JULY 2016 July 26 th 28 th TX Bar Exam AUGUST 2016 2016-2017 TMSL MASTER EVENTS CALENDAR ALL EVENTS CALENDAR includes academic calendar August 1 st 5 th 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training -CLE Time: Cost: 8:30 am 6:00 pm each day $120.00 pre-registered; $ 150.00 regular registration; $75.00 TMSL Students and alums in class of 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013 MCLE: 41.75 Ethics: 4.50 Register and pay online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/40-hour-mediation-trainingtickets-26426210507 August 8 th -12th TMSL 1L Orientation Week August 9 th CSO Presentation for 1L Orientation Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: 105/106/107 Target: 1Ls Point Person: Ashley Scott August 9 th -10 th Professional Headshots by CSO Time: 3:30 6 p.m. each day [Tentative] Location: Career Services Office Target: 1Ls Houston Young Lawyers Association, Co-sponsor Point Person: Nikki Smith
August 10 th HYLA Mock Interviews and Resume Reviews Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Career Services Office Target: 2Ls and 3Ls Houston Young Lawyers Association, Co-sponsor Point Person: Nikki Smith August 10 th -14 th Criminal Law Clinic Boot Camp August 15th First Day of Class August 17th Last Day to ADD/DROP August 17th August 17 th 30 th Fall 2016 OCI Phase 1 Suite 213 Interview Rooms Target: 2Ls and 3Ls Point Person: Renita Walker August 20th De-Criminalizing Poverty ECI Community Forum Rooms 105-106 Time: 10:00 am 12:00 noon August 24th
August 24 th Welcome to the Profession Workshop Time: 12pm Location: 105/106/107 Target: 1Ls Point Person: Ashley Scott & Nikki Smith August 26th Alumni & Student Mixer Become an alumni mentor!! Location: J Black s 110 S. Heights Blvd. Houston, TX Time: 5:00 pm 8:00 pm August 31 st Touchdown Club Luncheon Location: Power Center Time: 12noon August 31st SEPTEMBER 2016 September 1 st 30 th Fall 2016 OCI Phase 2 Suite 213 Interview Rooms Target: 2Ls and 3Ls Point Person: Renita Walker September 5 th Labor Day (NO CLASSES) September 4 th Labor Day Classic TSU v. PVU Location: Prairie View A&M Time: 5:00 pm For more information contact TSU Athletics www.tsu.edu
September 7th San Antonio Area Alumni & Friends Breakfast Held during the Annual Judicial Education Conference Location: J.W. Marriott Larkspur Room 23808 Resort Parkway San Antonio, TX 78261 Time: 7:00 am 8:30 am September 7th September 7th OCS A Day in the Life Session I: Judicial Internships & Clerkships Speaker - The Honorable George Hanks, Jr. Location: Room 210 Target: All Students Point Person: Nikki Smith September 9th TSU Founders Day Convocation Location: Texas Southern University September 10th 6th Annual Attorney Ricky Anderson Project Celebrity Golf Classic: Thurgood Marshall School of Law Sports & Entertainment Law Society Location: Hermann Park Golf Course Time: 8:00 am shot gun Cost: $500 team of 4; $125 a player; Sponsorship: $150 hole sponsor; $1000 Tournament Sponsor For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact the Office of External Affairs (713) 313-1197 or prsmith@tmslaw.tsu.edu September 12 th CSO Snack Break Time: 12 p.m. Location: 2 nd Floor: External Affairs Lobby Target: All Students Point Person: Renita Walker September 14th
September 15th Purge of all unpaid course selections September 14 th 17 th Congressional Black Caucus Location: Washington Convention Center Washington, DC September 16th Constitution Law Day -CLE Time: 12:00 noon- 2:00pm Cost: $ 30.00 attorneys; complimentary non-attorneys MCLE: 2.0 Ethics: 0.0 Register and pay online: September 17 th D.C. Area TSU/TMSL Alumni & Friends Brunch Location: Georgia Brown 950 15 th St. NW Washington, DC 20005 Time: 10:00 am RSVP: Office of External Affairs (713) 313-1142 or prsmith@tmslaw.tsu.edu September 17 th Rescheduled, waiting on Lydia) Community Forum - Expunctions TMSL Criminal Clinic Location: Fallbrook Baptist Church September 21st September 21 st If I am not in the Top 10%, How Do I Obtain Employment? Time: 11:30 a.m. Target: 2Ls & 3Ls Point Person: Nikki Smith
