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Sunday 30	Monday January 31 9:00am 2022-01-31T17:00-06:00 Register to vote with LS4BL Jan. 31 is the last day to register to vote for the March 1 Primaries. If you moved recently and/or have not updated your voter registration, register to vote with Law Students for Black Lives! We will be in the atrium from 9 am to 5 pm registering students to vote. We will also be answering general nonpartisan questions about the primaries for those who need additional information to vote. To check your voter registration in Texas, visit: https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do To find nonpartisan information about your personalized ballot by the time early voting begins: https://www.vote411.org Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/01/31/66147/	Tuesday 1	Wednesday 2	Thursday February 3 10:00am 2022-02-03T17:00-06:00 TJCLCR 2022 Conference Join the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights for their annual conference focusing on the 2021 Texas legislative sessions' impacts on civil liberties and rights. Topics will include voting rights, reproductive rights, and trans/LGBTQIA+ rights. Register for the event here: https://bit.ly/TJCLCR2022 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/03/64145/ 12:00pm 2022-02-03T13:00-06:00 Heather Jarvis: Loan Forgiveness As part of the Public Service Career Fair, join Heather Jarvis, attorney and student loan expert for this briefing and dedicated Q&A for borrowers. After you register online, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Scores of experienced public service workers have been frustrated in their attempts to qualify for loan cancellation under Public Service Loan Forgiveness. They were told they had the “wrong kind” of loans or that payments they made “didn’t count” towards the 120 qualifying payments required to earn forgiveness. On Oct. 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education announced a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Limited Waiver Opportunity. For a limited time, restrictive requirements regarding loan type and repayment plan have been waived. Also, the Biden administration is conducting a negotiated rulemaking process including revisions to the regulations governing PSLF and Income-Driven Repayment. New rules will be finalized and implemented by the summer of 2023. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/03/65508/	Friday 4	Saturday 5
Sunday 6	Monday 7	Tuesday February 8 11:45am 2022-02-08T13:00-06:00 Justice Center Open House Learn about funding for summer fellowships, Justice Center events and programming, and other resources we provide for students interested in nonprofit, government, and legislative service. Explore how you can be involved next year, including participating as a Public Service Scholar or Pro Bono Scholar. There will also be a chance for you to get to know us and students who are involved in our projects. To see the schedule, reserve a to-go lunch, and receive updates about any event changes, register by February 1 at noon: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/justice-center-open-house-tickets-243210297547 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/08/65125/ 12:15pm 2022-02-08T13:30-06:00 Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain On Tuesday, February 8, the Strauss Center is pleased to welcome Sina Kian, a Strauss Technology, Security, and Global Affairs Fellow and UT Austin Adjunct Professor, for a talk on “Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain: What are they and how can lawyers get involved?” This will be a discussion with Professor Kian, VP of Strategy at blockchain startup Aleo and former law clerk to Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts. The talk will be moderated by Strauss’ Deputy Director Adam Klein. The event sponsors follow the University of Texas’s public health related policies. There is an inherent risk of exposure to viruses and other health threats in any public space. Attendees voluntarily assume all associated risks. All UT guidelines and FAQs about COVID-19 can be found at Protect Texas Together. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/08/66168/	Wednesday 9	Thursday 10	Friday February 11 9:00am 2022-02-11T18:00-06:00 THJLP Virtual Symposium THJLP's annual symposium will highlight issues from the Texas Legislature that intersect with and impact the Hispanic community. Our speakers include elected officials and experts who will address such topics as voting rights, abortion, and ERCOT. We hope you will join us via Zoom! https://utexas.zoom.us/j/93176649547 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/11/66225/	Saturday 12
Sunday 13	Monday 14	Tuesday 15	Wednesday February 16 5:30pm 2022-02-16T19:00-06:00 Mentoring Program Kickoff Reception Texas Law Mentoring Program Kickoff Reception February 16, 2022 Hotel Ella 5:30PM - 7:00PM Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/16/66166/	Thursday 17	Friday 18	Saturday 19
