Events Calendar

Featuring Justice Prof. Dr. Susanne Baer

(German Federal Constitutional Court)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/02/12620/

Monday April 2nd at 7pm, there will be a training and deputization for all those interested in being able to register voters. The training will be held in conjunction with the University Democrats in the UCC building on campus.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/02/14212/

Explore federal loan repayment and loan forgiveness programs and the UT Law LRAP in greater depth in a small group setting. Bring your laptops and your questions. The program is designed for 3Ls entering the public sector. RSVP by Monday, April 2, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/03/13852/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/03/14116/

More than half of Texas school districts are part of pending lawsuits against the state’s school finance system. Join us as Scott McCown, ‘79, talks about the lawsuits, the historic conflict between rich and poor school districts in Texas, and how the current lawsuits could impact educational equity. As a state district judge, McCown presided over all public school finance cases from 1990-2002. He is now Executive Director of the Center for Public Policy Priorities. Norma Cantu, who holds joint appointments at UT in the College of Education and School of Law, will moderate the discussion. Professor Cantu is a former Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights and former regional counsel and education director of the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

1.5 Hours of CLE available. Lunch provided.

Sponsored by the UT Opportunity Forum Co-Sponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, the Center for Politics and Governance, and the College of Education

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/03/14007/

Come to our meeting: Tuesday, April 3rd, at 3:15pm in rm. 3.124

Texas Law Students for Reproductive Justice educate, organize, and support law students to ensure that a new generation of advocates will be prepared to protect and expand reproductive rights as basic civil and human rights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/03/13635/

Reception for 1Ls who are Awarded Best Memorandum and Outstanding Memorandum awards--and who are accordingly offered membership in the Legal Research Board. Food and beverages will be provided, faculty members will give remarks, and Tim Wilkins of Bracewell & Giuliani will give remarks and present the awards.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/04/13734/

The bar exam includes 200 multiple choice questions in six basic areas of law, including Tort law. In this session, students will review basic portions of Tort law in preparation for the July Bar exam. Students will also answer sample bar questions on Tort Law, using skills learned in earlier sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/04/13721/

In-House IP Counsel discussing his work.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/04/14153/

Join ACS for a panel on the ongoing Texas redistricting litigation by attorneys working on this litigation. The Panel will be moderated by Professor Fishkin and will address minority voting interests, the Voting Rights Act, and the current state of the litigation.

Panelists include Jose Garza (representing the Mexican American Legislative Caucus), Renea Hicks (representing Travis County), and Gary Bledsoe (representing the Texas NAACP).

We hope you can join us for this fascinating panel and lunch on ACS!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/05/14232/

For 3Ls still seeking permanent employment, come learn about UT Law’s Long Career Launch Program. Strategies will be discussed on how to maximize the benefit of LCLP and similar postgraduate programs. You will also obtain practical advice on how to make your job search more efficient and productive.

You may attend either the Thursday or Friday session. Pizza will be served on Thursday and coffee/pastries will be served on Friday. Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 4, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/05/14034/

Profs. Berman, Ferejohn and Sager's Seminar #29875 Spring 2012

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/05/13744/

For 3Ls still seeking permanent employment, come learn about UT Law’s Long Career Launch Program. Strategies will be discussed on how to maximize the benefit of LCLP and similar postgraduate programs. You will also obtain practical advice on how to make your job search more efficient and productive.

You may attend either the Thursday or Friday session. Pizza will be served on Thursday and coffee/pastries will be served on Friday. Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 4, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/06/14035/

The bar exam includes 200 multiple choice questions in six basic areas of law, including Tort law. In this session, students will review basic portions of Tort law in preparation for the July Bar exam. Students will also answer sample bar questions on Tort Law, using skills learned in earlier sessions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/06/13722/

Come by the atrium to get registered to vote or to update your registration before the upcoming primaries!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/09/14251/

The forum will be an opportunity for students to directly question the Dean candidate on issues that are important to the UT Law student body.

The names, web bios, and CVs of the four candidates are available on a password-protected Dean Search website: http://share.law.utexas.edu/depts/deansearch/.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/09/14257/

Colloquium on Constitutional Courts

Featuring Advocate General Pedro Cruz Villalón

(Constitutional Court of Spain)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/09/12621/

The Law School Financial Aid Office will provide students with information on how to locate their student loans on-line. Hear about all of the repayment options and which one will be best for their situation. See a live demonstration of on-line calculators to determine your monthly payment.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/10/14192/

In the first hour, learn the tips and tools you’ll need to succeed as a summer associate at a small or large firm. Panelists include Jennifer Poppe '98, Hiring Partner at Vinson & Elkins (Dallas); Gretchen Rollins, Global Hiring Manager, Entry Level, at Vinson & Elkins (Dallas); Amber MacIver '06, Associate at Baker Botts L.L.P. (Austin); and John Broussard '04, Associate at Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P. (Houston). Moderated by Tracy McCormack, Director of Advocacy Programs at UT Law.

At 4:30 p.m., speak with Tarlton Law Librarians about legal research strategies for summer clerkship assignments. They’ll discuss how to familiarize yourself with your firm's research environment, what questions to ask when you receive an assignment, and best practices for deciding where to start your research. Examples of actual summer assignments from law firms will be presented.