September 26th October 1st How Do I?: Career Week (partner with student organization?) September 26th Time: 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m Panel: Nikki Wright Smith, Assistant Dean; Ashley Scott, Assistant Director; and Renita Walker, Coordinator Target: 1Ls Point Person: Ashley Scott September 27th How Do I Spend my Summer? : 3L Panel Time: 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. Panel: 3Ls who ve received clerkships Target: 1Ls and 2Ls Point Person: Ashley Scott September 28th September 28th The Honorable Senfronia Thompson Sponsored by: SBA Time: 12:00 noon-1:00 pm September 29th Miranda 50 Years Later It Still Matters -CLE Earl Carl Institute s Innocence Project, TMSL Clinical Legal Studies Program, and Time: 11:00 am 5:00 pm Cost: $70.00 includes lunch; $60.00 no lunch included MCLE: 4.0 Ethics: none Register and pay online: www.tmslcle.com
September 29th How Do I Get my Foot in the Door? : Preparing the Application Time: 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. Panel: TBD Target: 1Ls and 2Ls Point Person: Ashley Scott September 29th Thurgood Thursday National Hispanic Heritage Month Student/ Alumni Event Location: White Hall Smith St. Houston, TX 77002 Time: 5:30 pm-8:00 pm September 30th How Do I Seal the Deal? : Interviewing & Networking Time: 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. Panel: TBD (Role Plays) Target: 1Ls and 2Ls Point Person: Ashley Scott OCTOBER 2016 October 1st Rise, Shine & Network Breakfast Mixer Time: 8:30 a.m. Location: Student Commons Target: 2Ls and 3Ls Co-Sponsor: Office of External Affairs Point Person: Nikki Smith October 1st Law School Recruitment Fair- Miami, FL Location: Hyatt Regency Miami 400 SE Second Avenue Miami, FL 33131 Time: 9:00 am 4:00 pm October 1st Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter Leadership Summit Rooms 105, 106, 107 Time: 8:00 am 5:00 pm
October 1st Texas Southern University vs Alabama A&M Hosted by: TMSL - SBA Location: The BBVA Compass Stadium Time: 7:00 pm October 3 rd 31 st Fall 2016 OCI Phase 3 Suite 213 Interview Rooms Target: 2Ls and 3Ls Point Person: Renita Walker October 5th October 7th Family Law-CLE (Dallas) Location: Pappadeaux Oaklawn Dallas, TX Time: Cost: MCLE: 4.0 Ethics: 1.0 Register and pay online: 12:00 pm 4:00 pm $125.00 attorneys; $40.00 government and non-profit attorneys; complimentary non-attorneys October 7th Dallas Area Alumni & Friends Reception Time: 6:00 8:00 pm October 10 th CSO Snack Break: Good Luck on Exams Time: 8 a.m. Location: TMSL 2 nd Floor Lobby Area (in front of CSO suite) Target: All Students Point Person: Renita Walker October 10 th -14 th Midterm Examinations
October 12th October 14 th Law School Recruitment Fair New York, NY Location: Hilton New York 1335 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Time: 9:00 am 4:00 pm October 14 th New York Tri-State Area Alumni & Friends Reception New York Time: 5:30 pm October 17 th 1Ls Can Now Meet with CSO Location: Career Services Target: 1Ls Point Person: Ashley Scott October 19th October 19 th 23 rd BESLA 36 th Annual Conference Location: Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos Paseo Malecon Sn Lote 5 Zona Hotelera, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico 23405 October 20 th Law School Recruitment Fair San Francisco, CA Location: Marriott Marquis San Francisco 780 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Time: 2:00 pm 7:00 pm
