CHANGE IT UP! 2022 – Reception

Change It Up! 2022 will conclude with a reception that includes tabling based on a “speed-dating” model, which will give students the chance to meet faculty, staff and students involved with social justice activities at the law school and beyond. During the 30 minutes, there will be three 10-minute “date” periods, during which students will choose a table to visit. Please see below for the a list of who will be at each table and ideas of topics for discussion at each table. Student organizers will announce the end of each 10-minute period and ask students to move to a new table. We hope the conversations at the tables will be very unstructured. The “date” periods are simply a way to ensure that students move around.

The reception will continue on after the “date” periods and we hope students will stay and mingle more informally. Students also have the option to opt out of the tabling and start informal mingling from the start!

Here are the ideas for discussion at each table and a list of who will be there:

CAREERS

Abbey Fowler and Mary Murphy are happy to discuss the career resources that are available at Texas Law and how 1Ls might utilize them during their first year of law school. Hugh Brady is an expert on the Texas Legislature and has worked in the state and federal government. Cooper Christiancy’s expertise includes international human rights law.

CLASSES I and II

Faculty members at these tables teach social justice-focused classes that will be available to you in your 2L and 3L years. They are happy to talk to you about the classes they teach specifically, as well as how their classes and others like them help prepare students to work for social justice.

CLASSES I

CLASSES II

CLINICS – CRIM LAW, CIV LAW I and II

Faculty members at these tables teach clinics involving either criminal or civil law. They are happy to answer questions about their specific clinics and also more generally about the process of applying to clinics and the work/workload associated with them. This an opportunity for you to explore why you might want to take a clinic, what you might get out of a clinic, and what clinics might be of interest to you.

CLINICS – CRIM LAW

CLINICS – CIV LAW I

CLINICS – CIV LAW II

COMMUNITIES

These tables spotlight social justice oriented student groups that help build community among students. Students from a wide array of student organizations are available to talk about the mission of their own organizations and opportunities for other students to get involved during the academic year.

COMMUNITIES I

COMMUNITIES II

FAQ

Don’t know where to start? Have a question? Mary Crouter, Assistant Director of the Justice Center and Director of the Judicial Internship Program, is happy to help.

JOURNALS

2Ls and 3Ls who work on student journals will be at this table to answer questions about their experience. The table will include students from the Texas Law Review, the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, and the American Journal of Criminal Law. They can answer questions about the write-on process and responsibilities associated with journal work, as well as the ways that journal articles can highlight social justice issues.

PRO BONO

Members of the Mithoff Program staff are available to discuss pro bono projects, how one gets involved in pro bono, and why participating in pro bono clinics is a good opportunity for social justice-oriented students.