Events Calendar

The American Journal of Criminal Law (AJCL) is now accepting new members. If you are interested in joining one of the country's top criminal law journals, please send a resume, transcript, and a writing sample to managing.ajcl@gmail.com by January 21st.

Writing samples should be the LRW memos written during the first semester. Applicants who got an A+ or A in Criminal Law will automatically be invited to join if a resume and transcript is submitted.

If there are any questions, please contact Grace Witsil at managing.ajcl@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/19/18305/

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2014-2015 school year!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Spring applications will be due on January 26 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/19/18314/

The American Journal of Criminal Law (AJCL) is now accepting new members. If you are interested in joining one of the country's top criminal law journals, please send a resume, transcript, and a writing sample to managing.ajcl@gmail.com by January 21st.

Writing samples should be the LRW memos written during the first semester. Applicants who got an A+ or A in Criminal Law will automatically be invited to join if a resume and transcript is submitted.

If there are any questions, please contact Grace Witsil at managing.ajcl@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/20/18306/

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2014-2015 school year!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Spring applications will be due on January 26 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/20/18315/

Each spring the CSO presents a Mock Interview Program where attorneys come on campus to provide mock interviews with 1L students prior to Spring OCI and Public Service Career Fair. Don't miss this opportunity to practice interviewing with attorneys from a wide range of legal employers.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/21/18030/

The American Journal of Criminal Law (AJCL) is now accepting new members. If you are interested in joining one of the country's top criminal law journals, please send a resume, transcript, and a writing sample to managing.ajcl@gmail.com by January 21st.

Writing samples should be the LRW memos written during the first semester. Applicants who got an A+ or A in Criminal Law will automatically be invited to join if a resume and transcript is submitted.

If there are any questions, please contact Grace Witsil at managing.ajcl@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/21/18307/

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2014-2015 school year!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Spring applications will be due on January 26 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/21/18316/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/21/16709/

Mardy Sackley and Sara Gail of Lone Star Legal Search will kick off our Career Exploration Series with a discussion of trends in the legal market, including the outlook for various practice areas for markets in Texas and popular out-of-state cities. Come and learn which markets and practice areas are hot and which are not. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, January 20, 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://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/21/18258/

Faculty Advisor Sean Petrie will join the McCormick Society students for lunch.

Sponsored by the Student Affairs Office.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/21/18297/

Each spring the CSO presents a Mock Interview Program where attorneys come on campus to provide mock interviews with 1L students prior to Spring OCI and Public Service Career Fair. Don't miss this opportunity to practice interviewing with attorneys from a wide range of legal employers.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/22/18031/

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2014-2015 school year!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Spring applications will be due on January 26 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/22/18317/

Why Big Law Is a Great Place to Start Your Career

The discussion will focus on the variety of career paths of successful women who began their careers at a big law firm. Big law isn’t the end-game for all graduating law students, but the panelists will provide unique perspectives of women who started at a large law firm and benefitted from great experiences and opportunities.

Panelists:

Jen Cafferty, V&E Director of Alumni Relations (Moderator)

Justice Jane Bland, First Court of Appeals of Texas

Sandra Rodriguez, V&E Appellate Partner

In-House General Counsel – Name to come

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/22/18356/

Faculty Advisor Tracy McCormack will join the Cadena Society first-year students for lunch and conversation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/22/18299/

Profs. Sager and Ferreres's Globalization Seminar #30090 that meets Wednesdays and Thursdays, Spring 2014

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/22/18379/

Please come and hear three attorneys from McKool Smith speak and answer questions on patent litigation. Kat Li, James Quigley and Kevin Hess will be present. The topic will be "Behind the Scenes at a Patent Trial".

Maudie's Tex-Mex will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/22/18380/

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2014-2015 school year!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Spring applications will be due on January 26 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/23/18318/

The UT Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice will be taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. It is promoted widely to employers, many of whom contributed to the content of this program. This program is open to all UT Law J.D. students. Lunch will be served.

Law Firm Track will be held on Thursdays, January 23-February 27, 2014 from 11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium.

