Events Calendar

TELJ members edit issue 45:3

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/01/20049/

The TEXAS JOURNAL ON CIVIL LIBERTIES & CIVIL RIGHTS invites you to participate in its Spring 2015 Write-On Competition. We are seeking 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs with outstanding writing and editing skills and a demonstrated interest in civil liberties and civil rights.

If you are interested in applying for a position on the journal, please contact Amanda Moon at amandamoon@utexas.edu, or pick up an application at the circulation desk in the atrium.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications are due via email to amandamoon@utexas.edu no later than Friday, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2015, at 11:59 PM.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/02/20170/

Open house for prelaw advisors

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/02/19857/

On Monday, January 26th, Jones Day and the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Spring 2015 Townes Hall Morning Coffee for all students every Monday morning. Please bring your favorite travel mug from home (we are “going green,” so no paper products will be provided) and enjoy FREE coffee every Monday morning to start off your week on behalf of Jones Day and the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large station located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.139, etc.) beginning at 8:45 am.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/02/20026/

On Monday, January 26th, Jones Day and the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Spring 2015 Townes Hall Morning Coffee for all students every Monday morning. Please bring your favorite travel mug from home (we are “going green,” so no paper products will be provided) and enjoy FREE coffee every Monday morning to start off your week on behalf of Jones Day and the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large station located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.139, etc.) beginning at 8:45 am.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/02/20064/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/02/19965/

Supreme Ct. Seminar refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/02/20084/

Globalization Seminar Mondays refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/02/20083/

The TEXAS JOURNAL ON CIVIL LIBERTIES & CIVIL RIGHTS invites you to participate in its Spring 2015 Write-On Competition. We are seeking 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs with outstanding writing and editing skills and a demonstrated interest in civil liberties and civil rights.

If you are interested in applying for a position on the journal, please contact Amanda Moon at amandamoon@utexas.edu, or pick up an application at the circulation desk in the atrium.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications are due via email to amandamoon@utexas.edu no later than Friday, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2015, at 11:59 PM.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/03/20171/

Roundtable discussion with AK lawyers.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/03/20041/

Welcome back and grades discussion luncheon for 1Ls of the Sheffield Society.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/03/20176/

Solitary confinement is the practice of isolating prisoners from any human contact for 22-24 hours a day. Join ACS for a talk on the constitutionality and the effects of solitary confinement practices with Burke Butler of the Texas Civil Rights Project, Cindy Eigler, Director of Nation Inside, and Jennifer Carreon of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. Alycia Welch, Legislative Aide to Rep. Elliott Naishtat, will also be in attendance to answer any questions; Alycia used to work with the LBJ School of Public Affairs and co-authored an investigative report on the safety and security of TJJD state secure facilities. Food provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/03/20042/

Join us for the first LSftA meeting of the semester on Tuesday, February 3rd, 12:30-1 in TNH 3.126. We'll be discussing our plans for the semester, including art excursions, the annual clinic in the spring, and volunteer opportunities. And lunch will be served!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/03/20169/

Screening of Aquí y Allá (Here and There), a 2012 drama film directed by Antonio Méndez Esparza. The film is about a Mexican immigrant who returns home to a small mountain village in Guerrero, Mexico after years of working in the US, and struggles to rebuild his family and follow his dream of starting a band: the Copa Kings. The film won the International Critics' Week Grand Prize at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

The event is hosted by the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students' Association, the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy, the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, and the Bernard & Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights & Justice.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/03/19807/

The TEXAS JOURNAL ON CIVIL LIBERTIES & CIVIL RIGHTS invites you to participate in its Spring 2015 Write-On Competition. We are seeking 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs with outstanding writing and editing skills and a demonstrated interest in civil liberties and civil rights.

If you are interested in applying for a position on the journal, please contact Amanda Moon at amandamoon@utexas.edu, or pick up an application at the circulation desk in the atrium.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications are due via email to amandamoon@utexas.edu no later than Friday, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2015, at 11:59 PM.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/04/20172/

Weekly luncheon for TexasLaw faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/04/19625/

Globalization Seminar refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/04/20107/

The TEXAS JOURNAL ON CIVIL LIBERTIES & CIVIL RIGHTS invites you to participate in its Spring 2015 Write-On Competition. We are seeking 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs with outstanding writing and editing skills and a demonstrated interest in civil liberties and civil rights.

