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Hosted annually by the UT Law Career Services Office, Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) is the largest public service job fair for law students in Texas. During both days of PSCF, which will be held January 31-February 1, 2013, public interest and government employers will conduct on-campus interviews for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions in the Career Services Interview Suite.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/01/15623/

Texas Journal of Women and the Law is receiving applications for Spring Write-On. Applications are due February 5, 2013. For more information email Alyssa Flores at alyssa.flores@utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/01/15844/

On Friday, February 1, Heather Jarvis will be speaking about "Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Five Easy Steps" during lunch from noon-1:15 p.m. as part of the Public Service Career Fair. Many government and nonprofit professionals stand to gain tens of thousands of dollars of student debt relief from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program established by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. But the program requirements can be confusing. Heather knows how to break it down step-by-step so it makes sense once and for all. She'll also be discussing the new Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan.

A former capital defense attorney with law school debt, Heather Jarvis now dedicates her expertise to helping student loan borrowers make better decisions so that higher education can be a reality for all - not just those who can afford it. Specializing in training for high-debt borrowers and the people who love them, Heather has provided guidance and information to thousands of students and alumni. RSVP by Tuesday, January 29, on Eventbrite at http://HeatherJarvis.eventbrite.com.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/01/13194/

Andrés Jana is the partner in charge of the International Arbitration Group at Bofill Mir & Alvarez, Santiago, Chile. He is the Chilean delegate before the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, UNCITRAL and is a member of the Working Group on Arbitration Involving States or State Entities of the ICC’s Arbitration Committee. Andrés Jana has an extensive practice in commercial and investment arbitration and was appointed by the Chilean government as a member of the list of ICSID arbitrators.

LUNCH PROVIDED Please RSVP to gdawson@law.utexas.edu (TNH 3.119)

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/01/15669/

FBI recruiter, Mirella Rodriguez, will discuss open opportunities for Special Agent positions. RSVP by Thursday, January 31, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/01/15645/

The Law School will honor its scholarship donors and recipients on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Robin C. Gibbs Atrium in the Stephen D. Susman Academic Center.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/01/14766/

Texas Journal of Women and the Law is receiving applications for Spring Write-On. Applications are due February 5, 2013. For more information email Alyssa Flores at alyssa.flores@utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/02/15845/

Texas Journal of Women and the Law is receiving applications for Spring Write-On. Applications are due February 5, 2013. For more information email Alyssa Flores at alyssa.flores@utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/03/15846/

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding ends at 5 p.m. today via UT Law Symplicity.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/04/15635/

Texas Journal of Women and the Law is receiving applications for Spring Write-On. Applications are due February 5, 2013. For more information email Alyssa Flores at alyssa.flores@utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/04/15847/

Texas Journal of Women and the Law is receiving applications for Spring Write-On. Applications are due February 5, 2013. For more information email Alyssa Flores at alyssa.flores@utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/05/15848/

Pamelya Herndon, Executive Director, Southwest Women’s Law Center will speak on her life in the law

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/05/15590/

The Health Law & Bioethics Society will be holding its first meeting of the semester on Tuesday, February 5th at noon in TNH 3.114.

This semester we will host and event which will be a discussion by two leading experts from the Center for Public Policy Priorities and the Texas Public Policy Foundation about the direction the State is taking in light of the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act decision. Tentatively, this event will be held on March 18th, the first class day after Spring Break.

Near the end of the semester, we will hold elections for the HL&BS Board for the 2013-2014 academic year.

If you are interested in joining our student organization, please come!

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/05/16019/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/05/15979/

The Honorable Rodney G. Ellis will be presented with the Virgil C. Lott Medal on Tuesday, February 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the Kondorsky Donor Lounge at the Long Center.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/05/14867/

Join leading securities law experts, including practitioners, bankers, market makers, regulators and judges at the 35th Annual Conference on Securities Regulation and Business Law at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin for two days of engaging topics.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join us for superb materials, A-list speakers from Texas, New York, and Delaware, and terrific networking opportunities, including buffet lunches and Thursday evening's reception.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/SR13

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/07/14587/

For more information on this event, please visit www.utcle.org/conferences/SN13

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/07/15103/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

You must also turn in your SBA Candidate Petition form by Thursday, March 21 by 2:30p.m. in the ballot box outside of the SBA Office TNH 2.128E. Petitions available here: http://www.utexas.edu/law/orgs/sba/SBA/constitution.htm.

