants). Included in the two-day event will be a keynote speaker, as well as opportunities for professional development.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/10/43625/

January 11
  1. CANCELED
    Trial Academy

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

    This is a duplicate request since I left off the room information off the other request. I apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/11/40929/

  2. CANCELED
    Trial Academy

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

    Trial Academy is being coordinated with Dirk Jordan. More details TBD. Media needs to be determined. Food service TBD.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/11/40945/

  3. 8:00am 2019-01-11T17:00-06:00
    40 Hour Basic Mediation training

    This intensive five-day program is designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate a variety of everyday disputes. This course emphasizes the importance of practical experience in becoming an effective mediator. During frequent role-plays, each participant will mediate a variety of disputes with expert feedback.

    This course is designed to satisfy the 40 classroom hours of training required to mediate court-referred disputes as indicated in the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act § 154.052, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. This course also meets the Texas Mediator Trainers Roundtable's requirements.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/11/43502/

  4. 8:00am 2019-01-11T17:00-06:00
    Cyber 9/12 Challenge for Judges Only

    Cyber 9/12 Challenge: Break room for Judges Only

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/11/43691/

  5. 8:15am 2019-01-11T16:15-06:00
    Cyber 9/12 Challenge

    We are excited to announce that the Robert Strauss Center at The University of Texas at Austin is partnering with the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative to host a “regional” round of the Atlantic Council’s renowned cybersecurity policy competition. This stand-alone event will take place at the University of Texas School of Law on January 10th and 11th, with up to 20 teams vying for a title that includes not just bragging rights but also a cash prize for the top three teams (not to mention a deeply-enriching learning experience for all participants). Included in the two-day event will be a keynote speaker, as well as opportunities for professional development.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/11/43626/

January 12
  1. CANCELED
    Trial Academy

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

    Advocacy Program trials

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/12/39427/

  2. CANCELED
    Trial Academy

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

    Trial Academy is being coordinated with Dirk Jordan. More details to follow. Media Services needs to be determined. Food service needs TBD.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/12/40926/

  3. CANCELED
    Trial Academy

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

    This is a duplicate request. I realized I left off room information from my previous request. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/12/40930/

13 January 14
  1. 8:00am 2019-01-14T20:00-06:00
    Accelerate

    Training and Workshop for First-Year Associates.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/14/42625/

  2. 10:00am 2019-01-14T17:00-06:00
    Incoming Exchange Orientation

    Orientation for Incoming Exchange Students

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/14/43565/

15 16 January 17
  1. 5:30pm 2019-01-17T20:30-06:00
    Capital Mitigation Skills Workshop

    This will be a meeting of Capital Litigation experts and attorneyes

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/17/43666/

January 18
  1. 8:30am 2019-01-18T18:00-06:00
    Capital Mitigation Skills Workshop

    Meeting and training of capital litigation experts and attorneys

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/18/43686/

  2. 12:00pm 2019-01-18T13:00-06:00
    Capital Mitigation Skills Workshop

    Meeting of capital litigation experts and attorneys

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/18/43688/

  3. 6:30pm 2019-01-18T19:30-06:00
    Capital Mitigation Skills WorkshopDinner

    Dinner for faculty and attendees of workshop

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/18/43689/

January 19
  1. All day
    Capital Mitigation Skills Workshop Lunch

    Lunch for faculty and attendees of Capital Mitigation Skills Workshop

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/19/43690/

  2. 8:30am 2019-01-19T18:00-06:00
    Capital Mitigation Skills Workshop

    A meeting of capital litigation experts and attorneys

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/19/43667/

January 20
  1. 8:30am 2019-01-20T12:30-06:00
    Capital Mitigation Skills Workshop

    Meeting of capital litigation experts and attorneys

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/20/43687/

21 January 22
  1. 11:45am 2019-01-22T13:00-06:00
    Ace Your Legal Interviews

    Join us for this interactive program designed to prepare you to ace every interview. You will identify your unique professional strengths and practice putting those strengths in the most favorable light to ensure your best chance at getting a job offer. You will leave the program with confidence in your ability to both prepare for and nail every interview. Lunch will be served.

    RSVP online by Monday, January 21. Please note that you must first complete Steps 1 and 3 of your Interview Preparation Checklist (PDF or Word) so you can upload with your RSVP. Please visit the Preparing for Legal Interviews webpage for instructions on completing the Checklist.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/22/41525/

January 23
  1. All day
    Mock Interview Program for 1Ls

    Each spring the CSO hosts the Mock Interview Program for 1Ls (as well as 2Ls & 3Ls if space permits) to practice interviewing with actual attorneys. Mock interviews provide students with valuable interviewing experience and offer attorneys an opportunity to meet our exceptional students and introduce these students to the legal interviewing process.

