Events Calendar

During October On-Campus Interviews, employers may recruit rising 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships or postgraduate positions. Students may apply at any time during the bidding period.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/07/46545/

The Texas Law Alumni Association's Townes Hall Morning Coffee will kick off on the first day of class Wednesday, August 28th, and continue on Mondays through the fall 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/2019/10/07/48369/

The Student Bar Association is excited to announce Mindfulness Monday, brought to you by Akin Gump. Join us in the atrium on Monday, October 7th from 11 to 2pm. We'll have a sugar-scrub-making station, coloring pages to color, journals with mindfulness prompts, Tiff's Treats, therapy dogs, and a special visit from Maria Timm (PhD), Texas Law's CARE Counselor (she'll be in the atrium from 12-12:50). Can't wait to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/07/50809/

Join Texas Law for the First Monday in October as the Supreme Court starts their new term. Just as they have since 1917, the nine Supreme Court Justices will hold their first oral arguments.

Enjoy lunch with the University of Texas School of Law Professor Steve Vladeck as he discusses “First Thoughts on First Monday: A Look Ahead to the Supreme Court’s October 2019 Term”.

Registration is required**

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/07/49725/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza will be available to answer questions about Early Registration requests. Want to make an appointment? Go to https://calendly.com/texas-law-sao/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/07/50705/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 2.2 to join him for ice cream and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/07/50205/

The Student Affairs Team will be in the Atrium to answer questions about Early Registration requests.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/07/50765/

The Capital Punishment Center will be reviewing and previewing Supreme Court cases from 2018 and 2019 that touch on capital punishment

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/07/48065/

Weekly CLS Bible Study

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/07/49208/

During October On-Campus Interviews, employers may recruit rising 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships or postgraduate positions. Students may apply at any time during the bidding period.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/08/46546/

KBH Center Distinguished Lecture Series with David Falck, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/08/45845/

Clinical faculty and staff will be on hand to discuss Texas Law's clinical program. Lunch provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/08/47870/

Baker & McKenzie will come to give a presentation about IP law and the firm to IPLS students.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/08/49885/

Join the Federalist Society at Texas Law for a debate on the SCOTUS case Robertson v. US, as we are joined by Mark Miller of the Pacific Legal Foundation and Texas Law's own David Adelman. Chic-fil-A will be served!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/08/50065/

Texas will accept UBE scores from other states for July 2020 - will this affect your decision where to take the bar? The UBE is shorter than the Texas bar (2 days instead of 2.5) and taking it could result in you being barred in two states. Come hear about the issues you should consider when deciding where to take the bar exam.

We'll also review your graduation requirements -- make sure that you have fulfilled everything!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/08/50167/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza will be available to answer questions about Early Registration requests. Want to make an appointment? Go to https://calendly.com/texas-law-sao/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/08/50725/

"Politics, Identity, and Class Certification on the U.S. Courts of Appeals" (with Stephen B. Burbank)

ABSTRACT

This article draws on novel data and presents the results of the first empirical analysis of how potentially salient characteristics of Court of Appeals judges influence precedential lawmaking on class certification under Rule 23. We find that the partisan composition of the panel (measured by the party of the appointing president) has a very strong association with certification outcomes, with all-Democratic panels having more than double the certification rate of all-Republican panels in precedential cases. We also find that the presence of one African American on a panel, and the presence of two females (but not one), is associated with pro-certification outcomes. Contrary to conventional wisdom in the scholarship on diversity on the bench, such diversity may be consequential to lawmaking beyond policy areas conventionally thought to be of particular concern to women and racial minorities.

Class action doctrine is a form of trans-substantive procedural law that traverses many policy areas. The effects of gender and racial diversity on the bench, through making more procertification law, radiate widely across the legal landscape, influencing implementation of consumer, securities, labor and employment, antitrust, prisoner’s rights, public benefits, and many other areas of law. The results highlight how the consequences of diversity extend beyond conceptions of “women’s issues” or “minority issues.” The results also suggest the importance of exploring the effects of diversity on trans-substantive procedural law more generally.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/08/48185/

Baker Botts will come to meet with IPLS students. There will be a short presentation and a happy hour to follow.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/08/49845/

During October On-Campus Interviews, employers may recruit rising 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships or postgraduate positions. Students may apply at any time during the bidding period.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/09/46547/

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. 2Ls and 3Ls may bring a copy of their resume.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/09/48965/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/09/48808/

Dean Bangs and Rick Garza will be in the Atrium to answer Early Registration questions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/09/50745/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 3.4 to join him for ice cream and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/09/50505/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza will be available to answer questions about Early Registration requests. Want to make an appointment? Go to https://calendly.com/texas-law-sao/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/09/50726/

During October On-Campus Interviews, employers may recruit rising 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships or postgraduate positions. Students may apply at any time during the bidding period.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/10/46548/

Take a break in honor of National Mental Health Day and enjoy a free chair massage!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/10/49223/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/10/46526/

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.

Lunch will be served. Thanks to our sponsors, Locke Lord LLP!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/10/47405/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza will be available to answer questions about Early Registration requests. We'll be outside the big classrooms under the screens by the door to the Breezeway. Can't be in the Atrium because UHS will be offering flu shots. Go get your flu shot!

Want to make an appointment? Go to https://calendly.com/texas-law-sao/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/10/50727/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/10/47887/

During October On-Campus Interviews, employers may recruit rising 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships or postgraduate positions. Students may apply at any time during the bidding period.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/11/46549/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/11/49385/

Dean Bangs, Brandi Welch and Rick Garza will be available to answer questions about Early Registration requests. Want to make an appointment? Go to https://calendly.com/texas-law-sao/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/10/11/50728/