Elections will take place from 10:30a.m.-2:30p.m. in the Atrium on Wednesday, March 27.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/07/16040/

The Association of Corporate Counsel - Austin Chapter will present a panel discussion on the practice of corporate in-house law. Always wondered what these lawyers do? How they got their jobs? Learn about corporate hiring practices, what it is like to be in-house counsel, and how law firm and in-house practices differ. Panelists include Christopher Rhodes, Senior Counsel, The Travelers Companies, Inc.; Ana Ward, ’96, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel, Asuragen; Mark Walker, Counsel, IBM Corp.; and Nestor Ho, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Silicon Laboratories. Moderated by Feras Mousilli,’03, Technology Attorney, Dell, Inc. Also learn about ACC-Austin’s informal mentor program.

Reception to follow in the Susman Godfrey Atrium from 4:30-6:30 p.m. RSVP for both the panel and reception by Wednesday, February 6, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Part of the Career Exploration Series, which offers students an opportunity to learn more about different areas of the law and network with leading practitioners in these areas.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/07/15910/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/07/15954/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

Ron Allen will be the speaker.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/07/15331/

The Rapoport Center's ninth annual conference, entitled "Impunity, Justice and the Human Rights Agenda," will be held at the University of Texas School of Law on February 7-8, 2013. This multidisciplinary conference will bring together scholars, human rights advocates and policy makers from around the world to assess critically the human rights movement's focus on anti-impunity. Panels include "The Anti-Impunity Professional: A View from Inside," "The Criminal Law Paradigm," "Criminalization and the Politics of Transition," and "Transitional Justice Outside the Criminal Law Paradigm."

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/07/15117/

The Texas International Law Journal is hosting its annual International Law Symposium on February 7 and 8 in the Thompson Conference Center. This year's faculty sponsor is Professor Westbrook and the topic will be International Insolvency. In the wake of the Euro Debt Crisis, this Symposium will offer forward-thinking viewpoints on the future of international finance.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/07/14818/

Students will work with a pro bono attorney representing a political asylum petitioner.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/07/15587/

The Texas International Law Journal is hosting its annual International Law Symposium on February 7 and 8 in the Thompson Conference Center. This year's faculty sponsor is Professor Westbrook and the topic will be International Insolvency. In the wake of the Euro Debt Crisis, this Symposium will offer forward-thinking viewpoints on the future of international finance.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/08/14819/

For more information on this event, please visit www.utcle.org/conferences/SN13

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/08/15104/

Join leading securities law experts, including practitioners, bankers, market makers, regulators and judges at the 35th Annual Conference on Securities Regulation and Business Law at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin for two days of engaging topics.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join us for superb materials, A-list speakers from Texas, New York, and Delaware, and terrific networking opportunities, including buffet lunches and Thursday evening's reception.

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/SR13

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/08/14590/

The Rapoport Center's ninth annual conference, entitled "Impunity, Justice and the Human Rights Agenda," will be held at the University of Texas School of Law on February 7-8, 2013. This multidisciplinary conference will bring together scholars, human rights advocates and policy makers from around the world to assess critically the human rights movement's focus on anti-impunity. Panels include "The Anti-Impunity Professional: A View from Inside," "The Criminal Law Paradigm," "Criminalization and the Politics of Transition," and "Transitional Justice Outside the Criminal Law Paradigm."

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/08/15118/

Austin Bar Association's Environmental Section and the Texas Environmental Law Journal will host a joint lunch at UT Law. Three guest speakers will discuss emerging issues in environmental law.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/08/15829/

The Board of Advocates is accepting applications for Alumni Relations Director.

The Alumni Relations Director is responsible for outreach to BOA alumni for events and support. These events include the alumni happy hour, spring banquet, law firm sponsorships, and continuing legal education opportunities. The Alumni Relations Director has the opportunity to work with local practitioners and judges.

Those interested in the position should submit a resume as well as a brief statement describing your interest in becoming a member of the BOA Executive Board to Veronicachidester@me.com

Applications are to be submitted by 11:59pm on Sunday, February 10th.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/10/16022/

Planning meeting for the UT Law CLE CW13 Car Crash Seminar

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/11/15709/

Class Seminar

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/11/16046/

Michael Risinger

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/11/15332/

Standards & Rules Committee Meeting

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/11/16005/

The Abuse Survivors Assistance Program (ASAP) is hosting a fundraiser in the Atrium—we’ll have cookies, cupcakes, and brownies, as well as PB&A for you healthy types. All proceeds go directly to the immediate needs of domestic violence survivors.