October 20th October 22nd TMSL/TSU Reunion & Homecoming TMSL ALL Alumni Homecoming Reunion Celebrating Classes 1951, 1956,1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 & 2011 For more information go to: www.tsulaw.edu and www.tsu.edu For class specific events, go to: www.tsulaw.edu October 20 th TMSL Annual Homecoming Welcome Back Reception Location: Hotel ZaZa 5701 Main Street Houston, TX 77005 Time: 5:30 pm 8:00 pm October 21 st TMSL Reunion Registration Location: TMSL Lobby Time: 8:00am 2:00pm October 21 st TMSL Alumni Board Annual Meeting Location: Dean s Conference Room Time: 9:00am 12:30pm October 21 st TSU Homecoming Event Go to: www.tsu.edu for tickets and sponsorship opportunities October 22nd Law School Recruitment Fair Houston, TX Location: J.W. Marriott Houston 5150 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77056 Time: 10:00 am 4:00 pm October 22 nd TMSL Annual Tailgate BBQ Location: Texas Southern University Student Lot B Large Pavilion Time: 11:00am 6:00pm October 22 nd Homecoming Game Texas Southern University vs. Jackson State University
Location: Time: The BBVA Compass Stadium 2:00 pm October 22nd Thurgood Marshall School of Law Reunion/Homecoming Afterglow Location: Home of Dr. James M. Douglas 5318 Calhoun Houston, TX 77021 Time: 8:00 pm 2:00 am October 26th October 26 th A Day in the Life Session III: Alternative Careers (JD Advantage) Panel: See Ad Hoc Committee Members Time: 12:00 p.m. Target: All Students Point Person: Nikki Smith October 28 th Law School Recruitment Fair -Atlanta Location: Americas Mart Atlanta 240 Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 Time: 10:00 am 5:00 pm October 28 th Atlanta Area Alumni & Friends Reception Location: Westin Peachtree 210 Peachtree St. NW Atlanta, GA 30303 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm October 28th NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Location: Hilton Americas Houston, Texas Time: 7:00 pm
NOVEMBER 2016 November 1 st - 18 th Fall 2016 OCI Phase 4 Suite 213 Interview Rooms Target: 2Ls & 3Ls Point Person: Renita Walker November 2nd November 2 nd A Day in the Life Session IV: Corporate Attorney & Large Firm Speaker: Veronica Gromada, Wal-Mart Legal Department Time: 12:00 p.m. Target: All Students Point Person: Nikki Smith November 3 rd & 4 th Energy Symposium -CLE Ethics: TBD Register and pay online: November 4 th, 5 th, and 6 th Inaugural Southeast/Southwest Regional Immigration Moot Court Competition Sponsored by: Thurgood Marshall School of Law Location: Hyatt Regency Houston 1200 Louisiana St. Houston, TX 77002 To register, go to: Room reservation link: https://resweb.passkey.com/go.thurgoodmarshalllaw For more information go to: www.tsulaw.edu November 5 th
Law School Recruitment Fair Los Angeles, CA Location: The Westin Bonaventure Hotel 404 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 Time: 9:00 am 4:00 pm November 9th November 9 th or 10 th MOILP Information Session Time: 12:00 p.m. Speaker: MOILP Committee Target: 1Ls Point Person: Ashley Scott November 11 th Law School Recruitment Fair Boston, MA Location: Boston Marriott Copley Place 110 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02216 Time: 11:00 am 6:00 pm November 11 th Veteran s Day (NO CLASSES) November 11th 2016 Wiley A. Branton Symposium Keynote Speaker Dennis P. Duffy, Partner, BakerHostetler National Bar Association, Howard University Law School, and Time: 8:30 am 1:00 pm Cost: Complimentary MCLE: 4.50 Ethics:.50 www.tmslcle.com November 14 th Chicago Area Alumni & Friends Fundraising Reception Location: Palmer House Hilton 17 East Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603 Time: 5:30 pm 7:30 pm
November 15 th Law School Recruitment Fair Chicago, IL Location: Palmer House Hilton 17 East Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603 Time: 2:00 pm 7:00 pm November 16th November 10 th or 17th New Attorney Induction Ceremony Location: Austin, TX November 17th Reception Honoring: Newly Admitted Texas Lawyers & Newly Elected Judges Sponsored by: Thurgood Marshall School of Law, TMSL Alumni Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association & Houston Lawyer s Association Time: 5:30 pm 8:30 pm November 17 th 18th ABA Mock Trial Time: 8:00 am 5:00 pm each day November 22 nd Last Day of Classes November 22 nd Last Day to Drop a Class November 23rd 27th Reading Period (NO CLASSES) November 24 th 25th Thanksgiving Holiday
