Events Calendar

Stop by the Atrium for a margarita mocktail and some chips & queso!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/23/86296/

This gathering is a welcome-back space for the new semester and an opportunity to reconnect, reflect on the past semester, and set intentions and goals for the months ahead. Together, we will engage in conversation, share experiences, and build community rooted in mutual support and encouragement.

EPI is designed for 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, and other structural barriers.

These lunches offer a supportive, confidential space for dialogue, reflection, mentorship, and resource-sharing. Whether you are looking to process the last semester, clarify your goals, or simply be in community with others who share similar commitments, you are welcome here.

We look forward to starting the semester together and lifting one another up.

Please RSVP by noon on Monday, January 27, 2026.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/23/86422/

Join us for an attorney lunch panel and learn about Government career opportunities!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/23/86425/

Please join members of the Texas Law Review to learn more about Bluebook rules in preparation for the Write-On Competition's Bluebook Exam. Lunch will be provided.

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/23/86837/

Texas Federalist Society is hosting a panel discussing judicial nominations and confirmations. We will host Professor Robert Luther III from Antonin Scalia Law School (George Mason University) and Judge Andrew Oldham of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to discuss their experiences with judicial nominations, and the panel will be moderated by Claire Nevill, a 3L at the University of Texas School of Law. The event takes place in TNH 2.138 from 11:50 am - 12:50 pm. Chick-fil-A will be provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/23/86917/

Law & Economics Workshop: Dane Thorley, Brigham Young University Law School

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/23/85819/

This accountability session will provide you a quiet space to help you stay focused, engaged, and motivated to achieve your studying goals. This is a 120-minute structured session with limited seats available. Snacks will be provided. RSVP using the link.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/23/86977/

4 day intramural moot court tournament.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/23/86376/

Please RSVP by Monday, February 23, on TEX. Pizza will be served.

Many lawyers start out in the public sector and switch later to the private sector. Come hear lawyers talk about their career journeys from the public sector to the private sector.

Panelists:

Kate Goodrich, K&L Gates

Holly Heinrich, Husch Blackwell

Carlos Carrasco, Haynes & Boone

Eric Fineman, Littler Mendelson

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/24/85396/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/24/85998/

4 day intramural moot court tournament.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/24/86378/

Join The Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday from January 14 to April 22 in the Tom Clark Lounge. 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/2026/02/25/85263/

Join SBA and enjoy a hot and iced coffee bar to start your day—generously sponsored by Simpson Thacher!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/25/86636/

GRITS is a student-run, public interest law conference that focuses on the difficulties and constraints inherent to social justice work in the South, and the unique strategies that legal practitioners and other public interest workers have developed to meet those needs. The conference emphasizes innovative, progressive, and even radical approaches to building community among students, practitioners, and community activists in the South to bring about social change. The conference is an opportunity for law students, lawyers, and activists to build coalitions, share strategies for progressive lawyering, and develop new approaches for the future. Please join us for a brainstorming and planning session! Come with ideas or just to hear others—all that's required is a desire to move the law forward in a progressive manner. This meeting will take place in TNH 3.125 from 11:50 to 12:50.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/25/85911/

Come join CLS for fellowship, food, and faith each week as we read through an independent Bible study.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/25/86960/

Weekly meeting for the Catholic Law Student Society (CLSS). Events include prayer, discussions, Bible studies, and social gatherings.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/25/86124/

Join SAO for an academic success session! Lunch will be provided.

Students will identify what worked in the fall and what they would like to improve this spring and reinforce best practices for studying for law school.