If you are interested in applying for a position on the journal, please contact Amanda Moon at amandamoon@utexas.edu, or pick up an application at the circulation desk in the atrium.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications are due via email to amandamoon@utexas.edu no later than Friday, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2015, at 11:59 PM.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/05/20173/

Each year, the Texas International Law Journal organizes a symposium related to a developing area of international law. This year, the journal has selected “Immigration and Freedom of Movement” as our topic. The symposium will be held at the Eidman Courtroom at the University of Texas School of Law on February 5, 2015. We are excited to announce that this year’s symposium will be one of the largest in the journal’s history, with ten speakers from three countries. We aim to explore issues concerning international trade and migrant workers; immigration detention and other restrictions on movement; and international human rights. We will additionally host a lunchtime roundtable discussion on recent developments in domestic immigration policy and its impact on Texas. We are also proud to welcome Professor Hiroshi Motomura from the University of California at Los Angeles to deliver our keynote address.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/05/18979/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/05/19669/

Spring 2015 Distinguished Lecture Series Sponsored by the Energy Center Speaker: Jaime Spellings (Texas Law '86) Jaime Spellings (Texas Law '86) is Vice President and Senior Tax Counsel at ExxonMobil Corporation. He is also an adjunct professor in the Energy Center where he teaches a seminar on oil & gas taxation. Mr. Spellings' presentation will focus on his work at ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, as well as how law school has shaped his career path.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/05/19791/

The 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.

Registration opens on Tuesday, November 18, at 9:00 p.m. Space is limited!

Law Firm Track will be held on Thursdays, January 22-February 26, 2015 from noon-1:00 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium. Lunch service will begin at 11:40 a.m. so the sessions may start promptly at noon.

Public Service Track will be on Friday, February 20, 2015, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the Susman Academic Center. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/05/19265/

Learn about career paths in indigent defense in Texas. Attorneys who wish to build careers in Texas representing low-income people accused of criminal offenses must chart paths that usually do not include entry-level employment with a public defender office, few of which exist in Texas.

Panelists will discuss their careers as criminal defense lawyers who work in small law firms or solo practice and who represent indigent clients, and offer advice about how students can locate training and mentorship resources to start a career in public defense outside of a public defender office. Panelists include Charles Blevins, ’12, Associate with Chappell, Lanehart, & Stangl, and who receives indigent defense appointments through the Lubbock County Private Defender Office; Victoria Erfesoglou, ,’10, who participates in the Harris County Future Appointed Counsel (FACT) training partnership between the Harris County Public Defender’s Office and Gideon’s Promise; and Amber Vasquez Bode ’01, president of the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and a solo practitioner who has received appointments under a traditional judicial appointment system and the new Capital Area Private Defender program in Travis County. Moderated by Andrea Marsh, Director of the Mithoff Pro Bono Program and Founder of the Texas Fair Defense Project.

Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/05/19820/

The TEXAS JOURNAL ON CIVIL LIBERTIES & CIVIL RIGHTS invites you to participate in its Spring 2015 Write-On Competition. We are seeking 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs with outstanding writing and editing skills and a demonstrated interest in civil liberties and civil rights.

If you are interested in applying for a position on the journal, please contact Amanda Moon at amandamoon@utexas.edu, or pick up an application at the circulation desk in the atrium.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications are due via email to amandamoon@utexas.edu no later than Friday, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2015, at 11:59 PM.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/06/20174/

Roberta Kass, an experienced legal recruiter with Seltzer Fontaine Beckwith, shares her insights about the California market and offers tips for landing a job in California. Roberta will also meet individually with students before and after the program to discuss their specific questions. Sign up in the Career Services Office.

Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Thursday, February 5, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/06/20161/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/06/20175/

TELJ members edit issue 45:3

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/08/20050/

On Monday, January 26th, Jones Day and the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Spring 2015 Townes Hall Morning Coffee for all students every Monday morning. Please bring your favorite travel mug from home (we are “going green,” so no paper products will be provided) and enjoy FREE coffee every Monday morning to start off your week on behalf of Jones Day and the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large station located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.139, etc.) beginning at 8:45 am.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/09/20027/

On Monday, January 26th, Jones Day and the Texas Law Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will kick off its Spring 2015 Townes Hall Morning Coffee for all students every Monday morning. Please bring your favorite travel mug from home (we are “going green,” so no paper products will be provided) and enjoy FREE coffee every Monday morning to start off your week on behalf of Jones Day and the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large station located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.139, etc.) beginning at 8:45 am.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/09/20065/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/09/19994/

Supreme Ct. Seminar refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/09/20123/

Globalization Seminar Mondays refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/09/20087/

UT Law Staff Breakfast

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20079/

TBLS will bring in associates from law firms to have lunch with students and discuss their practice areas and day-to-day responsibilities. Several firms will be participating including Akin Gump, Locke Lord, Andrews Kurth, and Bracewell & Giuliani.

RSVP to txbusinesslaw@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/19683/

Law students will socialize with law school deans.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20160/

Participants in the Winter Break Service Trip - Pro Bono in January - will meet to discuss trip goals, successes and opportunities for improvement. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20047/

Alumni Relations and student org leaders will have a lunch meeting planning session for Diversity Weekend 2015

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20187/

First meeting of the Spring semester. Law firm presenting and semester announcements

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20085/

ALSA General Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20099/

ALSA General Meeting

Contact number (281)777-9488

Account number 1960008451 (for cleaning)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20104/

Weekly luncheon for TexasLaw faculty members

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/11/19626/

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. Coffee and soda will be provided. Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 10 on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/11/20190/

Globalization Seminar refreshments

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/11/20108/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/12/19966/

The 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.

Registration opens on Tuesday, November 18, at 9:00 p.m. Space is limited!

Law Firm Track will be held on Thursdays, January 22-February 26, 2015 from noon-1:00 p.m. in the Francis Auditorium. Lunch service will begin at 11:40 a.m. so the sessions may start promptly at noon.

Public Service Track will be on Friday, February 20, 2015, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the Susman Academic Center. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/12/19266/

Learn about career paths in indigent defense in jurisdictions outside of Texas that have nationally recognized public defender programs. Attorneys who wish to build careers representing low-income people accused of criminal offenses often start their careers in public defender offices that offer structured training.

Panelists will discuss their careers and the public defender programs for which they have worked, and offer advice on how to prepare for and obtain a job with a public defender office. Panelists include Ruth Rosenthal, ’10, Senior Associate with the Pew Charitable Trusts and former Trial Attorney with the Colorado State Public Defender; Chris Roberts, Assistant Public Defender with the Public Defender Service of D.C.; and Trudy Strassburger, Deputy Director with the Capital Area Private Defender Service in Austin and former Team Lead Attorney with The Bronx Defenders. Moderated by Raoul Schonemann, Co-Director and Clinical Professor of the Texas Law Capital Punishment Clinic.

Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 11, on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

Come Chat with a Public Defender Afterwards 20-minute slots available from 1:20-3:00 p.m. in the Career Services Interview Suite If you are interested in indigent defense or have questions about criminal law practice generally, you can meet directly with Ruth Rosenthal, ’10, Senior Associate with the Pew Charitable Trusts and former Trial Attorney with the Colorado State Public Defender, and Chris Roberts, Assistant Public Defender with the Public Defender Service of D.C. who will speak with students after the program.

To sign up for a 20-minute time slot, please email your availability to Nicole Simmons at nsimmons@law.utexas.edu. Hurry while spaces are still available!

Sponsored by the Career Services Office and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/12/19821/

TJCLCR's annual conference. This year's topic will be about same sex marriage. We will have a lunch panel discussing “what’s next” for same-sex couples after the (anticipated) resolution of the same-sex marriage debate, including issues such as: religious refusals of service, the controversial movement for protective anti-discrimination ordinances, and the myriad federal statutes which confer benefits based on marital status. The panel will also discuss counselling same-sex couples as they encounter various issues in family law and estate planning. Finally, the panel will discuss the upcoming and much-anticipated Supreme Court cases slated for oral argument in March. The panel will consist of four attorneys active in this field.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/13/19680/

Working lunch between Texas Law CSO and ARD staff to collaborate on future alumni fundraising and outreach. Presentations to be made by both offices, perhaps involving AV needs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/13/20183/