Events Calendar

The timely postmark deadline for 1Ls and out-of-state transfer students to submit their TX Declaration of Intention to Study Law to the Board of Law Examiners (BLE) is October 1st, 2014.

All students (including 2L and 3L late-filers) who submit their Declaration by October 1st are eligible to have their fingerprints taken on location at Texas Law on Tuesday, October 28th — Thursday, October 30th.

Qualifying students who wish to participate must follow the registration instructions and arrive promptly for their appointment with their FAST form filled out and proper ID on hand. Only students with an appointment will be admitted.

The Student Bar Association will need one table and 2-3 chairs in the Atrium to sell tickets for our yearly Halloween party - Ex Parte.

All members of the Texas Law Community are invited to a spooktacular Hogwarts Halloween Party and Study Break. Stop by for butterbeer and pumpkin pasties and other treats. The Harry Potter movies will be streaming all day.

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.

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

Join the Sheffield Society's Community Fellow Judge Edward Prado, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, for lunch and conversation!

Join the Cadena Society's Community Fellow, the Hon. Nancy Atlas, Senior Judge for the Southern District of Texas, for lunch and conversation.

This Thursday, UT Law Alum Clark Neily from the Institute for Justice will discuss the Second Amendment and gun regulation with Professor Sanford Levinson. Clark Neily represented the plaintiffs in District of Columbia v. Heller, where the Supreme Court announced that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own a gun for self-defense. As a senior attorney for the Institute for Justice, his practice focuses on occupational regulation and economic liberty. He has recently published a new book: Terms of Engagement: How Our Courts Should Enforce the Constitution’s Promise of Limited Government. Professor Levinson, who holds the W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair in Law, joined The University of Texas Law School in 1980. His article, "The Embarrassing Second Amendment," has been cited by the Supreme Court.

Join ACS for lunch on October 30 from 11:45-1pm in TNH 2.137.

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.

Blueberry Soup documentary film on Icelandic constitution hosted by Sanford Levinson and Zack Elkins

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!

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.

The annual Gardere Mock Trial Tournament will consist of teams competing over the course of 5 weeks in front of local attorneys and judges. The teams will use their knowledge of evidentiary rules and trials skills attained during the Fall Litigation Institute to argue a variety of matters.