Events Calendar

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Please join us for the Texas International Law Journal's annual Symposium (more details to be updated).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/03/31/44261/

TLF's Excellence in Public Interest Awards annually recognizes members of the community for their dedication, commitment, and outstanding contributions to the field of public interest law. Please join Texas Law Fellowships for the EPIA reception on Sunday, March 31, 2019 to celebrate the public interest community and to recognize the outstanding contributions of our honorees! Texas Law Fellowships (TLF) will be honoring individuals in five categories at the event: (1) Students; (2) Professors/Faculty; (3) Texas Law Staff; (4) Public Interest Attorneys; (5) Private Attorneys.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/03/31/44505/

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/2019/04/01/44254/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza will be available to answer questions about course planning for Fall 2019. You can also make an advising appointment at https://calendly.com/texas-law-sao/.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/01/45265/

The Meaning of Life: The Campaign to End Life Sentences in the U.S.

Ashley Nellis of The Sentencing Project discusses her new book “The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences”

Authored by Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis, with contributions by Kerry Myers, “The Meaning of Life” argues that the dramatic growth of life imprisonment – which has led to one of every seven people in prison serving a life sentence – requires advocates and lawmakers to address the problem of excessive sentencing to end mass incarceration.

Moderated by Michele Deitch, Senior Lecturer at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and The University of Texas School of Law

Lunch provided

To RSVP, visit: https://meaningoflifebooktalk.eventbrite.com

Presented by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law

Cosponsored by the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, Capital Punishment Center, and the LBJ School's Center for the Study of Race and Democracy

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/01/44525/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/01/43767/

Eric Talley from Columbia will be the guest speaker at today's meeting of the Business Law Seminar, hosted by Professors James Spindler and Mira Ganor.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/01/44707/

Student Steering Committee Breakfast with the Dean

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/02/45505/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/02/44930/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza will be available to answer questions about course planning for Fall 2019. You can also make an advising appointment at https://calendly.com/texas-law-sao/.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/02/45345/

Former ACLU President Nadine Strossen will discuss the importance of free speech and Ms. April Farris of Yetter Coleman LLP will join her to discuss ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) and its implications.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/02/43009/

Learn about best practices for navigating a balance between work and life for those working in public service careers.

Moderators: • Lawson Konvalinka, Public Interest Career Counselor, Texas Law CSO • Kaycee Crisp, Government Career Counselor, Texas Law CSO

Panelists: • Sean Flammer ’07, Assistant Attorney General and Team Lead, General Litigation Division, Office of the Texas Attorney General • Meagan Harding ’12, Senior Attorney at Texas Civil Rights Project • Carla Sanchez-Adams ‘09, Team Manager of Economic Advocacy at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid

Lunch will be served after the program. RSVP by Monday, April 1 on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/02/43266/

The Texas International Law Journal is hosting a talk titled "Collective Self-Defense in the Age of Non-International Armed Conflicts" with Mr. Brian Finucane from US State Department.

The discussion about the legal bases, desirability, and implications of states invoking collective self-defense in the context of non-international armed conflicts to which the invoking states are not parties. Mr. Finucane and Professor Jinks will discuss both support of state-sponsored forces vs. non-state forces, as when the Obama administration invoked collective self-defense of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to justify a strike against an Al-Shabaab camp in Somalia; and support of non-state or quasi-state forces vs. state forces, as in the Syria case.

Mr. Finucane serves as an attorney in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State. He advises the Department on domestic and international legal issues relating to the use of force, war powers, counterterrorism, and war crimes. Prior to joining the Department of State, Brian clerked for the Hon. Carlos Lucero on the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. He attended Yale Law School as well as Oxford and Cornell Universities. Before becoming a lawyer, Brian worked as an archaeologist and firefighter.

The talk will be moderated by Professor Derek Jinks from this Law School.

