Events Calendar

Clinical Faculty will be on hand to informally discuss UT Law's clinical program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/17/18531/

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/2014/03/17/17768/

Meeting on renovation project in Law School

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/18/18703/

Clinical Faculty will be on hand to informally discuss UT Law's clinical program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/18/18533/

We are pleased to announce that Jay Kelley, one of TJOGEL's Board of Advisors, will be speaking at a roundtable luncheon, "Hiring Partner: Secrets Revealed," on March 18th at noon. Mr. Kelley, a former hiring partner at Vinson & Elkins in Houston, will be discussing how hiring decisions are made and what firms actually expect of their summer associates. This roundtable will be particularly beneficial to anyone clerking at a law firm this summer.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/18/18667/

Learn about judicial internships during the fall or spring semester. Even if you attended the previous panel on summer judicial internships, we encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to visit directly with judges and judicial staff over lunch about why judicial internships are valuable and the opportunities available both for the coming summer and school year. Please join the following judges and staff attorneys for lunch: Judge Lee Yeakel, ’69, U.S. Court for the Western District of Texas; Judge Tony Davis and Judge Christopher Mott, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas; Judge Craig Bennett and Judge Tommy Broyles, State Office of Administrative Hearings; Melissa Davis, ’04, Staff Attorney for Justice Jeff Boyd of the Supreme Court of Texas; and Ingrid Grobey, ’12, Staff Attorney for Judge Elsa Alcala, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, March 17, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/18/17017/

3Ls and LLMs are invited to get a jump on studying for the bar with these skills based sessions. Learn how to effectively write bar exam essay answers. TX bar questions will be used as examples. Sessions take place on Tuesdays at noon in TNH 2.140 and repeat Friday at 10:30 in TNH 3.124.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/18/18610/

Join the Texas Federalist Society in hearing from Brian Morris. Mr. Morris is a JD/MBA, as well as a nationally-licensed polygraph examiner. He will discuss the investigative benefits of polygraphs in criminal law. Following his discussion, Mr. Morris will conduct a live demonstration of a polygraph exam.

Lunch will follow the presentation.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/18/18716/

Meeting between death penalty lawyers and judges and officials from numerous countries visiting United States.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/18/18696/

Class registration is just around the corner, so this is the perfect time to start thinking about whether to apply for a clinic next semester. Clinics are amazing opportunities to learn practical skills and help people in need of legal representation. Many students say that clinics are the best part of their law school experience!

Join PILA for an informal discussion with Jeana Lungwitz, supervisor of the Domestic Violence Clinic, and Heather Way, supervisor of the Community Development Clinic. You can also chat with other students who have participated in clinics and get honest answers about what to expect. Plan your semester AND get plugged in to the awesome public interest crowd!

PILA will provide the main dish. Please BYOB and a side dish or dessert.

Information on clinic options: http://www.utexas.edu/law/clinics/

Date: Tuesday, March 4th at 7 PM

Location: 1175 Graham, Austin TX 78702

Contact: sarahpbryant@gmail.com with questions or to get a ride.

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/2014/03/18/17512/

Representatives from various bar prep companies will be on campus to discuss their course offerings. Stop by for free snacks and swag!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/19/18264/

Clinical faculty, staff and students will be on hand to informally discuss UT Law's clinical program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/19/18532/

Join ACS for a panel discussion addressing Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure with regards to cell phones with Prof. Ahmed Ghappour, Matt Simpson, Prof. George Dix.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/19/18680/

General body meeting for the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/19/18564/

Come join IPLS and listen to Raghav Bajaj from Haynes and Boones on Wednesday. He will speak on new AIA post-issuance proceedings before the PTO and also discuss being an associate at a large firm. Dinner will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/19/18725/

Clinical faculty, staff and students will be on hand to informally discuss the clinics and internships offered at UT Law in the Fall and Summer of 2014. Pizza and drinks will be provided. All students are invited.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/20/18534/

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

Learn about careers in criminal prosecution, the prosecutorial job search, and strategies for making yourself an attractive candidate for criminal prosecution positions. RSVP by Wednesday, March 19, 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/2014/03/20/18286/

Professor Paul Asofsky, from the University of Houston Law Center, will discuss their Tax Law LL.M. and answer student questions about the program. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, March 19, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/20/18573/

Early Registration for Fall 2014 is from March 24-28. Come hear about your requirements for graduation, course selection options and considerations in choosing your courses from Director of Academic Advising Brandi Welch.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/20/18618/

The Patton Boggs Foundation is pleased to contribute a fellowship worth $5,000 to support a UT Law student who has completed either his/her first or second year of law school and will be working on public policy and related matters for a government agency, international organization or nonprofit public interest organization. A preference will be given to veterans of the Iraqi and Afghanistan wars and students pursuing public service opportunities with organizations focused on business-related public policy issues, including economic development, banking, finance, community development, property and tax.

To apply for the fellowship, please submit the following materials to the Mandi Villarreal in the Career Services Office (TNH 3.130) either in person or by email to cso@law.utexas.edu:

Resume;

Statement of interest—two to three double-spaced pages describing the organization you will work for, the type of work you anticipate you will be doing, why you are interested in the position and your long-term career goals. Also include the information on the length of your internship and whether you are receiving any pay or funding;

List of three references; and

Supporting statement from your sponsoring organization—confirming your offer, identifying your supervising attorney, and indicating the type of legal work you will do during your internship.

Applications should be submitted by noon on Thursday, March 20, 2014.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/20/18675/

Outlaw will offer this training to student volunteer in preparation for its March 30 clinic.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/20/18654/

The Water-Energy Nexus: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in Water and Energy Law

Presented by: Texas Environmental Law Journal and the Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration, and Environmental Law

Join us for panel discussions on Drought and Energy Production, Groundwater Desalination, and Energy Markets as a Model for Water Policy with speakers from the private sector, environmental groups, and state and local government.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/21/18693/

3Ls and LLMs are invited to get a jump on studying for the bar with these skills based sessions. Learn how to effectively write bar exam essay answers. TX bar questions will be used as examples. Sessions take place on Tuesdays at noon in TNH 2.140 and repeat Friday at 10:30 in TNH 3.124.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/21/18614/

Meeting to discuss Primer

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/21/18643/

Early Registration for Fall 2014 is from March 24-28. Come hear about your requirements for graduation, course selection options and considerations in choosing your courses from Director of Academic Advising Brandi Welch.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/21/18515/

Join TJCLCR as we discuss our spring issue. Authors of all the articles and notes will join us to discuss their articles and take questions. Article topics include privacy, cell phone searches, Justice Clarence Thomas, and racial violence.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/21/18620/

Trial skills workshop for 2L interscholastic mock trial team

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/21/18346/

Come by the TLF table in the breezeway to donate, vote, and get your MAKE LOVE, NOT LAW REVIEW swag!

Texas Law Fellowships is a student-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides summer funding for UT Law students who take unpaid summer internships with public interest organizations. Your donations of $20 or more...

1. Help your fellow students. 2. Help the amazing organizations they work for. 3. Help the people and causes aided by those organizations. 4. Win your society and section major cred for being good-hearted givers. 5. Earn you awesome goodies, including bumper stickers and t-shirts.

Last year UT came together to fund every single applicant—let's do it again!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/03/22/18419/