Sunday 20	Monday 21	Tuesday February 22 11:45am 2022-02-22T13:00-06:00 Scholar in Residence - Lee Gelernt Join us for “Biden on Immigration: Better than Trump?”, a talk by Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, who is visiting Texas Law as the G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar in Residence. Lunch will be provided in the Jamail Pavilion after his talk. To reserve a lunch, please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/256944787777. This event has been accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 1.00 hour of CLE credit. Gelernt’s visit as a G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar in Residence is supported by a generous gift from the G. Rollie White Trust. The program brings outstanding legal scholars, practitioners and advocates from the field of public service to Texas Law to foster discussion of issues related to public interest law, to raise the profile of lawyers working in this area, and to encourage students to view public service as an honored and expected part of every legal career. Gelernt is Texas Law’s ninth G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar in Residence. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/22/64465/	Wednesday February 23 11:45am 2022-02-23T13:00-06:00 Brown bag lunch with Lee Gelernt Join Lee Gelernt for an informal conversation about his work as a civil rights lawyer. To-go lunches will be available after 12:30. Please RSVP to reserve a lunch: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/257214273817 About Lee Gelernt: Gelernt has worked at the ACLU’s national office in New York since 1992 and has litigated civil rights cases in courts across the country and at every level, including the U.S. Supreme Court. As an example, Gelernt successfully argued a national class action challenge to the Trump Administration’s practice of separating immigrant families at the border. In 2018, a federal court issued an injunction in Ms. L. v. ICE holding the practice unconstitutional and requiring the Administration to reunite the thousands of separated families. Find his complete biography here. Gelernt’s visit to Texas Law as a G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar in Residence is supported by a generous gift from the G. Rollie White Trust. The program brings outstanding legal scholars, practitioners and advocates from the field of public service to Texas Law to foster discussion of issues related to public interest law, to raise the profile of lawyers working in this area, and to encourage students to view public service as an honored and expected part of every legal career. Gelernt is Texas Law’s ninth G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar in Residence. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/23/66245/	Thursday February 24 8:45am 2022-02-24T16:00-06:00 TJOGEL Symposium This is Day 1 of the 2022 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law Symposium. The Symposium this year will be in a "hybrid" format, where registrants and attendees may attend in-person or online via Zoom. More details will be provided as we get closer to the event. If you have any questions, please email our Symposium Director, Kathy Dzienkowski, at symposiumdirector@tjogel.org. https://www.tjogel.org/2022-symposium Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/24/64685/ 6:00pm 2022-02-24T21:00-06:00 TJOGEL Symposium Banquet Dinner This is the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law's annual Symposium Banquet Dinner following the first day of our Symposium on Thursday, February 24. Attendance for the banquet dinner is by invitation only. For information on attending the banquet dinner, please contact TJOGEL's Symposium Director, Kathy Dzienkowski, at symposiumdirector@tjogel.org Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/24/65225/	Friday February 25 8:45am 2022-02-25T14:00-06:00 TJOGEL Symposium This is Day 2 of the 2022 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law Symposium. The Symposium this year will be in a "hybrid" format, where registrants and attendees may attend in-person or online via Zoom. More details will be provided as we get closer to the event. If you have any questions, please email our Symposium Director, Kathy Dzienkowski, at symposiumdirector@tjogel.org. https://www.tjogel.org/2022-symposium Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/25/64686/ 9:00am 2022-02-25T15:00-06:00 TMLS Symposium - No Justice, No Peace Join TMLS for our annual Symposium. This year's topic will be on police brutality with a variety of panelists such as Dexter Guilford, the former Houston City Councilwoman; Chief Chris Blue, Chief of the Chapel Hill N.C. Police Department; Kami Chavis, Professor at the University of Wake Forest School of Law; and Jennifer Laurin, Wright C. Morrow Professor of Law at the University of Texas. Lunch will be sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich, & Rosati. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/25/65845/ 6:00pm 2022-02-25T20:45-06:00 Graduate School Shabbat (RSVP) UT graduate students, faculty members, and alumni are invited to this Shabbat dinner (a Jewish event). Hosted by Jewish Legal Society at Texas Law, Texas Hillel, and Dean Bangs. Please RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/Feb25Shabbat. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/02/25/65928/	Saturday 26
