Events Calendar

Table in the atrium where students can learn more about Bloomberg Law and how its tools can be useful. Students can also grab swag and some breakfast foods or snacks.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/84384/

Breakfast and Conversations with Yetter Coleman this Monday, October 27th. Join members of the recruiting team and attorneys from Yetter Coleman for breakfast and coffee in Patman Plaza!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/84089/

Weekly meeting for the Catholic Law Student Society (CLSS). Topic to vary and be circulated to members weekly, cycling between Rosary prayer, reflection, discussion, and fellowship.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/83863/

Ben Barnes of C3 Presents and Sameer Bhuchar of the San Antonio Spurs will be speaking on a panel moderated by Heather VanDyke on current issues C3 and the Spurs faced when preparing for this year's festival and preseason. Food will be served. Thank you SAO!!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/84796/

Enjoy lunch and learn from Knobbe Martens attorneys about their IP practice!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/84918/

Delta Futures: Time, Territory, and Capture on a Climate Frontier — with Jason Cons

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/83123/

Join us for an engaging discussion with Jason Cons, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UT Austin, as he presents his latest book, Delta Futures: Time, Territory, and Capture on a Climate Frontier (University of California Press, 2025). The book offers an insightful exploration of the diverse and often contradictory visions shaping the climate futures of the Bengal Delta.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/84640/

Join the Justice Center's Student Advisory Board as we begin our monthly Public Interest Office Hours! These sessions are aimed at providing peer support for students who want to learn more about public interest lawyering. This month, members of the Student Advisory Board will be available to answer any questions students have about internships, classes, and more. If you're a 1L who is not sure where to begin on your public interest journey, this is also for you! Your Student Advisory Board is here to support you in forging that path.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/84736/

On Monday, October 27th, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the Clements Center for National Security will host Dr. Joshua Geltzer for a conversation on how our government works to free Americans who are wrongfully detained overseas. Dr. Geltzer has served in various senior White House roles, including Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, where he advised directly on U.S. efforts to secure the release of hostages and wrongful detainees abroad. In 2025, he received the James W. Foley American Hostage Freedom Award for his work to create a new federal structure for recovering Americans held abroad.

Join us for an inside look at how the U.S. government confronts one of the most urgent and sensitive challenges in national security. Registration is required.

Joshua Geltzer is a partner at WilmerHale, focusing on a wide array of cutting-edge national security issues, including artificial intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), crisis management, cybersecurity and national security-related litigation. As the former top national security lawyer for the White House, Dr. Geltzer offers both strategic counsel and practical legal advice to clients navigating the statutory and regulatory issues associated with emerging technologies across all sectors.

Dr. Geltzer joined the firm after serving as Deputy Assistant to the President, Deputy White House Counsel, and Legal Advisor to the National Security Council (NSC), providing legal counsel to the President and White House leadership on matters of national defense, intelligence and foreign relations. Before that, he was Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, where he advised on counterterrorism, election security, migration management, and the release of US hostages and wrongful detainees. Dr. Geltzer also served as Special Assistant to the President and Special Advisor on Countering Domestic Violent Extremism, overseeing the development and implementation of the country’s first-ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/84501/

Please RSVP by Sunday, October 26, on TEX.

Start your preparation for your upcoming legal interviews by attending this interactive workshop. You will learn what to expect in a legal interview, hear common legal interview questions, and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. Leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Each student should sign up for one Ace Your Legal Interviews session as part of the Professional Pathways Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/83179/

All Section 1 and 2 1Ls are welcome to join SAO for a Law School 101 session on Exam Prep, which is sponsored by Troutman Pepper Locke.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/83812/

Please RSVP by Sunday, October 26, on TEX.

Start your preparation for your upcoming legal interviews by attending this interactive workshop. You will learn what to expect in a legal interview, hear common legal interview questions, and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. Leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Each student should sign up for one Ace Your Legal Interviews session as part of the Professional Pathways Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/83163/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/83145/

Please RSVP by Sunday, October 26, on TEX.