We’ll also be giving everyone an opportunity to sponsor a domestic abuse survivor. Come by and learn about these brave souls who work hard to rebuild their lives with a little bit of help from everyone at UT Law who donates to the cause.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/12/16053/

Giant multi-national companies are being sued in U.S. Courts for human rights abuses committed against foreign nationals in foreign territories!

Come learn about this fascinating and controversial topic, currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell. There, Nigerian citizens have sued petroleum giant Shell for damages in connection with the killing and violence in the Ogoni Delta.

This event will have all sides represented and seek to provide an educational forum for students from all perspectives. The Law School's Professor Derek Jinks, an expert in international law, will be among the panelists.

Excellent food will be served.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/12/15957/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/12/15980/

Andrews Kurth LLP invites all 1L students to join them for breakfast and coffee in the Law School Atrium. The Austin, Dallas and Houston Hiring Partners and Recruiters will be in attendance to answer questions about the Firm. Please be sure to stop by on your way to class!

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/13/15498/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/13/14237/

The Abuse Survivors Assistance Program (ASAP) is hosting a fundraiser in the Atrium—we’ll have cookies, cupcakes, and brownies, as well as PB&A for you healthy types. All proceeds go directly to the immediate needs of domestic violence survivors.

We’ll also be giving everyone an opportunity to sponsor a domestic abuse survivor. Come by and learn about these brave souls who work hard to rebuild their lives with a little bit of help from everyone at UT Law who donates to the cause.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/13/16054/

Join us as the Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society host a panel discussion on Section Five of the Voting Rights Act as the U.S. Supreme Court gears up to hear oral arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, a case directly challenging Section Five's constitutionality. Professor Joseph Fishkin will moderate the discussion on Section Five's constitutionality and its implications in election law litigation and legislation. Please invite anyone interested in this relevant subject. The featured speakers are:

Luis Figueroa, Legislative Staff Attorney, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Allison Riggs, Staff Attorney, Voting Rights, Southern Coalition for Social Justice; and Trey Trainor, Of Counsel, Beirne, Maynard, & Parsons LLP

Chick-fil-A lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/13/16031/

Professor Stanley M. Johanson will talk about his research interests and methods.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/13/15928/

Attorneys from Sidley Austin will be presenting at the meeting.

Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world’s premier law firms, with a practice highly attuned to the ever-changing international landscape. The firm has built a reputation for being a powerful adviser for global business, with approximately 1700 lawyers in 18 offices worldwide.

Sidley’s Dallas office is the only office that focuses on a single practice area – intellectual property law. Our professionals have extensive experience in all areas of this practice, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secret law. Our lawyers work principally in the litigation and trial of patent infringement actions that are filed around the country, including many cases in the Eastern District of Texas.

MICHAEL HATCHER is the hiring partner for Sidley’s Dallas office, overseeing all recruiting efforts including summer associate and lateral associate recruiting. Mike’s practice principally involves patent litigation with an emphasis on cases in the Eastern District of Texas and on Hatch-Waxman drug patent litigation. Mike is also involved in litigation and counseling regarding trademark, domain name dispute, copyright, and trade secret law, including a trademark/domain name dispute case resolved on the fast-track in the Eastern District of Virginia.

DAVID T. DEZERN is an associate in the Dallas office. He handles a range of intellectual property law issues, focusing primarily on patent litigation

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/13/16043/

We have chocolate-covered strawberries today!

The Abuse Survivors Assistance Program (ASAP) is hosting a fundraiser in the Atrium—we’ll have cookies, cupcakes, and brownies, as well as PB&A for you healthy types. All proceeds go directly to the immediate needs of domestic violence survivors.

