Events Calendar

CHLSA's bi-annual fajita grilling fundraiser! Come hungry and join us right outside the atrium for a fajita feast! Food will be served from 11:45 AM until sold out.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/25/63185/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Sunday, October 24, on Symplicity. The Zoom link will be sent before the event.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/25/64265/

Please RSVP by Sunday, October 24, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/25/64266/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Monday, October 25, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/26/64267/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/26/61849/

Please RSVP on Symplicity.

The Peggy Browning Fund, whose mission is to educate and inspire the next generation of law students to become advocates for workplace justice, is conducting a regional workshop about labor law and the career paths available. Panelists may include union lawyers, labor law firm attorneys, labor law professors, Peggy Browning Fellowship Alumni and attorneys from the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/26/63925/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Monday, October 25, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/26/64268/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Monday, October 25, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/26/64269/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/26/62185/

It's election time, again! Austinites have many important constitutional amendments and local propositions on the ballot. Join the Graduate Student Agency and The Austin Common's Amy Stanfield to discuss all things elections-related! We'll be introducing students to their ballots and give a run-down of Props A & B so that everyone can feel prepared for the Nov. 2 election! This is a nonpartisan event, so come prepared with any and all questions!

Get the zoom link for this event here: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEudOyorjsuEtRyYCQYo4g_ZWgwIuxjtNLB

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/26/64525/

Foundation board meetings

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/27/60889/

Join us for our weekly time of Bible study, prayer, and fellowship. Light breakfast will be served.

In the event of rain, this event will be moved indoors to the Jury Room (CCJ 2.310).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/27/63009/

Please join the Texas Federalist Society on Oct. 27 at 12pm in TNH 2.140 as we host affirmative action experts Cory Liu of the Ashcroft Law Firm and Professor Theodore M. Shaw of UNC School of Law for a debate and discussion about the Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College case.

Chick-fil-a sandwiches will be provided after the event!

If you're unable to attend in person, you're welcome to join the webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88503734798

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/27/64505/

Large law firms continue to increase their pro bono commitments, delivering more than 5 million hours of free legal services annually, while profits and revenue continue to grow as well. How is this possible? Steven Schulman, Pro Bono Partner at Akin Gump, will discuss why he believes that the culture, structure and economics of large firms is uniquely situated to allow pro bono to thrive. Steven has been the Pro Bono Partner for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld since 2006. He manages the firm’s world-wide pro bono practice, which devotes more than 100,000 hours annually to a range of clients, from non-profit organizations to individuals in need of protection.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/27/64085/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 26, on Symplicity. The Zoom link will be sent before the event.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/27/64285/

Foundation board meetings

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/28/60890/

On Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Fall semester, the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law hosts a law firm for a roundtable lunch with interested TJOGEL Society members. At the roundtables, partners and associates visiting from the law firms will present on a wide variety of energy law topics for the first part of the lunch. Then, TJOGEL Society members will have the opportunity to ask questions about the presentation. Finally, at 12:40-12:45pm, we will go from JON 5.257 to the courtyard outside to give out lunches to the lawyers and student attendees. Students and the visiting lawyers can eat lunch and network. We expect to have a variety of both National and Texas-based law firms.

There is a limited number of spots for each Roundtable Luncheon. To sign up to attend a Roundtable, please sign up for the TJOGEL Society and look for an RSVP form about a week before the Roundtable Luncheon that you want to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/28/61112/

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

Join Porter Hedges and TMLS for a discussion on picking your practice group. Boxed lunches will be served afterwards!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/28/63086/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 27, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/28/64286/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 27, on Symplicity. Zoom link will be sent before the event

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/28/64287/

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

To ensure the continuation of Sissy Farenthold’s legacy, this lecture series — in line with Sissy’s own history of exposing and responding to injustices and inequality as both a public servant and citizen — brings to Austin and Houston internationally renowned scholars and activists to inspire their audiences to think and act creatively to respond to some of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. The lecture is co-presented by, and alternates between, the Rapoport Center at UT-Austin and the Rothko Chapel in Houston. This year's lecture will take place at UT-Austin. More information coming soon!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/28/59945/

Foundation board meetings

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/29/60891/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 28, on Symplicity. Zoom link will be sent before the event.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/29/64288/

NRF sponsored breakfast for 1Ls in Sheffield Society

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/29/62848/

Boxed lunches for 1L members of Society programs: Oct 15 -Green from 11-12:30 in the Courtyard; Oct 22: Sutton from 11-2 in the Courtyard; Nov 5:Cadena from 12:30-2 in the Courtyard

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/29/62369/

On the lawn on the south side of Susman Godfrey Atrium

Join us for a lunch celebrating National Pro Bono Week and Change It Up! 2021

Box lunches will be available from 12:30 to 2 pm. Faculty, staff and student hosts will reprise the Change It Up! breakout rooms in-person, outside from 1-1:30.