Start your preparation for your upcoming legal interviews by attending this interactive workshop. You will learn what to expect in a legal interview, hear common legal interview questions, and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. Leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Each student should sign up for one Ace Your Legal Interviews session as part of the Professional Pathways Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/83164/

Novo aims to disrupt personal injury law with its new AI tool. Come check it out for yourself with a demonstration given by a member of Novo's team, Sam Lombardo.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/84180/

Stop by to meet recruiters from Clifford Chance to learn more about their firm and grab breakfast.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/28/83904/

Join the Strauss Center for International Security and Law in hosting John Bockstanz, Innovation Policy Manager at Meta, and Abe Sorock, founder of LeadersAtlas, for a student career discussion on Tuesday, October 28th at from 11:50 am - 12:50 pm in the Jury Room (CCJ2.310). The discussion will focus on careers at the intersection of law, technology, and public policy. Kevin Frazier will moderate. Lunch will be provided. There is limited space, so please RSVP to Susan Crane at scrane@austin.utexas.edu and include any allergen restrictions.

John Bockstanz is an Innovation Policy Manager at Meta where he specializes in bringing to life the value of new technologies by celebrating the businesses, developers, educators, and institutions pioneering the use of open-source AI, wearables, and extended reality. Before joining Meta in 2016, John graduated from West Point and served as an officer in the US Army with combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. John and his husband live with their daughter and golden retriever in Austin, Texas.

Abe Sorock is the founder of LeadersAtlas, helping corporate teams and professional communities connect and learn from each other through our AI-powered Mosaic app that helps users share their impact stories in engaging and relevant ways. LeadersAtlas started in the expatriate community in Beijing, China, and has grown to serve leaders and their teams across the US, Europe, and Asia. Abe has lived in Austin since 2022 and regularly brings his remote team in to experience the vibrant and welcoming Austin tech scene.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/28/84618/

All Section 3 and 4 1Ls are welcome to join SAO for a Law School 101 session on exam prep, which is sponsored by Troutman Pepper Locke. Lunch is provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/28/82937/

👻 Spooky Cookie Hour! 🍪 Join the Women’s Law Caucus on Tuesday, 10/28 from 3:30–4:30 PM in the Susman Godfrey Atrium for some Halloween fun! 🎃 Take a break from studying and treat yourself to spooky sweets with your WLC friends. 🕸🧁

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/28/84876/

Please RSVP by Monday, October 27, on TEX.

Start your preparation for your upcoming legal interviews by attending this interactive workshop. You will learn what to expect in a legal interview, hear common legal interview questions, and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. Leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Each student should sign up for one Ace Your Legal Interviews session as part of the Professional Pathways Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/28/83166/

Join us at Whittaker Fields for the flag football championship game!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/28/83080/

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday from August 27 to November 19. A great way to connect with fellow veterans, build community, and start your day with good company and caffeine. All Texas Law veteran students, alumni, and friends welcome.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/83530/

Breakfast and Conversations with Scott Douglass & McConnico this Wednesday, October 29th. Join members of the recruiting team and attorneys from Scott Douglass & McConnico for breakfast and coffee in Patman Family Plaza!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84241/

1Ls: Stop by to meet recruiters from Morrison & Foerster to learn more about their firm and grab breakfast.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/83978/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/83979/

Come grab a spooky treat in the atrium to celebrate Pro Booo-no!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84856/

Law Students for Life presents Abortion Pill Reversal: Medicine, Law, and Hope with Dr. Ingrid Skop, MD, FACOG, Vice President & Director of Medical Affairs at the Charlotte Lozier Institute. Dr. Skop will discuss the medical realities of chemical abortion, the possibility of reversal, and how Texas law impacts access to APR. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/83520/

Join TBLS for a presentation with attorneys from Goodwin Procter! Lunch will be provided by TBLS, we hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84191/

Join APALSA for a community chat! Our panel of professors will share their career paths, give their insights on legal scholarship, and answer your questions about careers in teaching and research. This is a great opportunity to connect, learn, and get an inside look at a career in academia!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84417/

Join ALDF and PGLETS on October 29th from 11:50-12:50pm for a presentation by Professor Gerry Breyer on the intersection of animal law and estate planning! Rsvp for lunch here: https://forms.gle/N8UXst1kvMSB7MB1A

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84643/

Join us for an engaging Alternative Curriculum session led by Professor Wasserman, where we'll explore how race, racism, and social context shape tort law. This discussion will unpack how traditional tort doctrines can perpetuate or challenge systemic inequities. We'll consider how racial bias influences legal outcomes and the historical underpinnings of tort law's development in the United States.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84896/

Enjoy lunch and learn from MoFo attorneys and summer associates about their IP practice and the summer program!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84936/

Join the Justice Center for the first EmPOWERed for Public Interest (EPI) lunch of the semester! This event is part of the Justice Center initiative designed to support students whose lived experiences intersect with the legal systems they aspire to challenge in their careers. For instance, students who have themselves or had family members become entangled in the criminal legal system and 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; and low-income students seeking to challenge intersecting laws and policies that further marginalize poor people, such as predatory lending, cash bail, etc. EPI gatherings are a safe space for dialogue, mentorship, and resource-sharing tailored to the needs and strengths of students whose work as public interest law students and future attorneys may directly relate to their own lived experiences or those of their loved ones.