We’ll also be giving everyone an opportunity to sponsor a domestic abuse survivor. Come by and learn about these brave souls who work hard to rebuild their lives with a little bit of help from everyone at UT Law who donates to the cause.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/14/16055/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/14/15400/

A panel of Texas federal judges will discuss judicial clerkships at their courts and what students can do to make themselves competitive clerkship candidates. Panelists include the Hon. Priscilla Owen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; the Hon. Jane Boyle, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas; the Hon. Ronald King ‘77, Chief U.S. Bankrupcty Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; and the Hon. Henry Bemporad, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. RSVP by Wednesday, February 13, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/14/15268/

TLF will host an information session on Thursday, 2/14 from 1:15-2:05pm in 2.140. The info. session will address how to apply for a TLF fellowship, our annual Pledge Drive, TLF's new application process, and common questions and concerns. All students interested in applying for a fellowship and in TLF's selection process and mission should attend. Thank you!

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/14/16087/

The purpose of the conference is to bring together academics and practitioners who are at the cutting edge of the interface between the environmental laws (and particularly the Clean Air Act) and the electric utility industry.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/15/14417/

Texas Law Review's 2013 Symposium will take place Friday, February 15, 2013 and Saturday, February 16, 2013 in the Eidman Courtroom. All students, faculty staff are welcome to attend. Focusing on constitutional interpretation, the event will explore the extent to which text, precedent, and doctrine are based on objective norms, relative rights, and social sentiments. We look forward to hosting some of the most renowned constitutional scholars in the US. For more information and a full list of panelists please visit: http://www.texaslrev.com/symposium/.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/15/15052/

Preselected students may begin scheduling via UT Law Symplicity for Spring On-Campus Interviews. Scheduling for preselected students ends tomorrow, Saturday, February 16, at noon. Alternate students may begin scheduling available interviews at 6 p.m. Alternate scheduling is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/15/15636/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/15/15230/

Professor Chesney is hosting a visit by Lieutenant General Dana Chipman, who is serving as the 38th Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army. General Chipman will talk about a number of hot legal issues with which the Army currently is wrestling, as well as his views on the JAG as a career option.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Thursday, February 14, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/15/15890/

Preselected students must accept/decline interviews by noon via UT Law Symplicity for Spring On-Campus Interviews. Alternate students may begin scheduling available interviews at 6 p.m. Alternate scheduling is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/16/15637/

Texas Law Review's 2013 Symposium will take place Friday, February 15, 2013 and Saturday, February 16, 2013 in the Eidman Courtroom. All students, faculty staff are welcome to attend. Focusing on constitutional interpretation, the event will explore the extent to which text, precedent, and doctrine are based on objective norms, relative rights, and social sentiments. We look forward to hosting some of the most renowned constitutional scholars in the US. For more information and a full list of panelists please visit: http://www.texaslrev.com/symposium/.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/16/15053/

Alternate students may begin scheduling via UT Law Symplicity for Spring On-Campus Interviews. Alternate scheduling is on a first-come, first-served basis and ends tomorrow, Sunday, February 17, at noon.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/16/15638/

Alternate students have until noon to schedule interviews via UT Law Symplicity for Spring On-Campus Interviews. Alternate scheduling is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/17/15639/

45th Annual W. Page Keeton LAW WEEK 2013 sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Law Week is filled with awesome social events, building community, and supporting local charities!

Monday-Thursday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Casino Night Ticket Sales

Monday (8-4, Atrium): Blood Drive

Monday-Thursday: Tag Jurisdiction

Tuesday (11:15-11:50a.m., Tom Clark Lounge): Meet & Greet with Dean Farnsworth

Tuesday-Thursday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Book/Clothing Drive + Tshirt Giveaway

Wednesday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Tacos with the SBA

Thursday (8:00p.m., Aussies Grill and Beach Bar): VolleyBar Review

Saturday (10:00p.m., Hilton): Casino Night

More details to come!

Questions: Email texas.sba@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/18/15086/

As part of Law Week, the Student Bar Association will be hosting a blood drive with the Blood Center of Central Austin! The blood drive will take place in the atrium from 10a.m.-4p.m.

Appointments are recommended.

To make an appointment,

1) go to www.inyourhands.org

2) log in to your account, or create a new one if you have not donated before.

3) click "donate now"

4) click "search by group code"

5) enter B157 as the group code and a date range that includes 2/18/13

6) select the UT Student Bar Association blood drive and pick an appointment time

If you have any questions, please contact Trevor Melvin at t.melvin@utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/18/15499/

Board of Advocates members, and prospective members, are invited to attend this general meeting. Get information on how to get involved in Mock Trial, Moot Court, Voir Dire, Admiralty, or advocacy in general.

