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 su

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 su

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.

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 su

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.

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.

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 (M

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.

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.

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 netwo

Profs. Sager and Ferreres's Globalization Seminar

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 networki

Robert Kinney of Kinney Recruiting will discuss opportunities for U.S.-trained attorneys in Asia. Lunch will be served.

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.

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 Suit

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 ar

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.

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. M

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 Suit

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.

On Friday, January 31, Heather Jarvis (askheatherjarvis.com) 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.

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.