Events Calendar

First class day of Fall 2023

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/21/74367/

2L and summer mentoring students can stop by and write a thank you note to their mentors

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/21/74686/

Foley & Lardner welcomes all 1Ls to their first day of class at Texas Law! Please stop by the Susman Godfrey Atrium for coffee and mugs while supplies last.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/21/74633/

2L and summer mentoring students can stop by and write a thank you note to their mentors

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/22/74687/

2L and summer mentoring students can stop by and write a thank you note to their mentors

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/23/74688/

A brief overview of the Rules of Civil Procedure to prepare you for your fall common law classes with your spring Civ Pro professor (and Hargrave faculty advisor!) Lee Kovarsky.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/23/74652/

Participants of the 1L and Transfer student Mentoring Program will gather to catch up on their summer activities.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/23/73966/

2L and summer mentoring students can stop by and write a thank you note to their mentors

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/24/74689/

Please RSVP by Wednesday, August 23, on Symplicity.

Interested in starting your career with the federal or state government? Come learn more about the wide array of prestigious honors programs that provide exciting opportunities for entry-level attorney employment with many federal and state agencies. Application procedures, hiring criteria, and program descriptions will be discussed.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/24/74491/

Center for Women in Law will host a reception for Faculty and Students.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/24/74572/

2L and summer mentoring students can stop by and write a thank you note to their mentors

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/25/74690/

Students are invited to talk to current pro bono scholars and learn about the different pro bono offerings for the year. Lunch will be available on a first come first serve basis.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/25/74787/

The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic (Basic Books, 2023)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/25/74570/

Free litigation workshop for students interested in learning/strengthening communication skills and trial skills. Workshop will take place four Friday afternoons at the beginning of the semester (do not have to attend all four). Weekly topic schedule below. Students will hear a brief lecture on the specific days topic and will then breakout in to small groups, led by local practitioners, where they will learn by doing.

Weekly Schedule: 8/25 - Public Speaking/Effective Communication; 9/1 - Storytelling/Opening Statements; 9/15 - Direct Examination; 9/22 - Cross Examination.

Any students welcome. Highly recommended for any students interested in participating in interscholastic mock trial.

Free lunch provided! To request the sign-up form or for any questions, please contact Marla Massin, mmassin@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/25/74086/

Do you have questions about your 1L Declaration of Intent to Study Law?

Join the TX Board of Bar Examiners Zoom Office Hours at: https://txcourts.zoom.us/j/85453830072

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/25/74812/

Orientation Class for Domestic Violence Clinic

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/26/74771/

Co-sponsored with the University of Texas Athenaeum, this debate will analyze the recent Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admission v Harvard and the fate of affirmative action in America. Debating whether the court reached the correct outcome in this case will be Cory Liu and David Hinojosa. Cory Liu, a local Austin attorney, is a member of the Butler Snow litigation team and filed an amicus brief in this decision. David Hinojosa is the Director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and he argued before the Supreme Court in this case on behalf of student-intervenors.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/28/74907/

Texas Law alumnus David Hinojosa ’00 argued UNC’s side of the big affirmative case at the Supreme Court last spring. He’ll discuss his experience there, talk about his career as a civil-rights lawyer, and take questions. Professor Farnsworth will moderate.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/28/74935/

Come learn about TJOGEL at one of our famous Taco Tuesdays!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/29/74868/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/29/74770/

Join Meg Clifford, Assistant Director of Academic Success, for a discussion on notetaking.

This is part of the Locke Lord Law School 101 series.

Lunch provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/29/74386/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/30/74627/

Come to the Atrium this Wednesday, August 30th from 11:00am - 2:00pm to meet all of the wonderful student orgs Texas Law has to offer! Connect with orgs you plan to join, learn about orgs you never even knew existed, and meet some great 2Ls and 3Ls! Jim-Jim’s Water-Ice will be served. The Student Bar Association hopes to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/30/74368/

The First Generation Law Students (FGLS) at Texas Law invite everyone to come out for our first event of the semester! There will be a short informational session on how FGLS works for those interested in becoming members, followed by introductions and a Q&A with Texas Law first-generation faculty. This is a great opportunity to get to know more about FGLS and network with first-generation professors at Texas Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/30/74908/

Scales and Savasana - Balancing Bodies and Minds at Texas Law

Free all-level flow yoga class for law students hosted by CMHC / Texas Law CARE Counselor, Maria Timm, PhD, RYT-200

Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. (8/30-12/6, no class on 11/1 and 11/22)

TNH 3.140 (Jeffers Courtroom)

To register, email Dr. Timm at maria.timm@austin.utexas.edu or call 512.232.2295

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/30/75002/

Join the Christian Legal Society for breakfast and biblical fellowship! You're welcome to join, no matter where you are in your journey of faith. We are non-denominational, so there are no organizational prerequisites. Come learn about the LORD and join together in Christian community with your fellow law students!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/31/74966/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/31/74628/

Wage Signaling, Salary History Bans, and Equality

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/31/74186/

Please join the Plaintiffs' Advocacy & Litigation Society for a lunchtime panel discussion sponsored by Arnold & Itkin LLP on what life is like as a plaintiffs' attorney. Lunch will be served. Followed by a Networking Happy Hour from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Edge Rooftop Bar.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/31/74996/

Please join the Plaintiffs’ Advocacy & Litigation Society (PALS) for “Debunking the Myth of the Ambulance Chaser” to learn about plaintiff-side advocacy and hear from Arnold & Itkin LLP about their fascinating cases ranging from Deepwater Horizon to Astroworld 2021. The event will be this Thursday, 8/31 from 12-1 in Francis Auditorium, and delicious lunch from Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar will be served! There will also be an open bar and fully catered happy hour at the Marriott Edge Rooftop Bar from 6-9pm that same evening. RSVP below, all are welcome!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/31/74999/

The Review of Litigation will be hosting a training for new members.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/08/31/74723/

Free litigation workshop for students interested in learning/strengthening communication skills and trial skills. Workshop will take place four Friday afternoons at the beginning of the semester (do not have to attend all four). Weekly topic schedule below. Students will hear a brief lecture on the specific days topic and will then breakout in to small groups, led by local practitioners, where they will learn by doing.

Weekly Schedule: 8/25 - Public Speaking/Effective Communication; 9/1 - Storytelling/Opening Statements; 9/15 - Direct Examination; 9/22 - Cross Examination.

Any students welcome. Highly recommended for any students interested in participating in interscholastic mock trial.

Free lunch provided! To request the sign-up form or for any questions, please contact Marla Massin, mmassin@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/01/74087/

Do you have questions about your 1L Declaration of Intent to Study Law?

Join the TX Board of Bar Examiners Zoom Office Hours at: https://txcourts.zoom.us/j/85453830072

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/01/74813/

Join TLF and TJOGEL at our tailgate before the UT/Rice home game! The tailgate starts at 11 am on George's Patio and will go until the start of the football game (kickoff is at 2:30pm). Each tailgate will have drinks (alcoholic and nonalcoholic), food, games, and music. Tickets are $15. Buy them in the atrium M, T, Th 11:00am-2:00pm or online at https://texaslawfellowships.org/main/donate. All ticket costs will support students working public interest internships.

This tailgate is sponsored by our amazing affinity groups: Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, Chicano/Hispanic/Latino Law Students' Association, Law Students for Black Lives, OUTLaw, Student Bar Association, Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, and Women's Law Caucus.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/02/74166/