Events Calendar

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/11/65956/

The Texas Law Professional Development Series is taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. This must-attend program will help you prepare for your summer clerkship or postgraduate job.

Learn tips to help you succeed in your public service summer internship from a panel of employers.

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.

RSVP on Symplicity by Friday, April 8, 2022. Lunch/snacks will be served after the program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/12/64827/

Jessica Brand, Founder and Co-Director of the Wren Collective, an organization which advises and consults on criminal justice issues, and Trudy Strassburger, the Deputy District Attorney of Travis County, will discuss the concept of “Progressive Prosecution” as well specific policies and practices of the Travis County District Attorney's Office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/12/65952/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/12/65949/

On Wednesday, April 13, the Strauss Center will host an event on “War Crimes in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” with UT Law School Professor Derek Jinks. Russian atrocities in Ukraine have shocked the world, reviving memories of some of the darkest moments of the 20th Century. Many of these acts are war crimes, a phrase that is used by many but fully understood by few.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/13/68125/

Please join us for LLILAS and Rapoport Center Visiting Resource Professor Justice Antonio Herman Benjamin’s presentation on his current work on the legal protection of forests and emerging principles in environmental law. Justice Benjamin’s lecture is cross-listed with Planet Texas 2050’s Spring Research Symposium: A Week of Resilience Research in Action.

This event is co-sponsored by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS), the LLILAS Benson Brazil Center, and Planet Texas 2050.

Please register for the event here: https://law.utexas.edu/humanrights/event-registration-can-the-law-save-tropical-forests/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/13/67665/

The Texas Environmental Law Journal (TELJ) is excited to announce our Symposium on Legal System Changes to Address Climate Change and the Energy Transition. The Symposium will bring together current practitioners in the area of climate change law with scholars and emerging thought leaders.

The Symposium will cover a range of subjects on the important and urgent topics of climate and energy transition. We expect it to be eye-opening and to provide deep and thoughtful insights into this very complex arena. The program will include presentations and discussion on topics such as:

The role of corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) Intellectual property law and diffusion of green technology Transportation electrification Developing commercial terms and contracting standards to enable the energy transition

If you are interested, please register at https://www.texenrls.org/cle-programs/climate-change-conference/.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/14/68025/

Join the Women's Christian Fellowship for our weekly time of Bible study, prayer, and fellowship.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/14/66471/

The National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) and the Travis County Women Lawyers Association present the Color of Justice Program. Local area teens will learn about the legal profession and hear from judges and attorneys about their paths to law school and beyond.

Cosponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/14/65485/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/14/65686/

Learn about becoming a 2022-23 student member of one of the Austin Inns of Court! The Inns provide excellent opportunities for law students to meet and be mentored by local judges and practicing attorneys across a range of fields. Each Inn meets monthly, fall through spring. Students are assigned to a team of attorneys and judges, which meets to prepare and then present a program at one of the Inn meetings. This is an excellent opportunity for students to socialize with and be mentored by practicing attorneys and judges.

Please RSVP for Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvd-6vpzgpH9W7WrQdvRULax5G7R5D0TMl

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/14/67485/

Join Michael Ellis, Visiting Fellow for Law and Technology, at The Heritage Foundation or a discussion on the Biden Administration’s decision to end DOJ’S China Initiative.

Prior to joining Heritage, Mr. Ellis was general counsel of the National Security Agency and served in several different national security roles in the Trump administration. Prior to his service at the White House, Mr. Ellis was general counsel of the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

The event will be moderated by Prof. Adam Klein, Deputy Director of the Strauss Center for International Security and Law.

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DOJ launched a “China Initiative” in November 2018 that sought to to identify and prosecute trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage; protect U.S. critical infrastructure against threats from Chinese foreign direct investment and supply chain compromises; and combat covert efforts to influence the American public and policymakers. In February 2022, the Biden administration announced it would end the initiative.

Mr. Ellis will discuss foreign policy and national security consequences of the decision and the benefits of the China Initiative.

More information: https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/report/doj-emboldens-china-ending-initiative-against-our-greatest

Lunch will be provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/14/67645/

Join us for a night of food, drinks, and merriment! Registration required.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/15/67805/

The Constitutional Studies Program will host the inaugural Texas Constitutional Law Assembly, a first-of-its-kind conference for high school students in grades 9-12. This free event will be held at the Law School on April 16, 2022. The purpose of the Assembly is to engage high school students in discussion on democracy, rights, and the rule of law.

We are grateful to our outstanding roster of speakers: Justice Evan Young and Professors Zach Elkins, Mimi Marziani, Liz Sepper, and Steve Vladeck. The tentative program is available here.

Registration is available here for free, though space is limited. Note that any student attending the Assembly must be accompanied by a school representative; no student may register on her/his/their own, nor attend on her/his/their own.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/16/67046/