Bring a blanket to spread out on the lawn. Come picnic or visit “breakout room” tables, or both!

Please RSVP by October 20th at noon: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/185130449157

Hosted by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and the Mithoff Pro Bono Program

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/29/61966/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 28, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/29/64305/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 28, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/29/64306/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 28, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/29/64307/

This happy hour will follow the virtual program (the Texas Transactional Skills Competition). Student members of the Texas Business Law Society will have the opportunity to meet in person and network with attorneys from Big Law firms who helped judge the event. At this happy hour, we will also announce the winners of the competition, thank the firm sponsors for joining us, and briefly hear from Dean Farnsworth.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/10/30/63805/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Sunday, October 31, on Symplicity. Zoom link will be sent before the event.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/01/64308/

1L students who are participating in the Alumni Mentoring Program are encouraged to attend one orientation meeting, either 11/1 or 11/3. If you are unavailable or have strong concerns about attending this event, please contact mentoring@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/01/62849/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/01/64585/

JOLTT will welcome Professor Schrepel (VU Amsterdam/Stanford) to give a talk on Zoom about his book, "Blockchain + Antitrust." It explores the relationship between blockchain and antitrust, highlights the mutual benefits that stem from cooperation between the two, and provides a unique perspective on how law and technology could cooperate. Professor Schrepel will also explore the anticompetitive practices that may arise in the ecosystem and will cover enforcement issues before showcasing the potential of blockchain and antitrust to complement one another.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/01/64565/

The upcoming Dobbs case and the Supreme Court’s recent decision to grant cert in the Texas abortion cases have many wondering about the future of Roe. If you’re wondering too, join the Texas Federalist Society on Monday November 1st from 12pm-1pm in TNH 2.140 (lunch will be served after the event). We’ll be hosting a debate between Teresa S. Collett and Neal Devins on the constitutionality of Roe and the implications of the upcoming Supreme Court cases.

Can’t join us in person? Join us on Zoom (meeting ID: 811 518 21111)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/01/64645/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Sunday, October 31, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/01/64309/

Take a headshot for inclusion in the printed class directories.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/02/64065/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Monday, November 1, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/02/64325/

In our last 101 session of the semester, we'll focus on how to prepare for exams. Keeping in mind that your study methods can/will change based on the course and professor, we'll discuss study strategies and how to approach preparing for exams.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/02/60865/

On Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Fall semester, the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law hosts a law firm for a roundtable lunch with interested TJOGEL Society members. At the roundtables, partners and associates visiting from the law firms will present on a wide variety of energy law topics for the first part of the lunch. Then, TJOGEL Society members will have the opportunity to ask questions about the presentation. Finally, at 12:40-12:45pm, we will go from JON 5.257 to the courtyard outside to give out lunches to the lawyers and student attendees. Students and the visiting lawyers can eat lunch and network. We expect to have a variety of both National and Texas-based law firms.

There is a limited number of spots for each Roundtable Luncheon. To sign up to attend a Roundtable, please sign up for the TJOGEL Society and look for an RSVP form about a week before the Roundtable Luncheon that you want to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/02/61429/

The Center for Women in Law will host a Susan L. Blount Power Lunch Series Lecture, A Conversation with Erin Nealy Cox, former U.S. Attorney and partner at Kirkland & Ellis. She will be interview by Angela Styles, '94, partner at Akin Gump and former Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. During this conversation, they will explore Ms. Nealy Cox’s career journey, and the two will discuss the practical challenges and opportunities of navigating public service and private practice. They will address adding value to clients and maintaining ethical standards. The discussion will also address political appointments and apolitical job duties and the ethical questions posed by these roles, especially prosecutorial independence and the impact of political appearance on reputations and careers. This event will be held on Zoom. Approved for 1.25 hours ethics CLE. Register here: https://utexas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xxwn0qqcSvCNVFvYcu_vxw

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/02/64345/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Monday, November 1, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/02/64310/

Tryouts for the Competition will be held November 2 and 4, 2021, from 2:00–5:00 pm. All tryouts will be recorded and distributed to the coaches. If you cannot make it on one of the scheduled dates, please contact Peter McCabe at pmccabe0922@gmail.com to schedule a makeup date.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/02/63565/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Monday, November 1, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/02/64311/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/02/63245/

Take a headshot for inclusion in the printed class directories.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/03/64066/

Join us for our weekly time of Bible study, prayer, and fellowship. Light breakfast will be served.

