Events Calendar

Makeup informational for those who could not attend the first Texas Law Review mandatory informational session. Any Texas Law students interested in participating in the write-on competition are invited to attend this information session. Attendance at one of these meetings is mandatory in order to enroll in the write-on process, which takes place after finals. The write-on qualifies you for consideration by all the journals.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/19/76760/

Come grab some breakfast and meet Baker & McKenzie attorneys!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/20/76759/

Come by and meet lawyers from Baker McKenzie and learn more about the firm + corporate practice group!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/20/76834/

Join Texas Law Art Association and Professor Levinson for a tour of the Levinson Collection of American Flag Art on display in the atrium. The tour will begin in the atrium at 12:00pm on Tuesday, February 20. Please meet us at the library entrance. We hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/20/76685/

Please join members of Volume 103 of the Texas Law Review to learn more about Bluebook rules in preparation for the write-on Bluebooking exam. Lunch will be provided thanks to our sponsor, Beck Redden!

Feel free to email any questions to writeonquestions@texaslrev.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/20/76910/

The Law and Philosophy Seminar Workshop surveys different topics in legal philosophy and sconstitutional theory. Organized around a series of seven workshops, each features a deifferent leading scholar who presents and discusses their own work with both law and philosophy faculty and the students in the seminar.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/20/76536/

Health, Innovation, and the Law Colloquium closely studies the works-in-progress of leading scholars of health innovation from across the country and engages with the authors about their work.

Spring 2024 Speakers:

Feb. 6 – Ameet Sarpatwari – Harvard University Feb. 20 – Matthew Lawrence – Emory University March 5 – Wendy Epstein – DePaul University March 26 – Erin Fuse Brown – Georgia State University College April 9 – Myrisha Lewis – College of William & Mary April 23 – Rachel Sachs – Washington University

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/20/76553/

Come join us for pub food and zero-proof mocktails made by the SHIFT Makers... we hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/20/76870/

Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 20, on Symplicity.

Hosted by PGLETS. Join premier Austin estate planners for a discussion on creative problem solving for large and complex estates.

Featuring: Sam Hildebrand of Jackson Walker LLP Lois Ann Stanton of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP Steve Saunders of Saunders & Associates

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/21/76951/

Interested in becoming a Dean's Fellow, Society Coordinator or Academic Success Fellow for the 2024/25 academic year?

Come to an info session and hear from SAO + current Society Program members. Get your questions answered before applying.

Attendance at an info session is a pre-requisite to applying.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/21/76648/

Come network with industry professionals at TJOGEL's annual CLE Symposium! This year's Symposium has a fantastic lineup of speakers who will discuss an array of topics.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/22/76708/

Please join a variety of panelists for programming about the realities of being a woman in the legal field. Hosted by Texas Law Review and Baker Botts.

Lunch provided and happy hour reception to follow.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/22/75508/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/22/76488/

Drawing on her work in human and animal research ethics, Dr. Hope Ferdowsian will discuss how starting from clear ethical principles has informed human research policy, and how a similar approach could better inform research policy surrounding the use of animals in research—resulting in improvements in medicine, science, and ethics and greater protections and benefits for people and animals. Join us in-person in TNH 3.125 or online via Zoom (https://utexas.zoom.us/j/92155979467?pwd=MXJncTJ1eVFNVmxJL2FEZlMxdktlZz09) Meeting ID: 921 5597 9467 Passcode: 242422

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/22/76807/

Emily Strauss presenting an original paper in the Business Law Workshop

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/22/76556/

Come network with industry professionals at TJOGEL's annual CLE Symposium! This year's Symposium includes a great panel of industry experts who will present on a wide variety of topics.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/23/76709/

Swing by the Atrium for coffee c/o V & E! Happy Friday, y'all!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/23/76734/

Co-Sponsored by FedSoc -- Lunch provided

Moderator and Panelist: Barry Friedman, 2024 Distinguished Visiting Professor

Panelists: Sylvia Moir, Clark Neily

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/23/76753/

Moderator and Panelist: Maria Ponomarenko

Panelists: Jamein Cunningham, Michael Sierra-Arévalo, Art Acevedo, Trudy Strassburger

Barry Friedman, 2024 Distinguished Visiting Professor, serves as the founding director of the Policing Project at NYU Law, which he co-founded with Texas Law Assistant Prof. Maria Ponomarenko.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/23/76754/

