Events Calendar

Drawing Board Luncheon: Theodore Rave

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/15/77029/

Presented by Law Student for Black Lives and ACS, this series explores standard doctrinal law classes from an anti-racism perspective and considers perspectives often absent from the standard law school curriculum. Professor Tracy McCormack will discuss the intersection of racism and evidence law.

Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/15/77131/

Spring Faculty Dinner

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/15/76684/

The National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) and the Travis County Women Lawyers Association present the Color of Justice Program. Local area teens will learn about the legal profession and hear from judges and attorneys about their paths to law school and beyond.

Cosponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and the Texas Law Pipeline Program

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/16/76747/

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

Faculty meeting and lunch

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/16/76729/

The Law and Philosophy Seminar Workshop surveys different topics in legal philosophy and constitutional theory. Organized around a series of seven workshops, each features a different leading scholar who presents and discusses their own work with both law and philosophy faculty and the students in the seminar.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/16/76542/

Hoping to receive academic credit this summer with a judicial internship? Academic credit is available through the law school’s judicial internship program, a 3-credit summer session course. Students must apply for instructor approval to register at the link above and must attend an orientation at the law school on Wednesday, April 17, 11:45pm-1:00pm. Lunch will be provided. Questions? Contact Prof. Vasu Behara at vasu.behara@law.utexas.edu

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/17/77288/

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

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/18/77429/

TBD

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/18/76474/

Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 17, on Symplicity.

Get tips from former public defenders and fellow students on their experiences at public defender offices. Pizza will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/18/77470/

William Moon presenting an original paper in the Business Law Workshop

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/18/77468/

Professor Steve Meili (University of Minnesota) will present his book, “The Constitutionalization of Human Rights Law: Implications for Refugees“.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/18/76346/

BOA's annual spring advocacy banquet will be held at an off-campus location. The 2024 Honorary Barrister will be Sharon Baxter. RSVP required to attend. BOA members will be provided more information regarding this event.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/18/76551/

The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single elimination tournament for first-year law students at the University of Texas.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/19/74870/

The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single elimination tournament for first-year law students at the University of Texas.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/20/74871/

The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single elimination tournament for first-year law students at the University of Texas.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/21/74872/

The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single elimination tournament for first-year law students at the University of Texas.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/22/74873/

Drawing Board Luncheon: Jamein Cunningham

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/22/77030/

Interested in competing on an interscholastic mock trial team during the 2024-2025 school year? Join us to get info on all things interscholastic mock trial (tryouts, time commitment, different opportunities for involvement, types of mock trial competitions, etc.).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/22/77448/

Final round of the 2024 Thad T. Hutcheson 1L Moot Court Competition.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/22/76969/

End of year lunch recognizing excellence in teaching and service – including the SBA Teaching Awards, Justice Center Graduating Student Awards, Spring 2024 post-graduate fellowship recipients, and students’ pro bono – and celebrating the law school’s culture of using the law to serve others, with pizza and Amy’s Ice Cream for all.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/23/75472/

Health, Innovation, and the Law Colloquium closely studies the works-in-progress of leading scholars of health innovation from across the country and engages with the authors about their work.

Spring 2024 Speakers:

Feb. 6 – Ameet Sarpatwari – Harvard University Feb. 20 – Matthew Lawrence – Emory University March 5 – Wendy Epstein – DePaul University March 26 – Erin Fuse Brown – Georgia State University College April 9 – Myrisha Lewis – College of William & Mary April 23 – Rachel Sachs – Washington University

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/23/76533/

1Ls: Stop by to meet recruiters from Bracewell to learn more about their firm and grab lunch.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/24/76953/

Join LLM Alums José María Lujambio ‘14 and Julian Garza ‘99 as they discuss working in the energy law sector.

José María Lujambio is a partner at Cacheaux, Cavazos, and Newton.

His work for clients has included regulatory and permitting advice, as well as the preparation and negotiation of various types of contracts for the electricity sector, representing utility-scale and onsite power plant projects deploying solar photovoltaic, wind, and cogeneration technologies; qualified suppliers and traders enabled to participate in the Wholesale Electricity Market, and numerous end users, particularly from the manufacturing industry. Likewise, he has advised various natural gas and oil products’ midstream and downstream companies, both in regulatory and transactional aspects.

He currently serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Mexican Association of Solar Energy (ASOLMEX).

Julian Garza is a partner at Nader, Hayaux, and Goebel. His practice areas include banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, telecom, and structured and project finance. Julian has worked in some of the largest structured finance and and capital market transactions, representing both sponsors and financial intermediaries. His mergers and acquisitions practice expands to a variety of industries, including real estate, telecom, financial intermediaries and infrastructure facilities, advising on foreign investment acquisitions, joint venture transactions, and more.

Julian is a member of the National Association of Corporate Counsels.

Register for their Zoom panel here: http://links.utexas.edu/cuwkqkx

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/24/77449/

Come take a creative study break with Texas Law Art Association in the Atrium! Colored pencils and coloring pages provided. All are welcome.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/24/77507/

The Beck Awards Ceremony honors our Teaching Quizmasters for one and two years of service, student winners of the Beck award, the Beck Center's best-memo award, The Review of Litigation's best-brief award, Baylor's Paper Chase Legal Writing Competition, and competitors in the Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court Competition.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/25/74874/

TBD

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/25/76492/

Edwin hu presenting an original paper in the Business Law Workshop

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/25/76541/

The in-person weekend academies will include community building, mentoring, networking, admissions coaching, and presentations and workshops on law school admissions and the law school experience. Weekend academies will also provide an opportunity for Cohort members to reflect on the admissions cycle and develop relationships with one another.

(Focus: Law School Preparation; Belonging; Mentoring; Cohort Graduation; Closing Reception)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/27/73907/

Recognition of the 2023 Texas Law Pipeline Cohort members completion of 1-year program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/27/76828/