In the event of rain, this event will be moved indoors to the Jury Room (CCJ 2.310).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/03/63010/

1L students who are participating in the Alumni Mentoring Program are encouraged to attend one orientation meeting, either 11/1 or 11/3. If you are unavailable or have strong concerns about attending this event, please contact mentoring@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/03/62850/

A panel of 3Ls and 2Ls who are BigLaw-bound will have a candid discussion with 1Ls and other fellow law students about how folks can live their progressive values while still going into BigLaw. Firm pro bono, considerations when comparing firms, and the realities of firm work/clients will be discussed and there will be time for questions at the end.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/03/64485/

In our last 101 session of the semester, we'll focus on how to prepare for exams. Keeping in mind that your study methods can/will change based on the course and professor, we'll discuss study strategies and how to approach preparing for exams.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/03/61365/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 2, on Symplicity. Zoom link will be sent before the event.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/03/64312/

TJOGEL Society members can stop by from 8:00am-9:00am to talk with lawyer representatives from a law firm and for some coffee and breakfast. The lawyers will be available to discuss their practice areas and firm.

This event is only open to TJOGEL Society members who have paid their dues. Please contact the TJOGEL Managing Editor, Bradley Potts, at managingeditor@tjogel.org for more information on how to join the TJOGEL Society.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/04/64367/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/04/62852/

On Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Fall semester, the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law hosts a law firm for a roundtable lunch with interested TJOGEL Society members. At the roundtables, partners and associates visiting from the law firms will present on a wide variety of energy law topics for the first part of the lunch. Then, TJOGEL Society members will have the opportunity to ask questions about the presentation. Finally, at 12:40-12:45pm, we will go from JON 5.257 to the courtyard outside to give out lunches to the lawyers and student attendees. Students and the visiting lawyers can eat lunch and network. We expect to have a variety of both National and Texas-based law firms.

There is a limited number of spots for each Roundtable Luncheon. To sign up to attend a Roundtable, please sign up for the TJOGEL Society and look for an RSVP form about a week before the Roundtable Luncheon that you want to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/04/61113/

Join TMLS and Norton Rose Fulbright for a panel on how to succeed in your interviews. Boxed lunches will be provided afterwards!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/04/63105/

Tryouts for the Competition will be held November 2 and 4, 2021, from 2:00–5:00 pm. All tryouts will be recorded and distributed to the coaches. If you cannot make it on one of the scheduled dates, please contact Peter McCabe at pmccabe0922@gmail.com to schedule a makeup date.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/04/63845/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 3, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/04/64313/

Speaker Alyssa Battistoni: “Climate Futures and the Future of Work: Rethinking “Green Jobs,” Revaluing Care Work”

Instructions for joining the zoom meeting: Please note that registration is required for the Zoom webinar: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOGuqj8rG9OuDTFOnaEOnH_Xl-hXY4JI

You will need to sign in with the same email account that you used to register for the program. If you have difficulty registering, please contact sabrina.barton@austin.utexas.edu

If you do not have a Zoom account, you may watch this event on our YouTube channel:

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/04/61587/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 3, on Symplicity. Zoom link will be sent before the event.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/04/64314/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Thursday, November 4, on Symplicity. Zoom link will be sent after the event.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/05/64315/

Boxed lunches for 1L members of Society programs: Nov 5:Cadena from 12:30-1:00 in the Courtyard

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/05/62370/

Join LS4BL and renowned scholar Carlton E Williams as we parse through the relationship between movement lawyering, radicalism, and racial justice. We will also unpack the philosophy of what it truly means to be "radical," misconceptions/problems with the term, and how movement lawyering and radicalism may further the cause of Black liberation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/05/63068/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Thursday, November 4, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/05/64326/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Thursday, November 4, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/05/64316/

Open to 1Ls. Please RSVP by Thursday, November 4, on Symplicity.

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace your upcoming legal interviews. You will hear common legal interview questions and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. You will leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/11/05/64317/