Events Calendar

Winston Taylor hosts TMLS 1Ls for a professional development event focused on career insights, networking, and building connections with attorneys at the firm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/28/90718/

BOA's first intramural tournament of the year is a novice moot court competition. Any BOA member who has not competed in either an intramural or interscholastic moot court competition is eligible to compete. There will be two preliminary rounds after which the top 4 teams will advance to the semifinals the following week.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/29/89658/

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday morning from 8 am to 9 am in the Tom Clark Lounge (next to the Docket). It's a great way to connect with fellow veterans, build community, and start your day with good company and caffeine. All law veteran students, alumni, and supporters of the org are welcome.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/30/89686/

The Center will host a conversation with Cisselon Nichols Hurd, Senior Legal Counsel for Shell USA, Inc (ret.). Join us to hear career insights and leadership lessons from a nationally respected environmental litigator whose career includes two Fortune 500 companies, is a former federal prosecutor and a legal leader in mentorship and community service. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/30/89886/

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association (TLVA) and First Generation Law Students (FGLS) for a Q&A with Gregg Costa about life on the federal bench. Costa is a former federal judge with the Southern District of Texas as well as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is currently the Global Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn's Trials Practice Group.

Everyone at the law school is welcome to attend. 1Ls are encouraged to ask about Gibson Dunn. Following the event, TLVA and FGLS members are invited to a private happy hour at Posse East hosted by Gibson Dunn.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/30/90777/

Jackson Walker hosts TMLS 1Ls for a professional development event focused on career insights, networking, and building connections with attorneys at the firm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/01/90477/

BOA's first intramural tournament of the year is a novice moot court competition. Any BOA member who has not competed in either an intramural or interscholastic moot court competition is eligible to compete. There will be two preliminary rounds after which the top 4 teams will advance to the semifinals the following week.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/01/89659/

The Scholarship Celebration is an opportunity to gather scholarship supporters and student recipients of this year's scholarships.

By invitation only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/02/86719/

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association and First Generation Law Students for a Q&A with (Retired) Chief Justice Nathan Hecht. Chief Justice Hecht served on the Supreme Court of Texas for 36 years before retiring in 2024. Before his time as a Judge, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

Chief Justice Hecht is currently a partner at Jackson Walker in the litigation practice group in Austin. Everyone at the law school is welcome to attend the Q&A. 1Ls are encouraged to ask about Jackson Walker.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/05/90778/

Alumni are invited to join us for the series premiere of Texas Law Talks! Listen in live as three faculty experts discuss First Monday: A Preview of the Upcoming SCOTUS Term. Registrants will receive the link by email ahead of the event.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/05/90717/

BOA's first intramural tournament of the year is a novice moot court competition. Any BOA member who has not competed in either an intramural or interscholastic moot court competition is eligible to compete. There will be two preliminary rounds after which the top 4 teams will advance to the semifinals the following week.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/06/89660/

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday morning from 8 am to 9 am in the Tom Clark Lounge (next to the Docket). It's a great way to connect with fellow veterans, build community, and start your day with good company and caffeine. All law veteran students, alumni, and supporters of the org are welcome.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/07/89687/

This is a lunch-and-learn speaker event featuring Jim Walsh, focused on the Trump Administration's push to dismantle the DOE. We will discuss the Administration's legal authority (or lack thereof), what an interagency agreement actually does, and what the transfer of things like special education to HHS will mean for the families attorneys serve. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/07/89637/

Thinking about public interest work after graduation? Join us to learn more about Texas Law’s 2027 Postgraduate Fellowships. We’ll cover the application process, deadlines, and tips for preparing a strong application for the following fellowships:

• Environmental Justice Fellowship • G. Rollie White Trust Fellowship in Public Interest Law • Manne Family Fellowships • Mike A. Myers Fellowship in Public Interest Law • Texas Law Public Service Endowment Fellowship • Texas Law Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowships

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/07/89300/

BOA's first intramural tournament of the year is a novice moot court competition. Any BOA member who has not competed in either an intramural or interscholastic moot court competition is eligible to compete. There will be two preliminary rounds after which the top 4 teams will advance to the semifinals the following week.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/08/89661/

Breaking Bread with Black Men is a Thurgood Marshall Legal Society (TMLS) flagship event that brings together Black men in the law school community, including students, faculty, and alumni, for an evening of shared food and conversation. The event fosters mentorship, connection, and a sense of belonging across generations of the legal profession.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/10/89158/