We will explain the difference between intramural and interscholastic competitions. Also, we will discuss our upcoming planned events. BOA will be accepting applications for BOA Directors positions soon.

1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls welcome! You don't have to be a member to attend. You can pay dues at the meeting if you decide to join BOA!

Tiff's Treats after the meeting!

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/18/16050/

Fred Schauer will speak.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/18/15334/

45th Annual W. Page Keeton LAW WEEK 2013 sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Law Week is filled with awesome social events, building community, and supporting local charities!

Monday-Thursday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Casino Night Ticket Sales

Monday (8-4, Atrium): Blood Drive

Monday-Thursday: Tag Jurisdiction

Tuesday (11:15-11:50a.m., Tom Clark Lounge): Meet & Greet with Dean Farnsworth

Tuesday-Thursday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Book/Clothing Drive + Tshirt Giveaway

Wednesday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Tacos with the SBA

Thursday (8:00p.m., Aussies Grill and Beach Bar): VolleyBar Review

Saturday (10:00p.m., Hilton): Casino Night

More details to come!

Questions: Email texas.sba@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/19/15093/

In this teleconference, moderator Dawn-Marie Bey, Partner at King & Spalding LLP (Washington, DC) will lead a panel of corporate counsel who hold positions with the world's leading technology companies. The panelists will share thought on how to successfully transition to corporate counsel and we will explore issues such as timing, what to expect, pitfalls, how to advance, managing outside counsel and other aspects to consider before going in-house. Panelists include Lesley Boveri, Senior IP Attorney, IP Compliance and Transactions, SAP; Yoncha Kundupoglu, Director of Licensing, Technicolor; Tiep Nguyen, Director, FMSA Patent Center (FPC), Fujitsu Management Services of America, Inc.; Juan Otero, Corporate Counsel and Secretary, Energy Recovery, Inc.; Aurelia Flores Roch, Senior Counsel, Science Applications International Corp.; and Jim Zeng, IP Compliance Counsel for Asia Pacific, SAP. RSVP by Monday, February 18, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/19/16116/

As a part of Law Week, join Dean Farnsworth and the Student Bar Association for a reception in the Tom Clark Lounge from 11:15-11:50a.m. with pizza and cookies. Please feel free come with questions for the Dean and to celebrate Law Week!

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/19/15504/

TLF will host an information session on Tuesday, 2/19, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm in 2.138. The info. session will address how to apply for a TLF fellowship, our annual Pledge Drive, TLF's new application process, and common questions and concerns. All students interested in applying for a fellowship and in TLF's selection process and mission should attend. Thank you!

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/19/16088/

Marie-Therese Connolly, Recipient of MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Fellowship, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, will speak on Elder Justice in the United States.

Reception to follow in the Jamail Pavilion

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/19/14761/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/19/15981/

45th Annual W. Page Keeton LAW WEEK 2013 sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Law Week is filled with awesome social events, building community, and supporting local charities!

Monday-Thursday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Casino Night Ticket Sales

Monday (8-4, Atrium): Blood Drive

Monday-Thursday: Tag Jurisdiction

Tuesday (11:15-11:50a.m., Tom Clark Lounge): Meet & Greet with Dean Farnsworth

Tuesday-Thursday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Book/Clothing Drive + Tshirt Giveaway

Wednesday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Tacos with the SBA

Thursday (8:00p.m., Aussies Grill and Beach Bar): VolleyBar Review

Saturday (10:00p.m., Hilton): Casino Night

More details to come!

Questions: Email texas.sba@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/20/15094/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

UT Law CLE PA13 Partnerships Conference planning meeting

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/20/15800/

Panel presentation on Protecting the Elderly in Texas

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/20/15985/

Lunch with criminal law practitioner

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/20/16136/

Join leading restructuring and valuation experts–attorneys, private equity investors, bankers, financial advisors and workout specialists–to network and discuss cutting-edge valuation issues and market developments.

Presented by The American Bankruptcy Institute, The Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, and The University of Texas School of Law

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/VA13

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/20/14594/

The Alumni Association is hosting a reception for all Washington D.C. alumni on Wednesday, February 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the law office of Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street, N.W.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/20/15393/

45th Annual W. Page Keeton LAW WEEK 2013 sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Law Week is filled with awesome social events, building community, and supporting local charities!

