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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

The LAW and POLITICS of Impeachment

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

Join us for a discussion focusing on the summer job search and planning your path through law school. Panel will feature 3Ls with a range of experiences who are headed to public interest careers. Lunch served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/28/52565/

Come join the Federalist Society for its first event of the semester - a presentation by Professor Irina Manta of Hofstra University School of Law! Professor Manta will be discussing the prevalence of sexual fraud in dating apps as well as ways that the law can combat and deter such behavior.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/28/53565/

Come join the Federalist Society for lunch and a conversation with Judge Jennifer Elrod. Judge Elrod is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. We are honored to have such a high-profile guest and hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/30/53566/

On January 31 and February 1, 2020, the Texas Law Review will be holding a symposium on “Remedies in Complex Litigation.” The symposium is designed to bring together leading thinkers from across the country to present and discuss various perspectives on and applications for complex litigation, from assessments of patent damages to complex-litigation techniques for reparations.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2020/01/31/53205/