Events Calendar

Explore different public service career paths and hear from practitioners working in government agencies and public interest organizations.

Lunch will be served after the program. RSVP online by Monday, February 12. Part of the Texas Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared for Practice.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/02/13/35704/

The 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.

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), which is presented each Spring, will help you be a more competitive candidate and a better lawyer.

Online registration will open at noon on January 4, and close at 5 p.m. on January 12, 2018 and will be awarded on a first-come basis. Please note that 2Ls and 3Ls who attended last year may sign up for this year’s Institute.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/02/15/35007/

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.

RSVP by Tuesday, February 13, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

During the first hour, which is free and open to the public, Angie Junck of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, will discuss her work advocating for immigrants in a talk entitled “Leveraging Local Policymaking to Protect Texas Immigrants.” During the second hour she will meet with students more informally over lunch to discuss her life and career.

More about the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Angie Junck: The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is a San Francisco-based nonprofit that works with and educates “immigrants, community organizations, and the legal sector to continue to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people.” Angie Junck, the ILRC’s Supervising Attorney, manages several of ILRC’s program areas, including immigration consequences of crime, immigration enforcement, and immigrant youth. She helps coordinate two national collaboratives that address the intersection of the immigration and criminal legal systems—the Defending Immigrants Project, a collaborative devoted to protecting the rights of immigrants accused of crimes by providing advocacy and support within the criminal legal system and the Immigrant Justice Network, a collaborative to eliminate unjust immigration penalties for immigrants and end the criminalization of immigrant communities. She is a Commissioner with the American Bar Association's (ABA) Immigration Commission and is the co-chair of the Immigration Committee of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section.

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/2018/02/20/32264/

Find out why working in a small or midsize firm might be right for you. Panelists Nicole LeFave, '12, Weisbart Springer Hayes LLP; Stephanie Potter, '08, Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee; and Brad Beskin, '17, Nix Patterson & Roach will discuss how to effectively prepare for a career in a small or midsize firm, as well as strategies for building a network and finding opportunities.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, February 21, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/02/22/35526/

Learn more about the nonpartisan legislative agency, the Texas Legislative Council. Graduating 3Ls may apply to become Legislative Counsel (see Job Bank posting #24812; apply by February 26).

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, February 21, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/02/22/36926/