Public Service Track will be on Saturday, February 1, from 9:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom / Jamail Pavilion.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/23/17904/

Co-sponsored by NALP and Equal Justice Works, this webinar provide law students with insight on the key elements of the summer public interest job application process. Attorneys with years of application review experience highlight what you should and shouldn't do; explain how and why public interest application materials may substantively differ from law firm materials; and explore the dynamics of personal interactions in interviews and networking situations. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, January 22, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Students may register for the webinar online if they are unable to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/23/18352/

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

Profs. Sager and Ferreres's Globalization Seminar #30090 that meets Wednesdays and Thursdays, Spring 2014

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/23/18381/

2L and 3L final grades due.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/24/17884/

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2014-2015 school year!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Spring applications will be due on January 26 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/24/18319/

Encompassing all aspects of intellectual property, this event will push the envelope on scholarship that develops and analyzes useful and organized data on how intellectual property actually functions or, as suggested by experimental studies, might function. Various invited scholars will be presenting papers or providing comments, but there will also be significant time for questions and answers involving the more general audience.

For more information and the program go to www.texaslrev.com/Symposium.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/24/17310/

Co-sponsored by NALP and Equal Justice Works, this webinar provide law students with insight on the key elements of the summer public interest job application process. Attorneys with years of application review experience highlight what you should and shouldn't do; explain how and why public interest application materials may substantively differ from law firm materials; and explore the dynamics of personal interactions in interviews and networking situations. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Thursday, January 23, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Students may register for the webinar online if they are unable to attend.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/24/18353/

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2014-2015 school year!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Spring applications will be due on January 26 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/25/18320/

The Texas Journal of Women and the Law is now accepting membership applications for the 2014-2015 school year!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for an application or with any questions you may have about the journal.

Spring applications will be due on January 26 at 11:59pm.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/26/18321/

Prof. Sager's Supreme Court Seminar #30195, Spring 2014

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/27/18417/

The Spring Write-On application deadline for the Texas Journal of Women and the Law has been extended to Friday, January 31, at 11:59pm.

All UT-Law and LLM students are welcome to apply!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for a 2014-2015 membership application or with any questions you may have about our journal.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/27/18457/

The Spring Write-On application deadline for the Texas Journal of Women and the Law has been extended to Friday, January 31, at 11:59pm.

All UT-Law and LLM students are welcome to apply!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for a 2014-2015 membership application or with any questions you may have about our journal.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/28/18458/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/28/18206/

Lunch for transfer students with SAO and Society Advisor

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/28/18418/

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

Robert Kinney of Kinney Recruiting will discuss opportunities for U.S.-trained attorneys in Asia. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, January 27, 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://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/28/18273/

The Law, Business, and Economics Workshop Series serves as an important focal point at the University of Texas for research on the economic analysis of law and business. The workshop generally involves presentations by guests from outside the University community. Students can take the workshop as a course, which focuses on their presentation of written critiques of each of the papers presented in the workshop series.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/28/17766/

The Spring Write-On application deadline for the Texas Journal of Women and the Law has been extended to Friday, January 31, at 11:59pm.

All UT-Law and LLM students are welcome to apply!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for a 2014-2015 membership application or with any questions you may have about our journal.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/29/18459/

Public Notaries will be available in the Tom Clark Lounge to notarize Texas Bar Applications on January 29 and January 30.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/29/18463/

Please join us for a talk by Pablo Ceriani, Professor of Law and Coordinator of the Migration & Human Rights Program at the National University of Lanús (Argentina). The talk is entitled "Human Rights and the Politics of Migration: A Latin American Perspective," and is co-sponsored by LLILAS BENSON. Light refreshments will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/29/18182/

For students who are interested in volunteering at Webb Middle School with Youth Court. This training will give you a crash course in our program and the lessons that you'll be teaching at the Middle School

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/29/18450/

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 30-31, 2014, public interest and government employers will conduct on-campus interviews for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions in the Career Services Interview Suite. On Thursday, January 30, certain employers will also host informational tables in the Law School's Susman Godfrey Atrium from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/17822/

The Spring Write-On application deadline for the Texas Journal of Women and the Law has been extended to Friday, January 31, at 11:59pm.

All UT-Law and LLM students are welcome to apply!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for a 2014-2015 membership application or with any questions you may have about our journal.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/18460/

Comparative Election Law: México - USA

Workshop with Justices from the Mexican Electoral Tribunal. Presentations in Spanish with simultaneous translation

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/18146/

Public Notaries will be available in the Tom Clark Lounge to notarize Texas Bar Applications on January 29 and January 30.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/18464/

Public Notaries will be available in the Tom Clark Lounge to notarize Texas Bar Applications on January 29 and January 30.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/18465/

During the first day of Public Service Career Fair (PSCF), representatives from public interest organizations, as well as federal, state and local government agencies will host informational tables, which provide an excellent opportunity for students to network and find out about current volunteer opportunities, summer internships and postgraduate positions. All UT Law students are encouraged to stop by. Please be sure to bring a copy of your resume for employers participating in Table Talk as they may request a copy.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/17823/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/16704/

The UT Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice will be taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. It is promoted widely to employers, many of whom contributed to the content of this program. This program is open to all UT Law J.D. students. Lunch will be served.

