Category: Student Life

  • Six headshots of Moot Court team
    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 […]
  • Nick Lowrey and Gus Talkington at TYLA National Trial Competition
    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 […]
  • Elrod and Welch headshots
    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 […]
  • Luke Dombroski headshot
    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 […]
  • Jacqueline Morales headshot
    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, […]
  • Students who won 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. […]
  • Benedict & Badore 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 […]
  • 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 […]
  • Photo of Bardia Arasteh
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Bardia Arasteh! Q: What inspired you to be a founding member of the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda at LSU? My inspiration came from a lifelong interest in the way that businesses are formed, managed, and innovate themselves to survive. I had many […]
  • Costello Awards 2022
    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 […]
  • Emma Edmund '24
    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 […]
  • Portrait of Jason Oyediri
    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 […]