2008
2007

Currents Students Events Archive
2009


Law School Christmas Luncheon
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dec. 10
Tickets are $5 before Dec. 8, $10 after
Entertainment by the Sul Ross Elementary School Choir


A Day in the Life
Noon, Dec. 9
Featured Practice Area: Lobbying/Governmental Affairs
Featured Attorney: David Courreges (JD/MPA, St. Mary's '05)
*Feel free to bring your lunch.


MBA/JD Information Session
Monday, December 7th 3:30 PM
ROOM 120


Law Prom 2009
8 p.m.-midnight Dec. 5
Ridgewood Country Club
7301 Fish Pond Rd.
Formal Attire
Dates are Welcome


Womens Legal Society Silent Auction
bar courses, ipods, spa packages, restaurant gift certificates, and Lexis and Westlaw points
November 23-24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.


National Adoption Day
November 20th, 1 p.m.
Room 127


The Challenges of Cross-Border Litigation in a World without Economic Borders, with Prof. Jeremy Counseller
November 19, 4 p.m.
Draper 116


National Adoption Day Golf Tournament
9 a.m. Nov. 15, 2009, at Twin Rivers Golf Club.
Deadline for entry is Nov. 6
For more information, e-mail adoptiontournament@gmail.com


Commencement
1:30 p.m. Nov. 7
Miller Chapel


October 31, 2009
3rd Annual Speak Up for Kids Casa 5K Race and 1 mile Walk with Children's Spooktacular


October 28
Not-Quite-Midnight Breakfast


11:45 a.m. Oct 21
The Power of Who
"You Already Know Everyone You Need to Know"

Room 127


2-4 p.m. Oct. 21
Flu Shot Clinic
Lawyer’s Lounge
$20 for students, faculty, staff


Bear Essentials: I Know What You Did Last Summer workshop
3:30pm, Oct. 19
Room 127


Bear Essentials: Section on Taxation Panel
11:45 a.m.-12:50 p.m. Oct. 16
Main Reading Room, Baylor Law Library
Lunch Served


Environmental Law Lecture
Featured Speaker: Bryan Shaw, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chairman
3:30 p.m. Oct. 5
Room 237


10 a.m. September 26
Baylor Law Review Write-On Competition Mandatory Competitors’ Meeting
Room 236


September 24
Day in the Life Series: Entertainment Law with Joseph Stallone (’96)
Noon in the Lawyer's Lounge


September 15 - October 4
Dawson & Sodd Moot Court Competition


September 14, 3:30 p.m.
Environmental Law Society (ELS) Meeting


September 1, 11:45 a.m - 12:50 p.m.
DOJ Honors Program Lunch
Community Room @ the Mayborn Museum (next door to the Law School)


August 17-21
On-campus Interviews


August 2-16
Baylor Law in Guadalajara


August 1
Commencement
Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building


July 28 - 30
Texas Bar Examination


June 25-26
State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting
Dallas


Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
International Justice Mission Prayer Gathering
Lawyers Lounge


June 12
10:30 and 11:45 a.m.
A Day in the Life: Real Estate Law
Lawyer's Lounge


June 2-July 7
Baylor University First Summer Session
Austin's on the Ave


May 28, 9-11 p.m.
Law Buddy Social
Austin's on the Ave


May 28, 2:30 p.m.
CSO Meeting for All Spring Starters
Room 122


May 25
Memorial Day
No Classes


May 16
Baylor University Commencement
Ferrell Center


May 11
Classes Begin


May 6-7
New Student Orientation


May 2
Commencement
10 a.m. Waco Hall


April 25
Finals begin


April 23-24
Reading Days


April 22
Not-Quite-Midnight Breakfast 9-10 p.m. Student Lounge


April 22
Graduating Senior Scholarship applications are due.
Applications are available in the Dean's suite.


April 20, Monday, 3:30 p.m., Room 120
Baylor Law Federalist Society
Officer Election


April 20
Computer Preparation for Exams Deadline


April 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Student Awards Ceremony
The Palladium


April 4, 6:30 p.m.
Poker Chips for Charity
Benefitting CASA
Savannah Square Clubhouse


March 31, 5-7 p.m.
Bryan/College Station Alumni Reception
Miramont Country Club, Bryan Texas


March 31 @7:30 P.M.
Movie Night – "Trade"
Room 127
Join Baylor Law’s IJM campus chapter to gain awareness about the devastating realities of sex-trafficking.


March 27, 11:45 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
Non-Traditional Career Paths with a JD
Main Reading Room, Law Library


March 21
People's Law School


March 18, 5 p.m.
“American Violet”
This film is based on the work of David Moore, Baylor Law ’02
7:30 pm, Wednesday March 18
Mayborn Museum


March 18, 5 p.m.
"Women's Rights: Living the Movement from the Sixties to Today"
Dr. Sara Alpern
Room 122
Hosted by Women's Legal Society and Diversity in Law


March 9-13
Spring Break


March 5
Waco Bar Association Memorial Service
10 a.m.
Room 127


March 4
10th Court of Appeals
9:15 a.m.
Room 127


March 2-6
Spring On-Campus Interviews


February 24
Environmental Forum


February 13
Open House


February 13 - 15
ABA Regional Client Counseling Competition


February 7
LSAT


February 7
Commencement


February 5-6
Public Service Career Day in Austin (Heather Creed attending)


February 4-5
Orientation for Spring Entering Students


February 4
National Trial Competition Mock Trial Team leaves for New Orleans for regional competition

February 2-6
Finals


January 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no class)


January 14
Administrative and Environmental Law Internship General Meeting
3:30 p.m.
Room 125
Professors Beal and Shelton will meet with students interested in administrative and/or environmental law internships.


