Events Calendar

Find out why working in a small or midsize firm might be right for you. Panelists will discuss how to effectively prepare for a career in a small or midsized firm, as well as strategies for building a network and finding opportunities. Panelists TBD. Moderated by Denyse Demel, Career Services Office.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Friday, November 1, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/05/47048/

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom. Lunch served at 12:45.

Lives in the Law with Kathy Nester '92, Executive Director, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.

Kathy Nester’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is entitled “Federal Public Defense on the Border.” Nester will address the impact of the current immigration crisis on her office’s work as well as her very interesting career path.

Kathy Nester is executive director of the Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. (FDSD), which is based in San Diego. FDSD’s attorneys are appointed to represent indigent persons accused of criminal offenses in the federal trial courts in the Southern District of California. Its staff consists of over 60 trial attorneys and 70 support personnel and includes a distinguished appellate department.

From 2011 to 2018, Nester served as the Federal Public Defender for the District of Utah. Before that she was an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Mississippi. Prior to working as a federal public defender, Nester was a trial lawyer in private practice in the Jackson, Mississippi area for thirteen years, representing plaintiffs in personal injury and civil rights cases and federal and state criminal defendants.

Nester has handled over fifty jury trials including capital murder, complex fraud and wrongful death cases and was awarded Mississippi Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2001. She has appeared numerous times before the Fifth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals and, in 2014, she appeared before the United States Supreme Court as co-counsel in USA v. Kevin Loughrin. Nester has served on many national committees, including the Sentencing Guidelines Committee, the National Clemency Project Steering Committee, and the U.S. Supreme Court Committee on Evidence Rules. She was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2010 and as a fellow of the International Society of Barristers in 2015.

Nester earned both her undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the University of Texas.

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. Co-sponsored by the Budd Innocence Center, American Journal of Criminal Law, Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association, Public Defense Group, Public Interest Law Association, and the Women’s Law Caucus.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/48145/

Interested students can meet directly with Kathy Nester, Executive Director of the Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. after her lunch-time discussion during the Lives in the Law event..

RSVP by Wednesday, November 6, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/51745/

Learn about exciting summer and postgraduate opportunities at Los Angeles County Public Defender Office from Jonathan Cruz, Deputy Public Defender.

Snacks will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, November 6, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/07/51485/

Join us for this interactive workshop designed to prepare you to ace every interview. You will identify your unique professional strengths and practice putting those strengths in the most favorable light to ensure your best chance of getting a job offer. You will leave the program with confidence in your ability to both prepare for and nail every interview.

To get the most ouf of this workshop, please complete your Interview Preparation Checklist (PDF or Word) beforehand.

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/08/51425/

Kaycee Crisp and Lawson Konvalinka in the CSO share valuable tips on what government and public interest employers look for in a winning resume and cover letter (CL).

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, November 13, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/12/47565/

Join O’Melveny & UT OUTLaw for a “Corporate vs. Litigation” lunch discussion. Our team of partners and associates will discuss the basics of corporate and litigation practices, the fundamental differences of these areas, and typical assignments and projects junior attorneys tackle in these groups. We look forward to an interactive discussion and questions are highly encouraged.

Corporate panelists include:

Kurt Berney, Partner; John Dickson, Associate; and Evie Whiting, Counsel.

Litigation panelists include:

Anna Schneider, Associate; Luann Simmons, Managing Partner; and Catalina Vergara, Partner.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, November 11, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/12/51025/

Join us for this interactive program designed to prepare you to ace every interview. You will identify your unique professional strengths and practice putting those strengths in the most favorable light to ensure your best chance at getting a job offer. You will leave the program with confidence in your ability to both prepare for and nail every interview.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, November 13, on Symplicity by clicking on the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/14/47267/

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP invites all 1L students to join them for Chick-Fil-A in the Law School Atrium. Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm.

Attorneys in attendance will include Lewis Tandy, ’18, Litigation Associate; Trevor Vega, ’19, Corporate Associate; Courtney York, ’01, Corporate Partner; Lauren York, ’15, Litigation Associate; Graham McCall, Investment Funds Associate; Gechi Tesic, Investment Funds Associate; Vera Neinast, Senior Counsel, Energy Regulation, Markets and Enforcement; and Jocelyn Tau, ’10, Tax Partner.

Be sure to stop by on your way to class!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/15/52105/

Norton Rose Fulbright invites all 1L students to join them for Fricano's Deli in the Law School Atrium as well as take a moment to cuddle with animals from Tiny Tails! Attorney and recruiting personnel will be in attendance to answer questions about the firm.

1Ls who ordered business cards should come by to pick up their cards as well as business card holders.

Be sure to stop by on your way to class!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/11/15/52106/