Events Calendar

Breakfast tacos and coffee in the BOA office! Join the BOA at our office in the journal hall behind the 1L classrooms. Come check out the space and meet with other members! Room 2.130.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/11/74654/

Welcome back to school! The Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter at Texas Law would like to invite everyone to our coffee table and share recent animal law updates. This week, we’d like to talk about the “Ending Agricutural Trade Suppression Act,” a bill recently introduced in Congress. The EATS Act poses a grave threat to states’ rights, local government, public health and safety, consumer protection, workers’ rights, environmental protection, and animals. We’d like to also encourage people to sign onto a letter calling members of Congress to oppose the inclusion of the EATS Act in the Farm Bill. Vegan coffee and pastry will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/11/75163/

Drawing Board Luncheon: Ronen Avraham

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/11/74706/

Join us for our first Fall 2023 Rapoport Center Reproductive Justice Colloquium Event, presented by Rachel Rebouche, Dean and the James E. Beasley Professor of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law. Kari White, Associate Professor at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will respond.

Abstract: Antiabortion activists attempt to stop medication abortion by any means necessary, including through criminalization. They aim to redefine abortion’s location to criminalize abortion travel, information, and supply chain bans, and even to revive the long-unenforced and arguably repealed Comstock Act’s ban on mailing anything that induces an abortion. Some even attempt to target directly those who take abortion pills. This talk considers the reproductive justice implications for some of these efforts, with a focus on the ways in which attempts to punish people who provide or use pills will exacerbate the public health and criminal justice consequences that new abortion bans have wrought, entrenching existing class and race differences. It encourages abortion rights advocates to keep these implications at the fore of their own efforts to increase access to abortion pills through federal and state advocacy, including through FDA regulation, state abortion shield laws that protect cross-border telehealth, and pharmacist prescriptions of abortion pills.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/11/73986/

Support your society and wear your society shirt! These points go toward the Society Cup Champion! 1Ls will be counted in their classrooms, but 2Ls and 3Ls are encouraged to wear their shirts and stop by the table to be counted.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/12/75027/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/12/74430/

Please RSVP by Monday, September 11, on Symplicity.

Join us for the CSO Orientation where we will talk about what to expect from the Texas Law CSO during your time as a law student. We will also discuss the 1L summer job search and be available to answer your questions. This is a workshop for 1Ls. Please note that first-year students may receive one-on-one career counseling beginning October 2.

This program will not be recorded.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/12/74531/

Guest Lecture in Constitutional Law II course “Constitutional Amendments in the United States and the World.”:

Carlos Bernal

Justice (Retired)

Constitutional Court of Colombia

Current Commissioner on the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/12/74587/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/12/74711/

Open house event for prospective student to learn more about Texas Law

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/12/74615/

1Ls: Stop by to meet with Kirkland & Ellis to learn more about their firm and grab lunch.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/13/75112/

Last May, the Texas Legislature passed SB 17, a bill that bans Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offices at public universities. Join student activists from TX Students for DEI and counsel from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund for a Teach-In on what this law means and how we can continue to fight for a diverse Texas. This event is co-sponsored with CHLSA, APALSA, OUTLaw, TLDNA, and TMLS. Lunch will be provided (Velvet Taco!!!!).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/13/75147/

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/2023/09/13/75004/

The purpose of our general meeting is to bring together members, fostering community, and collaboration. During these meetings, we discuss plans, cultural events, and career opportunities, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued. Through this unified approach, we strive to empower our community and celebrate our heritage while providing professional growth and support for all members.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/13/75137/

1Ls: Stop by to meet with Jackson Walker to learn more about their firm and grab breakfast.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/14/75029/

Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 13, on Symplicity.

Hear from a panel of Texas Law 2Ls and 3Ls discuss their summer work with public interest organizations and how they secured their positions. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/14/74532/

Are you wondering what it means to litigate? Are you curious about the different career paths that fall under "litigation"? Join BOA and TBLS as they present a panel of professionals from diverse legal backgrounds to discuss some career basics.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/14/74727/

Calling all 2Ls! Are you interested in studying abroad in your 3L year? Come hear more about our partners and the application process.

Bring your lunch, a friend, and your sense of adventure!

