Events Calendar

Apply for a positon on the Texas Law Fellowships (TLF) Board! Information and applications available at texaslawfellowships.org. Applications due on Monday, April 8th by 5:00pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/07/16460/

Apply for a positon on the Texas Law Fellowships (TLF) Board! Information and applications available at texaslawfellowships.org. Applications due on Monday, April 8th by 5:00pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/08/16461/

The Federalist Society will host a discussion on gun control led by guest speaker Mr. Clark Neily, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/08/15933/

The Texas Legislature is considering school vouchers, which if permitted could have state funding going to religious schools. The Texas State Board of Education continues to dictate that intelligent design appear in the nation's textbooks. Professor Larry Sager will discuss these hot button policy issues as well as the important question raised by former UT Law Professor Brian Leiter: Why tolerate religion?

Lunch provided.

Date: Monday, April 8, 2013 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Where: 3.127 Who: Prof. Larry Sager

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/08/16469/

Discussion of the Immigration Reform Debate over Employment Rights: the Future of Immigrant Workers, U.S.-born Workers, Foreign Guest Workers, and Employers

In the emerging Congressional debate over immigration reform, the most difficult and far-reaching issue will be reform of immigrant labor and employment laws which, for better or worse, will modify the rights of immigrant workers, U.S.-born workers, future guest workers, and employers for decades to come. Prof. Bill Beardall will lead a discussion to help students and faculty follow and contribute to this historically-pivotal aspect of the immigration reform debate while it is taking place.

Monday, April 8, from 1:00 to 2:00 in the Jury Room – with snacks. Please join us!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/08/16521/

Please join us for a special event featuring Charles Moyer from the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, who will present a talk entitled “The Inter-American System of Human Rights: From an auspicious beginning to an uncertain future.” Professor Ariel Dulitzky will serve as respondent. Light refreshments will be served.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the keystone of the Inter-American System, has gone from being a staunch defender of human rights, especially during the darkest periods in the hemisphere, to having to defend itself from attacks by the governments that created it and established its norms. In addition, the more recently established Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been a spill-over victim of these attacks. The Organization of American States, which exists to promote and protect human rights, is now the battleground where the war on the system is being played out.

Charles Moyer has devoted his professional career to the international protection of human rights. He was a Specialist of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights from 1970-79 and was elected to be the first Secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, where he served during the 1980s. Prior to joining the Inter-American Commission, Moyer served as an Army Artillery officer and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Venezuela. After his retirement from the Organization of American States in 1989, Moyer served as an adjunct professor at American University’s Washington School of Law. He currently works with the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights in San José, Costa Rica. Moyer received a B.A. from Gettysburg College and a J.D. from the University of Michigan.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/08/16214/

Apply for a position on Texas Law Fellowships (TLF's) Board for 2013-2014! Applications due on Monday, April 8th by 5:00pm. Texaslawfellowships.org for more information and the application.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/08/16446/

Dean Farnsworth will have a photo shoot with the LLMs outside the Jamail Pavilion starting around noon. Afterwards, we will have a lunch for students, the Dean & several faculty members.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/09/16493/

Ms. Cindy Marrs and Ms. Michelle Anderson from TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation) will present information concerning Student Loan Repayment Options and Strategies. They will be available after the session for individual Q&A.

Pizza will be provided. Please RSVP by noon on Friday, April 5, 2013 to scannon@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/09/16524/

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 Sandra Rodriguez, ‘94, Partner at Vinson & Elkins (Austin); Gretchen Rollins, Director of Entry-Level Hiring, at Vinson & Elkins (Dallas); and Amber MacIver, '06, Senior Associate at Baker Botts L.L.P. (Austin). Moderated by Tracy McCormack, Director of Advocacy Programs at UT Law.

At 1:00 p.m., Joe Noel, Reference Librarian and Lecturer with the Tarlton Law Library will talk about legal research strategies for summer clerkship assignments. He’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.

