Events Calendar

We will discuss how to successfully navigate the small and midsize firm market. You’ll also learn about how to effectively guide your search, network, and why working in a small firm might be right for you.

RSVP by Monday, February 13, on Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/14/27944/

The Sixth Annual Texas Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice is taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. It is promoted widely to employers, many of whom contributed to the content of the program.

Online registration is now open through 5 p.m. on Friday, January 13, 2017.

Whether you’re a 1L preparing for your first summer clerkship or the fall recruiting season, a 2L working to turn your summer clerkship or fellowship into an offer, or a graduating 3L getting a head start on your legal career, the Texas Law Professional Development Institute (PDI) will help you be a more competitive candidate and a better lawyer.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/16/24527/

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom and 12:45-1:45 p.m. in the Jury Room.

During the first hour, which is free and open to the public, Stephanie Toti, a Senior Counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York and lead counsel in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, will present a talk entitled “Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt: A Victory for Women, Science & the Rule of Law.” During the second hour she will meet with students more informally over lunch to discuss her life and career.

One-on-One Meetings Available from 9:30-11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21 Please stop by the CSO in TNH 3.130 or contact cso@law.utexas.edu to sign up for a 15-minute with Ms. Toti.

Lunch served at 12:45 p.m. RSVP by Monday, February 20, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab

The “Lives in the Law” speaker series focuses on the work and lives of lawyers who strive to improve the lives of others through litigation, advocacy and public service.

Hosted by Career Services, If/When/How, and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law.

More about Stephanie Toti: Toti’s practice at the Center for Reproductive Rights focuses on protecting reproductive rights and promoting reproductive justice through constitutional litigation. An experienced advocate, she has argued cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States, including Alaska, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Stephanie served as lead counsel in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, which challenged key provisions of a Texas TRAP law that would have forced more than three-quarters of the state's abortion facilities to close. She successfully argued the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, which struck down key provisions of the law in its 5-3 ruling on June 27, 2016. She is currently partnering with the City of Baltimore, Maryland, to defend a first-in-the-nation ordinance regulating the deceptive practices of crisis pregnancy centers.

For a full bio, see https://www.reproductiverights.org/profile/stephanie-toti

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/21/26724/

The Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association (MAMAs) has partnered with Texas Parents Attending Law School (TX PALS), the Women's Law Caucus (WLC), and the Career Services Office to host a panel of esteemed attorneys who will discuss juggling a legal career while raising a family. The panel will consist of local women attorneys in an array of different types of practices (law firms of varying sizes, government, in-house, etc.) who will discuss the ins-and-outs of parenting while maintaining a legal career. ALL law students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

The panel will take place in TNH 2.138 from 12-1pm. There will be a chance for Q&A! Lunch will also be provided, so please RSVP by February 21st.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/22/28984/

Learn about judicial internships during the fall or spring semester. Even if you attended the previous panel on summer judicial internships, we encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to visit directly with judges and judicial staff over lunch about why judicial internships are valuable and the opportunities available both for the coming summer and school year.

Please join the following judges and staff attorneys for lunch to learn more about judicial internships at their courts: Kathryn Baffes and Katie Carmona, ‘93, Law Clerks, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; the Honorable Tony M. Davis, Sarah McHaney, ‘87, and Sarah Darnell Wood, Law Clerks, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas; Sylvia Herrera, Staff Attorney, and Barbara DePena, 2L, Judicial Intern, Supreme Court of Texas; the Honorable Guy Herman, Tom Ruffner, Court Investigator, and Adia Mercado-Montero, 3L, Judicial Intern/Law Clerk, Travis County Probate Court; The Honorable Cindy Olson Bourland, ’94, Jenny Brannen, ‘98, Staff Attorney, and Madeleine Schlesinger, ‘16, Law Clerk, Texas Third Court of Appeals; and the Honorable Craig Bennett, State Office of Administrative Hearings.

RSVP by Wednesday, February 22, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/02/23/27704/