Moderator and Panelist: Barry Friedman, 2024 Distinguished Visiting Professor

Panelists: Christy Lopez, Chris Harris

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/23/76755/

The Texas International Law Journal's Annual Symposium and Banquet will be held on February 24, 2024, and is titled “Current Challenges to the Effectiveness and Future of the International Criminal Court.” The event will consist of three panels, united by a common focus on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and a focus on its efficacy and future. Our event promises to be the preeminent venue for fruitful discussion and disagreement, with new ideas and approaches presented and analyzed from different viewpoints.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/24/75769/

Please RSVP by Sunday, February 25, on Symplicity. Zoom link will then be sent before the event.

Learn more about the exciting opportunities available with the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of General Counsel. The CIA's OGC provides legal advice and policy counsel to the Director of the CIA and other CIA officers on a variety of legal issues relating to the operations and management of CIA. Join this information session to learn about the exciting and varied practice areas available within the CIA, as well as internship and permanent employment opportunities.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/26/76954/

All interested candidates must come to one of the six infosessions during the week of 2/26 to be eligible to run for an elected SBA position! Infosessions are on Monday (2/26), Wednesday (2/28), and Thursday (2/29) at 12:00 and 12:30 in the SBA office. Please email Morgan Johnson at texas.sba@gmail.com with any questions!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/26/77047/

The Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability (SSSS) Program at The University of Texas at Austin’s (UT) Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the Cockrell School of Engineering, in partnership with the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and MITRE, will hold the 10th annual Space Traffic Management Conference, “Inflection Points of Change: Civil, Commercial & Security” for space operations. Additional support is provided by NorthStar Earth and Space, Aerospace Policy Solutions, LLC, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University O’Maley College of Business, and Runways to Space LLC.

The conference will take place on February 27-28, 2024, hosted at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. Experts from all over the world will gather to discuss and exchange knowledge on Space Traffic Management. Technical sessions will be devoted to several topics like Changing Legal and Regulatory Frameworks, Airspace/Orbital Space Integration, Space Safety and Sustainability, Security, and Related Issues.

For more information, including to register (1 euro for students), the agenda, paper access, and more, see the website. Breakfast, lunch, and a networking reception are included.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/27/76772/

Please RSVP by Monday, February 26, on Symplicity.

Learn more about pathways in white collar law and enforcement from attorneys who have practiced in these fields in both the government and private sectors. Pizza will be served.

Panelists include: Ephraim (Fry) Wernick ‘03, Partner – Government Investigations & White Collar Criminal Defense, Vinson & Elkins (Washington, D.C.), former federal prosecutor and supervisor of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Fraud Section

Rebecca Fike, Partner – Shareholder Litigation & Enforcement, Government Investigations & White Collar Defense, Vinson & Elkins (Dallas), former Securities and Exchange Commission Senior Counsel

G. Zachary Terwilliger, Partner – Government Investigations & White Collar Criminal Defense, Vinson & Elkins (Washington, D.C.), former Senate confirmed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/27/76447/

Make room, ChatGPT! Artificial intelligence is coming to familiar legal research platforms. Lexis+ AI is available, and Westlaw is not far behind. How good are these tools? What can you do with them, and how can you make the most of them while minimizing their risks? Check out Legal AI: An Introduction, prepared for 2Ls and 3Ls and brought to you by the Beck Center faculty and the Tarlton Law Library. Tuesday, February 27, 11:45-12:45. Pizza will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/27/76968/

Join Women's Law Caucus for cookies and fun! Sponsored by our generous supporters, Katten.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/27/76675/

Join the Texas Law Development Team to debrief the student organization fundraising process and provide insight into the experience. Lunch will be provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/27/76832/

Presented by Law Student for Black Lives and ACS, this series explores standard doctrinal law classes from an anti-racism perspective and considers perspectives often absent from the standard law school curriculum. Professor Mechele Dickerson will discuss: what does race have to do with a "race-neutral" area like civil procedure? And how have due process rights been threatened in majority-Black communities?

Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/27/77067/

Join Jonathan Haidt (NYU) and Jonathan Rauch (Brookings) for a discussion of the role of the modern university in the formation of knowledge, the importance of heterodox views in that process, and the many modern obstacles in the way.

Visit the link for more information about our speakers and to RSVP to reserve a seat. We hope you join us!