Lunch will be served. Sponsored by Vinson & Elkins. RSVP by Monday, April 8, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/09/15916/

What is there beyond Bloomberg, Lexis, and Westlaw? How will you do great legal research with limited resources? This program led by Tarlton law librarians will highlight free and low-cost legal research resources and offer practical tips about how to tackle real world legal research problems. This session will be helpful for students doing public interest or government work this summer, but any student interested in free and low cost resources will find the session valuable.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/09/16311/

Celebrate the end of the year with free drinks among progressive law students and practitioners!

Co-hosted by: American Constitution Society -- UT Law Chapter, American Constitution Society -- Austin Lawyer's Chapter, Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association (CHLSA), Human Rights Law Society, Public Interest Law Association (PILA), and Thurgood Marshall Law Society (TMLS)

WHEN: Tuesday, April 9 @ 5:00p - 7:00p WHERE: Dog & Duck Pub (406 W. 17th Street) Drinks sponsored by ACS -- UT Law Chapter

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/09/16553/

All 1Ls are invited to join Locke Lord LLP for breakfast tacos from 8:00-9:30 a.m. Look for the Peached Tortilla taco truck located on the south side of the law school on Trinity Street.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/10/16464/

Please join CHLSA's Latina Law Caucus and the Center for Women in Law for a special event featuring preeminent Latinas in the law:

Jenny Rivera - Professor of Law, City University of New York School of Law and Founder and Director, Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality, as well as recent nominee to the New York Court of Appeals

Arcelia Hurtado - Executive Director of Equal Rights Advocates in California, and founder of the Women Defenders Fellowship

Hilda C. Galvan - Partner at Jones Day, with focus on intellectual property litigation, and UT School of Law alumna

All students are welcome to attend this unique opportunity to meet these exceptional women, and be inspired as they share their experiences. Lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to marshaperez@utexas.edu by April 3, 2013.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/10/16126/

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. Coffee and breakfast pastries will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, April 10, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/11/15918/

Don’t miss UT Law’s 2013 Corporate Counsel Institute, presented with the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas. 2013 Institute highlights include:

• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Attorneys

• Boilerplate Clauses that Can Get You into Trouble

• Nuts and Bolts of Licensing Technology and Intellectual Property

• Internal Investigations: Workplace Investigation of Current Employees

• When Civil and Criminal Law Collide: Recognizing When to Call a Criminal Lawyer

• Expectations of Privacy? Latest Developments in Data Security and Privacy

• Managing Your International Business: What Every General Counsel Should Know

• Risk Based Anti-Corruption Compliance Programs

• 15 credit hours including 4 hours of ethics

Register at www.utcle.org/conferences/CC13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/11/16240/

TBD

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/11/15403/

Mary Crouter, Assistant Director of the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, and Lucy Wood, Skadden Foundation Fellow and Lecturer with the William Wayne Justice Center, along with Meredith Shytles Parekh, ’11, Skadden Foundation Fellow with Disability Rights Texas; Amelia Ruiz Fischer, ‘12, Equal Justice Works Fellow with the Texas Civil Rights Project; and Abby Anna Batko-Taylor,’13, UT Law-Funded Postgraduate Fellow, will discuss the fellowship application process and provide strategies for putting together a competitive fellowship application. RSVP by Wednesday, April 10, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/11/15917/

The State Bar of Texas Tax Section will present a discussion about various career opportunities available to attorneys in the area of tax law. Panelists include Patrick O’Daniel ‘92, Partner at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.; Cindy Grossman ‘04, Partner at Giordani Swanger Ripp & Phillips LLP; Corby Brooks, ’04, Cook Brooks Johnson PLLC; Mandi Matlock ‘00, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid; and Daniel Price ’02, IRS Office of Chief Counsel. Moderated by Christi Mondrik ‘01, Mondrik & Associates. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, April 10, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/11/16465/

Suzanne Murray, EPA Region 6 General Counsel, will discuss issues the region (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico) is facing and the role of its attorneys in addressing them. She’ll also discuss opportunities at the EPA. Sponsored by the Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law and the UT Law Career Services Office.

