Events Calendar

Now viewing: October 19–November 1, 2014

Monday, October 20

8:45am9:45am
Alumni Association Monday Morning Joe

Free coffee for students every Monday morning starting at 8:45 am on behalf of the Texas Law Alumni Association. Please remember to bring your travel mugs from home (we are "going green," so no paper products will be provided)!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19413/
11:00am1:00pm
Celebrate Pro Bono Week!

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

The Pro Bono Program will be tabling from 11-1 in celebration of National Pro Bono Week. Stop by to report your hours and get information on pro bono projects. Pizza and drinks will be provided.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19682/
11:30am1:00pm
Drawing Board Luncheon -- H. W. Perry
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19420/
CANCELED
Drawing Board Lunch
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19540/
CANCELED
Drawing Board Lunch -- H.W. Perry

TNH 2.123 (Beck Classroom)

Drawing Board lunch with speaker, H.W. Perry, Associate Professor of Law; Associate Professor of Government

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/20/19658/
4:00pm5:30pm

Tuesday, October 21

11:00am1:00pm
Celebrate Pro Bono Week!

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

The Pro Bono Program will be tabling from 11-1 in celebration of National Pro Bono Week. Stop by to report your hours and get information on pro bono projects. Pizza and drinks will be provided.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/21/19684/
11:45am1:15pm
Center for Women in Law Power Lunch Series

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
3:30pm4:30pm
CANCELED
Human Rights Speaker Series

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)

Wednesday, October 22

11:30am1:30pm
Faculty Lunch

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
12:00pm1:00pm
Legal Careers in the Arts and Entertainment Industry Career Panel presented by Law Students for the Arts

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)

Law Students for the Arts is hosting a career panel comprised of professionals currently working in the arts and entertainment industry. Attorneys from a variety of practice areas will be discussing their practices and providing students with advice about entering the field.

Please join us for lunch and take advantage of this great opportunity to learn about arts and entertainment law!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/22/19371/

Thursday, October 23

8:30am5:00pm
11:30am1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Jacqueline Jones (UT, History Department)
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19285/
11:45am1:00pm
Pro Bono Week: Pro Bono Luncheon

TNH 3.142 (Walker Classroom)

A panel of attorneys from Vinson & Elkins will discuss V&E’s national pro bono program and how pro bono service contributes to law firms’ business development, professional development, and recruiting efforts.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19332/
11:45am1:00pm
11:45am1:00pm
12:00pm1:30pm
Texas Law Dems Lunch and Voter Protection Training with Guest Speaker Sarah Harrison

TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)

Free pizza, voter protection training, and Q+A with guest speaker Battleground Texas Regional Voter Protection Director Sarah Harrison.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/23/19741/
3:30pm4:30pm
Dean's Meeting; Section 2.1

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
4:00pm6:00pm
5:45pm6:45pm

Friday, October 24

All day
Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Road Bethesda, MD 20852
8:30am4:30pm
12:30pm2:30pm
Introduction to the Judicial Clerkship Application Program for 2016-term Applicants

TNH 3.142 (Walker Classroom)

Come hear an overview of the judicial clerkship application process and UT Law’s Judicial Clerkship Program. The judicial clerkship advisors will discuss the overall application process, the relevant systems and tools that are used and how to begin researching judges. This program is geared towards 2Ls who will begin applying for 2016-term clerkships in the spring semester.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/24/18981/
1:30pm3:00pm

Saturday, October 25

8:00am3:00pm
Family Weekend

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Sunday, October 26

12:00pm3:00pm
TELJ Edit Session

TNH 3.127 (Roberts Classroom)

Monday, October 27

8:45am9:45am
Alumni Association Monday Morning Joe

Free coffee for students every Monday morning starting at 8:45 am on behalf of the Texas Law Alumni Association. Please remember to bring your travel mugs from home (we are "going green," so no paper products will be provided)!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/27/19414/
10:30am2:30pm
SBA Ex Parte Ticket Sales

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
11:30am1:00pm
Drawing Board Luncheon -- Jennifer Laurin
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/27/19421/
11:45am1:00pm
5:15pm7:00pm
Education Pioneers Information Session

LBJ School of Public Affairs, SRH 3.124

Tuesday, October 28

10:00am5:00pm
10:30am2:30pm
SBA Ex Parte Ticket Sales

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
11:45am1:15pm
Center for Women in Law Power Lunch Series

