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May 17, 2022
Justice Center Honors Three Students with 2022 Graduating Student Awards
William Wayne Justice Center recognized 3Ls Alyssa Gordon, Jacqueline Morales, and Zoraima Pelaez with Graduating Student Awards for their outstanding leadership and contribution to the community. They were honored at the Justice Center and Mithoff Pro Bono Program’s annual Celebration of Service on April 21— which was held in-person for the first time since the […] -
May 9, 2022
The Texas Law student Board of Advocates celebrated the year’s end with a recent banquet, recognizing officers and law students who excelled in advocacy. The Board of Advocates is a student-run honorary advocacy organization composed of the best student advocates at The University of Texas School of Law. Three major awards were presented to graduating […] -
May 8, 2022
Law school certainly is a challenge in itself, but couple that with the responsibility of raising children at the same time, and it seems like a role for a superhero! Several law students who are moms first point to the love and support of their families as key factors in managing their years at Texas […] -
May 4, 2022
2022 Beck Center Awards Recognize Outstanding Student Writers
The David J. Beck Center for Legal Research, Writing, and Appellate Advocacy recognized outstanding Texas Law students with the 2022 Beck Center Awards in a ceremony on April 28, 2022. First-year students were recognized for demonstrating their commitment to perfecting their communication skills, upper-division students were recognized for their service as Teaching Quizmasters, and the […] -
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 27, 2022
Texas Law Students Compete at TYLA National Trial Competition Following Regional Win
Texas Law students Nick Lowrey (3L) and Gus Talkington (2L) qualified for and competed at the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) National Trial Competition held in Fort Worth March 30-April 3. Lowrey and Talkington qualified for the national event by taking top honors at the Region 10 TYLA competition. Thirty teams representing law schools across […] -
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 25, 2022
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Luke Dombroski! Q: How have you found life in Austin? Does it suit you? I have definitely enjoyed my time in Austin! It is such a vibrant city, and with the incredible growth that the city is experiencing, there is no better place to […] -
April 18, 2022
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Jacqueline Morales! Q: We heard that you participate in ballet folklorico, can you mention more about that? Growing up in Brownsville, Texas, I always admired the women who danced Mexican ballet folklorico during Charro Days, a local holiday. I’m fulfilling an artistic dream of mine, […] -
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 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 […] -
March 21, 2022
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Julia Di Fiore, a member of Texas Law Review, a Texas Quizmaster, and a Teacher’s Assistant! Q: What sort of things are you engaged in at law school? My extracurriculars include being a member of Texas Law Review, a TQ for Professor Schiess, and […]