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/11/16554/

UT Law's Reunion Weekend is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, honoring class years that end in "3" or "8" beginning with the class of 1963. Events will take place at the AT&T Center and at the Law School.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/14555/

The Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament. Tryouts are open to all first-year students. Advancement in the competition is based on a written brief and oral arguments before a moot court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/15225/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/14241/

Don’t miss UT Law’s 2013 Corporate Counsel Institute, presented with the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas. 2013 Institute highlights include:

• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Attorneys

• Boilerplate Clauses that Can Get You into Trouble

• Nuts and Bolts of Licensing Technology and Intellectual Property

• Internal Investigations: Workplace Investigation of Current Employees

• When Civil and Criminal Law Collide: Recognizing When to Call a Criminal Lawyer

• Expectations of Privacy? Latest Developments in Data Security and Privacy

• Managing Your International Business: What Every General Counsel Should Know

• Risk Based Anti-Corruption Compliance Programs

• 15 credit hours including 4 hours of ethics

Register at www.utcle.org/conferences/CC13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/16241/

The Alumni Association will honor its 2013 distinguished alumni on Friday, April 12 at 12:00 noon at The Four Seasons Hotel

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/14698/

Interested in pursuing social justice? Considering starting a nonprofit or low-profit law firm or otherwise doing your own thing? Please join us for an informal workshop exploring entrepreneurial paths to social justice.

Friday, April 12, from 1 to 4 pm, in the Goodwin Conference Room (CCJ 1.312). Light snacks provided. Space is limited. To reserve a spot, please RSVP to Rachel Sidopulos at RSidopulos@law.utexas.edu ASAP (by noon Monday, April 8 at the latest).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/16462/

The Law Alumni Association Executive Committee is meeting Friday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m. at The Four Seasons Hotel

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/14697/

UT Law's Reunion Weekend is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, honoring class years that end in "3" or "8" beginning with the class of 1963. Events will take place at the AT&T Center and at the Law School.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/13/14556/

The Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament. Tryouts are open to all first-year students. Advancement in the competition is based on a written brief and oral arguments before a moot court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/13/15226/

The Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament. Tryouts are open to all first-year students. Advancement in the competition is based on a written brief and oral arguments before a moot court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/14/15227/

Summer 2013 registration for continuing and readmitted students.

Fall 2013 add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Continuing and readmitted students who did not participate in early registration may register.

Check here for scheduled registration access times: http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/15/13892/

The Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament. Tryouts are open to all first-year students. Advancement in the competition is based on a written brief and oral arguments before a moot court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/15/15228/

The Health Law & Bioethics Society will be holding a meeting to elect the board for the 2013-2014 academic year. Students, our organization is free to join, and you are invited to attend this meeting to join and vote for the board, or run for an open position! If you have any questions, contact the current President, Layla Garcia at laylafawngarcia@utexas.edu. Thank you for your interest.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/15/16595/

Summer 2013 registration for continuing and readmitted students.

Fall 2013 add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Continuing and readmitted students who did not participate in early registration may register.

Check here for scheduled registration access times: http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/16/13893/

Need to take a break from studying for exams? Stop by the Atrium, visit with the CSO staff, have a snack, and find out about summer and fall interviewing opportunities.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/16/15792/

Summer Judicial Internship Program Orientation - mandatory meeting for all students who plan to participate in the summer 2013 judicial internship program. For more information about the judicial internship program, see http://www.utexas.edu/law/centers/publicinterest/judintern/

Room TBA

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/16/15355/

During Study Break, stop by and grab some lunch in the Atrium and then stop by the Auditorium to learn more about preparing for Fall OCI and job fairs this summer. Don’t miss this opportunity to ask upperclassmen everything you’d like to know about the application/bidding process for Fall OCI. Panelists include Katie Ostrander (2L), Emily Stegich (2L), Kevin Vermillion (2L), and Sarah McDermand (3L). Co-sponsored by the Action Committee for Career Services. Bidding for Fall OCI takes place June 27-July 12 for Fall OCI: Session One. RSVP by Monday, April 15, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/16/16466/

Action Committee for Career Services final meeting of the year.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/16/16596/

Summer 2013 registration for continuing and readmitted students.

