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Friday, October 30, 2020 | 8:15 am - 6 pm CDT

8 Texas CLE hours with .25 ethics

Bracewell LLP Distinguished Lecture in Racial and Social Justice Keynote Speaker:

David B. Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor of Law at Harvard Law School,
Vice Dean for Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession, Faculty Director of the Center on the Legal Profession and the Center for Lawyers and the Professional Services Industry

AGENDA *

8:15 - 8:30 AM: Welcome and Introduction
8:30 - 9:00 AM: Opening Speaker (.5 General CLE with .25 ethics)
9:00 - 10:30 AM: Increasing Black Enrollment in Law Schools (1.5 General CLE)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM:  The Role of Historically Black Law Schools (1.25 General CLE)
12:10 - 12:45 PM: Bracewell LLP Distinguished Lecture in Racial and Social Justice Keynote Speaker (.5 General CLE)
1:00 - 2:30 PM: The LSAT, Socioeconomics and U.S. News & World Report (1.5 General CLE)
2:45 - 4:00 PM: Pathways to the Profession: Hiring for Firms and Corporate Positions (1.25 General CLE)
4:15 - 6:00 PM: Diverse Pathways to the Profession: Law Faculty Hiring, the Judiciary, and Judicial Clerkships (1.5 General CLE)

*Full event agenda, including speakers and break times may be viewed on the full agenda page here.

 

If you have event questions, please email Sondra Tennessee,  UH Law Center Associate Dean of Alumni and Community Relations, at stennessee@uh.edu

Co-Sponsors:

Austin Black Lawyers association
BAker Botts
Baylor Law school
DAABA
HBA
Houston Lawyers Associations
HYLA
LSAC
San Antonio African American Community Fund
SABLA
SABA
Southwestern Law school
BAker Botts
Vinson and Elkin