Events Calendar

BOA is excited to host our spring intramural trial competition! All students (1Ls to 3Ls) are welcome to participate. The mock trial format runs through an entire trial (opening statements, direct examinations, cross-examinations, and closing).

Questions about registration? Need help picking classes? Come bring your questions to the early registration advising table. SAO advisors + clinics will be available to help.

Bloomberg student rep will table in the atrium to inform students about all the resources Bloomberg can offer them.

Please RSVP by Monday, March 24, on TEX. Pizza will be served.

Law school is three years, but your career will be long!

Come hear from attorneys who started their career in the public sector and then transitioned to the private sector.

Texas’s brand-new Fifteenth Court of Appeals will hold oral argument on two cases here at Texas Law on Tuesday, March 25, starting at 1:00 p.m. This is an amazing opportunity to see real-life appellate argument in person without leaving the law school. For each appeal, each side will get 20 minutes to argue (in other words, the oral argument for each case should last just under one hour). You can find more information about these cases (and even read their appellate briefs) at this link on the court’s website.

Chief Justice Scott Brister, Harvard Law; Justice Scott Field '95, Texas Law; and Justice April Farris, Harvard Law.

If you are interested in appellate advocacy, moot court competitions, or preparing for your 1L brief/oral argument assignment, this is for you! If you’re just interested in how Texas court systems or the Texas government works, this is for you, too. The legislature created the Fifteenth Court of Appeals during its 88th Session in 2023. The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and two justices. The Fifteenth Court’s initial term began on September 1, 2024. The court has statewide civil intermediate appellate jurisdiction and exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over matters arising out of or related to a civil appeals brought by or against the state or a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of the state government, including a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, or by or against an officer or employee of the state or a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of the state government arising out of that officer's or employee's official conduct (subject to certain exceptions). In addition, the Fifteenth Court has exclusive jurisdiction over appeals from the Texas Business Courts, involving cases dealing with business disputes valued at more than $10 million.

Note: photos will be taken during the session.

Join us for an evening of great food and networking at the NRF Crawfish Broil, hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright. This fun event brings together students, faculty, and NRF attorneys for a fun, casual celebration.

Enjoy delicious, freshly boiled crawfish with all the classic fixings, mingle with attorneys to learn more about life at NRF, and relax with your classmates. Whether you're a crawfish connoisseur or new to the tradition, this is an event you won’t want to miss!