Events Calendar

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/03/49826/

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/2019/11/04/48373/

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/2019/11/04/48374/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/04/49227/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/04/50465/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/04/47867/

Weekly CLS Bible Study

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/04/49212/

Join Dean Farnsworth for coffee and informal conversation in the Tom Clark Lounge!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/50126/

Mentoring Program Fall Advisory Board Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/50685/

Find out why working in a small or midsize firm might be right for you. Panelists will discuss how to effectively prepare for a career in a small or midsized firm, as well as strategies for building a network and finding opportunities. Panelists TBD. Moderated by Denyse Demel, Career Services Office.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Friday, November 1, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/47048/

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

The Human Rights Law Society, in conjunction with The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, will host a career panel with advice for students interested in careers and internships in international human rights law. Panelists will include Professor Ariel Dulitzky, the current director of UT's Human Rights Clinic and the former Chair-Rapporteur of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. The panel will also include students with experience in international human rights law, international criminal tribunals, and immigration work.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/50425/

Come learn about the differences between appellate and trial litigation from attorneys practicing at Husch Blackwell. The panelists will explain the pros and cons of appellate and trial work, along with their perspectives on the value of moot court and mock trial.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/50885/

Come join Texas Federalist Society for our weekly lunch debate, as we hold a discussion on arbitration. Participating in this debate will be the University of Kansas School of Law's Stephen Ware and Texas Law's own Mechele Dickerson.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/51325/

Over 1,000 women in Travis County report sexual crimes to law enforcement each year. But fewer than 10 cases of sexual assault are prosecuted annually.

Lawyers who represent female survivors of sexual assault will discuss ongoing civil rights litigation that challenges the failure to investigate and prosecute sexual assault crimes in Austin. Read more about the case at bit.ly/Austinsexassault.

Speakers: Jennifer Ecklund, Thompson & Knight Elizabeth Myers, Thompson & Knight

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/51625/

All 2L and 3L students are invited to participate in the 2020 Giles Sutherland Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition. The competition is sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the most prestigious intellectual property organization in the country. Auditions for the Competition will be held at the Law School in TNH 3.128 on November 5, 6, and 7, 2019, from 2:30–4:30 pm. Details and application materials are available here.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/50565/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/47528/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/51605/

Join TMLS, WLC, and Gibson Dunn attorneys for a lunch panel on November 6th. Attorneys, Ashley Nguyen, Kathryn Cherry, and Russ Falconer, will provide insights on the firm’s oil & gas, appellate, and litigation practice areas.

Lunch will be provided!

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Time: 11:45AM to 1:00PM Room: TNH 2.123

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/06/51505/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/46587/

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom. Lunch served at 12:45.

Lives in the Law with Kathy Nester '92, Executive Director, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.

Kathy Nester’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is entitled “Federal Public Defense on the Border.” Nester will address the impact of the current immigration crisis on her office’s work as well as her very interesting career path.

Kathy Nester is executive director of the Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. (FDSD), which is based in San Diego. FDSD’s attorneys are appointed to represent indigent persons accused of criminal offenses in the federal trial courts in the Southern District of California. Its staff consists of over 60 trial attorneys and 70 support personnel and includes a distinguished appellate department.

From 2011 to 2018, Nester served as the Federal Public Defender for the District of Utah. Before that she was an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Mississippi. Prior to working as a federal public defender, Nester was a trial lawyer in private practice in the Jackson, Mississippi area for thirteen years, representing plaintiffs in personal injury and civil rights cases and federal and state criminal defendants.

Nester has handled over fifty jury trials including capital murder, complex fraud and wrongful death cases and was awarded Mississippi Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2001. She has appeared numerous times before the Fifth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals and, in 2014, she appeared before the United States Supreme Court as co-counsel in USA v. Kevin Loughrin. Nester has served on many national committees, including the Sentencing Guidelines Committee, the National Clemency Project Steering Committee, and the U.S. Supreme Court Committee on Evidence Rules. She was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2010 and as a fellow of the International Society of Barristers in 2015.

Nester earned both her undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the University of Texas.

The “Lives in the Law” speaker series focuses on the work and lives of lawyers who strive to improve the lives of others through litigation, advocacy and public service.

Hosted by the Career Services Office and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law. Co-sponsored by the Budd Innocence Center, American Journal of Criminal Law, Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association, Public Defense Group, Public Interest Law Association, and the Women’s Law Caucus.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/48145/

This is an educational lunch designed to teach students how different attorneys schedule and attend to an average day in their practice. Different attorneys with different lives and practices illustrate how those aspects affect their day-to-day schedules.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/51545/

Law school exams are different. Come hear some strategies to maximize your performance.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/47386/

Interested students can meet directly with Kathy Nester, Executive Director of the Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. after her lunch-time discussion during the Lives in the Law event..

RSVP by Wednesday, November 6, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/51745/

All 2L and 3L students are invited to participate in the 2020 Giles Sutherland Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition. The competition is sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the most prestigious intellectual property organization in the country. Auditions for the Competition will be held at the Law School in TNH 3.128 on November 5, 6, and 7, 2019, from 2:30–4:30 pm. Details and application materials are available here.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/50586/

Learn about exciting summer and postgraduate opportunities at Los Angeles County Public Defender Office from Jonathan Cruz, Deputy Public Defender.

Snacks will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, November 6, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/51485/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/47969/

Please join FGLS for a dinner hosted by Latham & Watkins. This dinner will be a great chance to network with your fellow first-generation students here at Texas Law. You'll also get to hear from Latham & Watkins partner Jeff Munoz talk about his experiences as a first generation attorney.

