Events Calendar

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/27/17747/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/28/16200/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/28/17748/

Prof. Sager's Fall 2013 #29477 class

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/28/17561/

Please join us for a talk featuring Donald Ferencz, Visiting Professor at Middlesex University and Convenor of The Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression. He will speak on "Criminalizing the Illegal Use of Force: Tragedy or Triumph?" Light refreshments will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/28/17082/

Community Fellow Senator Rodney Ellis will host students from the Hargrave Society for dinner and conversation at the Texas Capitol Building.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/28/17728/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/29/16201/

The timely postmark deadline for 1Ls and out-of-state transfers students to submit their TX Declaration of Intention to Study Law to Study Law to the Board of Law Examiners (BLE) is October 1st.

All students (including 2L and 3L late-filers) who submit their Declaration by October 1st, 2013 are eligible to have their fingerprints taken on location at The School of Law on Tuesday, October 30th—Thursday, November 1st. The BLE will accept the fingerprints taken at this session, though it is after the 10/1 deadline.

Qualifying students who wish to participate must follow the registration instructions and arrive promptly for their appointment with their FAST form filled out and proper ID on hand. Only registered students will be admitted.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/29/17052/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/29/17749/

Learn how to build a leadership portfolio from Janiece Longoria of Ogden Gibson Broocks Longoria & Hall, LLP. Janiece has held some of the most influential roles in Texas including: Chairman of the Port of Houston Authority, the nation’s 2nd busiest port; Regent of the University of Texas System; Member of the Board of Directors of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., the third largest publicly traded natural gas delivery company in the United States; and Member of the Greater Houston Partnership’s Board of Directors, Healthcare Policy Advisory Committee, and Transportation Infrastructure Committee.

Janiece has extensive experience in commercial litigation, securities litigation, and securities arbitration. She will receive the highly-coveted Texas Exes Distinguished Alumnus Award on November 1.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/29/17521/

Practitioners from both the public and private sectors will share their experience and advice on what it’s like to practice trial law and how to get the skills, experience, and contacts you need to land a job. Panelists include Adam Schramek, ’01, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP; Eleanor Ruffner ‘04, Associate, Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison; Ian Spechler, ’07, Disability Rights Texas; and Corby Holcomb, Assistant Trial Director, Travis County Attorney’s Office. Moderated by Professor Tracy McCormack. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Monday, October 28, on UT Law Symplicity.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/29/17602/

Prof. Sager would like to add refreshments for his Const. Law II: Religious Liberty class to be on Tuesdays (not just Wednesdays).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/29/17402/

The mandatory in-person safety education workshop for select student organizations will be held at the law school on October 29. Visit the main campus Dean of Students webpage to determine if your organization is required to participate. A minimum of three authorized representatives from each selected organization must attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/29/17554/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/29/17752/

Moot Court Round 1. Room reservation for pre-judging activities.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/29/17744/

Reminder for 3Ls planning to sit for the Texas February 2014 Bar Exam: in order to sit for the exam, your In-State Application to Take the TX Bar Exam must be post-marked by October 30. This deadline is strictly enforced.

Applicants who have not yet filed their Declaration of Intention to Study Law must do so prior to or with their In-State Application.

If you would like to hand deliver your completed application, their office is located at:

205 W. 14th St. Ste 500, Austin, TX 78701

You're encouraged to arrive well in advance of the 5 PM closing time.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/30/15558/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/30/16202/

The timely postmark deadline for 1Ls and out-of-state transfers students to submit their TX Declaration of Intention to Study Law to Study Law to the Board of Law Examiners (BLE) is October 1st.

All students (including 2L and 3L late-filers) who submit their Declaration by October 1st, 2013 are eligible to have their fingerprints taken on location at The School of Law on Tuesday, October 30th—Thursday, November 1st. The BLE will accept the fingerprints taken at this session, though it is after the 10/1 deadline.

Qualifying students who wish to participate must follow the registration instructions and arrive promptly for their appointment with their FAST form filled out and proper ID on hand. Only registered students will be admitted.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/30/17084/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/30/17753/

Prof. Sager's Fall 2013 class Constitutional Law II: Religious Liberty (#29477)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/30/17282/

Come listen to a lecture on patent litigation and enjoy dinner at the same time.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/30/17805/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/31/16203/

The timely postmark deadline for 1Ls and out-of-state transfers students to submit their TX Declaration of Intention to Study Law to Study Law to the Board of Law Examiners (BLE) is October 1st.