Law Firm Track will be held on Thursdays, January 23-February 27, 2014 from 11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium.

Public Service Track will be on Saturday, February 1, from 9:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom / Jamail Pavilion.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/17905/

Dr. Merrill Matthews returns to UT to discuss the problems with the Obamacare rollout process. Dr. Matthews spoke last semester on the projected issues with the new health care law, and he will now speak about how the Obamacare rollout has faced numerous challenges since starting this fall. Matthews is a health care scholar for the Institute for Policy Innovation in Dallas and a regular contributor to Forbes.com

Texas Federalist Society Dr. Merrill Mathews: The Obamacare Rollout Thursday, Jan. 30th | 12:30pm - 1:30pm 3.142 | Free lunch!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/18456/

Prof Heather Gerken presents "The Loyal Opposition" sponsored by the Tom Sealy lecture series

Attend “The Loyal Opposition,” a special presentation beginning at 5:30 p.m. by Heather Gerken, the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Gerken will discuss her research on democracy, including the importance of constructing institutions that allow for systematic dissent with a focus on American federalism. UT Austin professor of government and law Jeffrey Abramson will also offer comments on the subject. This endowed lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Government and is preceded by a reception at 5 p.m. In the Jamail Pavilion outside the Eidman Courtroom.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/17028/

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

Interested in volunteering with UT Outlaw? Attend this training!

For more information visit: http://bit.ly/OUTLawClinic

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/18222/

Annual Youth Court Pub Trivia fundraiser at Maggie Mae's! Come show off your trivia skills and win prizes!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/18163/

The Law School honors donors and students of endowed scholarships and fellowships on Thursday, January 30, at the Law School in the Robin C. Gibbs Atrium in the Stephen D. Susman Academic Center, 6:00 pm

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/30/18428/

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 30-31, 2014, 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://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/31/17824/

The Spring Write-On application deadline for the Texas Journal of Women and the Law has been extended to Friday, January 31, at 11:59pm.

All UT-Law and LLM students are welcome to apply!

Please contact Miki Alvarado at missmiki@utexas.edu for a 2014-2015 membership application or with any questions you may have about our journal.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/31/18461/

conference hosted by Sanford Levinson and co-hosted by Jeffrey Abramson

“Is Democracy Desirable?” is a one-day symposium exploring three recent books about democracy through discussion and panel presentations. Featured speakers and panelists in attendance from UT Law, Harvard, Yale and Stanford include Dennis Thompson, Heather Gerken, Joseph Fishkin, Paul Woodruff, Sanford Levinson, Jim Fishkin, Jeffrey Abramson and others.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/31/16683/

Students applying for judicial clerkships are invited to this hands-on workshop to learn how to write a strong personal statement. Jason Crandall of the Law School Writing Center will discuss how to draft a strong personal statement, and then you'll actually start drafting your own statement. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/31/18520/

On Friday, January 31, 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 Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan.

RSVP on Eventbrite.

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.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/31/17812/

Public Interest Law Association (PILA) will be hosting a happy hour for board members of student organizations interested in public interest law and pro bono opportunities. Board members from interested student organizations are welcome to attend, and we particularly hope to see members of ACS, ALG, ASAP, CHLSA, ELS, HRLS, OUTLaw, Street Law, Reproductive Justice, TLF, TMLS, and Youth Court. Join us for a drink and an opportunity to get to know your follow public interest oriented student organization leaders!

Location: Haymaker, 2310 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722 Time: 6:00pm until...

For more information, please contact Cat McCulloch at katiehmcc@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/01/31/18340/

The UT Law Professional Development Institute: Prepared For Practice will be taught by industry experts and practicing attorneys, covering facets of new attorney professionalism most sought after by legal employers. It is promoted widely to employers, many of whom contributed to the content of this program. This program is open to all UT Law J.D. students. Lunch will be served.

Public Service Track will be on Saturday, February 1, from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom / Jamail Pavilion.

Law Firm Track will be held on Thursdays, January 23-February 27, 2014 from 11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/02/01/17910/