November 28 th CSO Snack Break: Good Luck on Exams Time: 8 a.m. Location: CSO Conference Room Target: All Students Point Person: Renita Walker November 28 th December 9 th FINAL EXAMINATIONS DECEMBER 2016 Happy Holidays!!! December 1 st 9 th Fall 2016 OCI Phase 5 Suite 213 Interview Rooms Target: 2Ls and 3Ls Point Person: Renita Walker December 1 st 1L Apps Due Location: Career Services Target: 1Ls Point Person: Ashley Scott December 3 rd 4 th Deposition Skills-CLE Ethics: TBD Register and pay online: December 10th Commencement December 10 th, 11 th & 12 th Trial Skills-CLE Ethics: TBD Register and pay online:
December 15th Thurgood Thursday Sleigh Bells & Egg Nog Location: Axelrad Beer Garden 1517 Alabama St JANUARY 2017 January 2nd School Opens January 2nd 5th 2017 AALS Annual Conference Location: Hilton San Francisco Union Square San Francisco, CA January 9 th and 10th Externship Mandatory Boot Camp Time: Saturday 10:00 am Sunday 4:00 pm January 9th First Day of Class January 11th Last Day to ADD/DROP January 11th January 11 th Dress & Dining Etiquette Dinner Speaker(s): Time: 6:00 p.m. Target: All Students Point Person: Nikki Smith January 13th CSO Snack Break Time: 12 p.m. Target: All Students Point Person: Renita Walker
January 13th 2017 Criminal Law-CLE (Dallas) Location: Dallas, Texas Time: 12:00 noon 4:00 pm Cost: $60.00 attorneys; $30.00 gov t and non-profit attorneys; complimentary non attorneys MCLE: 4.0 Ethics 1.0 January TBD MOILP Interview Workshop Speaker(s): Time: 12:00 p.m. Location: UHLC, Krost Hall [usually] Target: 1Ls Point Person: Ashley Scott January 16th MLK Holiday January 18th January 20th CLE Ethics TBD January 25th
January 26th CLE Ethics TBD January 27th CLE Ethics TBD FEBRUARY 2017 February 1st February 1 st A Day in the Life Session VI: Public Interest & Gov t. Panel: TBD Time: 12:00 p.m. Target: All Students Point Person: Ashley Scott February 2nd CLE Ethics TBD
February 3rd CLE Ethics TBD February 8th Purge of all unpaid course selections February 8th February 9 th Public Interest & Government Table Talk Time: 12:00 p.m. Target: All Students Point Person: Ashley Scott February 9th CLE Ethics TBD February 10th CLE Ethics TBD
February 15th February 16th CLE Ethics TBD February 17th CLE Ethics TBD February 20th President s Day (No Classes) February 22nd February 23rd Indigent Defense Symposium Dinner Location: Time: 6pm February 23rd h & 25 th 2017 Indigent Defense Symposium - CLE 6th Annual Craig Washington & Senator Rodney Ellis Indigent Defense-CLE The Earl Carl Institute of Legal & Social Policy, Inc. Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Location: TMSL Time: 8:30 am 4:30 pm (each day)
Cost: Cost both days: Before February 12, 2016: Attorneys $150, complimentary for public defenders and non-attorneys After February 12, 2016: Attorneys $175; public defenders and nonattorneys $50 MCLE: 15.0 Ethics: 3.0 (meet all of your MCLE requirements in one course) www.earlcarlinstitute.org Breakfast & Lunch Provided Each Day MARCH 2017 March 1st March 2nd CLE Ethics TBD March 3rd CLE Ethics TBD March 6 th CSO Snack Break: Good Luck on Your Exams Time: 8 a.m. Target: All Students Point Person: Renita Walker March 6th 10th Mid-Term Examinations
March 8th March 13 th 17th Immigration CLE - Cuba Location: Havana Cuba Further details forthcoming March 13 th 17 th TMSL Spring Break March 22nd March 22nd A Day in the Life: Session VII Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Panel: Time: 12:00 p.m. Target: All Students Point Person: Nikki Smith **tentative pending discussion with Experiential Learning March 23rd CLE Ethics TBD March 24th CLE
Ethics TBD March 27 th April 26 th The Experiential Learning Program s Solo Practice CLE Series March 27th Family Law CLE Time: 6:00 pm-9:00 pm Cost: $25.00 attorneys; complimentary non-attorneys MCLE: 3.00 Ethics 1.00 www.tinyurl.com/tmsleventregistration March 28th Personal Injury CLE Time: 6:00 pm-9:00 pm Cost: $25.00 attorneys; complimentary non-attorneys MCLE: 3.00 Ethics 1.00 www.tinyurl.com/tmsleventregistration March 29th March 29 th Criminal Law CLE Time: 6:00 pm-9:00 pm Cost: $25.00 attorneys; complimentary non-attorneys MCLE: 3.00 Ethics 1.00 www.tinyurl.com/tmsleventregistration March 29 th How To Prepare for Your 2L Search Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: TMSL Lobby Target: 1Ls