Refreshments will be served. RSVP on UT Law Symplicity by Monday, April 9, by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/10/13525/

You've reviewed the substance. You've been working those skills on practice questions. Now test your knowledge and skill on a one hour practice Multistate Bar Exam.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/10/13723/

Join us at Crown and Anchor Tuesday April 10th at 5:30pm for a happy hour!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/10/14252/

Nicole Simmons, Public Interest Career Counselor with the CSO, along with 3Ls who have secured postgraduate fellowships, will discuss some of the more popular project-based fellowships obtained by UT Law graduates. Panelists will discuss the application process and provide strategies for putting together a competitive fellowship application. Panelists include Meredith Shytles ’11, Skadden Foundation Fellowship with Disability Rights Texas (Austin); Christine Nishimura ’12, Equal Justice Works Postgraduate Fellowship with Disability Rights Texas (Austin) sponsored by Texas Access to Justice Foundation & Greenberg Traurig LLP; Amelia Ruiz Fischer ’12, Equal Justice Works Postgraduate Fellowship with Texas Civil Rights Project (Austin) sponsored by Akin Gump; Keegan Warren-Clem ’12, Equal Justice Works Postgraduate Fellowship with Texas Legal Services Center (Austin) sponsored by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation; and Michael Cowles '12, Glickman Fellowship.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Tuesday, April 10, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/11/14135/

This event is a discussion with GLBT attorney Darren Gibson about employment in the public sector.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/11/14273/

The Law School Financial Aid Office will provide students with information on how to locate their student loans on-line. Hear about all of the repayment options and which one will be best for their situation. See a live demonstration of on-line calculators to determine your monthly payment.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/11/14193/

Stop by and meet the CSO staff to learn more about what the CSO has to offer including how to find a summer job and prepare for Fall OCI and summer job fairs. The student-run Action Committee for Career Services (ACCS) will be taking confidential feedback, providing one-on-one peer advice about OCI and job fairs, and conducting tours of the Interview Suite so you know what to expect during Fall OCI.

The ACCS will also be accepting applications for the 2012-13 academic year and selling student business cards at a 10% discount. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Action Committee for Career Services.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/11/14246/

Interested in participating in the annual Write-On Competition for the UT law journals? Come and hear about the dates, procedures, and policies of this year’s Write-On Competition.

To help you pick the journals in which you’re interested, you’ll hear from representatives of the various journals. The following journals will be present: The American Journal of Criminal Law, the Texas Environmental Law Journal, the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy, the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, the Texas International Law Journal, the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas & Energy Law, the Texas Journal of Women and the Law, the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, the Texas Law Review, the Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law, the Texas Review of Law & Politics, and The Review of Litigation.

For further information, please contact Ralph Mayrell, Book Review Editor of the Texas Law Review at bookreviews@texaslrev.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/11/14255/

Fifty years after the Supreme Court’s landmark decisions on school prayer, many public schools around the country still struggle to honor their basic First Amendment duties.

Daniel Mach, Director of the ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, will discuss some of the recurring problems and recent conflicts – including proselytizing school assemblies, sectarian Bible curricula, restrictive student dress codes, and more.

Join ACS for free lunch and discussion on this fascinating topic!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/12/14272/

This is the second of two mandatory meetings for 2Ls and 3Ls who will be applying for judicial clerkships. UT Law Judicial Clerkship Advisors will discuss the clerkship application process in detail including summer deadlines and the two online systems students will be using to apply for clerkships.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/12/13526/

The program starts by discussing the difference between trademarks, copyrights, and patents, as well as domain names and business name registrations.

It then explains, once it is established that trademark protection is appropriate, the importance of selecting a strong mark, that is, one that is both federally registrable and legally protectable. It highlights factors important when choosing a mark, such as the possibility of a likelihood of confusion, and explains the importance of doing a complete search and whether an attorney should be used. It identifies other potential grounds for the USPTO to refuse registration.

Finally, it establishes what may happen if another trademark owner believes it has stronger rights in a mark and issues a “cease-and-desist” letter. It concludes with information on how to find an attorney and the distinction between what the USPTO does in the federal registration process and what a private attorney could do, and how to avoid "scams" perpetrated by companies that request fees for services not required by the USPTO.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/12/14275/

Profs. Berman, Ferejohn and Sager's Colloquium #29875 Spring 2012

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/12/13758/

Join us for a screening of the documentary Hot Coffee, followed by a discussion with the movie producer, Susan Saladoff. Pizza will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/12/14005/

Lawyers from Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) will speak about their careers and what TALA does.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/12/14245/

A panel of Texas federal judges will discuss judicial clerkships at their courts and what students can do to make themselves competitive clerkship candidates. Panelists include Judge Catharina Haynes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Judge Rodney Gilstrap, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; Judge Craig Gargotta, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas; and Magistrate Judge David Counts, U.S. Magistrate Court for the Northern District of Texas. Moderated by Dean Stefanie Lindquist. The Clerkship Advisors encourage 2Ls and 3Ls applying for judicial clerkships this year and 1Ls hoping to apply next summer to attend this panel.

RSVP on UT Law Symplicity by Thursday, April 12, by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/13/11918/

A dinner celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the University of Texas School of Law Chancellors and the Induction of the 2012 Chancellors Class.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/04/13/13939/