All students (including 2L and 3L late-filers) who submit their Declaration by October 1st, 2013 are eligible to have their fingerprints taken on location at The School of Law on Tuesday, October 30th—Thursday, November 1st. The BLE will accept the fingerprints taken at this session, though it is after the 10/1 deadline.

Qualifying students who wish to participate must follow the registration instructions and arrive promptly for their appointment with their FAST form filled out and proper ID on hand. Only registered students will be admitted.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/31/17085/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/31/17754/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/31/16732/

Hodges Society small group lunch with Faculty Advisor Patrick Woolley (by invitation and sign-up only).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/31/17725/

Don’t take your bag on the street... Come to the Law School instead for tricks and treats!

Each year, the Law School opens its doors for faculty, staff, and students to bring their littlest ghosts and goblins on a haunted tour. The SAO will have a list of offices participating in the Trick-or-Treat Tour.

Costumes encouraged!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/10/31/17588/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/01/16204/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/01/17755/

Judge Nancy Atlas will join students from the Cadena Society for a Community Fellow lunch. By invitation and sign-up only, sponsored by the Student Affairs Office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/01/17103/

Reception followed by panel discussion: “The Bloody Book of Law: Shakespeare's Othello.” With Professors Angela Littwin, Law; Franchelle Dorn, Theater and Dance; Alan Friedman, Coordinator, AFTLS; James Loehlin, Director, Shakespeare at Winedale; and the Spirit of Shakespeare Players performing scenes from Othello. Reception at 6:30, performance at 7:00.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/01/17131/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/02/16205/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/03/16206/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/04/16207/

Breakfast for faculty to honor their colleagues Smith and Johanson who are featured in the Fall 2013 UT Law magazine.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/04/17764/

Join ACS for a discussion of the indigent defense crisis.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/04/17592/

Prof. Sager's Fall 2013 #29477 class

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/04/17562/

UT Law will celebrate the life of Michael Sharlot, our dean from 1995-2000 and a long time colleague. The reception will include remarks from Professors Bobbitt, Gergen, Goode, Sheppard, and others. Friends and colleagues are welcome to join the UT family in this event.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/04/17480/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/05/16208/

UT Law students will discuss their summer judicial internship experiences and how they secured their positions. Summer judicial internships are open to all students, including 1Ls. There are hundreds of summer judicial internship opportunities available throughout the nation and early December is a good time to begin sending out your applications. Three 3 hours of academic credit is available through the UT Law Judicial Internship Program for internships with federal district, federal appellate, or state appellate judges who agree to participate in the UT program.

panelists include Amanda Addison, 2L, interned for Judge Patrick Higginbotham, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Robert Goodin, 2L, interned for Justice Don Willett, Supreme Court of Texas; Max Africk, 2L, interned for Judge Eldon Fallon, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; and Sandra Andersson, 2L, interned for Justice Laura Higley, Texas First Court of Appeals. Moderated by Professor Mary Crouter, who directs the UT Law Judicial Internship Program.

RSVP by Monday, November 4, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/05/16865/

Jim Marston (Environmental Defense Fund) and Tom Linney (Animal Legal Defense Fund): Jim Marston runs the National Energy Program at the Environmental Defense Fund, a leading environmental nonprofit, and founded its Texas office. Tom Linney is the pro bono coordinator for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, a California-based nonprofit aimed at promoting animal rights. Jim and Tom will discuss what it is like to practice energy and environmental law in a nonprofit setting.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/05/17158/

Thinking about staying in Austin after law school?

Then you won't want to miss this opportunity to learn more about the Austin Young Lawyers Association Student Chapter! We are a brand new student organization, and we want to help YOU connect with practicing attorneys (under 40)who can give you career and job search advice specific to the Austin market. The networking opportunities are unbeatable, but only members can participate.

Please stop by the meeting to sign-up, learn more, and hear from our members on the AYLA board. Lunch will be provided, and we will hold a drawing for an Amazon Gift Card.

We hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/05/17598/

Prof. Sager would like to add refreshments for his Const. Law II: Religious Liberty class to be on Tuesdays (not just Wednesdays).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/05/17403/

Monthly meeting for all Youth Court members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/05/17811/

Moot Court competition round 2, room will be used for pre-judging activities

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/05/17745/

Join the Public Interest Law Association Tuesday, November 5th at 7:00PM for our monthly Potluck. PILA potlucks offer an opportunity to hear from professors and practitioners about their public interest career paths as well as from representatives from other public interest student organizations. Speakers for this potluck are Amelia Ruiz-Fischer with Texas Civil Rights Project to talk about her work battling Secure Communities and Dal Ruggles to talk about the realities of handling criminal court appointments (adult, juvenile, and appellate) as part of a private practice.

There is no better way to get plugged in to the public interest community than to attend PILA Potlucks!

PILA will provide the main meal and drinks, but bring an additional side dish, drinks, or dessert.

Need a ride? We are setting up a carpool for those of you who don’t have transportation from and back to campus. Contact sarahpbryant@gmail.com to get your name on the carpool list.

Location: 1175 Graham, Austin, Texas 78702.

Note on parking: My neighbors will thank you if you can park your car on Walnut Avenue (beside the Baptist church or behind the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex). My house is the fourth one on the right on Graham Street.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/05/17510/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/06/16209/

Prof. Klein is having a pizza party for her criminal law student class of 90 students

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/06/17865/

Prof. Sager's Fall 2013 class Constitutional Law II: Religious Liberty (#29477)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/06/17283/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/07/16210/

Thinking about a nonpracticing career in the corporate world? Karen Landolt, J.D., will show you how to conduct a job search in the corporate sector. RSVP by Wednesday, November 6, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

You may view the presentation live online.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/07/17380/

Hodges Society small group lunch with Faculty Advisor Patrick Woolley (by invitation and sign-up only).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/07/17726/

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom and 12:45-1:45 p.m. in the Goodwin Conference Room

Students may attend one or both sessions. East Texas civil rights attorneys, David Guillory and Tim Garrigan, will speak from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. about their class action against the abusive civil forfeiture practices of the City of Tenaha and Shelby County, Texas, a case that was featured in the recent article “Taken” in The New Yorker. From 12:45-1:45 p.m., they will speak in the Goodwin Conference Room about their lives in the law.

Lunch will be served at 12:45 p.m. outside the courtroom and in the Goodwin Conference Room. RSVP by Wednesday, November 6, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Sponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and the Career Services Office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/07/17567/

For 2Ls participating in the Judicial Clerkship Program or interested in 2015-term judicial clerkships. Come meet with the UT Law Judicial Clerkship Advisors to learn what the changes to the OSCAR release date and the hiring plan mean for you.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/07/17864/

This is TJOGEL’s biggest event of the semester and represents a valuable opportunity to learn about the oil and gas industry from panelists with diverse backgrounds. Panelists include John B. Connally IV, ’97, Partner, Vinson & Elkins, Energy Transactions Projects; Brandon Seale, ’08, CEO, Zaragoza Resources; Nathan Vassar, ’11, Associate, Lloyd Gosselink; Caleb Troxclair, ’12, Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel, Railroad Commission of Texas; and Liz Devaney, ’06, Associate, Vinson & Elkins, Complex Commercial Litigation. Together, these five panelists run the industry gamut and will be able to answer specific questions students might have as they consider a career in energy law. Meet & Greet to follow in the Jamail Pavilion.

Please RSVP to Jaclyn Joseph at jaclyn.joseph@utexas.edu to ensure we have adequate seating.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/07/17596/

Room will be used for pre-judging activities for Moot Court round

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/07/17746/

Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the Spring 2014 semester. Add/drop for students who participated in early registration. Check registration schedule for access times.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/08/16211/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/08/16722/

On behalf of the Board of Advocates and the Gibbs & Bruns Moot Court Tournament, we'd like to invite you to attend the final round to be held at 1:30 on Friday, November 8th, in the Eidman Courtroom. Gibbs & Bruns has kindly provided experienced attorneys to judge the round, and we plan to have a small reception afterwards to allow students the opportunity to chat with them and enjoy some treats. We will also be announcing the winners of the best oral advocate and best memorandum prizes.

Finals will be David Lindsay vs. Richard Smith.

This year's tournament has been based on an actual Texas Supreme Court case, Hamrick v. Ward, which centers on the the issue of whether there is a continuing necessity requirement for easements implied by prior use.

We hope you will be able to join us and support the competitors!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/08/17887/

Convening of Texas student chapters of the American Constitution Society

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/11/09/17555/