Monday-Thursday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Casino Night Ticket Sales

Monday (8-4, Atrium): Blood Drive

Monday-Thursday: Tag Jurisdiction

Tuesday (11:15-11:50a.m., Tom Clark Lounge): Meet & Greet with Dean Farnsworth

Tuesday-Thursday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Book/Clothing Drive + Tshirt Giveaway

Wednesday (10:30-2:30, Atrium): Tacos with the SBA

Thursday (8:00p.m., Aussies Grill and Beach Bar): VolleyBar Review

Saturday (10:00p.m., Hilton): Casino Night

More details to come!

Questions: Email texas.sba@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/21/15095/

Start you morning off with great coffee and even better conversation with Rudy Metayer ‘06, the in-house counsel/enforcement attorney with the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services and president of the Austin Black Lawyers Association. RSVP by Wednesday, February 20, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

The Coffee & Conversation series provides the opportunity to get to know UT Law alumni, faculty and staff in an informal setting. Learn about the practice of law, professional development, and more.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/21/16117/

For more information on this event, please visit www.utcle.org/conferences/SL13

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/21/15105/

Join leading restructuring and valuation experts–attorneys, private equity investors, bankers, financial advisors and workout specialists–to network and discuss cutting-edge valuation issues and market developments.

Presented by The American Bankruptcy Institute, The Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, and The University of Texas School of Law

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/VA13

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/21/14595/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/21/16051/

Stop by and meet the CSO staff to learn more about what the CSO has to offer including how to find a summer job and prepare for Spring OCI interviews. The student-run Action Committee for Career Services (ACCS) will be taking confidential feedback, providing one-on-one peer advice about OCI, and conducting tours of the Interview Suite so you know what to expect during Spring OCI.

Pizza and Tiff’s Treats will be served. Sponsored by the Action Committee for Career Services.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/21/16118/

This is a great opportunity for all students to come to the CSO interview suites to talk to career counselors, walk through the steps of OCI, and have all your OCI questions answered before Spring on campus interviews begin next week.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/21/16130/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/21/15959/

The Alumni Association is having a reception for new York alumni on Thursday, February 21 at the law office of Covington & Burling LLP, 620 Eighth Avenue at 6:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/21/15986/

The Law School's Excellence in Diversity Weekend will be February 22nd at the Law School and February 23rd at the Texas Exes Alumni Center.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/22/14757/

Spring Trial Academy - 4 day training program for 2L interscholastic mock trial students

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/22/16091/

Join leading restructuring and valuation experts–attorneys, private equity investors, bankers, financial advisors and workout specialists–to network and discuss cutting-edge valuation issues and market developments.

Presented by The American Bankruptcy Institute, The Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, and The University of Texas School of Law

View program and register online at www.utcle.org/conferences/VA13

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/22/14596/

Spring Trial Academy Instructor Meeting

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/22/16093/

The Law School's Excellence in Diversity Weekend will be February 22nd at the Law School and February 23rd at the Texas Exes Alumni Center.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/23/14758/

Join the Student Bar Association for our annual Casino Night party on Saturday, February 23 at Hilton Austin (500 E. 4th Street)! The party will include a casino, prizes, food, drinks, and a DJ! Casino Night is the last event of Law Week.

Tickets will go on sale in the Atrium on Monday, February 18.

If you have any questions, email texas.sba@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/23/15085/

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 28-February 4, 2013 via UT Law Symplicity.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/25/15640/

Judges in Residence series; court will be in session for two weeks (students/faculty invited)

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/25/14721/

Ramzi Kassem, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic at the City University of New York will present a talk entitled "'Zero Dark Thirty' and Torture in American Discourse." The Oscar-nominated film Zero Dark Thirty has reignited the controversy about the place of torture in American policy. Professor Ramzi Kassem will explore what the ongoing debate reveals—and what it obscures—about American counterterrorism efforts and the United States’ current legal and moral standing. Presented by the Department of Anthropology, the National Security Clinic, the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, the Department of Sociology, and the South Asia Institute.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/25/16115/

Prof. Alex Stein will speak.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/25/15956/

Practising Law Institute (PLI) invites you to a presentation by Mark Dighton, PLI's Director of Law School Relations and a Director of their Patent Bar Review Course. Topics for discussion include the latest information on the Patent Bar Exam and who can take it; how it works, now that it's on computer and “on demand”; when you should take it (you don't need to…and probably shouldn't…wait until you graduate); how and when the America Invents Act will impact the Exam; and recommendations on when and how to study for the Patent Exam. Scholarships to PLI's other IP programs will also be discussed.

