Events Calendar

Drawing Board Luncheon: James Spindler

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/01/77028/

Please RSVP by Sunday, March 31, on Symplicity. Pizza will be served.

This program is sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section. The panel will introduce students to bankruptcy law as a potential career path; educate students about the best ways to obtain an intern/extern or clerk position with a bankruptcy judge; and build connections between the students and local bankruptcy practitioners and the local bankruptcy bench.

Panelists include Hon. Shad M. Robinson, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Texas; Todd Headden, Of Counsel, Hayward PLLC; Jay Ong, Shareholder, Munsch Hardt; and Christy Heimer, Heimer Law Offices P.C.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/01/77039/

Please RSVP by Sunday, March 31, on Symplicity. Pizza will be served.

Sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Labor & Employment Law Section Council. Join us for a panel discussion about employment law as a potential career.

Panelists include: Caitlin Boehne (Senior Managing Attorney at Kaplan Law Firm) Jason Boulette (Partner at Boulette Golden & Marin LLP) Rick Levy (President of the Texas AFL-CIO)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/01/77073/

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 Jennifer Laurin will discuss the intersection of racism and criminal law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/01/77094/

Please join the Texas Federalist Society for our last event of the year! We will be hosting Yale Law School's Logan Beirne and our very own Sanford Levinson for an in-depth discussion on how the executive branch has thrown the balance of power out of alignment.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/01/77368/

If you are a 1L or 2L working at a public interest organization this summer or a 3L set to work in public interest after graduation, you may be eligible to apply to be a TLF Fellow. Come to our information session to learn more about who can apply for this $2,000 summer stipend, how Fellows are selected, and what being a TLF Fellow means. The TLF Fellowship application is open April 1–17 and can be found here: https://forms.gle/3UH2tVptQMJET8i79.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/01/77428/

Round one of the advanced mock trial competition. Times in the evening TBD.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/02/76548/

This program will answer the following questions: (1) What is a judicial clerk?; (2) Why are clerkships considered to be such a valuable experience?; (3) What do judges look for in clerks?; and (4) How does the role of a clerk vary in different chambers and types of courts? We will also discuss the timing of your own clerkship search, things to be thinking about now if you want to clerk, and how to best position yourself to be a competitive clerkship applicant. For additional information take a look at these materials: https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/04/1Ls-Becoming-Successful-Judicial-Clerkship-Candidate.pdf.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, April 1, on https://law-utexas-csm.symplicity.com/students by selecting the Events tab.

For more information, contact the Judicial Clerkship Program Coordinator at ben.ewald@law.utexas.edu

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/02/76607/

On Tuesday, April 2, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law hosts Dr. Nicole Fox, Associate Professor in California State University Sacramento’s Criminal Justice Division, for a discussion of her book, “After Genocide: Memory and Reconciliation in Rwanda.” This talk will be moderated by Ambassador (Ret.) Larry André, Distinguished Diplomat in Residence at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Maro Youssef, State Fragility Program Fellow at the Strauss Center.

In After Genocide, Nicole Fox investigates the ways memorials can shape the experiences of survivors decades after mass violence has ended. She examines how memorializations can both heal and hurt, especially when they fail to represent all genders, ethnicities, and classes of those afflicted. Drawing on extensive interviews with Rwandans, Fox reveals their relationships to these spaces and uncovers those voices silenced by the dominant narrative—arguing that the erasure of such stories is an act of violence itself. The book probes the ongoing question of how to fit survivors in to the dominant narrative of healing and importantly demonstrates how memorials can shape possibilities for growth, national cohesion, reconciliation, and hope for the future.

Join us at 12:15 pm on Zoom at the link on our event website. For questions about this event, please contact Brittany Horton at brittany.horton@austin.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/02/77187/

The Law and Philosophy Seminar Workshop surveys different topics in legal philosophy and constitutional theory. Organized around a series of seven workshops, each features a different 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/2024/04/02/76567/

Please join the Board of Advocates to watch the final round of the Strasburger Advanced Mock Trial Tournament with two of the best mock trial teams in our advocacy program. This is a great opportunity to experience the world of intramural advocacy competitions and learn more about getting involved in advocacy at the School of Law. The final round will be followed by a celebration at Crown and Anchor!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/02/76677/

The Texas Muslim Legal Society invites people from all backgrounds to fast for a day and come together at sunset to break our fasts with a feast! In Islam, fasting is an act that allows us to appreciate our blessings and motivates us to give in charity to those who are less fortunate. You do not have to fast to attend the event! All are welcome!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/02/77147/

1Ls: Stop by to meet recruiters from Frost Brown Todd to learn more about their firm and grab breakfast.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/03/77072/