Sign up to attend (and reserve a lunch) here by Monday 2/23: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A8AF28A4FDC61-62191482-225

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/25/86682/

This virtual global presentation celebrates the publication of the book Enforced Disappearances: On Universal Responses to a Worldwide Phenomenon, co-edited by Grażyna Baranowska and Milica Kolaković-Bojović. The book brings together academics and practitioners, including TexasLaw Professor Ariel Dulitzky, and examines global challenges related to enforced disappearances and responses through international law and United Nations mechanisms. The presentation will include remarks by the co-editors, along with contributions from chapter author Lene Guercke on enforced disappearances in Mexico and chapter author Eva Nudd on disappearances in the context of migration. Hosted by the TexasLaw Latin America Initiative with the cosponsorship of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) and the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice. Please RSVP here: https://forms.office.com/r/N9PUZmNEjS Join the presentation here: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/81924653969

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/25/86696/

4 day intramural moot court tournament.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/25/86379/

The Sixteenth Capital Mitigation Skills Workshop, which began in 2012, consists of a combination of lectures and interactive exercises designed to develop the basic skills required in the development of mitigation evidence in death penalty cases. Utilizing a case hypothetical, participants will brainstorm about potential mitigation themes and identify “red flags” requiring investigation. Life-history records will also be reviewed to identify these mitigation themes, hypotheses, questions, and investigative follow-up. Interviewing exercises in small groups will cover a variety of areas, including trauma, the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, and cognitive impairments and adaptive deficits. Participants will be asked to interview a variety of different witnesses, including the client and to draft a declaration. The seminar will also emphasize the importance of case organization and provide a sample of a basic mitigation tool kit (including genograms and chronologies).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/26/85898/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/26/85639/

It's been claimed by the current administration that ICE officers have "absolute immunity." Do they? Join Professors Ponomarenko and Kovarsky for a discussion on what happens when ICE violates constitutional rights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/26/87118/

This accountability session will provide you a quiet space to help you stay focused, engaged, and motivated to achieve your studying goals. This is a 120-minute structured session with limited seats available. Snacks will be provided. RSVP using the link.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/26/86978/

GRITS is a student-run, public interest law conference that focuses on the difficulties and constraints inherent to social justice work in the South, and the unique strategies that legal practitioners and other public interest workers have developed to meet those needs.

This session of the conference will train attendees how to serve as legal observers. Legal observers are trained volunteers who attend demonstrations and other public events to monitor and document interactions between law enforcement and the public. While legal observing can always be an important skill, it is especially timely now.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/26/86476/

For directors and c-suite executives.

Co-hosted by the University of Texas School of Law and the McCombs School of Business, the Director–Executive Summit brings together corporate directors, senior executives, investors, and thought leaders for two days of high-level dialogue on governance, strategy, and leadership.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/26/85277/

4 day intramural moot court tournament.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/26/86380/

For directors and c-suite executives.

Co-hosted by the University of Texas School of Law and the McCombs School of Business, the Director–Executive Summit brings together corporate directors, senior executives, investors, and thought leaders for two days of high-level dialogue on governance, strategy, and leadership.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/27/85276/

GRITS is a student-run, public interest law conference that focuses on the difficulties and constraints inherent to social justice work in the South, and the unique strategies that legal practitioners and other public interest workers have developed to meet those needs.

The conference emphasizes innovative, progressive, and even radical approaches to building community among students, practitioners, and community activists in the South to bring about social change.

The conference is an opportunity for law students, lawyers, and activists to build coalitions, share strategies for progressive lawyering, and develop new approaches for the future.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/27/85881/

The Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal is excited to present the 25th Annual Symposium, The Next Generation of IP: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Legal Practice. This year, we will explore AI's evolving role in intellectual property law. Discussions will explore evolving patent and copyright practices, AI's impact on legal practice, and AI’s role in redefining IP rights in music and sports. We will also examine ethical issues, regulatory challenges, and strategies for adapting to an AI-driven IP landscape. CLE credit will be provided for several topics.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/27/84080/

This accountability session will provide you a quiet space to help you stay focused, engaged, and motivated to achieve your studying goals. This is a 120-minute structured session with limited seats available. Snacks will be provided. RSVP using the link.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/27/86979/

CHLLSA hosts Latino law day!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/28/86577/

This event will feature three panels each exploring an aspect of the intersection between AI and other relevant global discourse.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/02/28/84300/