    Mock interviews will be 20-minutes in length followed by a 10-minute review. Dress professionally as you would for a real interview on the day of your mock interview.

    To prepare for your upcoming interviews, please watch the Preparing for Legal Interviews in Five Steps video (9:01 minutes) or review the Five Steps brochure (PDF) and be sure you have completed your Interview Preparation Worksheet (Word).

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/23/44105/

  2. 11:30am 2019-01-23T13:30-06:00
    Faculty Lunch

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

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/23/43487/

January 24
  1. All day
    Mock Interview Program for 1Ls

    Each spring the CSO hosts the Mock Interview Program for 1Ls (as well as 2Ls & 3Ls if space permits) to practice interviewing with actual attorneys. Mock interviews provide students with valuable interviewing experience and offer attorneys an opportunity to meet our exceptional students and introduce these students to the legal interviewing process.

    Mock interviews will be 20-minutes in length followed by a 10-minute review. Dress professionally as you would for a real interview on the day of your mock interview.

    To prepare for your upcoming interviews, please watch the Preparing for Legal Interviews in Five Steps video (9:01 minutes) or review the Five Steps brochure (PDF) and be sure you have completed your Interview Preparation Worksheet (Word).

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/24/44106/

  2. 11:45am 2019-01-24T12:45-06:00
    Akin Gump Pro Bono Scholar Info Session

    Learn about pro bono at large law firms and Akin Gump’s 2019 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 2019, the Pro Bono Scholars Program will be offered in their Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices.

    Panelists include Texas Law alums Daniel GraverRoxanne Tizravesh, and Lauren York.

    One-on-one meetings will be held after the program. You may sign up via Events on Symplicity.

    Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, January 23 on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/24/43466/

  3. 12:00pm 2019-01-24T13:00-06:00
    GIP Spring Ice Cream Event

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

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/24/43693/

  4. 12:00pm 2019-01-24T13:00-06:00
    Law School 101: What's Next?

    Dean Bangs and Brandi Welch will discuss how to approach your second semester. Whether you were satisfied with your performance on exams or not, there are a few strategies all law students may attempt to better performance in the Spring. We'll also discuss how to approach professors with questions about exam answers. Pizza lunch will be served!

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/24/43771/

January 25
  1. All day
    Trial Academy

    Advocacy Program trials.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/25/39425/

  2. All day
    Trial Academy

    Trial Academy is being coordinated with Dirk Jordan. More details to follow. Media Services needs to be determined. Food Service needs TBD.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/25/40927/

  3. All day
    Mock Interview Program for 1Ls

    Each spring the CSO hosts the Mock Interview Program for 1Ls (as well as 2Ls & 3Ls if space permits) to practice interviewing with actual attorneys. Mock interviews provide students with valuable interviewing experience and offer attorneys an opportunity to meet our exceptional students and introduce these students to the legal interviewing process.

    Mock interviews will be 20-minutes in length followed by a 10-minute review. Dress professionally as you would for a real interview on the day of your mock interview.

    To prepare for your upcoming interviews, please watch the Preparing for Legal Interviews in Five Steps video (9:01 minutes) or review the Five Steps brochure (PDF) and be sure you have completed your Interview Preparation Worksheet (Word).

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/25/44107/

  4. 3:00pm 2019-01-25T17:00-06:00
    SCOTUS Review

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

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/25/39146/

January 26
  1. All day
    Trial Academy

    Advocacy Program trials.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/26/39445/

  2. All day
    Trial Academy

    Trial Academy is being coordinated with Dirk Jordan. More details to follow. Media Services needs to be determined. Food Service needs TBD.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/26/40928/

January 27
  1. All day
    TLR Editorial Board Selection

    TLR Editorial Board Selection

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/27/43948/

January 28
  1. All day
    Spring On-Campus Interviews

    During Spring On-Campus Interviews, which take place January 28-30, employers may recruit 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships and postgraduate positions.

