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23	24	September 25 3:45pm 2012-09-25T17:45-05:00 Human Rights Happy Hour: James Gibson Please join us for the first human rights happy hour talk of the year, featuring James Gibson, Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government at Washington University in St. Louis. Professor Gibson will speak on "Electing Judges: The Surprising Effects of Campaigning on Judicial Legitimacy." Light refreshments will be served. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/09/25/14715/	September 26 12:00pm 2012-09-26T13:30-05:00 Financial Regulation with Rob Ellsworth Created in response to the Recession, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was borne of the Dodd-Frank Act, the most significant piece of financial regulation since the Great Depression. Together, the legislation and the agency that it created are supposed to make the financial system safer, but critics claim it is too convoluted to understand, let alone implement. Rob Ellsworth and Chris DiAngelo will explain how the Act came to fruition, what the current state of the CFPB is, and opportunities and challenges in this area going forward. Rob Ellsworth has worked for five members of the House and Senate. Most recently, he served as chief of staff to Representative Walt Minnick (D-ID), a member of the Financial Services Committee, at which point he worked closely with the office of Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) to help craft the Dodd-Frank Act. During Chris DiAngelo's 30 years of practice, he has served as co-head of the structured finance group for Katten Muchin Rosemann and Dewey & LeBoeuf. He has testified before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services and frequently appears and provides commentary at industry forums on financial and regulatory matters. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/09/26/15051/	September 27 8:00am 2012-09-27T16:00-05:00 UT Law Day 2012 UT Law Day is an open house for prospective students and the citizens of Texas. The event Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/09/27/14052/ 11:30am 2012-09-27T12:30-05:00 Voter Registration UT Law Dems will be registering voters in the Atrium on Thursday, September 27, 2012 from 11:30am-12:30pm. Please stop by our table if you need to register for the first time, have moved recently, or have changed your name. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/09/27/15088/ 12:00pm 2012-09-27T14:00-05:00 Human Trafficking Lecture Legal Advocacy to End Human Trafficking,” a talk by Robert Moossy, Acting Section Chief, Civil Rights Division Criminal Section, United States Department of Justice Co-sponsored by the UT Bureau of Business Research, the UT Center for Women's and Gender Studies, and the Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault at the UT School of Social Work Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/09/27/14967/ 5:30pm 2012-09-27T19:00-05:00 San Antonio Alumni Reception The Alumni Association is having a reception for all San Antonio area alumni on Thursday, September 27 at Club Giraud, 707 North St. Marys Street, at 5:30 p.m. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/09/27/14702/	September 28 12:15pm 2012-09-28T13:45-05:00 Opportunity Forum Single Member District Opportunity Forum: Single Member Districts Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/09/28/14473/ 6:30pm 2012-09-28T21:30-05:00 Shakespeare & the Law Reception followed by panel: “’Is that the law?’ Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.” With Professors Angela Littwin, Law; Alan Friedman, Coordinator, AFTLS and the Spirit Of Shakespeare Players; James Loehlin, Director, Shakespeare at Winedale; James Shapiro, Columbia University; and three different groups performing the courtroom scene from The Merchant of Venice. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/09/28/14847/	September 29 6:45pm 2012-09-29T00:00-05:00 TX Football - Oklahoma State@Stillwater UT Football vs. Oklahoma State @ Stillwater, OK Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/09/29/14896/
30	October 1 10:00am 2012-10-01T14:00-05:00 Faculty Information Table Clinical Faculty will be on hand to informally discuss UT Law's clinical program. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/01/15066/	October 2 4:00pm 2012-10-02T17:00-05:00 Human Rights 101 What is "human rights" and where do they come from? Professor Karen Engle will be giving a talk on human rights basis. Great event for those either looking to pursue a human rights career or wanting to learn more about what human rights is all about. About Professor Engle: She is the Chair in Law of Minerva House Drysdale Regents and Founder and Co-director of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice. She is also an affiliated faculty member of Latin American Studies and of Women's and Gender Studies. Professor Engle received her J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and her undergraduate degree from Baylor University. Following law school, she clerked for Judge Jerre S. Williams on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and then served as a a post-doctoral Ford Fellow in Public International Law at Harvard Law School. She teaches courses and specialized seminars in public international law, international human rights law and employment discrimination. