Events Calendar

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/

An informal event for 1Ls and upperclassmen who are interested in environmental law to get to know each other. Food will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/25/75110/

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

Franciska Coleman

Assistant Professor of Law; Associate Director, East Asian Legal Studies Center

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Law

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/25/74619/

Join us for the second event in our Fall 2023 Rapoport Center Reproductive Justice Colloquium Series presented by Cynthia Conti-Cook, Technology Fellow at the Ford Foundation. Sarah Brayne, Assistant Professor of Sociology, will respond.

Abstract: Our digital devices and the corporate archives that support them have given police and other system state actors profound access to the details of our daily lives through legal maneuvers designed to circumvent constitutional protections from search, seizure and self-incrimination. All of this is happening in an ecosystem of data sharing across jurisdictions, state actor membership in corporate surveillance networks, and through new requirements for digital sharing of medical records. People forced into self-managed care for issues related to everything between birth through burial will increasingly need to rely on their digital bodies’ ability to safely traverse digital borders.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/25/73987/

Let’s talk about Fed. Soc. Are they just a student org. hosting debates and serving Chick-fil-A? Or is that just a facade for an anti-democratic takeover of the federal judiciary? Join LS4BL, ACS, and If/When/How for a conversation with Professor Amanda Hollis-Brusky, author of Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution moderated by Rhiannon Hamam —who you might know as a co-host of the podcast 5-4. VELVET TACO provided! Register here  (https://forms.gle/ezWtdqJNVvvz1LDz7).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/25/75329/

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

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

Lunch provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/26/74387/

In this two-panel event, recipients of the Rapoport Center’s Graduate Student Fieldwork Grants on Human Rights & Inequality will discuss their research and share advice, insight, and lessons for others carrying out fieldwork.

The aim of this event is to bring together the Rapoport Center Summer Fieldwork Grant recipients, showcase their work, reflect critically on the fieldwork process, and engage in an interdisciplinary conversation about their different experiences.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/26/75326/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/26/74712/

Please RSVP by Tuesday, September 26, on Symplicity.

Hear Texas Law 2Ls and 3Ls discuss their summer internships with private sector employers and how they secured their positions during this panel discussion. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/27/74546/

Join the TJOGEL Society for a Roundtable Luncheon with attorneys from Vinson & Elkins. Please RSVP via the form sent in TJOGEL's weekly announcements.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/27/74938/

Interested in transactional law? Join TBLS for a presentation led by Haynes Boone about all things private equity. 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/2023/09/27/75167/

Please RSVP by Tuesday, September 26, on Symplicity.

The U.S. Army JAG Corps offers excellent opportunities to gain unique and valuable experience. Come learn more about available internship and permanent employment opportunities with the U.S. Army JAG Corps.

Panelist include: Captain Robert Clopton and Captain Jeffrey Hatfield.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/27/75250/

Come enjoy free lunch and learn all about Getting Radical In The South (GRITS), an annual public interest conference planned entirely by Texas Law students. This is a general interest meeting so any and all folks are welcome—we can’t wait to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/27/75406/

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/2023/09/27/75006/

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/2023/09/27/75186/

Join us for The University of Texas School of Law’s 9th Annual Government Enforcement Institute (UTGEI)—one of the premier enforcement programs in the country, bringing together leading enforcement practitioners, in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and top agency personnel from SEC, DOJ, and more.

UTGEI offers multiple opportunities for engagement and networking with some of the nation’s most prominent authorities on key issues and strategies for protecting companies and executives in government investigations—making this an event you don't want to miss!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/74436/

1Ls: Stop by to meet with Recruiting Coordinator Misha Randhawa and Hiring Partner Cullen Wallace from Morgan Lewis to learn more about their firm and grab a breakfast snack.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/74932/

Join attorneys from Kirkland and Ellis for coffee and breakfast tacos in the atrium! This event is open to members of Women's Law Caucus only. Please RSVP here: https://survey.kirkland.com/TakeSurveyPage.aspx?s=ec4f2fcf1cd44db282260b0cd3add54c&tsid=2db361401e8a40e48c3e9be87a94d537&c=en-US.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/75391/

Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 27, on Symplicity.You may sign up for one session.

