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May 2, 2022
Texas Law Team Honored in Two Categories at International Arbitration Moot
Texas Law students received honorable mention for two submissions at the 19th Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot. The team was honored for both the Claimant’s Memo and the Respondent’s Memo, making Texas Law the only school receiving awards in two categories; two other U.S. law schools received recognition in one area. A […] -
April 25, 2022
Texas Law Reaches Semifinals at National Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition
The Texas Law team of Elizabeth Elrod (1L) and Paige Welch (2L) reached semifinals at the 2022 Giles Sutherland Rich (GSR) Moot Court national competition. The annual event was held virtually for the third year in a row. This prestigious and rigorous competition is sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the premier […] -
April 11, 2022
Texas Law Wins Top Honor at National Transactional Law Competition
Texas Law students took top honors at the 2022 Interscholastic Transactional Law Competition hosted by Duke University School of Law on March 26. The team of Gwendelyn Butler (1L), Gaurav Mankotia (LLM) and Sri Vaisakhi Muddana (LLM) placed first in the “sellers” category of the overall competition; an overall award was also given for buyers. […] -
April 7, 2022
Alumni Across 64 Years Celebrate Texas Law Review Centennial
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the prestigious Texas Law Review (TLR), more than 900 TLR students, alumni, and friends gathered to celebrate at the Centennial Year Banquet. Students and alumni joined in an evening of camaraderie and celebration on March 26, 2022, with all 63 classes since 1961 represented, as well as the Class […] -
April 6, 2022
Texas Law Team Reaches Finals, Awarded “Best Brief” at Admiralty Moot Court Competition
Texas Law students Zachary Badore (2L) and Anna Kate Benedict (1L) reached the final round and were awarded “Best Brief” at the 29th Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition. The team of Mason Currah (3L) and Olivia Horton (2L) also represented Texas Law at the competition, which was co-hosted by Texas Law […] -
April 4, 2022
Prof. Lori Duke Presented the Rutland Award for Excellence in Child Advocacy
Professor Lori Duke ’95, Texas Law’s Co-Director of the Children’s Rights Clinic, was awarded the Fairy Davenport Rutland Award for Distinguished Service to Children and Families by The State Bar of Texas Child Abuse and Neglect Committee. To be considered for this award, candidates must have made a substantial contribution to the field of advocacy […] -
March 30, 2022
Alumna Linda Addison ’76 Honored by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life
Texas Law Alumna Linda Addison ’76 has received the Shirley Bird Perry Longhorn Citizenship Award presented by the University of Texas Moody College of Communications Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life. This annual award recognizes UT alumni, students, and employees for individual or collective acts that bring honor to the University community and positively impact […] -
March 10, 2022
As we recognize Women’s History Month during March, we celebrate the outstanding achievements of several Texas Law alumnae whose careers have followed many different paths. This month we highlight 10 women in the legal profession who have had positive impacts in their various roles that include working at law firms, corporate settings, education, healthcare, government […] -
March 9, 2022
Prof. Elizabeth Sepper Honored with Lectureship and Award of Excellence
Texas Law professor Elizabeth Sepper has been honored with the 2022 McDonald-Merrill-Ketcham Memorial Lectureship and Award for Excellence presented by the Hall Center for Law and Health at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. This lectureship and award program brings leading scholars and policy makers in the fields of law and medicine […] -
March 7, 2022
Texas Law Recognized as a Top Law School for Environmental Work
The University of Texas School of Law has been ranked as the third top law school in the country with 21 alumni among the 500 leading environmental attorneys, and the top school based on rate of environmental and energy lawyers at large firms. OnlineU analyzed the educational backgrounds of the LawDragon 500 Environmental Lawyers to […] -
March 1, 2022
Texas Law Students Finish as Semifinalists at National Costello Competition
The Texas Law 2022 interscholastic mock trial team continued a Lawhorn tradition of outstanding achievement at the John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition, finishing as semifinalists at the 14th annual event. The team consists of Texas Law students Taylor Brigance (3L), Emily Ogden (2L), and Allison Rogge (3L). A total of 24 […] -
February 15, 2022
Alumna Alejandra Ávila ’14 Lands Clerkship with Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Ávila is one of just 39 Texas Law graduates* (since 1938) to clerk on the Supreme Court.