Fall 2013 add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Continuing and readmitted students who did not participate in early registration may register.

Check here for scheduled registration access times: http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/17/13894/

The National Association of Women Judges present the Color of Justice Program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/17/16518/

Summer 2013 registration for continuing and readmitted students.

Fall 2013 add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Continuing and readmitted students who did not participate in early registration may register.

Check here for scheduled registration access times: http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/18/13895/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/18/15153/

Getting the Most Out of Your Summer Nonprofit or Government Position Thursday, April 18, Noon – 1:00pm, TNH 2.138 Lunch will be served.

Working for a nonprofit or government agency this summer? This session will prepare you to thrive and get the most out of your summer work experience. Tina Fernandez, Director of Pro Bono Programs, along with a panel of students familiar with nonprofit and government settings, will discuss how to handle opportunities and challenges that come up in these unique work environments, including getting great work and supervision, and steering clear of ethical pitfalls.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 17, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Sponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, the Public Interest Law Association, OutLaw, the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association, and the Career Services Office

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/18/16120/

Our general body meeting to organize events, give announcements, and fellowship with friends. Meetings are every other week.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/18/15963/

Summer 2013 registration for continuing and readmitted students.

Fall 2013 add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Continuing and readmitted students who did not participate in early registration may register.

Check here for scheduled registration access times: http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/19/13896/

The UT Opportunity Forum is pleased to announce an upcoming discussion with education experts on the unresolved issue of school finance in Texas. The event is presented by UT Opportunity Forum, The Texas Tribune, and the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Panelists include:

Florence Shapiro, a former public school teacher, Plano city councilwoman and mayor first elected to represent Senate District 8 in 1993. In the Senate, she served as chairwoman of the Public Education Committee for 10 years. She passed legislation affecting the state's school finance system in the areas of property taxes, funding and teacher pay and established the incentive-pay program. She has also focused her efforts on educational reform at the high school level that promotes college readiness and supports better accountability standards for schools.

Scott Hochberg, a former state representative and current lecturer at Rice University. He was first elected to represent southwest Houston in 1993 and served in the Texas House for 20 years. He currently teaches a course at Rice University on education policy, drawing from his experience serving 10 terms on the House Public Education Committee and three terms as chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.

David Thompson, a partner at Thompson & Horton, LLC. He represents public school districts, junior colleges and other educational entities in the Gulf Coast area and across Texas. Thompson serves as legislative counsel for the Texas Association of School Administrators, the Fast Growth School Coalition, the Houston Independent School District, other school districts and education organizations, and has been actively involved in most legislative activities affecting public education in the past 20 years.

Kent Grusendorf, executive director of Texans for Real Efficiency and Equity in Education. He is a former member of the State Board of Education and served in the Texas House from 1987 to 2007. While in the House, he served as chairman of the House Education Committee during the last public school finance debate.

DETAILS:

Friday, April 19, 2013

12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Complimentary lunch will be served at noon. Conversation begins at 12:15 p.m.

Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School of Public Affairs (map)

Space is limited and an RSVP is required. Please RSVP not later than Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 5pm.

Questions?? Contact rsvp@texastribune.org or 512-716-8641.

This event is generously supported by Thompson & Horton, LLC and AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/19/16523/

Summer 2013 registration for continuing and readmitted students.

Fall 2013 add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Continuing and readmitted students who did not participate in early registration may register.

Check here for scheduled registration access times: http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/registration.html

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/20/13897/