Please RSVP by noon on Monday, October 27.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84676/

Join the Christian Legal Society for Bible study, lunch, and fellowship. This semester, we are studying the book of James each Wednesday. Lunch is provided, and all are welcome.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84678/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/83156/

Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 28, on TEX.

Start your preparation for your upcoming legal interviews by attending this interactive workshop. You will learn what to expect in a legal interview, hear common legal interview questions, and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. Leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Each student should sign up for one Ace Your Legal Interviews session as part of the Professional Pathways Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/83167/

Take a simulated MPRE before the November test, hosted by Helix Bar Review.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84303/

Dean Bobby Chesney is back on the road — and headed to his hometown!

Join fellow alumni for an evening of conversation, community, and an inside look at what’s happening in, and around, Townes Hall.

Hear the inside scoop on the residence hall project, Texas Law’s newest faculty, and the future of your alma mater — plus reconnect with alumni in your city.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/29/84636/

Join attorneys from A&O Shearman for coffee and networking in the breezeway!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/84393/

Join SBA sponsor Sidley for coffee before starting your day!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/84577/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/83075/

Please join us for a panel of attorneys discussing their careers after TLR. This panel will focus on the litigation practice. Lunch will be provided!

Please RSVP at: https://forms.gle/DqHxKWUbG5RUaZmr9

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/84199/

Join the Texas Real Estate Law Society and Jones Day to learn about the broad range of projects that real estate lawyers at large firms work on. Jones Day attorneys will discuss their favorite projects, and the diversity of opportunities in the transactional real estate practice of law.

Sweet Green will be provided for lunch.

Please RSVP at this link: https://forms.gle/zPmqM5BSnhjQpTSJA

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/84878/

Texas Federalist Society is hosting a debate on the Supreme Court's recent 2nd Amendment jurisprudence. We will host Professor Tara Grove and Professor John Greil, both of whom are from the University of Texas School of Law, to debate this issue. Chick-fil-a will be provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/84916/

Join a panel of 2Ls and 3Ls from the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal to discuss navigating recruiting with IP firms!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/84937/

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 2027-term clerkship positions. For 2Ls and 3Ls only. The program will not be recorded.

Bring your laptop and your resume to edit during the session.

Attendance will be capped at 30 per session.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/84540/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/83478/

Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 29, on TEX.

Start your preparation for your upcoming legal interviews by attending this interactive workshop. You will learn what to expect in a legal interview, hear common legal interview questions, and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. Leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Each student should sign up for one Ace Your Legal Interviews session as part of the Professional Pathways Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/83449/

Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 29, on TEX.

Start your preparation for your upcoming legal interviews by attending this interactive workshop. You will learn what to expect in a legal interview, hear common legal interview questions, and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. Leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Each student should sign up for one Ace Your Legal Interviews session as part of the Professional Pathways Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/83450/

Please RSVP by Thursday, October 30, on TEX.

Start your preparation for your upcoming legal interviews by attending this interactive workshop. You will learn what to expect in a legal interview, hear common legal interview questions, and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. Leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Each student should sign up for one Ace Your Legal Interviews session as part of the Professional Pathways Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/31/83451/

Please RSVP by Thursday, October 30, on TEX.

Start your preparation for your upcoming legal interviews by attending this interactive workshop. You will learn what to expect in a legal interview, hear common legal interview questions, and have the opportunity to practice your interview messaging and skills in this small-group setting. Leave the program with the tools and the confidence to help you prepare for and nail your interviews.

Each student should sign up for one Ace Your Legal Interviews session as part of the Professional Pathways Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/31/83452/

Join your fellow Texas Law alumni in Washington, D.C. to watch the Longhorns take on Vanderbilt!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/11/01/84448/