Events Calendar

TLF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that raises money for students who spend their summers doing unpaid public interest work. This year, the spring pledge drive is March 4 - March 22nd.

The Texas Environmental Law Journal is accepting applications for its Early Spring Write-On. Applications are due by 5:00pm on March 18, 2013. For more information visit www.telj.org/join.

Join CHLSA in the atrium for delicious grilled beef, chicken, or vegetarian fajita tacos with rice and beans on March 5. Come support CHLSA and get some great food!

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 application deadlines and the two online systems students will be using to apply for clerkships. R

A discussion of the statutory model for quantifying the resource and determining water availability and implications of state water planning and Federal action under the Endangered Species Act

Mike Gershon is a partner at the environmental law firm of Lloyd Gosselink. He is General Counsel to several groundwater conservation districts, and represents several cities and utilities, and many landowners and businesses. Mike also works on endangered species issues, primarily involving species that depend upon spring flow.

LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED RSVP to Gena Dawson at gdawson@law.utexas.edu

Attorneys from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP will be presenting at the meeting. The presentation will address tips for succeeding as an IP summer associate.

In a post-9/11 world, the War on Terror has raised a number of challenging issues for the U.S. Foremost among these issues has been the size and reach of executive power, and the 'creep' of national policy to the state and local levels. No topics better symbolize this dilemma of executive power facing the nation than the systematic use of torture under President Bush, the targeted killing drone program under President Obama, and the expansion of the drone program into the arena of domestic surveillance. Come and join Shahid Buttar as he discusses executive power and accountability through the prisms of torture and drones.

Shahid Buttar is the executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and the People’s Campaign for the Constitution. Mr. Buttar leads these groups’ efforts to defend civil liberties, constitutional rights, and rule of law principles threatened within the United States by law enforcement and intelligence agencies. A graduate of Stanford Law School, Mr. Buttar is a constitutional lawyer, grassroots organizer, independent columnist, musician, poet, and a leading national commentator on issues related to executive authority, transparency, and accountability.

Free yoga class for law school students, faculty and staff. All experience levels welcome. Equipment provided but please wear comfortable clothing.

Julia Vaughan, Executive Director of the Texas Board of Law Examiners, will explain the components of the Texas Bar Exam, as well as the rules regarding taking the bar.

Interested in meeting progressive lawyers in Austin? Interested in employment law? Come to a happy hour and mingle with ACS and ACAPELA (Austin and Capitol Area Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association) attorneys.

Date: Tuesday, March 5th Time: 5:30 Location: Sholz Garten, 1607 San Jacinto Hosts: ACS and ACAPELA (Austin and Capitol Area Plaintiff Employment Lawyers' Association)