Events Calendar

Enjoy a boat cruise with your Society on Lady Bird Lake.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/17/88460/

Alumni Awards is a signature event of the Texas Law Alumni Association, celebrating graduates whose careers, leadership, and service exemplify the very best of our community. The 2026 celebration will take place Friday, September 18, with dinner and an awards ceremony recognizing the Outstanding Young Alum, Distinguished Alum for Community Service, Outstanding Alum, and Lifetime Achievement honorees. The Mentor of the Year will also be honored.

Attendance is by invitation only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/18/87258/

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/2026/09/18/88520/

Please RSVP by Monday, September 21, on TEX.

RSVP by Monday, September 21. Pizza will be served.

Choosing the right practice area is one of the most critical decisions in your legal career. But how do you align your daily work with your personality, values, and long-term professional goals?

Presenter: Rebecca Glatzer | Major, Lindsey and Africa

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/22/88497/

Enjoy a boat cruise with your Society on Lady Bird Lake.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/24/88461/

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/2026/09/25/88521/

Enjoy a boat cruise with your Society on Lady Bird Lake.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/25/88462/