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)

The Center for Women in Law, through the Power Lunch Series, aims to highlight prominent women lawyers from a wide range of career paths in the legal profession. Power Lunch attendees will have a chance to discuss their own career interests and goals in a supportive, informative, and judgment-free environment.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/28/19063/
CANCELED
Paving Your Own Career Path: A Talk with Mark Harris, ’96, of Axiom Law

TNH 3.125 (Denius Classroom)

Mark Harris, '96, founder and CEO of Axiom Law, which is a 1,000-person firm serving nearly half the Fortune 100 through 13 offices and four centers of excellence globally, will discuss his personal adventure and how it unfolded to start Axiom Law. He will also discuss the state of the legal market and what it might look like 10 years from now. Lunch will be served.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/28/19454/
12:00pm1:30pm
All Mentor Lunch
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/28/19740/
3:30pm4:30pm
5:30pm7:00pm

Wednesday, October 29

10:00am5:00pm
10:30am2:30pm
SBA Ex Parte Ticket Sales

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
11:30am1:30pm
Faculty Lunch

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:45am1:00pm

Thursday, October 30

10:00am5:00pm
10:30am2:30pm
SBA Ex Parte Ticket Sales

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
11:30am1:30pm
11:30am12:30pm
Job Search Support Group: Creating Your Game Plan

TNH 3.114 (BFI Seminar Room)

This is a new Action Committee for Career Services initiative to create a peer support forum for those seeking employment after their 2L year or 3L year. Lunch is provided. RSVP by Wednesday, October 29, to c.c.huang@utexas.edu and let her know if you have any allergies/dietary restrictions.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19730/
11:30am3:30pm
Endangered Species Halloween!

The Atrium

Join UT's Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter for an Endangered Species Halloween! We'll be in the Atrium from 11:30-3:30. This year, the Center for Biological Diversity has donated a box of Halloween themed Endangered Species Condoms that we'll be giving out. Each package contains — along with two condoms — original artwork and information on the species featured, facts about unsustainable human population growth and its link to th

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19731/
11:45am1:00pm
11:45am1:00pm
Cadena Society visit with Judge Atlas

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:45am1:00pm
12:00pm1:00pm
Texas Office of Attorney General Antitrust Division Information Session

Career Services Interview Suite (TNH 3.122)

Mark Levy, '01 and Kayna Stavast-Piper will discuss internship opportunities available in the Texas Office of the Attorney General - Antitrust Division, which may qualify for academic credit. Lunch will be provided.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19703/
4:30pm7:30pm
5:00pm6:00pm
Speed Networking with Texas Law Alumni & Friends

AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center

Sign-up is at 9:00 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, and is on a first-come, first-served basis as space is limited. Back by popular demand!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19681/
6:00pm7:30pm
Cocktails & Conversation

AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center

All Texas Law students are invited to attend the 17th Annual Cocktails & Conversation networking reception, which provides the perfect opportunity to meet and network in a casual setting with UT Law alumni and friends. This is a great way to expand your network, so don’t miss out! Dress is business casual.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/30/19043/

Friday, October 31

11:00am
Expert Lecture: Law and the Constitution with Professor Philip Bobbitt, UT, Swansea University, Columbia Law School, and Professor Sanford Levinson, Texas Law School

Student Activity Center (SAC), Legislative Assembly Room 2.302

Professor Philip Bobbit of Swansea University will be speaking with Professor Sanford Levinson as part of the Swansea University Texas Research Showcase, which brings over 20 top researchers from Swansea University, in Wales, UK, across to Texas, as part of a growing partnership with The University of Texas.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/31/19753/
11:30am1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Jerry Kang (UCLA)
(This event’s full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/31/19286/
1:30pm
Expert Lecture: Federalism, decentralisation and the implications of the Scottish referendum

Student Activity Center (SAC), Legislative Assembly Room 2.302

The Right Honourable Rhodri Morgan will be giving a lecture as part of the Swansea University Texas Research Showcase, which brings over 20 top researchers from Swansea University, in Wales, UK, across to Texas, as part of a growing partnership with The University of Texas.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/10/31/19752/

Saturday, November 1

9:00am3:00pm