For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Leah Weintrub! Q: Where did you do your undergraduate work, and what did you major in? A: I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2014 and majored in Biology and Economics Strategy. You started law school several years after you received your […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Caroline Colgin! Q: What has been the best surprise about your law school experience? A: The support system at Texas Law is incredible. From my first day as a 1L, the upperclassmen and professors have been incredibly helpful and they sincerely want to help […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 2L Jamaal Lockings! Jamaal is this year’s president of the Student Bar Association. Q: Where did you do your undergraduate work, and what did you major in? A: I attended the University of Central Arkansas, where I double majored in Communications and Public Relations with […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 2L Crystal Tran! Q: Where did you go and what did you study as an undergraduate? A: I went to the University of Houston as an undergraduate and received a dual degree in Psychology and Political Science. How did your prior life experiences influence your […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Alex Rigby! Q: What university did you attend as an undergraduate and how did your studies help prepare you for law school? A: I went to the University of Virginia where I studied Government and Economics and minored in English. The degrees were great […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 2L Mary Grace McFarland! Q: What did you do before law school? A: I went to UT Austin for undergrad and studied Political Communication. After that, I taught fourth- and sixth-grade English and earned my master’s degree in Education before pursuing law school. What […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Connor Madden! Q: Tell us about how you’re involved with the Texas Space Law & Policy Society and how you think it might help your career? The Texas Space Law & Policy Society (TXSLAPS) is a perfect example of how Texas Law empowers its […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Monica Dike! Q: As an undergraduate student at Sam Houston State University, you were involved in leadership roles in student organizations. Can you share more about how that experience prepared you for law school? A: Leadership played an integral role during my undergraduate experience. […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Taylor Luke! Q: Congratulations on winning a Beck Writing Award. Can you share more about that honor and how do you think your strong writing skills will help you in a legal career? The Beck Award is given to students who had especially strong […]
The Texas Law Disability Rights Clinic took its first case to trial this fall, walking away with a successful outcome on behalf of its client. 3Ls Mary Jones, Nicole Schilling, and Brad Steel represented a girl with autism, arguing that she had been denied a free, appropriate public education in her sixth-grade year. The three Texas Law […]