Events Calendar

The Texas Law Professional Development Series is taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. This must-attend program will help you prepare for your summer clerkship or postgraduate job.

This popular panel of second-, third- and fourth-year associates from four different law firms will share a no-holds-barred perspective on what students can really expect in the workplace. Session takes place from 11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m.

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.

RSVP on Symplicity by Friday, March 26, 2022. Lunch/snacks will be served after the program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/03/29/64825/

Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 30, on Symplicity. Zoom link will then be sent before the event.

To post or not to post? Please join us for a discussion with experienced attorneys as they explain how to effectively use social media as a career tool, including how to develop your brand, expand your network and build business, understand market trends, and avoid common pitfalls. Panelists include Terry Roberts, Vice President Employment Law and Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer at American Eagle Outfitters; Carmela Romeo, Litigation Partner in the New York office of Arnold & Porter; Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, Founder of Lincoln-Goldfinch Law; Kendyl Hanks, Shareholder in the Austin office of Greenberg Traurig. Moderated by Karen Vladeck, Managing Director at Whistler Partners.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/03/31/67305/

Visit Symplicity for Zoom link information.

For 3Ls seeking postgraduate employment, learn about Texas Law's postgraduate internship program, the Long Career Launch Program (LCLP). Discuss the program details and application, as well as strategies for how to maximize the benefit of participating in LCLP, and receive practical advice on how to make your job search more efficient and productive.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/03/31/67750/

The Texas Law Professional Development Series is taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. This must-attend program will help you prepare for your summer clerkship or postgraduate job.

This session covers communication with the various stakeholders a junior associate will encounter in a law firm, from partners to clients to support staff including how expectations differ between partners and associates, and how to customize your communication style to the partner, the client, and your peers, and how to develop beneficial working relationships with the support staff at your firm. Panelists will offer tips and tools for communicating in a professional manner across a diverse and inclusive law firm environment, including a discussion about the role that technology/social media/apps/texting plays in your communications and legal practice.

RSVP on Symplicity by Friday, April 1, 2022. Lunch/snacks will be served after the program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/05/64826/

For 3Ls seeking postgraduate employment, learn about Texas Law's postgraduate internship program, the Long Career Launch Program (LCLP). Discuss the program details and application, as well as strategies for how to maximize the benefit of participating in LCLP, and receive practical advice on how to make your job search more efficient and productive.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/05/67749/

Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 5, on Symplicity.

A panel of first-generation law students will discuss what they learned about OCI and law firm recruiting, what they wish they had known before going through OCI, and how to avoid common mistakes first-generation law students make during the OCI recruiting season. Panelists TBD.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/06/67065/