Point Person: Ashley Scott **could move to late March March 30th ECI Interdisciplinary Journal Symposium Reflections on Issues that Impacted the 2016 Presidential Election CLE Earl Carl Institute and Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Ethics TBD APRIL 2017 April 3rd The State Bar Grievance Process What You Should Know to Protect Your License CLE Time: 6:00 pm-9:00 pm Cost: $25.00 attorneys; complimentary non-attorneys MCLE: 3.00 Ethics 1.00 www.tinyurl.com/tmsleventregistration April 4th Federal Bar Practice CLE Time: 6:00 pm-9:00 pm Cost: $25.00 attorneys; complimentary non-attorneys MCLE: 3.00 Ethics 1.00 www.tinyurl.com/tmsleventregistration April 5th
April 5th Views from the Bench Judicial Panel CLE Time: 6:00 pm-9:00 pm Cost: $25.00 attorneys; complimentary non-attorneys MCLE: 3.00 Ethics 1.00 www.tinyurl.com/tmsleventregistration April 6th Marcia Johnson Outstanding Public Service Award & Dinner Location: TSU Museum Time: 6:00 pm April 6 th and 7 th 2017 Immigration Law CLE Immigration Law LL.M Time: 8:30 am-4:00 pm (lunch 12noon- 1:00pm) Cost: $120.00 attorneys; $60.00 gov t and non-profit attorneys; complimentary non-attorneys MCLE: 7.0 Ethics 2.0 www.tinyurl.com/tmsleventregistration Breakfast & Lunch Provided April 12th April 12th How to Succeed in Your Summer Internship Panel: Reginald Wilson, Norton Rose Fulbright; Alexis McWhinney, Shell Oil Company; Vy Nguyen Time: 12:00 p.m. Target: All Students Point Person: Nikki Smith April 14th Good Friday (No Classes)
April 17 th & 18th 4th Annual Child Welfare Forensics Conference - CLE The Earl Carl Institute of Legal & Social Policy, Inc. Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Location: TMSL Time: 8:30 am 4:30 pm (each day) Cost: Before April 1, 2016: Attorneys $150, gov t/nonprofit attorneys $50, complimentary for public defenders and non-attorneys After April 1, 2016: Attorneys $210.00, gov t/nonprofit attorneys $60, complimentary for public defenders and non-attorneys MCLE: 14.0 (7.0 each day) Ethics: 2.0 (1.0 each day) www.earlcarlinstitute.org Breakfast & Lunch Provided Each Day April 17 th -22nd TMSL Law Week Go to: www.tsulaw.edu for more information Monday, April 17 th History Day Tuesday, April 18 th Organization Day Wednesday, April 19th Faculty/ Staff Appreciation Day and Faculty Roast Thursday, April 20th Community Service Day Friday, April 21st Step Show & Crawfish Boil Saturday, April 22nd Barristers Ball (formally called Law Day Banquet) April 19th April 20 th Alumni & Student Reception Time: 5:30 8:00 April 22nd Barristers Ball (Formally called Law Day Banquet Time: 6:00 reception, 7:00 dinner & program Cost: $ For sponsorship information please contact the Office of External Affairs (713) 313-1197 or prsmith@tmslaw.tsu.edu April 26th Last Day of Classes
April 26th Last Day to Drop a Class April 26th First Year Professor s Grades Due April 26th April 27th 30th Reading Period (No Classes) MAY 2017 May 1 CSO Snack Break: Good Luck on Your Exams Time: 8 a.m. Target: All Students Point Person: Renita Walker May 1st - May 12th Final Examinations May 12th TMSL Hooding Ceremony Reception Following Time: 6pm May 13 th TSU/TMSL Commencement Ceremony JUNE 2017 June 22nd -23rd State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting Location: Dallas, Texas June 22nd State Bar of Texas - Alumni Reception Location: Dallas, Texas Time: 5:00 7:00 pm
JULY 2017 July NBA 92nd Annual Convention & Exhibits Location: Toronto, Canada For more information go to: www.nationalbar.org July NBA 92nd Annual Convention Reception Co-Sponsored by: TMSL, Southern Law Center, Houston Lawyers Association & Region V Location: Toronto, Canada Time: July NBA 92nd Annual Convention Alumni & Friends Breakfast Location: Toronto, Canada Time: 7:00 am - Events Outside of Houston - Not Confirmed - CLE