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Alamdar S. Hamdani will be visiting the University of Texas School of Law to discuss his own career path and his work on and emerging issues pertaining to matters of national security, cyber law, and border security.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/74529/

Join the Judicial Clerkship Program for one of our four introductory sessions on Judicial Clerkships. We'll introduce you to the resources and support available to apply to judicial clerkships as well as detailed instructions on how to begin the application process for 2025-term clerkship positions. For 2Ls and 3Ls only. The program will not be recorded.

Attendance will be capped at 25 per session. Snacks will be provided. RSVP on Symplicity by selecting the Events tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/74768/

Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 27, on Symplicity.

Learn about how an immigrant son of a cab driver went from serving on the board of the ACLU of Texas to becoming the top federal law enforcement officer in the Southern District of Texas, a district that spans 44,000 square miles, and has over 9,000,000 residents. It’s a strange story that involves the generosity of an Indian in Kentucky, the pursuit of terrorists, the search for corrupt officials, protecting civil rights, calling out the cartels, and leading over 400 people according to the “Mama Rule.”

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/74530/

Q&A with Morgan Lewis re: the firm's practice groups, its commitment to the LGBTQ+ community, and its summer program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/74826/

Join the TJOGEL Society for a Roundtable Luncheon with attorneys from Baker Botts. Please RSVP via the form sent in TJOGEL's weekly announcements.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/74939/

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/2023/09/28/75191/

Haynes Boone will present what life is like as an IP attorney. Practitioners from Austin will host a Lunch Panel and answer questions following the presentation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/75309/

2023 marks 50 years since the United States embarked on a path of mass incarceration that has led to a staggering increase in the prison population. The prison population has grown 500% since 1973. Today, almost 2 million individuals – disproportionately Black Americans – are incarcerated in our nation’s prisons and jails.

The incarceration rate for women has grown 525% between 1980 -2021. Over 80% of incarcerated women are mothers. With Black women being disproportionately impacted, so are their families and the families of the incarcerated population. Mass incarceration has been a catalyst for dismantling black and brown families at alarming rates.The rate of growth for female imprisonment has been twice as high as that of men since 1980.

This year, The Sentencing Project and a coalition of advocates, experts, and partners have launched a public education campaign, 50 Years and a Wake Up: Ending The Mass Incarceration Crisis In America, designed to raise awareness about the dire state of the criminal legal system in the country.

Please join us for a forum to reflect on this anniversary while recognizing the impacted individuals and organizations who are leading the fight to dismantle the incarceration machine in Austin and throughout Texas.

Please RSVP at the link: https://secure.sentencingproject.org/a/50-years-and-wake-ending-incarceration-crisis-texas-university-texas-forum?_gl=1*vse2dq*_ga*ODgzNzI3MTkyLjE2OTQyMDg5Njc.*_ga_W0EM6XEQFF*MTY5NDYyMTUzMi4zLjAuMTY5NDYyMTUzMi4wLjAuMA..

The event is co-sponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, Initiative for Law, Society and Justice, the Austin Justice Coalition, Grassroots Leadership, Latino Justice, Texas Center for Justice and Equity, and the ACLU of Texas.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/74575/

Students interested in environmental law can come meet the professors who teach it! 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls are all invited. Drinks and snacks will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/75111/

We invite you to join our Norton Rose Fulbright attorneys for happy hour on Thursday, September 28th at Love Supreme in Austin. This event is come and go – feel free to drop by whenever you are available! To confirm your spot at the event, please RSVP here.

Date: Thursday, September 28th

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. CT

Location: Love Supreme

2805 Manor Rd.

Austin, TX 78722

To safely travel to and from the event, please use the following link to add two free Uber rides to your account: https://r.uber.com/r1jIKLotaa4.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to natalie.randall@nortonrosefulbright.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/28/75332/

Bradford/Green Societies - Food Truck Friday

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/09/29/74452/