Thursday, September 14 12:00-1:00pm In person: TNH 3.142

More info: OutGoingExchange@law.utexas.edu https://law.utexas.edu/juris-doctor/international-study-abroad/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/14/75026/

Welcome to Women's Christian Fellowship! We gather together for Bible study, fellowship, and prayer. We welcome women at any stage of their faith journey to join us as we grow closer to God together.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/14/75116/

Join the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy for our first meeting of the semester! Open to all current and prospective members.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/14/75135/

Associate Professor Ilan Wurman and Professor Tara Grove will debate and discuss the validity of originalist interpretation of the Constitution. The debate will provide an overview of one of the preeminent methods of constitutional interpretation, delve into the major objections to it, and provide information to the attendees to determine what method of interpretation is right for them.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/14/75161/

Baker Botts will be giving a presentation on their impressive IP Practice followed by a happy hour at Easy Tiger.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/14/75199/

SWBLSA will be hosting their Pre-Law Symposium on campus in conjunction with UT's NBLSA chapter TMLS! All undergraduates considering law school are encouraged to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/15/75203/

The Scholarship Luncheon is an opportunity to gather both scholarship supporters and student recipients of this year's scholarships. By invitation only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/15/74129/

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/2023/09/15/74089/

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/2023/09/15/74815/

The second day of the SWBLSA Pre-Law Symposium. We hope to see y'all!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/16/75204/

Training for law student volunteers participating in the Title IX Advisor Program

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/16/75046/

Speaker:

Cynthia Barrow-Giles

Professor of Political Science

The University of the West Indies - Cave Hill Barbados

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/18/74206/

Please RSVP by Friday, September 15, on Symplicity.

Learn more about summer internship opportunities in the government sector, including application procedures, hiring criteria, and general internship descriptions. This program will feature a panel of students discussing their summer internship experiences in the government sector.

Panelists include: Alex Rico, 2L; Eric Trimble, 3L; and Cora Drozd, 3L.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/18/74526/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/18/74612/

Join the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, UT Law's Black Law Student Association for our first monthly meeting of the school year.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/18/74629/

Celebrate LibraryFest with your librarians and fellow students! Come enjoy treats and get some Tarlton swag, including your Baby Bevo (while supplies last)!

Tarlton is throwing open its doors for Texas Law students to learn more about our services and collection. You’ll get to see various materials we have and chat with different librarians about the resources at your disposal.

Stop by the library anytime between 11:30am and 2pm on Tuesday, September 19. We hope to see you!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/19/74588/

Join Christopher Sokol, Assistant Director of Student Affairs, for a presentation on Time & Stress Management.

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

Lunch provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/19/74350/

If you're a 1L or LLM and you're interested in being paired with a Texas Law alumni for the attorney mentorship program, please:

1. Sign up here (by Sept. 25th) once you have paid dues and signed up for membership: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4eeZXBTLZDK-LzMsmtD_FndykEW4768TIQ_9AYisSK_nayg/viewform.

2. Attend the MANDATORY meeting to get a mentor on Tuesday, September 19th at 5:15 p.m. via Zoom (link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/94720845367).

We have over 100 attorneys from different practice areas and locations who are very excited to meet you all! If you have questions about this program, please contact Cassie at ckaragon@utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/19/75202/

UT Marketplace allows companies and organizations to distribute information about their products, services and career opportunities directly to students, faculty and staff.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/20/74286/

Join the TJOGEL Society for a Roundtable Lunch with partners and associates from Bracewell! Please RSVP via the form found in the TJOGEL weekly announcements email.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/20/74869/

Please join THLS for an introduction to Health Law with Professor Jerry Bell and Yvonne Puig from Norton Rose Fulbright. They will be discussing what health law is, what all it can encompass, how people can get into health law, and other advice. This will be a great opportunity to get an introduction to health law and get to meet some neat health lawyers in the area!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/20/75115/

The Center for Women in Law’s Pathways Series empowers law students to engage with a variety of professionals and explore the diversity of the legal field. On September 20th, the Center will host a panel featuring Laurie Higginbotham (National Trial Law), Elecia Byrd (Zinda Law Group), and Lisa Baldwin (Nix Patterson). These lawyers will discuss representing plaintiffs in a variety of cases as well as their career paths.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/20/75146/

Interested in transactional law? Join TBLS for a presentation led by Jones Day about debt financing and capital markets, as well as how to prepare for interviews and what transactional-leaning questions to ask during interviews. Lunch will be served, and a happy hour with the firm will take place off campus after class for attendees.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/20/75169/

Hear Michael McConnell from Stanford School of Law and Autumn Patterson from the Texas Public Policy Foundation debate the Supreme Court's recent decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v Bruen. Did the court get it right? What is the originalist critique of the decision? Come find out!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/20/75271/

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/2023/09/20/75005/

Professors Nathan Chapman (Georgia Law) and Michael McConnell (Stanford Law) join us to discuss their new book: Agreeing to Disagree: How the Establishment Clause Protects Religious Diversity and Freedom of Conscience.

Responses from Professor Christopher Lund (Wayne State Law) and Elizabeth Sepper (Texas Law).

