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26	July 27 11:30am 2026-07-27T12:45+00:00 Drawing Board Luncheon: Avihay Dorfman Drawing Board Luncheon: Avihay Dorfman Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/07/27/88639/	28	July 29 7:00am 2026-07-29T08:30+00:00 Alumni Breakfast at NBA Join your fellow Texas Law alumni for breakfast at the National Bar Association’s Annual Convention and Exhibits. Start your day by visiting with the Dean, hearing about the latest from your alma mater, and connecting with old friends and new! Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/07/29/88420/ 9:00am 2026-07-29T17:00+00:00 Summer Interview Program The virtual Summer Interview Program (formerly, “OCI”) welcomes employers to recruit rising 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships or postgraduate positions. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/07/29/88659/	July 30 9:00am 2026-07-30T17:00+00:00 Summer Interview Program The virtual Summer Interview Program (formerly, “OCI”) welcomes employers to recruit rising 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships or postgraduate positions. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/07/30/88679/	July 31 9:00am 2026-07-31T17:00+00:00 Summer Interview Program The virtual Summer Interview Program (formerly, “OCI”) welcomes employers to recruit rising 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) for summer clerkships or postgraduate positions. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/07/31/88680/	1
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9	10	August 11 10:00am 2026-08-11T11:00+00:00 UT Canva Workshop Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/11/88937/	12	August 13 11:45am 2026-08-13T13:15+00:00 Chalkboard: Fall 2026 Kickoff Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/13/87010/	14	15
16	August 17 8:00am 2026-08-17T17:00+00:00 Welcome Week - Class of 2029 The Class of 2029 will join at Texas Law for a week of preparing for the first year of law school. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/17/88963/	August 18 8:00am 2026-08-18T17:00+00:00 Welcome Week - Class of 2029 The Class of 2029 will join at Texas Law for a week of preparing for the first year of law school. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/18/88964/ 10:00am 2026-08-18T11:00+00:00 UT Canva Workshop Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/18/88938/ 11:30am 2026-08-18T13:15+00:00 Adjunct Welcome Lunch Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/18/87017/	August 19 8:00am 2026-08-19T17:00+00:00 Welcome Week - Class of 2029 The Class of 2029 will join at Texas Law for a week of preparing for the first year of law school. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/19/88965/	August 20 8:00am 2026-08-20T17:00+00:00 Welcome Week - Class of 2029 The Class of 2029 will join at Texas Law for a week of preparing for the first year of law school. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/20/88966/	August 21 8:00am 2026-08-21T17:00+00:00 Welcome Week - Class of 2029 The Class of 2029 will join at Texas Law for a week of preparing for the first year of law school. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/21/88967/	22
23	24	August 25 10:00am 2026-08-25T11:00+00:00 UT Canva Workshop Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/25/88939/ 12:00pm 2026-08-25T12:50+00:00 Opening Statement How To In preparation for Fall 2026 interscholastic mock trial team tryouts (scheduled to take place the second week of classes), Professor Mike Golden will hold a 50-minute session on how to do an opening statement. The session will be recorded and posted on the Interscholastic Mock Trial (IMT) Canvas site for those students who are interested but unable to attend in-person. If you would like to be added to the IMT Canvas site, please contact Marla Massin, mmassin@law.utexas.edu. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/25/88877/	August 26 11:50am 2026-08-26T12:50+00:00 Bowden Fellows: Christina Mulligan Details to follow. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/26/88797/ 12:00pm 2026-08-26T12:45+00:00 Law School 201 Welcome back and what's next (academics, careers, bar exams) for 2Ls. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/26/88699/ 3:30pm 2026-08-26T17:00+00:00 CWIL Back to School Reception Please join the Center for Women in Law for our annual back-to-school reception. All students and faculty are welcome to enjoy happy hour snacks and drinks and kick off a great school year with us. We look forward to seeing you there! Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/26/88837/	August 27 11:30am 2026-08-27T12:50+00:00 Faculty Colloquium - Tara Grove Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/27/88917/ 11:50am 2026-08-27T13:15+00:00 Introduction to Pro Bono Opportunities Come learn about upcoming pro bono opportunities from pro bono scholars and program staff. Lunch will be available (first come, first served) starting at 11:40 am. Overflow room in 2.138. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/27/88901/	August 28 12:30pm 2026-08-28T15:00+00:00 2026 Fall Litigation Institute A focused, 4-part introduction to advocacy skills. Open to all second- and third-year law students, the FLI is a hands-on crash course designed to allow students of all experience levels to learn new skills or hone existing ones. Students work directly with Texas Law’s interscholastic mock trial coaches and instructors to focus on skills necessary to communicate effectively as a lawyer as well as successfully compete in a mock trial competition. Even those not interested in competing, but currently enrolled in an advocacy course, may find this program a useful complement to their coursework. The 2026 Fall Litigation Institute will be held from 1:00-3:00 p.m. (with lunch provided beginning at 12:30 pm) over four Fridays. You are free to participate in any/all sessions but must SIGN-UP to do so. Sign up sheet available at shortly before start of Fall semester. • Week 1: Friday, August 28th – Public Speaking / Effective Communication • Week 2: Friday, September 4th – Storytelling / Opening Statements • Week 3: Friday, September 18th – Direct Examinations • Week 4: Friday, September 25th – Cross Examinations Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/28/88517/	29
30	August 31 12:00pm 2026-08-31T12:45+00:00 Law School 101 - Notetaking All 1Ls are welcome to join SAO for a Law School 101 session on notetaking, preparing for class, and reading strategies, which is sponsored by Troutman Pepper Locke. Please RSVP to secure a lunch. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/31/88839/	September 1 9:00am 2026-09-01T12:50+00:00 Faculty & Staff Portraits Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/01/88697/ 11:50am 2026-09-01T12:50+00:00 1A Center Event: Dr. Paul Kerry Details to follow. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/01/88798/ 11:50am 2026-09-01T12:50+00:00 All-Faculty Meeting Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/01/89178/ 12:00pm 2026-09-01T12:45+00:00 Law School 101 - Notetaking All 1Ls are welcome to join SAO for a Law School 101 session on notetaking, preparing for class, and reading strategies, which is sponsored by Troutman Pepper Locke. Please RSVP to secure a lunch. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/01/88701/	September 2 11:50am 2026-09-02T12:50+00:00 2L Judicial Clerkship Introduction Join the Judicial Clerkship Program for one of our five introductory sessions on Judicial Clerkships. We'll introduce you to the resources and support available to apply to judicial clerkships as well as detailed guidance on the timing of applications and how to begin the application process for 2028-term clerkship positions. For 2Ls only. The program will not be recorded. Please RSVP in TEX so we can make sure there is enough food. If you are a 3L or LLM interested in applying for clerkships, please schedule an appointment directly with Kathleen through TEX. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/02/88977/ 12:00pm 2026-09-02T16:00+00:00 Faculty & Staff Portraits Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/02/88698/ 12:00pm 2026-09-02T12:45+00:00 Law School 301 Welcome back and what's next (academics, careers, bar exams) for 3Ls. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/02/88700/	September 3 10:30am 2026-09-03T14:00+00:00 Student Organization/Journal Fair Stop by the Atrium to see what organizations and journals Texas Law has to offer! Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/03/88702/ 11:30am 2026-09-03T12:50+00:00 Faculty Colloquium: William Forbath Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/03/88918/	September 4 12:30pm 2026-09-04T15:00+00:00 2026 Fall Litigation Institute A focused, 4-part introduction to advocacy skills. Open to all second- and third-year law students, the FLI is a hands-on crash course designed to allow students of all experience levels to learn new skills or hone existing ones. Students work directly with Texas Law’s interscholastic mock trial coaches and instructors to focus on skills necessary to communicate effectively as a lawyer as well as successfully compete in a mock trial competition. Even those not interested in competing, but currently enrolled in an advocacy course, may find this program a useful complement to their coursework. The 2026 Fall Litigation Institute will be held from 1:00-3:00 p.m. (with lunch provided beginning at 12:30 pm) over four Fridays. You are free to participate in any/all sessions but must SIGN-UP to do so. Sign up sheet available at shortly before start of Fall semester. • Week 1: Friday, August 28th – Public Speaking / Effective Communication • Week 2: Friday, September 4th – Storytelling / Opening Statements • Week 3: Friday, September 18th – Direct Examinations • Week 4: Friday, September 25th – Cross Examinations Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/04/88518/	5