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/15219/ 4:00pm 2012-10-02T17:00-05:00 HR 101 HR 101: We will be having Karen Engle as a speaker. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/15238/ 6:00pm 2012-10-02T19:00-05:00 CHLSA meeting CHLSA will be holding a general body meeting at 6pm in room 3.127. Dinner will be provided. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/02/15059/	October 3 8:30am 2012-10-03T17:30-05:00 Essential Employment Law Basics Essential Employment Law is a one-day HR program led by employment law experts Connie Cornell and Michael W. Fox, and is designed to provide overviews and updates on issues related to Texas employment law. Content is extensive and exhaustive with topics ranging from employment-at-will to discrimination issues, wage and hour violations, retaliation, FMLA and more. This practical course provides detailed written materials, forms, sample employment contracts and handbook recommendations, and is ideal for HR professionals and beginning employment lawyers. View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/EE12 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/03/14511/ 8:30am 2012-10-03T17:30-05:00 LEASING INSTITUTE-DALLAS Join leading experts in real estate law, finance and leasing for this focused one-day program that covers the essentials of current leasing issues at a practical and sophisticated level. View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/LI12 Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/03/14522/ 11:15am 2012-10-03T12:30-05:00 Clinical Information Session Clinical faculty, staff and students will be on hand to informally discuss UT Law's clinical program. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/03/15067/	October 4 8:00am 2012-10-04T17:15-05:00 MORTGAGE LENDING DALLAS View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/ML12 Mortgage Lending is offered in conjunction with UT Law's Leasing Institute. Come a day early - in Austin or Dallas - for the perfect three-day real estate, finance and leasing offering. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/14557/ 6:00pm 2012-10-04T20:00-05:00 IPLS Networking Event On Thursday, October 4, the Intellectual Property Law Society will host its annual mixer with the Austin Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). This event provides an excellent opportunity for students to meet, and begin networking with, local attorneys in the IP practice. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel will be addressing the group. The event will run from 6-8p.m. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/15044/ 6:00pm 2012-10-04T00:00-05:00 Gibbs & Bruns Moot Court Sign-up We would like to invite all interested 2Ls and 3Ls to participate in this year’s Gibbs & Bruns Moot Court Tournament! The Gibbs & Bruns Tournament is the first semester intrascholastic moot court tournament, open to all 2Ls and 3Ls regardless of prior moot court experience. This year’s tournament question is an actual Texas Supreme Court case, and will not include a brief writing component. The tournament will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting on October 18th, and the Finals will be held in the Eidman Courtroom on November 1st. Space is limited, so we encourage you to sign up online to secure your spot! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEFKVEFjREtnUVZ2ZkdkX1Y5ZXc4cWc6MQ#gid=0 If you wish to learn more information about the Gibbs & Bruns Tournament or other moot court opportunities, we invite you to attend an informational session this Thursday, October 4, at 6:00 pm in TNH 3.142. Food will be served. Any questions can be directed to David Marcou at david.marcou@gmail.com. Please include "Gibbs & Bruns" in the subject line. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/04/15237/	October 5 8:00am 2012-10-05T15:15-05:00 MORTGAGE LENDING INSTITUTE-DALLAS View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/ML12 Mortgage Lending is offered in conjunction with UT Law's Leasing Institute. Come a day early - in Austin or Dallas - for the perfect three-day real estate, finance and leasing offering. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/05/14558/ 1:30pm 2012-10-05T16:00-05:00 AAEC Fall Meeting The Law Alumni Association is meeting on Friday, October 5th in the Sheffield Room at 1:30. Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/05/14694/	October 6 All day UT Law Tailgate Party Eduardo is back again for his 14th Annual Tailgate Extravaganza October 6th on the South Lawn of the Law School, 2 hours before kickoff of the UT v West Virgina game Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/06/14553/ All day TX Football - West Virginia @ Austin UT Football vs West Virginia @ Austin Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2012/10/06/14888/