January 13
Bear Essentials: “In the Balance: Finding the Balance between Personal and Professional Lives as an Attorney”
Sponsored by Cox Smith
11:45 a.m. Jan. 13
Main Reading Room, Baylor Law Library
Lunch Served
Speakers: Pamela Huff & Megan Lindberg


January 5
Classes Resume


back to top

 

2008


December 22
Christmas Holidays begin


Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee Client Counseling Competition
Preliminary rounds: Dec. 3 & 4
Semifinals: Dec. 8
Finals: Dec. 9


Thanksgiving Holidays
Nov. 27-28


Baylor Court Of Appeals
A real-world moot-court competition
3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, Room 127


National Moot Court Competition Regional Tournament, sponsored by the NYC Bar.
Nov. 19-21
Baylor Law School


Baylor Law Federalist Society debate
Topic: detention and torture of the Guantanamo Bay prisoners
7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19,
Room 120
Small reception to follow


INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL
Starts Nov.19. The games will be Wednesday nights from 6-10 at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church. If you want to put a team together, fill out the attached team sign-up sheet. All teams must be turned in by FRIDAY, November 14 at 3:30. Return the forms to Callan Searcy or put in locker 94. If you have any questions email callan_searcy@baylor.edu


CLIENT COUNSELING COMPETITION INFORMATIONAL MEETING
Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee Client Counseling Competition
Come find out about this year’s intramural client counseling competition.*

When:    November 18, 2008
Where:    Room 120
Time:    3:30 p.m.

Please see Professor Wilson if you are unable to attend.

*Participation in this competition is necessary if you want to be considered for our ABA Client Counseling team.


Bear Essentials: How to Network - finding new clients and keeping existing ones
Nov. 13, 5:30 p.m.
Room 127
Heavy Hors d’oeuvres Served
Register by by Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 5:00 p.m.
http://law.baylor.edu/CareerServices/forms/CSO_bearEssentials.htm


Not-Quite-Midnight Breakfast
Faculty will serve up a breakfast feast
9-10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28
Student Lounge


Fingerprinting for Declaration of Intent to Study Law
Monday, Nov. 17
noon – 7 p.m.
Lawyer’s Lounge
Call 1-888-467-2080 to schedule an appointment at a specific time.
You will need to reference “ORI TX920370Z.”
For additional information, contact Jerri Cunningham in the Dean’s Suite.


Commencement
Nov. 8
Waco Hall


Sign Up to Take Exams on Laptop
Room 314B
Deadline 2 p.m. Oct. 28


Christian Legal Society
Thursday, October 23 @ 7:00 p.m.
Dinner @ Heather Creed's
e-mail Erin_Wiegand@baylor.edu if you plan on attending.


Judicial Clerkship Seminar
April 16, 2008
3:30 p.m.
Room 127
Come find out what judicial clerkships are, the benefits of a judicial clerkship, what a clerk does, the types of clerkships available, the timing of clerkships, and how to go about applying for a judicial clerkship.


Final Round of Moot Court
April 12th
4 - 6pm
Room 127


The Bill Kimble Service Award Plaque Presentation and Reception
Thursday, April 10th
3:30pm
Student Lounge


back to top

 

2007


Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Christmas Food Drive
Benefiting Caritas Through December 21


Sul Ross Elementary Concert
December 19, 2007
Noon in the student lounge
Purchase your meal ticket ($5) from Maria in the cafeteria and support our Adopt-a-School Kids


Law Prom at 8 p.m. at Knox Hall
December 14, 2007
Free - no tickets required


WINTER COAT DRIVE!
December 10, 2007
Christian Legal Society will be sponsoring a coat drive December 10 - 14 All coats will be donated to Mission Waco.


Immunity Day
December 4 - 6, 2007
Sales: Dec. 4th and 5th
Price will be determined by professors (professors will be able to select from cash or toys worth a specified value).
Party: Dec. 5th (location TBA)
Class Immunity: Dec. 6th


Charities:
Toys for Tots - Toys and cash proceeds will help brighten a child's day during the holiday season
Sul Ross Choir - First $500 will go towards gifts for the 47 children singing at Baylor Law School on December 19th


Faith and the Law: Competing Interests?
December 3, 2007
Debate between Prof. Brian Serr and Prof. Mark Osler 7 p.m. in Room 122 Sponsored by the Federalist Society


Commencement
November 10, 2007
10 a.m. at Waco Hall Keynote Address by Judge Priscilla Owen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.


Missionary Speakers from the Middle East
Oct. 23, 2007
7-8 p.m.
Sponsored by the Baylor Christian Legal Society
Room 120
Pizza provided


Finals of the Dawson & Sodd Moot Court Competition
Oct. 20, 2007
4 p.m.
Room 127, Baylor Law School


Career Choices Seminar and lunch
Oct. 18, 2007
11:45 a.m.
Sponsored by Patterson & Sheridan LLP
Main Reading Room, second floor of the law library.
For more information, visit http://law.baylor.edu/CareerServices/forms/CSO_careerChoices_20071018.htm


Bake Sale
Oct. 17-18, 2007
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sponsored by the Women’s Legal Society Proceeds will help fund a Christmas party for students at Sul Ross Elementary School
First floor of the Law School


Information meeting on Baylor’s MBA/JD degree program
Oct. 17, 2007
5:30 p.m.
This will include a panel discussion with former and current JD/MBA students, Associate Law Dean Leah Jackson and Laurie Wilson, director of graduate admissions for the Hankamer School of Business Reception will follow in the Lawyer’s Lounge.
Room 236, Baylor Law School


“How To Succeed On Law School Exams”
Oct. 15, 2007
3:30 p.m.
Presented by Diversity in Law and Fulbright & Jaworski, Dallas. Get advice and insight from F&J attorneys
Room 122, Baylor Law School