Events Calendar

Accelerate: First-Year Associates convened by the Center for Women in Law. By invitation only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/13/53325/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/14/53585/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/15/53426/

We are excited to announce that the 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 16th and 17th, with up to 24 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/2020/01/16/52665/

Federal-government-sponsored national training for mitigation specialists and lawyers

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/16/53709/

Federal-government-sponsored national training for investigators and attorneys

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/17/53711/

We are excited to announce that the 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 16th and 17th, with up to 24 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/2020/01/17/52685/

Scholars of constitutionalism will gather in Austin for this first-of-its-kind conference on “Constitution-Making and Constitutional Change.” Over 130 conference participants from more than 20 countries have been invited to attend.

The program will feature three components: (1) concurrent panels in which works-in-progress will be the focus of discussion; (2) a series of plenary lectures delivered by the Comparative Constitutionalism faculty at the University of Texas at Austin; and (3) two major plenary panels on new books in the field. The subjects of discussion will include constitutional amendment, constitutional reform, constitutional conventions, constitutional transitions, judicial interpretation and review, unwritten constitutional norms, revolution, secession, as well forms of direct democracy including popular initiatives and referendums.

This conference is convened by Professor Richard Albert (Texas) and is generously sponsored by The University of Texas Law School, the Constitutional Studies Program, and the Institute for Transnational Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/17/52325/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/17/53505/

Federal-government-sponsored national training for mitigation investigators and attorneys

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/18/53730/

Scholars of constitutionalism will gather in Austin for this first-of-its-kind conference on “Constitution-Making and Constitutional Change.” Over 130 conference participants from more than 20 countries have been invited to attend.

The program will feature three components: (1) concurrent panels in which works-in-progress will be the focus of discussion; (2) a series of plenary lectures delivered by the Comparative Constitutionalism faculty at the University of Texas at Austin; and (3) two major plenary panels on new books in the field. The subjects of discussion will include constitutional amendment, constitutional reform, constitutional conventions, constitutional transitions, judicial interpretation and review, unwritten constitutional norms, revolution, secession, as well forms of direct democracy including popular initiatives and referendums.

This conference is convened by Professor Richard Albert (Texas) and is generously sponsored by The University of Texas Law School, the Constitutional Studies Program, and the Institute for Transnational Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/18/52345/

Federal-government-sponsored national training for mitigation specialists and attorneys

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/19/53731/

Dean Bangs and Brandi Welch will talk about making sense of your first set of grades, how to talk to your fall faculty about your exams, and how you might approach the spring semester. This session is designed for all students, whether you did better than expected or not as well as you hoped.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/21/53625/

K&L Gates, LLP invites all 1L students to join them for coffee and breakfast tacos from Juan in a Million in the Law School Atrium. Claire Piepenburg - Associate, Nick Spiliotis - Partner, Madison McKay - Legal Recruiting Coordinator will be in attendance to answer questions about K&L Gates. Be sure to stop by on your way to class!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/22/53185/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/22/53427/

Mentoring Program 1L Kickoff:

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/22/52465/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/23/53405/

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. Now in its ninth year, the five-week Institute is promoted widely to employers, many of whom contributed to its content. This must-attend program will help you prepare for your summer clerkship or postgraduate job. The program takes place on Thursdays (January 23-February 20, 2020) from 11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. Lunch will be served.

Online registration is open until noon on Wednesday, January 22, 2020.

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.

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/2020/01/23/51645/

Trip participants will gather to debrief on the 2020 Pro Bono in January winter break service trip

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/23/53925/

Please join the Texas International Law Journal for our annual symposium. This year's symposium will include discussions by speakers and panelists covering a number of pressing issues like data privacy, technology trade, and blockchain.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/24/50166/

This will be an extended training meeting with lunch included

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/24/53507/

The LAW and POLITICS of Impeachment

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/24/53605/

Criminal Defense Clinic Training Skills

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/25/53686/