Co-sponsors:

The Athanaeum

The Civitas Institute

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/27/76407/

The Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability (SSSS) Program at The University of Texas at Austin’s (UT) Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the Cockrell School of Engineering, in partnership with the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and MITRE, will hold the 10th annual Space Traffic Management Conference, “Inflection Points of Change: Civil, Commercial & Security” for space operations. Additional support is provided by NorthStar Earth and Space, Aerospace Policy Solutions, LLC, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University O’Maley College of Business, and Runways to Space LLC.

The conference will take place on February 27-28, 2024, hosted at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. Experts from all over the world will gather to discuss and exchange knowledge on Space Traffic Management. Technical sessions will be devoted to several topics like Changing Legal and Regulatory Frameworks, Airspace/Orbital Space Integration, Space Safety and Sustainability, Security, and Related Issues.

For more information, including to register (1 euro for students), the agenda, paper access, and more, see the website. Breakfast, lunch, and a networking reception are included.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/28/76773/

Enjoy a delicious lunch while connecting with lawyers from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/28/76771/

Please join the Texas Federalist Society at 12:00 on Wednesday, February 28 in TNH 2.139 for a timely debate on whether one of the nation's leading presidential candidates is even constitutionally qualified to hold the Presidency.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/28/77040/

Interested in becoming a Dean's Fellow, Society Coordinator or Academic Success Fellow for the 2024/25 academic year?

Come to an info session and hear from SAO + current Society Program members. Get your questions answered before applying.

Attendance at an info session is a pre-requisite to applying.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/28/76628/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 28, on Symplicity. Zoom link will then be sent before the event.

As a member of the Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, you will experience the most diverse legal practice available to an attorney. Working in locations around the world, you will get hands-on experience in everything from international law to civil litigation and military justice. Join this information session to learn more about the exciting employment and internship opportunities available through the U.S. Navy JAG Corps.

Panelists include:

Lt. Ariel Sarandinaki, Staff Judge Advocate

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/29/76831/

Join the Women's Law Caucus as we discuss what life at a mid-size law firm is like. We will have a panel of current attorneys from various firms. Lunch provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/29/76686/

Please join members of Volume 103 of the Texas Law Review to learn more about Bluebook rules in preparation for the write-on Bluebooking exam. Lunch will be provided thanks to our sponsor, Beck Redden!

Feel free to email any questions to writeonquestions@texaslrev.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/29/76950/

This event is part of the Justice Center initiative designed to support students whose lived experiences intersect with the legal systems they seek to challenge in their careers. 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 poor people such as predatory lending, cash bail, etc.

EPI gatherings serve as a space for dialogue, mentorship, and resource-sharing tailored to the particular needs and strengths of students whose public interest work as attorneys may be directly tied to their lived experiences and/or those of their loved ones. This lunch will be a unique opportunity for students to meet with Texas Law faculty over lunch to discuss navigating law school and public interest legal careers.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/29/77050/

Gordon Smith presenting an original paper in the Business Law Workshop

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/29/76539/

In 2021, the California State Legislature approved a reparations scheme for victims of forced sterilization carried out from 1909-1979. As the window for victims of state-sanctioned forced sterilization to apply for reparations comes to a close in December 2023, an evaluation of the efficacy of the initiative can now be undertaken. One way of evaluating the reparations scheme’s efficacy is through the lens of transitional justice – a theory in international law describing the process and mechanisms through which a state seeks to reform and repair relations with its citizens following a mass human rights abuse, conflict, or political regime change. The California State Legislature is therefore engaging, to a certain extent, in transitional justice by creating the reparations scheme and attempting to address the historical injustice caused to its citizens. In her talk, Helen Jennings will evaluate the extent to which this engagement has been successful, and will suggest lessons from transitional justice that can be applied to California’s reckoning with the legacy of eugenics.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/29/77051/

Assault & Flattery's annual musical

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/29/75345/

Join the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal for its 23rd Annual Symposium on Friday, March 1. Location TBD.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/01/74909/

Annual Society Games at the IM Fields! Law students dedicate an afternoon to engaging in a variety of field day activities in a fun, spirited environment while bonding with their fellow Society mates.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/01/75986/

Assault & Flattery's Annual Musical

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/01/75346/

Open house event for prospective students.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/02/77032/

Assault & Flattery's Annual Musical

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/02/75347/