    If you need to cancel an interview, please submit your cancellation online.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/28/44085/

  2. 8:45am 2019-01-28T09:45-06:00
    Townes Hall Monday Morning Coffee

    The Texas Law Alumni Association's Townes Hall Morning Coffee will kick off on Monday, January 28th, through the spring semester. Open to all students every Monday morning! Please bring your favorite travel mug (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/2019/01/28/44245/

January 29
  1. All day
    Spring On-Campus Interviews

    During Spring On-Campus Interviews, which take place January 28-30, employers may recruit 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships and postgraduate positions.

    If you need to cancel an interview, please submit your cancellation online.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/29/44086/

  2. 11:45am 2019-01-29T13:00-06:00
    Professional Development Institute

    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 be announced in October 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/2019/01/29/41507/

  3. 12:00pm 2019-01-29T13:00-06:00
    Federal Clerkship Panel for 2Ls

    Please join the clerkship program and a panel of federal judges to discuss the upcoming hiring cycle, what judges look for in applications, and what kinds of clerkships students should be considering.

    Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, January 28, on Symplicity by selecting the Events tab.

    For more information: Contact the Judicial Clerkship Program Coordinator at clerk-admin@law.utexas.edu.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/29/42648/

January 30
  1. All day
    Spring On-Campus Interviews

    During Spring On-Campus Interviews, which take place January 28-30, employers may recruit 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships and postgraduate positions.

    If you need to cancel an interview, please submit your cancellation online.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/30/44087/

  2. 11:30am 2019-01-30T13:30-06:00
    Faculty Lunch

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

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/30/43488/

January 31
  1. 8:00am 2019-01-31T17:00-06:00
    Public Service Career Fair (Day I)

    Hosted annually by the Texas Law Career Services Office, Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) is the largest public service job fair for law students in Texas. During both days of PSCF, which will be held January 31-February 1, 2019, public interest and government employers will conduct on-campus interviews for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions in the Career Services Interview Suite and around the rest of the law school. On Thursday, January 31, certain employers will also host informational tables in the Law School's Susman Godfrey Atrium from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/31/43405/

  2. 8:00am 2019-01-31T09:00-06:00
    Texas Law Women's Christian Fellowship

    Women's Bible study at the law school. This semester we will be studying "Finding I Am." This event occurs every other Thursday from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Coffee and breakfast will be provided.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/31/43986/

  3. 11:30am 2019-01-31T13:00-06:00
    Faculty Colloquium - Richard Markovtis

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

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/31/43325/

  4. 11:45am 2019-01-31T13:00-06:00
    Appellate Lawyering

    William R. Peterson, a partner at the Houston office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius will speak about the practice of appellate litigation.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/31/43586/

  5. 3:30pm 2019-01-31T16:30-06:00
    Justice Center spring drop-in hours

    Looking for someone to talk to about summer funding, clinics, internships, or classes for next semester? Questions about public interest, public service or pro bono at Texas Law? The faculty and staff at the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and the Mithoff Pro Bono Program are here to help! Please stop by for Spring 2019 Drop-In Hours Thursdays, 3:30 – 4:30 pm Or by appointment at justicecenter@law.utexas.edu WWJC Connally Center (CCJ) 1.324 Come meet us. Grab a snack. Talk with a faculty member. Take a tour of the Justice Center and Pro Bono Program suite.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/31/44207/

  6. 5:00pm 2019-01-31T18:00-06:00
    Public Service Happy Hour

    Register online. Come meet Public Interest and Government practitioners at an informal happy hour event where you will be able to ask them about their career path, advice they have about applying to public service jobs, and general questions about their practice. Part of the Texas Law Professional Development Institute.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/01/31/43985/

February 1
  1. 8:00am 2019-02-01T17:30-06:00
    Public Service Career Fair (Day II)

    Hosted annually by the Texas Law Career Services Office, Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) is the largest public service job fair for law students in Texas. During both days of PSCF, which will be held January 31-February 1, 2019, public interest and government employers will conduct on-campus interviews for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions in the Career Services Interview Suite and in various rooms around the law school.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/01/43406/

  2. 11:45am 2019-02-01T13:00-06:00
    Public Service Loan Forgiveness

    On Friday, February 1, Heather Jarvis will be speaking about "Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Five Easy Steps" during lunch from noon-1:15 p.m. as part of the Public Service Career Fair. Many government and nonprofit professionals stand to gain tens of thousands of dollars of student debt relief from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program established by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. But the program requirements can be confusing. Heather knows how to break it down step-by-step so it makes sense once and for all. She'll also be discussing the Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan.

    Lunch will be served. RSVP by Thursday, January 1 on Eventbrite.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/01/43327/

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