Please RSVP at texas.fgls@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/50807/

Join Deb Freeman and Robyn Munn for a lunch and learn introduction to Canva, a simplified graphic-design tool website. Learn how you can use either the free or pro version to create invitations, posters for the digital displays, flyers, presentations and more.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/08/51285/

Join us for this interactive workshop 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 of getting a job offer. You will leave the program with confidence in your ability to both prepare for and nail every interview.

To get the most ouf of this workshop, please complete your Interview Preparation Checklist (PDF or Word) beforehand.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Thursday, November 7, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/08/51425/

This 4-Hour Workshop, hosted by TMLS, and taught by Professor Lisa Tilton-McCarthy, will teach students how to effectively manage their time during their exams, and how to draft an A+ answer. Vinson & Elkins attorneys will be available to speak with students during lunch, after the workshop concludes.

RSVP: https://bit.ly/32iCmDV

All program materials will be distributed via email. You must pre-register in order to receive these materials.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/10/51185/

Veterans Day breakfast to honor Law School faculty, staff, and student veterans

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/11/51445/

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/2019/11/11/48375/

Drawing Board Luncheon - Abe Wickelgren, Contractual Conditions (co-author Ian Ayres)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/11/48428/

Discussing problematic features of tort law, their effects on the outcome of cases, their origin in common law, and how to change them

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/11/52165/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/11/47886/

Human Rights and Global Inequality: Law, History, Politics

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/11/46787/

Weekly CLS Bible Study

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/11/49213/

PBinJ Pre-Trip Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/11/51685/

Morning women's Bible study at the law school. This semester we will be studying the "Armor of God." This event occurs every other Tuesday from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Coffee and breakfast will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/12/49221/

Kaycee Crisp and Lawson Konvalinka in the CSO share valuable tips on what government and public interest employers look for in a winning resume and cover letter (CL).

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, November 13, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/12/47565/

Sign up at the attached link. Open to all UT law students.

Several of Husch Blackwell's real estate attorneys will be presenting on the topic of real estate law practice over lunch. Come explore this dynamic practice area, meet practitioners and enjoy a free lunch! Food provided by Husch Blackwell. Sponsored by Texas Real Estate Law Society.

Sheffield-Massey Room, TNH 2.111 (Next to the Tom Clark Student Lounge) Tuesday, November 12, 2019 11:45am-12:45pm

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/12/51525/

Join O’Melveny & UT OUTLaw for a “Corporate vs. Litigation” lunch discussion. Our team of partners and associates will discuss the basics of corporate and litigation practices, the fundamental differences of these areas, and typical assignments and projects junior attorneys tackle in these groups. We look forward to an interactive discussion and questions are highly encouraged.

Corporate panelists include:

Kurt Berney, Partner; John Dickson, Associate; and Evie Whiting, Counsel.

Litigation panelists include:

Anna Schneider, Associate; Luann Simmons, Managing Partner; and Catalina Vergara, Partner.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, November 11, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/12/51025/

Dean Farnsworth invites Section 4.2 for ice cream and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/12/51265/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/12/47507/

On November 13, OUTLaw will be hosting our biannual Brunch in the Atrium. We will be selling: eggs, bacon, pancakes, OJ, virgin mimosas and more! All are welcome!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/13/50145/

From 10:30am - 2:00pm on Monday, come to our table in the Atrium and fill out a letter of gratitude to a fellow classmate, a professor, the hardworking staff in George's or the Tom Clark Lounge, administrators in the Student Affairs Office... you name it. To reward your act of gratitude, we'll give you a delicious slice of pie. Brought to you by the Student Bar Association and The Student Affairs Office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/14/51845/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/14/46605/

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 by Wednesday, November 13, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/14/47267/

1.0 hour of CLE credit has been approved for this event. Lunch provided.

Article I, Sec. 1 of the Texas Constitution declares the importance of “preserv[ing] the right of local self-government.” While this provision ostensibly refers to local self-government in the state vs. federal context, can Texas cities invoke this and other legal principles to defend local ordinances from superseding acts by the Texas legislature?

Join the ACS Austin Lawyer Chapter and the ACS University of Texas School of Law Student Chapter for a discussion with the Hon. Gina Hinojosa on wins and losses in recent local control battles in cities across Texas.

Featuring:

Hon. Gina Hinojosa, Representative for House District 49, Texas State House of Representatives

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/14/51885/

Open house for people interested in applying to Texas Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/14/52425/

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP invites all 1L students to join them for Chick-Fil-A in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm.

Attorneys in attendance will include Lewis Tandy, ’18, Litigation Associate; Trevor Vega, ’19, Corporate Associate; Courtney York, ’01, Corporate Partner; Lauren York, ’15, Litigation Associate; Graham McCall, Investment Funds Associate; Gechi Tesic, Investment Funds Associate; Vera Neinast, Senior Counsel, Energy Regulation, Markets and Enforcement; and Jocelyn Tau, ’10, Tax Partner.

Be sure to stop by on your way to class!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/15/52105/

Norton Rose Fulbright invites all 1L students to join them for Fricano's Deli in the Law School Atrium as well as take a moment to cuddle with animals from Tiny Tails! Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm.

1Ls who ordered business cards should come by to pick up their cards as well as business card holders.

Be sure to stop by on your way to class!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/15/52106/

Wonderful women of UT Law. Would you like to be connected and supported by other women like yourself? Have a safe space to ask questions about issues unique to women? Talk to women who have traveled the path ahead of you? Be more confident advocating for yourself and your clients? Please join the Texas Law Advocacy Program for our first Women Advocating For event. Our goal is to create an afternoon where you, our students, can ask questions, share experiences and feel supported by sharing with women lawyers who have walked the path ahead of you. We will share some time together as one whole group and then break into small group discussions. If you are interested in joining us or would like more information, please contact Marla Massin, mmassin@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/15/50185/