It’s been more than a year since U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan, but vast numbers of Afghans forced to flee the country once the Taliban regained control are still seeking legal standing to make new lives for themselves in the United States. Of those who managed to make the 7,800-mile journey from Kabul to Texas, […]
A team of Texas Law students, coached by Texas Law alumni, swept the honors at this year’s White Collar Crime Invitational trial advocacy competition, hosted by the Georgetown University Law Center. The Texas Law advocates were crowned team champions after winning every round on every judge’s ballot throughout the three-day tournament, while Emily Ogden and […]
Law students participated in a Title IX pilot pro bono program last year that gave them hands-on experience while making a positive impact in the UT community. The 2021-22 pilot program was conducted as a partnership between Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program and the University of Texas at Austin’s Title IX office with […]
A class of 30 undergraduate students and recent college graduates met for the first time in Townes Hall on June 4 to begin a year-long law school admissions journey together. Together they are the premier Cohort Program class of Texas Law’s new Pipeline Program. Cohort students are current-cycle law school applicants who will benefit from […]
Susana Alemán is both a Texas Law alumna and a former faculty member after serving as the assistant dean of student affairs for more than two decades. Her dedication and love for the law school were captured in this recent article, which highlights a new scholarship she has endowed. The following is reprinted with permission […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Emma Edmund! Q: How did your time as Editor In Chief of The Daily Northwestern help prepare or inspire you for law school? My time as editor of The Daily helped me develop and refine my writing skills, which I think is critical to […]
As the prestigious Texas Law Review journal begins its second century of publication, it does so under the leadership of the first Black editor-in-chief in its history: Jason Onyediri. A second-year law student, Onyediri recently was selected to lead the Law Review for 2022. A 2020 graduate of UT Austin, he earned undergraduate degrees in […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Sarah Gaucher! Q: What was the main inspiration for you to become the Founder of Aggie Minority Women in Law? Being a first generation American and also being the first person in my family to pursue law school, I was inspired to start Aggie […]
This article is reprinted with permission from the Alcalde, the official publication of the Texas Exes. Not so long ago, driving along the northeastern corner of campus, it was easy to miss the brutalist white stone structure at 727 East Dean Keeton. That’s Townes Hall, home of The University of Texas School of Law. However, thanks to last […]
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet the class of 2024’s Blake Cleary! Q: What inspired you to pursue a legal education? Weirdly, I was teaching English in Turkey and was going through conversation practice with one of my students who told me about the day to day life her father had […]