Events Calendar

Introducing a new tradition at the University of Texas School of Law, Texas Talks: Careers in Law. We’re taking over the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center and reformatting our much-celebrated Cocktails & Conversations and Speed Networking events into a multi-faceted evening full of opportunities to engage with attorneys from both the private and public sectors. Whether you choose to stop by the informational tables, participate in our speed networking event, and/or enjoying food and drinks in one of our lounge areas, don't miss this chance to learn about the legal profession and connect with Texas Law alumni and friends.

Informational Table Talks | 5:00-7:00 p.m. Speed Networking with Alumni and Friends | 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Etter-Harbin Alumni Center | The University of Texas at Austin Thursday, November 2, 2017 | Austin, TX

Light hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. A cash bar will be available.

Dress is business casual. Parking is available in the San Jacinto Garage (SJG), which is located one block north of the Alumni Center.

Sign-up for Speed Networking to be announced.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/11/02/31864/

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom and 12:45-1:45 p.m. in the Jury Room. Lunch served at 12:45 p.m. RSVP by Tuesday, October 31, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

During the first hour, which is free and open to the public, Stephen Dixon, of counsel with Children’s Rights, will discuss his work on litigation challenging the Texas foster care system in a talk entitled “Advocating for Children in the Texas Foster Care System: Substantive Due Process and the Right to Healthy Childhood Development.” During the second hour he will meet with students more informally over lunch to discuss his life and career, including his path from public defender to civil rights advocate and how the two fields connect and compare.

More about Children’s Rights and Stephen Dixon: Children’s Rights is a national advocacy organization based in New York City that defends the rights of children in foster care. Stephen Dixon joined Children’s Rights in July 2009. Prior to that, he was the section chief in juvenile court for the Office of Public Defender in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In that capacity, he represented hundreds of youth in both child welfare and delinquency proceedings. He was a co-founder of the Juvenile Law Clinic at the LSU Law Center and was lead counsel in In Re C.B., a landmark Louisiana Supreme Court case on the right to treatment for youth in custody and the right to trial by jury for youth at risk of being placed at hard labor. He also served as a member of the Louisiana Law Institute’s Children’s Code Committee, contributing to legislative reform both within the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

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 the Career Services Office and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/11/07/32224/

Learn about paid internship positions during the fall and spring semesters with the Travis County Attorney's Office Transactional and Appellate Divisions. These internships offer valuable, hands-on experience in transactional and appellate matters. John Hille and Giselle Horton will be available afterwards from 12:45-1:45 p.m. to meet one-on-one with students interested in applying.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Tuesday, November 7, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/11/08/34684/

Join PILA for a panel discussion on summer internships in public interest. The panel will feature the following organizations: RAICES, TRLA, CAPDS, and DRTX.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Friday, November 10, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/11/13/34744/

Haynes and Boone, LLP invites 2L and 3L students to join them for breakfast in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/11/16/34827/

Often law students are told they have two options: a miserable life earning decent money at a law firm, or a rewarding job coupled with a vow of poverty. This isn’t true. Jeff Rowes, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice and Anya Bidwell, one of the most recent additions to IJ, will discuss their public interest career paths. The Institute for Justice, one of the nation’s leading public interest law firms, prides itself on offering the best of both worlds: cutting-edge constitutional litigation, combined with competitive pay. Learn what steps you can take now to put yourself on a path to litigating the kind of cases you read about in the newspaper and your casebooks.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Friday, November 17, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/11/20/34875/

K&L Gates LLP invites all students to join them for breakfast in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/11/29/34505/

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC invites 2L & 3L students students to join them for a lunch snack in the Law School Atrium. Recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/11/29/35009/