Events Calendar

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/2026/09/02/89682/

The University will be closed.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/07/82657/

Join Dean Bobby Chesney and Texas Law alumni for breakfast at the Annual Judicial Education Conference.

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Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/09/88557/

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/2026/09/09/89683/

On Wednesday, September 9, join Strauss Center Director Adam Klein and Texas Law Lecturer Jonathan Lass for a discussion about “Lawyers on the Front Line: How to Get Involved in National Security, Government, and Tech.” The team will introduce the Strauss Center and its programs, share career advice informed by their experiences in the realm of U.S. national security, law, and technology, and answer students’ questions in an informal format. They will also introduce ways for students to engage with the Strauss Center while on the Forty Acres, including participation in the National Security Law Fellows, Cybersecurity Fellows, and Brumley Fellows programs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/09/90165/

The Center will host a conversation with Krisi Kastl, founder and CEO of Kastl Law, P.C., accomplished trial lawyer, and former President of the Dallas Bar Association. Join us to hear career insights and lessons learned from a nationally recognized trial lawyer who built a successful law firm, tried nearly 100 cases to jury verdict and has dedicated her career to advocacy, professional leadership, mentorship and community service. Lunch will be served. Approved for 1 Hour of Ethics CLE.

RSVP at the link!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/09/89885/

In the Supreme Court’s recent Trump v Barbara opinion on birthright citizenship, Justice Alito’s asserted in his dissent that before and soon after the Civil War “immigration was unrestricted, so aliens could come and stay as long as they wanted.” Historical evidence does not confirm his claim. Though there were few federal laws in that period, a phalanx of state-level laws restricted the international and interstate migration of free and enslaved Black people and indigent migrants. Professor Anna Law, a scholar of US immigration and constitutional history, is the author of a timely new book that addresses these subjects.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/10/89037/

Headlined by Michael K. Wirth and Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, this year’s Energy Symposium will convene industry leaders, faculty, and students for a series of insightful panel discussions. It will explore the industry’s most pressing challenges and emerging opportunities shaping the future of energy.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/11/86897/

Started by students in 2013, Change It Up! is Texas Law’s annual public-interest orientation. The signature event welcomes new students into Texas Law’s vibrant public interest community.

Whether you’re already committed to public interest law or just beginning to explore your options, Change It Up! is an opportunity to meet classmates, connect with mentors, and discover the many ways lawyers use their legal careers to make a difference.

The afternoon includes lunch, an alumni panel discussion, and Community Connections, small-group conversations with faculty, staff, alumni, and attorneys working across public interest law. You’ll have the opportunity to explore different career paths, ask candid questions, and begin building relationships within Texas Law’s public interest community.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/11/87657/

Happy Hour to follow Change It Up! public interest orientation. We will meet at Butterfly Bar @ the Vortex around 5pm. Appetizers from Patrizi's and drinks from Butterfly Bar will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/11/89417/

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/2026/09/16/89684/

Join ACS and APALSA for a panel discussion exploring non-citizens' due process rights. We will feature civil rights attorneys and public defenders who can share their hands-on experiences tackling these issues. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/16/89080/

Join LSDNA and WLC for a panel discussion on women's health in the workplace! Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/16/89119/

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/

AAEC Fall 2026 Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/18/88838/

Join the Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the Clements Center for National Security on Tuesday, September 22, for “The Law of the Sea Treaty at Risk,” with former Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter. The Law of the Sea Treaty was the product of the third UN convention on law of the sea held from 1973 to 1982 with more than 160 states participating. Currently, however, many states, including the US and Iran, still have not ratified the treaty. Furthermore, some states that have ratified the treaty, such as the PRC, blatantly ignore treaty provisions. At a time when maritime commerce represents over 80% of world trade, can the international community let this treaty effectively become irrelevant? Join Secretary Winter as he answers these questions. Lunch will be served.

Biography Dr. Donald C. Winter is an independent consultant supporting national and international security interests in the US and allied nations. He served as the 74th Secretary of the Navy from January 2006 to March 2009. As Secretary of the Navy, he led America’s Navy and Marine Corps Team and was responsible for an annual budget of over $125 billion and almost 900,000 people. Dr. Winter’s prior business career in the aerospace and defense industry spanned over 30 years as a systems engineer, program manager and corporate executive.

From 2009 to 2020, he was a Professor of Practice at the University of Michigan where he taught graduate level courses on systems engineering, satellite design, and maritime policy. He was reappointed to this role in 2024. Since 2011 he has served in multiple roles assisting the Commonwealth of Australia in their efforts to reconstruct the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet and establish a sustainable shipbuilding capability. During 2019 to 2021 he also served as the US DoD’s Senior Defense Industry Advisor for Ukraine. Dr. Winter was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2002 and served as its chair from 2020 to 2024.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/22/89940/

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/2026/09/23/89685/

Learn about the Justice Center and the support and resources we provide for students interested in nonprofit and government service.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/23/89017/

Join us to celebrate the conclusion of the Mentoring Program's 2026 1L cohort.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/23/88717/

Come join TMLS for our first annual Founders' Day to celebrate 56 years of TMLS, community, and tradition. Alumni, friends, and students are all welcome and encouraged to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/25/89921/

Event with local Imam (Mufti Anwar Imam) coming and giving advice to students.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/26/90417/

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/