Lunch will be provided from Milto's.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/02/45625/

Jump start your bar study! This bar essay writing workshop is optional for 3Ls and LLMs planning to take the bar exam. This training is designed to acclimate students to the specific format needed to write bar essays. In each session, students will write a practice essay (no background substantive knowledge required) and will receive feedback before the next session.

You need to learn a great deal of substantive law in summer; learn and adopt this writing skill now.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/02/45167/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/03/43507/

Attorneys and law students involved in the Austin Inns of Court will table in the atrium. The Austin Inns of Court accept a limited number of student members each year. This is an excellent opportunity for law students to meet and be mentored by local judges and practicing attorneys across a range of fields, and to learn about the American Inns of Court movement. Student members often go on after they graduate from law school to join Inns of Court in the cities where they practice.

Come meet us to learn about this great opportunity and the application process! (Most Inns will select student members for 2019-2020 in early June; some Inn applications are due at the end of May.)

What is an American Inn of Court?: “The American Inns of Court is an association of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals from all levels and backgrounds who share a passion for professional excellence. Through regular meetings, members are able to build and strengthen professional relationships; discuss fundamental concerns about professionalism and pressing legal issues of the day; share experiences and advice; exhort the utmost passion and dedication for the law; provide mentoring opportunities; and advance the highest levels of integrity, ethics, and civility.”

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/03/43645/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza will be available to answer questions about course planning for Fall 2019. You can also make an advising appointment at https://calendly.com/texas-law-sao/.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/03/45346/

Mentoring Program: Speed Mentoring at Hotel Ella

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/03/44786/

Learn the finer points of business dining and protocol over a three-course seated dinner presented by Mary Crane (www.marycrane.com). The dinner is generously sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis, who will be hosting a cocktail reception for registered attendees prior to dinner from 6:00-7:00 p.m. All guests should be seated for dinner by 7:00 p.m. Dress is business casual.

RSVP via Eventbrite.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/03/45171/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/04/42426/

Please join us for lunch with Rapoport Center Visiting Professor, Dr. Serges Djoyou Kamga, Associate Professor of Law at the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, based at the University of South Africa. Dr. Djoyou Kamga's research over the years demonstrates a profound and sustained commitment to advancing knowledge about human rights in Africa, especially on the right to development in the African human rights system, human rights from cross cultural perspectives, and disability rights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/04/44765/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza will be available to answer questions about course planning for Fall 2019. You can also make an advising appointment at https://calendly.com/texas-law-sao/.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/04/45347/

Professor Holbrook, CPA, MT, will be giving a talk on how students can successfully plan for thier financial future. Topics include debt management, investing basics, early retirement planning, and understanding how to compare perks of the job such as different kinds of insurances.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/04/44545/

Jump start your bar study! This bar essay writing workshop is optional for 3Ls and LLMs planning to take the bar exam. This training is designed to acclimate students to the specific format needed to write bar essays. In each session, students will write a practice essay (no background substantive knowledge required) and will receive feedback before the next session.

You need to learn a great deal of substantive law in summer; learn and adopt this writing skill now.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/04/45168/

housing forum

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/04/44025/

Members of the law school community, along with family, friends, and colleagues beyond the law school, will gather to remember the life and career of the late Prof. David Robertson. Speakers will include David's Texas Law colleagues, former colleagues, former students, and close family and friends. The event will take place at 3:30 in the Eidman Courtroom, with a reception afterwards in the Jamail Pavilion.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/04/44929/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/04/44347/

Yearly banquet for Texas Environmental Law Journal

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/04/44825/

Annual TMLS banquet. For more information email tmlspresident@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/05/42385/

Capital Punishment Center's annual symposium will discuss the death penalty in Texas--where we've been, where we are, and where we're likely to go.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/05/43329/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/05/42266/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza will be available to answer questions about course planning for Fall 2019. You can also make an advising appointment at https://calendly.com/texas-law-sao/.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/05/45348/

Continuation of Friday, April 5 symposium

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/04/06/43331/