Events Calendar

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC invites all 1L & 2L students to join them for breakfast tacos in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Please stop by on your way to class.

Niki Moore of PracticePro, together with Christopher Rogers, Partner Haynes and Boone (Dallas); Jennifer Poppe, Partner Vinson & Elkins (Austin), and Robert Slovak, Partner, Gardere Wynne Sewell (Dallas) will discuss how to excel in your summer clerkship, exceed employer expectations, seek work and manage assignments, balance priorities and deadlines in a professional manner, build successful relationships, and identify opportunities and avoi

Panelists will discuss strategies for negotiating job offers with small or midsize firms and what questions to ask before accepting. Topics will include salary negotiations and resources for researching salaries and benefits. Breakfast will be served.

Working for a nonprofit or government agency this summer? This session will prepare you to thrive and get the most out of your summer work experience.

Clinical professors along with a panel of students familiar with nonprofit and government settings, will discuss how to handle opportunities and challenges that come up in these unique work environments, including getting great work and supervision, and steering clear of ethical pitfal

1L sign-up is on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 9:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, MARCH 8, on Symplicity. Space is limited to the first 75 1Ls! Learn the finer points of business dining and protocol over a three-course seated dinner presented by Mary Crane.

Come learn how to succeed in On-Campus Interviews. We will discuss how to prepare effective application materials; how to sell yourself in a 20-minute interview; why networking is important and how to do it; professional etiquette tips for receptions, meals, and correspondence; and how to respond to offers.

Learn about some of the more popular project-based fellowships obtained by Texas Law graduates. You’ll learn about the application process and strategies for putting together a competitive fellowship application. Panelists TBD. Moderated by Nicole Simmons, Director of Public Service Programs, Career Services Office.

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP invites all 1L students to join them for a lunch taco and treat in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Please stop by during your lunch break.

Stop by and learn more about the student-run Action Committee for Career Services (ACCS; pronounced 'Aces'), who partner with the Career Services Office to perform employer outreach, greet employers during on-campus recruiting programs and receptions, and help develop career-related resources.

Learn about postgraduate opportunities available with Environment Texas & its affiliates from Sara Smith, Staff Attorney with Environment Texas. Lunch will be served.

The Law School is hosting a visit by the Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army, Flora Darpino. Professor Robert Chesney, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, has arranged a session for her to speak with students interested in the possibility of a JAG career, Army or otherwise, and of course it would be interesting as well for those who don’t plan such a career but nonetheless want a better understanding of military lawyers.

Join us to learn about government and public interest internships during the Fall and Spring semesters. Four students will discuss their term time public service internship experiences and how they secured their positions. Fall and Spring public service internships are open to all 2L and 3L students. There are hundreds of internship opportunities available throughout the nation. In most cases, academic credit is available:

Are you a 1L interested in federal government work? Are you a 2L thinking of applying for Federal Honors Programs? Are you a 3L planning to apply for Federal Honors Programs after your judicial clerkship? Come meet our panel of federal Honors Attorneys who will tell you about their experiences with these prestigious postgraduate programs.

Lunch will be served