If you have an undergrad degree (or at least about two years of coursework) in engineering, computer sciences or the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, some related fields), and are interested in becoming a Patent Agent or Attorney, you are invited to attend.

Pizza will be served. RSVP by Friday, February 22, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/25/15889/

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 28-February 4, 2013 via UT Law Symplicity.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/26/15641/

Judges in Residence series; court will be in session for two weeks (students/faculty invited)

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/26/14732/

The Review of Litigation is hosting our supporting law firms for a luncheon panel discussion titled: "Tips for Success as a First Year Associate." The participating firms are: Jones Day, Beck Redden, Fish & Richardson, V&E, Akin Gump, and McKool Smith. First year, second year, and third year students will attend.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/26/16215/

Myron Hess manages the Texas Water Program in the Austin office of the National Wildlife Federation.

Throughout his 20+ years of work as an attorney, Myron's practice has been concentrated primarily in the areas of water quality and quantity and endangered species protection in Texas.

Myron obtained his law degree from the University of Texas. Prior to taking his current position in 1998, Myron worked in private practice and as an environmental attorney for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. He obtained his undergraduate degree in wildlife and fisheries sciences from Texas A&M University.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/26/16218/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/26/15982/

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 28-February 4, 2013 via UT Law Symplicity.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/27/15642/

Judges in Residence series; court will be in session for two weeks (students/faculty invited)

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/27/14733/

Join Judge Edward Prado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, for an informal discussion about judicial clerkships. Learn what judicial clerks do and how to best position yourself to become a clerk. Judge Prado will be joined by his current clerks: Kate Nanney ’12, Anthony Arguijo ’11, Avis Bohen, and Joshua Weiss. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 26, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/27/16119/

Panel on Practicing in Criminal Law. We're bringing together prosecutors and defense attorneys from various types of criminal practice to discuss their practice from a career exploration perspective, and answer student questions about practicing in criminal law.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/27/16052/

Interested in finding out more about practicing in criminal law, and how to connect with practitioners? Find out over Milk & Tiff's Treats!

Join the American Constitution Society (ACS), Public Interest Law Association (PILA), the American Journal of Criminal Law, and three fantastic local attorneys in a chat about a career in criminal law from defense, prosecution, and judicial perspectives. Panelists include Michelle Fernald, Deputy Chief of the United States Attorney's Office, Austin Office; Pamela Sigman, private practitioner with Sigman & Sigman and Director of UT's Juvenile Justice Clinic; and Amanda Woog, Law Clerk for Judge Cheryl Johnson, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/27/16216/

First, second- and third-year students and alumni up to one year after graduation are eligible to participate in Spring On-Campus Interviews per employer requests. Online bidding takes place January 28-February 4, 2013 via UT Law Symplicity.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/28/15643/

Judges in Residence series; court will be in session for two weeks (students/faculty invited)

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/28/14734/

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

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/28/15391/

The Tarlton Law Library will present its ninth annual rare book lecture, "Evidence from the Fifteenth Century: Tarlton Law Library's Earliest Printed Books" on Thursday, February 28, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. The talk features Dr. Eric White, Curator of Special Collections, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/28/15971/

Calling all 2Ls! You’re nearly halfway through and the Law Alumni Association wants to throw you a party!

Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Ranch 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The Corral Room 701A West 6th Street Austin, Texas

Food and drink will be provided. Casual attire.

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/28/16003/

To celebrate our diamond anniversary, A&F is bringing you our take on the revered classic, the story of Harry Potter. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Peregrinus, Harry and his motley crew of nerdy magic law students fight against the Slythegreens to secure the most desirable jobs that The Magic University of Texas Magic School of Magic Law can offer. Unfortunately, coming to the Slythegreens' aid is none other than Snemily Snadens, Voldemort's ally and the gatekeeper to the highly-sought-after judicial clerkships that all the magic law students sooooo covet. Only after watching the show will you discover who ultimately prevails in the job search! ...And also, who wouldn't want to see Assault & Flattery ruin another one of your favorite stories?

Full event information: https://www.utexas.edu/law/calendar/2013/02/28/16122/