Events Calendar

Now viewing: August 16–29, 2026

Monday, August 17

8:00am5:00pm
Welcome Week - Class of 2029

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

TodayTuesday, August 18

8:00am5:00pm
Welcome Week - Class of 2029

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
10:00am11:00am
UT Canva and Texas Law Branding Workshops
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/18/88938/
11:30am1:15pm
Adjunct Welcome Lunch
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/18/87017/

Wednesday, August 19

8:00am5:00pm
Welcome Week - Class of 2029

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Thursday, August 20

8:00am5:00pm
Welcome Week - Class of 2029

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Friday, August 21

8:00am5:00pm
Welcome Week - Class of 2029

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Monday, August 24

8:00am10:00am
WLC First Day of Class Bagel Bar

1L Classroom Wing

Join the Women's Law Caucus for a first day of class bagel bar sponsored by Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/24/89539/

Tuesday, August 25

10:00am11:00am
UT Canva and Texas Law Branding Workshops
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/25/88939/
12:00pm12:50pm
Opening Statement How To

TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)

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 Ma

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/25/88877/

Wednesday, August 26

11:50am12:50pm
Bowden Fellows Speaker Series: Christina Mulligan (Brooklyn Law)

TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)

Professor Christina Mulligan (Brooklyn Law) explores the nature, evolution, and internal limits of the state police power.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/26/88797/
12:00pm12:45pm
Law School 201

TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)
3:30pm5:00pm
CWIL Back to School Reception

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)

Thursday, August 27

11:30am12:50pm
Faculty Colloquium: Tara Grove, Texas Law
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/27/88917/
11:50am1:15pm
Introduction to Pro Bono Opportunities

TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/27/88901/
3:30pm
Rapoport Center Back-to-School Mixer

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)

Join the Rapoport Center for a back-to-school mixer. Meet classmates, faculty, and staff from across campus working on human rights and justice, and learn more about ways you can be involved in the Center’s projects on human rights, peace, environmental justice, reproductive justice, and more!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/27/89317/

Friday, August 28

12:30pm3:00pm
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 competit

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/08/28/88517/