Events Calendar

Second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Fall On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Students may apply at any time during the online application period for Fall OCI: Session II, which takes place September 4-14, 2012.

Are you interested in possibly pursuing a career in public service? Come learn about both short-term and long-term strategies for obtaining government and public interest jobs during the summer and/or after graduation. RSVP by Friday, August 31, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

The UT Diplomat in Residence, Julie Connor, will provide information on opportunities in the Foreign Service and U.S. State Department. The application process will also be discussed.

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If you wish to run in the SBA Fall Elections, please attend the Candidate Information Session!

Attendance is mandatory for candidates; if you have an interview or are ill, you may email texas.sba@gmail.com before the meeting to notify us that you will be running.

Place TBA.

Student orientation/instruction on administrative services available for their 2014-2013 journal management.

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Learn how to develop a resume and cover letter for the U.S. legal market. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to Victor Garcia at vgarcia@law.utexas.edu with the subject line “RSVP to LLM Resume Workshop.”

Program will be from 1:15-2:05 p.m.

Mark Levy, '01, will discuss fall and summer internship opportunities available, which may qualify for academic credit. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Friday, September 7, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab. If you are a 1L, RSVP to Victor Garcia at vgarcia@law.utexas.edu with the subject lin

The first skills session of the year will discuss all of those things you've heard about how to do well in law school. Learn which ones are myths, and which can actually help!Pizza will be served on a first come, first served basis.

Learn how to conduct a U.S. and international job search. We’ll also be discussing the International Student Interview Program at New York University and the West Coast International LL.M. Job Fairs. Lunch will be served. RSVP to Victor Garcia at vgarcia@law.utexas.edu with the subject line “RSVP to LLM Job Search Workshop.”

For the SBA Fall Elections, Candidate Petitions are due Tuesday, September 11 at 5:00 p.m. in the box outside the SBA Office TNH 2.128. Petitions are available at http://www.utexas.edu/law/orgs/sba/SBA/constitution.htm under "Candidate Petition and Questionnaire."

The UT Law Career Services Office, William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, and Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Jus

The Domestic Violence Survivor Support Network is holding our first membership meeting on Wednesday September 12 from 1130 to 12 in 3.142. Tiff's Treats! We look forward to seeing you.

Come enjoy lunch and hear Professor Rob Owen talk about his experiences with the Capital Punishment Clinic. Sponsored by ACS.

The mission of the White House Internship Program is to make the “People’s House” accessible to future leaders from around the nation, and to cultivate and prepare those devoted to public service for future leadership opportunities. All UT Law students are invited to attend this videoconference to learn more about the internships.

The Career Services Office invites UT Law students and faculty to visit with both Dean Farnsworth and employers who will be participating in Public Service Table Talk.

Breakfast will be held from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the Sheffield Room. Public Service Table Talk will be held in the Susman Godfrey Atrium from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and is open to all UT Law students.

Join leading business lawyers and academics at LLCs, LPs and Partnerships. The program provides great forms, model agreements, coverage of best practices for key clauses and provisions, and analyzes issues faced by practitioners.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/PA12

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/EE12

Join nationally-recognized construction lawyers and liability and insurance experts for the 2011 Construction Law conference.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/CL12

Representatives from dozens of public interest organizations as well as federal and state government agencies will be on hand to answer questions about what they do and how you can assist them. Find out about volunteer opportunities, summer internships and paid positions with a variety of nonprofits, legal services providers and government agencies. All UT Law students are encouraged to attend.

Prof. Robertson's weekly class lunch.

If you are interested in an advising session with the CIA, please submit your resume, along with a short statement of interest to let recruiters know what areas you are interested in with the CIA, to Denyse Demel at ddemel@law.utexas.edu no later than Thursday, September 6, by 5:00 p.m. For more information, visit the CIA Career website

The Environmental Law Society is hosting its first happy hour of the year on Thursday, September 13th at 6:00pm at Crown & Anchor, 2911 San Jacinto Boulevard. Come and meet other students interested in environmental law.

Join leading business lawyers and academics at LLCs, LPs and Partnerships. The program provides great forms, model agreements, coverage of best practices for key clauses and provisions, and analyzes issues faced by practitioners.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/PA12

Join nationally-recognized construction lawyers and liability and insurance experts for the 2011 Construction Law conference.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/CL12

Second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Fall On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online application period for Session II ends today at noon (Central).

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Arbitration meeting for about 10 people

The UT Diplomat in Residence, Julie Connor, will provide information on opportunities in the Foreign Service and U.S. State Department. The application process will also be discussed.

Vote for your 1L Representatives and Editor of the Writ from 11:00a.m.-2:00p.m. in the Atrium!

Prof. Robertson's weekly class lunch.

CSO Career Counselor Natalie Aitken will discuss strategies and tips to help international LL.M.s build their professional network. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, September 17, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

ELS Speaker Series on Tuesday, September 18th at 12:00 pm in the Eidman Jury Room featuring Adam Abrams of the Texas Environmental Law Center. Mr. Abrams will talk about climate change litigation and the public trust doctrine. Lunch will be served.

RSVP by Monday, September 17, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab. If you are a 1L or LL.M., RSVP to Victor Garcia at vgarcia@law.utexas.edu with the subject line “RSVP to Diverse Career Paths”.

The Student Affairs Office is holding a mandatory student organization meeting at 2:15 on Tuesday, Sept 18 in the Auditorium. All UT Law student organizations must have representation at the meeting. We’ll go over events, accounting, rules for publicizing events and how to use the many resources available to you as student orgs.

Completed applications are due by 5:00 p.m. (Central) September 18, 2012.

p>Equal Justice Works and the Southern Public Defender Training Center (SPDTC) have launched a new initiative to combat the growing problem of public defender offices being underfunded, understaffed and burdened with insurmountable caseloads. Public Defender Corps

Learn strategies to manage your educational debt, including the UT Law and federal loan repayment and forgiveness programs for lawyers pursuing jobs in the government and public interest sectors. Co-sponsored by the Career Services Office and the

Please join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary, MISS REPRESENTATION, for the UT Community in the Francis Auditorium (TNH 2.114) on September 20. We will gather at 5:30 pm, followed by the moving screening at 6:00, and a brief discussion after the movie. SPONSORED BY: Center for Women in Law and Texas Wall Street Women

An Expert Panel to Consider: Do copyright protections hamper free speech? or facilitate it? Is a mash-up plagiarism? or creative expression? Does digitalization change the old rules?

Robert Levine, Editor and Author covering the culture business Adam Mossoff, Professor of Law, George Mason University Neil Netanel, Professor of Law, UCLA

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UT Law Professors Mitch Berman, Willy Forbath, and Jennifer Laurin, and Professor Bradley Areheart, ’05, of the University of Tennessee College of Law, will discuss what it's like being a law professor and how to prepare now to be a competitive candidate. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Friday, September 21, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events"

Prof. Robertson's weekly class lunch.

What do professors mean when they say that your analysis is the most important part of any answer you might give? Logically applying rules to various sets of facts is a fundamental skill necessary for successful exam taking and legal practice. You have only really learned “the law” when you can apply it. Come find out how.

Education Pioneers is one of a very select few national organizations developing and infusing top leadership talent broadly into the education sector outside of the classroom. Students are encouraged to stop by to learn more about their fellowships. Lunch will be served.Please RSVP by Monday, September 24, on

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 fruit

Student interview awards are released today at noon (Central) via UT Law Symplicity. Decline period opens.

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