This year marks the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy's 2024 Symposium: "Elevar / Uplift" on topics in immigration law and uplifting Hispanic and Latinx immigrants through law. The Symposium explores the current legal experience of Hispanic and Latinx immigrants from the time they cross the U.S border to their grant of citizenship and beyond. Through panel discussions with legal experts and practicing attorneys, the Symposium panels examine immigration law through the lenses of constitutional law, disability law, and labor and employment law. This panel's topic is: “Immigrant Children Feeding the Nation: A Special Q&A with Professor Guadalupe T. Luna”

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/03/76788/

In an era marked by divisiveness and discord, Professor John Inazu (Washington University in St. Louis School of Law) invites readers to rethink how and when they disagree with family, friends, co-workers, and anyone else on their newsfeed. It is possible to hold deep convictions about your own beliefs and have difficult, respectful, and engaging conversations with those who think differently.

Professor Inazu is joined by guest panelists with diverse religious beliefs to discuss his new book and offer reflections.

Visit the link to learn more and RSVP for lunch. We hope to see you!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/03/76552/

Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 2, on Symplicity.

Learn more about Texas Law's Long Career Launch Program for graduating 3Ls, the application process, and how it can be a part of your postgrad job search.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/03/77388/

TLF's Excellence in Public Interest Awards annually recognizes members of the community for their dedication, commitment, and outstanding contributions to the field of public interest law. Please join Texas Law Fellowships for the EPIA reception on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 to celebrate the public interest community and to recognize the outstanding contributions of our honorees!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/03/77049/

Round two of the advanced mock trial competition. Times in the evening TBD.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/04/76549/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/04/76473/

Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 3, on Symplicity.

Learn about the postgraduate fellowship application process and how best to position yourself as a viable candidate from a panel of student fellowship recipients and the program manager from Equal Justice Works.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/04/77369/

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/2024/04/04/77130/

On Thursday, April 4, the Strauss Center in conjunction with the Polish Club at the University of Texas Austin will host Daniel Fried, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, as he delivers remarks on “Poland at the Crossroads of History: NATO’s 75th Anniversary” on the exact 75th anniversary of the founding of NATO. Ambassador Fried, who is also the former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and current Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, will be speaking about NATO in history, its future, and the challenges it faces. In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, NATO is poised in one of the most significant positions since its inception, and Poland serves as a Western bulwark against Russian expansionism.

The event is one of several NATO-focused talks hosted by the Strauss Center this Spring. For our previous events, see the conference “NATO and the Future of American Security” on February 6 and the public talk “The Future of European Security: NATO, Ukraine, and Russia” on January 30.

Lunch will be provided. Please direct any questions to Susan Crane at scrane@austin.utexas.edu. Parking is available for a fee at the nearby Manor Garage and San Jacinto Garage.

Biography:

In the course of his forty-year Foreign Service career, Ambassador Fried played a key role in designing and implementing American policy in Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union. As Special Assistant and NSC Senior Director for Presidents Clinton and Bush, Ambassador to Poland, and Assistant Secretary of State for Europe (2005-09), Ambassador Fried helped craft the policy of NATO enlargement to Central European nations and, in parallel, NATO-Russia relations, thus advancing the goal of Europe whole, free, and at peace. During those years, the West’s community of democracy and security grew in Europe. Ambassador Fried helped lead the West’s response to Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine starting in 2014: as State Department Coordinator for Sanctions Policy, he crafted U.S. sanctions against Russia, the largest U.S. sanctions program to date, and negotiated the imposition of similar sanctions by Europe, Canada, Japan and Australia.

Ambassador Fried became one of the U.S. government’s foremost experts on Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. While a student, he lived in Moscow, majored in Soviet Studies and History at Cornell University (BA magna cum laude 1975) and received an MA from Columbia’s Russian Institute and School of International Affairs in 1977. He joined the U.S. Foreign Service later that year, serving overseas in Leningrad (Human Rights, Baltic affairs, and Consular Officer), and Belgrade (Political Officer); and in the Office of Soviet Affairs in the State Department.

As Polish Desk Officer in the late 1980s, Fried was one of the first in Washington to recognize the impending collapse of Communism in Poland, and helped develop the immediate response of the George H.W. Bush Administration to these developments. As Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw (1990-93), Fried witnessed Poland’s difficult but ultimately successful free market, democratic transformation, working with successive Polish governments. Ambassador Fried also served as the State Department’s first Special Envoy for the Closure of the Guantanamo (GTMO) Detainee Facility. He established procedures for the transfer of individual detainees and negotiated the transfers of 70 detainees to

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/04/77127/

End-of-year banquet for all Texas Environmental Law Journal staff.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/04/76927/

CHLLSA members and alumni celebrate this year's achievements with dinner and awards.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/05/77074/

Administration of the write-on bluebook evaluation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/06/76751/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/06/77329/