Sunday 27	Monday 28	Tuesday March 1 12:30pm 2022-03-01T13:30-06:00 TXSLAPS Space Career Panel On Tuesday, March 1st 2022, the Texas Space Law and Policy Society (TXSLAPS) and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host a Space Career Panel featuring speakers working in space law and policy. This panel is tailored to students who want to learn more about space law and policy and young professionals seeking career advice in the field. It is a hybrid event that will take place on Zoom and at the University of Texas School of Law in room TNH 2.123 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CT. Light refreshments will be served. PANELISTS: Daniel Michon - Attorney-Adviser, NASA Idris Motiwala - General Counsel, Firefly Aerospace and UT Law Professor Josh Wolny - Foreign Affairs Officer, US State Dept. Office of Space Affairs Makena Young - Associate Fellow, Aerospace Security Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Zoom information will be provided in the registration confirmation email. You must sign in to a Zoom account to join. If you plan to attend in person or are a UT student interested in joining TXSLAPS, please email txslaps@gmail.com. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/03/01/66868/	Wednesday March 2 12:00pm 2022-03-02T13:30-06:00 Ascend A workshop with Associate Dean and Professor Hillary Sale from Georgetown University focused on boosting your career with a strategic plan. Held by the Center for Women in Law, the Ascend program helps established lawyers explore the opportunities and challenges of furthering their careers through promotions, pivots, and reimagining. The modular curriculum allows participants to tailor the program to focus on the skills and information needed to meet their goals. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/03/02/66747/	Thursday March 3 7:30pm 2022-03-03T22:00-06:00 (Law) School of Rock Assault & Flattery is back live and in person with their 69th musical "(Law) School of Rock!" We join Dewey, a washed up Austin rocker who sleeps in the storage area of Crown & Anchor and can’t find anyone to join his band for ACL’s Battle of the Bands. After conning his way into teaching the “History of Rockin Law” short course at Texas Law, Dewey realizes that his winning ticket to ACL may just be among the gunners, Big Law bros, and public interest law students in his class. Can the law students loosen up and learn to stick it to the Man? Will Legendary Rock n’Roll Attorney Ned Schneebly reveal Dewey’s true identity? Is it possible to teach law school without a J.D.? What’s the real reason Dean Farnsworth is leaving? And why on earth does Led Zeppelin keep getting sued for copyright infringement? Come to the show for all the answers! Live music will be provided by our very own band §ex Parte and our acapella powerhouse Supreme Chorus will provide an intermission concert. The show will have 3 performances: - Thursday, March 3rd @ 7:30 pm - Friday, March 4th @ 7:30 pm - Saturday, March 5th @ 7:30 pm Tickets are available for purchase online at assaultandflattery.com/buy-tickets and at the law school atrium between Feb 28th and March 3rd. This year, we're venturing away from our home base at the Utopia Theater in the School of Social Work and performing at the Scottish Rite Theater in Austin, TX! Bring your friends and be merry. Please note: proof of a negative COVID test is required within 48 hours of your performance date and masks will be required in the auditorium. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/03/03/66805/	Friday March 4 8:00am 2022-03-04T17:00-06:00 TIPLJ Spring Symposium The focus of this year’s event will be on administrative proceedings vs. Article III court litigation, the advantages of each forum, and the interaction between them. Come get free breakfast and join us for the Kirkland & Ellis Happy Hour afterwards at Haymaker! The event will run from around 9am to 5pm CST. It will consist of a variety of panels with a diverse group of speakers and will be CLE accredited. We are excited to have two panels of judges for our event, a panel of US District Court Judges and a panel of USPTO Administrative Patent Judges (including Austin's own Judge Brian Range). Other presenters will include academics Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat and Professor Sapna Kumar. Practitioners from various firms across the country will also present their findings and opinions on the interplay between administrative proceedings and traditional patent litigation. Tickets @ https://tiplj.org/symposium Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/03/04/62325/ 7:30pm 2022-03-04T22:00-06:00 (Law) School of Rock Assault & Flattery is back live and in person with their 69th musical "(Law) School of Rock!" We join Dewey, a washed up Austin rocker who sleeps in the storage area of Crown & Anchor and can’t find anyone to join his band for ACL’s Battle of the Bands. After conning his way into teaching the “History of Rockin Law” short course at Texas Law, Dewey realizes that his winning ticket to ACL may just be among the gunners, Big Law bros, and public interest law students in his class. Can the law students loosen up and learn to stick it to the Man? Will Legendary Rock n’Roll Attorney Ned Schneebly reveal Dewey’s true identity? Is it possible to teach law school without a J.D.? What’s the real reason Dean Farnsworth is leaving? And why on earth does Led Zeppelin keep getting sued for copyright infringement? Come to the show for all the answers! Live music will be provided by our very own band §ex Parte and our acapella powerhouse Supreme Chorus will provide an intermission concert. The show will have 3 performances: - Thursday, March 3rd @ 7:30 pm - Friday, March 4th @ 7:30 pm - Saturday, March 5th @ 7:30 pm Tickets are available for purchase online at assaultandflattery.com/buy-tickets and at the law school atrium between Feb 28th and March 3rd. This year, we're venturing away from our home base at the Utopia Theater in the School of Social Work and performing at the Scottish Rite Theater in Austin, TX! Bring your friends and be merry. Please note: proof of a negative COVID test is required within 48 hours of your performance date and masks will be required in the auditorium. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/03/04/66825/	Saturday March 5 8:30am 2022-03-05T15:30-06:00 Latino Law Day - CHLLSA Please join us for the Chicano/Hispanic/Latino Law Students' Association (CHLLSA) annual Latino Law Day. Latino Law Day is a free event open to all high school students, undergraduate students, and college grads interested in attending law school. This event is designed to provide information concerning the application process, law school experience and various career pathways. Events Include: - A first-year Mock Class - Law Student Panel with CHLSA members - Public Interest Talk - Attorney Panel - And more! Latino Law Day will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2021 from 9:30AM - 3:30PM. The address for the law school is 727 E Dean Keeton St, Austin, TX 78705, and the specific room will be TNH 2.140. Questions, comments, or concerns? Please contact chlsa.externalvp@gmail.com. Join Zoom Meeting https://utexas.zoom.us/j/97794591320?pwd=SHRvSUVaSWp6aUxkcm1ZM1prNDVndz09 Meeting ID: 977 9459 1320 Passcode: 2022 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/03/05/66785/ 7:30pm 2022-03-05T22:00-06:00 (Law) School of Rock Assault & Flattery is back live and in person with their 69th musical "(Law) School of Rock!" We join Dewey, a washed up Austin rocker who sleeps in the storage area of Crown & Anchor and can’t find anyone to join his band for ACL’s Battle of the Bands. After conning his way into teaching the “History of Rockin Law” short course at Texas Law, Dewey realizes that his winning ticket to ACL may just be among the gunners, Big Law bros, and public interest law students in his class. Can the law students loosen up and learn to stick it to the Man? Will Legendary Rock n’Roll Attorney Ned Schneebly reveal Dewey’s true identity? Is it possible to teach law school without a J.D.? What’s the real reason Dean Farnsworth is leaving? And why on earth does Led Zeppelin keep getting sued for copyright infringement? Come to the show for all the answers! Live music will be provided by our very own band §ex Parte and our acapella powerhouse Supreme Chorus will provide an intermission concert. The show will have 3 performances: - Thursday, March 3rd @ 7:30 pm - Friday, March 4th @ 7:30 pm - Saturday, March 5th @ 7:30 pm Tickets are available for purchase online at assaultandflattery.com/buy-tickets and at the law school atrium between Feb 28th and March 3rd. This year, we're venturing away from our home base at the Utopia Theater in the School of Social Work and performing at the Scottish Rite Theater in Austin, TX! Bring your friends and be merry. Please note: proof of a negative COVID test is required within 48 hours of your performance date and masks will be required in the auditorium. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/03/05/66826/