Events Calendar

Rapoport Center: Beyond Inequality Workshop (closed workshop)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/16/53691/

CSO career counselors will be available in the Atrium to answer general career-related questions. Stop by with your questions or just to say “hi”!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/17/54174/

Zohar Goshen, Columbia Law, will be the guest speaker at this week's workshop

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/17/53869/

The Rapoport Center, along with the Human Rights Law Society, is happy to host renowned human rights attorney and professor Michael Tigar. Tigar will discuss his professional experiences in the human rights realm and answer student questions about pursuing social justice-oriented careers.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/17/53845/

This three-part series will feature Dean Ward Farnsworth, Professor Mechele Dickerson, and Professor Wayne Schiess. Consider this a fireside chat where these Texas Law superstars will impart lessons that they have learned from the school of life.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/18/51826/

Student Steering Committee Spring Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/18/54247/

Mentoring Program: Tower Tour

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/18/52466/

Signup online on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 9:00 p.m. via Eventbrite. Limited to 75 1Ls. 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.

If you RSVP, you must attend the entire dinner. Cancellations will only be accepted for personal emergencies.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/18/53305/

The Journal of Law and Technology at Texas (JOLTT), the newest journal at the University of Texas School of Law, is hosting a trivia night for our spring fundraiser!

We would like to invite you, and members of your firm, to join us on February 18, 2020 from 6-8pm at Posse East! I have attached a formal invite with more details that can be shared with colleagues and friends. All proceeds from the event will go to help pay for journal publishing, member t-shirts, and other administrative expenses.

To learn more about our journal, please visit our website at http://jolttx.com/.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/18/54545/

CSO career counselors will be available in the Atrium to answer general career-related questions. Stop by with your questions or just to say “hi”!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/19/54150/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/19/53429/

Come to the first FGLS member meeting of the semester!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/19/54085/

The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy will host the 15th annual TJOGEL Symposium on February 20th and 21st. TJOGEL is the largest student-run publication focusing on energy law scholarship in the United States and the Symposium is our premier event, bringing together legal practitioners from across the state and country to discuss the latest developments in the world of oil, gas, and energy law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/20/46265/

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/2020/02/20/51649/

Join us in the atrium as we celebrate 15 years of the Justice Center, 10 years of the Mithoff Pro Bono Program, and what would have been Judge William Wayne Justice's 100th birthday.

Short remarks by Dean Farnsworth, pizza, cupcakes, and fun swag!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/20/52208/

Come join the Federalist Society for lunch and a conversation with Judge Edith Jones. Judge Edith Jones is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and an alum of Texas Law. The Texas Federalist Society is very proud to host Edith Jones and we hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/20/53905/

The TJOGEL Energy Banquet is held annually to commemorate the Journal's accomplishments and connect with its sponsors. Each year at this event the Ernest E. Smith Lifetime Achievement Award and Editor of the Year Award are presented to their respective recipients.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/20/46285/

Gender & IP: Addressing the Gap

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/21/54765/

The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy will host the 15th annual TJOGEL Symposium on February 20th and 21st. TJOGEL is the largest student-run publication focusing on energy law scholarship in the United States and the Symposium is our premier event, bringing together legal practitioners from across the state and country to discuss the latest developments in the world of oil, gas, and energy law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/21/46266/

Join TMLS for its academic symposium on Friday, February 21, 2020. This year’s topic is “The Case for Reparations in the United States”. Scholars and academics in the field of reparations will discuss the legal and moral justifications for reparations from 10-11am. From 11-12pm, our panelists will discuss the practicalities of implementing a system of reparations in the United States today. We will break for lunch from 12-1pm. Our keynote speaker will then address current attempts to pass reparations laws in this country.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/21/54606/

Lunch program and panel celebrating what would have been Judge William Wayne Justice's 100th birthday plus 15 years of the Justice Center and 10 years of the Mithoff Pro Bono Program.

11:45 am - 1:15 pm Atrium - lunch and program

- Judge Justice at 100: Honoring the Man and His Legacy

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Eidman Courtroom – panel discussion

- Passing the Torch: The Justice Center at 15 and the Mithoff Program at 10

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Reception, Jamail Pavilion

Check back for more information and RSVP link

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/21/51105/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/21/44845/

Following our symposium, TIPLJ would like to treat our speakers and guests to a small mixer with drinks and food.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/21/54525/

Texas Law Mentoring Program: Women's Basketball Game v. Kansas State

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/22/52745/

TMLS will celebrate its fiftieth year in 2020. This banquet will be for TMLS members, alumni, and TMLS supporters.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/02/22/52207/