Light refreshments will be offered. We hope you join us!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/20/73992/

Attorneys from Knobbe Martens will be hosting a happy hour at Love Supreme Pizza Bar for students who are interested in learning more about their firm and Intellectual Property & Technology Law.

Knobbe Martens website: https://www.knobbe.com/

Link to Love Supreme's website: https://www.lovesupremepizzabar.com/

Address: 2805 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/20/75308/

The Other Walker-Thomas: Reading Race in Contracts

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/21/74189/

1Ls: Stop by to meet recruiters from McGuireWoods to learn more about their firm and grab lunch.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/21/75330/

Please RSVP by wednesday, September 20, on Symplicity.

"Intellectual Property" is a big umbrella for a variety of legal practice areas. Join a panel of IP practitioners for an introduction to the field and their perspectives on IP practice.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/21/74527/

Join the Texas Law American Constitution Society and the Plaintiffs’ Advocacy & Litigation Society for a conversation on civil justice work and its potential to positively shift the balance towards justice and move our law in a more progressive direction.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/21/75108/

Interested in competing in the Foley & Lardner Novice Mock Trial Competition? Come let BOA explain to you the basics of how the competition will be run and how to put on your case in chief! We will show you how to write an opening and closing, conduct direct and cross-examinations, and give you a crash course on objections/evidence. Lunch will be served!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/21/75247/

Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 20, on Symplicity. Zoom link will then be sent before the event.

Learn more about internship and permanent employment opportunities with the Queens County District Attorney's Office located in New York.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/21/74492/

Join the TJOGEL Society for a Roundtable Luncheon with attorneys from Haynes and Boone. Please RSVP via the form sent in the TJOGEL weekly announcements.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/21/74937/

Welcome to Women's Christian Fellowship! We gather together for Bible study, fellowship, and prayer. We welcome women at any stage of their faith journey to join us as we grow closer to God together.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/21/75190/

Join the Christian Legal Society for lunch 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/2023/09/21/75246/

Law schools need to do more to support the well-being, needs, and leadership development of students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, students with disabilities, immigrant students, LGBTQ+ students, formerly incarcerated students, and students with families who have been impacted by the criminal or immigration enforcement systems. This space is meant to build a positive community for students who not only have these experiences, but whose public interest work as attorneys may be directly tied to their lived experiences and/or those of their loved ones. For example: students who have themselves or had family members become entangled in the criminal legal system who are interested in public defense work; immigrant students, or students who are the children or family members of immigrants seeking to challenge the immigration system; low-income students seeking to challenge laws and policy that further marginalize low-income people such as predatory lending, cash bail, etc.

This program seeks to serve as a space for dialogue, mentorship, and resource-sharing that is tailored to the particular needs, and strengths, of students in this position.

Please RSVP by noon, September 15: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0eQH7naWQww5HQG

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/21/75268/

Mauricio Uribe (a Partner at Knobbe Martens) will be giving a presentation about Generative A.I. and its potential uses/misuses.

Over the past six months, the public availability and widespread use of various generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) AI solutions, such as Chat GPT Dall-E-2, Co-Pilot, etc., has presented numerous legal, technical and ethical considerations across most every industry and geography region. Given the potential for widespread use, it is important for organizations to understand key issues and best practices surrounding use of Generative AI solutions in developing policies and assessing legal, technical and business strategies related to Generative AI. Specifically, what does it mean when a company’s employees use these powerful tools in their daily work? Come learn how these tools are being used/misused and IP and business risks for using AI-based tools. Using Open AI’s current terms of service as a case study, our discussion will include a review of the availability of trade secret, copyright and patent protection based on outputs generated by Generative AI services and how to formulate workable policies in the workplace.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/21/75307/

Stop by on your way to class or the library for a hand-crafted coffee courtesy of Vinson & Elkins. Attorneys from V & E will be present to chat while you get fueled for the day!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/22/75205/

Hargrave/Cadena Societies - Food Truck Friday

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/22/74451/

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/2023/09/22/74090/

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/2023/09/22/74816/

During the SAP training, student org. leaders and other participants will learn how to spot, respond to, and prevent instances of sexual and interpersonal misconduct. Make sure your org. selects a delegate to attend! Renewal of your student org. is contingent upon having one delegate present at the training.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/22/75127/

Join Professors Leah Litman, Kate Shaw, and Melissa Murray, the hosts of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, on Friday, September 22, for a live taping and Q&A session hosted by the Texas Law Review. Happy hour reception to follow!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/22/75306/

The in-person weekend academies will include community building, mentoring, networking, admissions coaching, and presentations and workshops on law school admissions and the law school experience. Weekend academies will also provide an opportunity for Cohort members to reflect on the admissions cycle and develop relationships with one another.

Focus: Application Materials; Selecting Schools; Mentoring; Admissions Coaching)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/23/73888/