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February 10, 2017
U.S. News & World Report just released its newest rankings: a list of the “100 Best Places to Live in the USA,” and, to the surprise of no one who already lives in the capital city, Austin took the coveted #1 spot. The rankings were calculated by scoring metro areas on criteria such as the job […] -
February 8, 2017
The law school is taking an afternoon this week to celebrate Prof. Jordan Steiker, along with his sister and co-author, Harvard Law School Prof. Carol Steiker, and their new book, Courting Death: The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment. A gala barbeque lunch (with veggie options) will be held this Friday, with special guests David Sklansky, of […] -
January 30, 2017
Yet more recognition of the great value offered by a Texas Law degree comes this week from The New York Times. The Times notes that the School of Law is “among the 10 schools offering the best salary-to-debt ratios,” and “grouped with Harvard, Yale and Stanford among the top schools that offered their graduates good value for the substantial […] -
January 30, 2017
Thurgood Marshall Legal Society Recognized as Best in Southwest by the NBLSA
The Southwest Region of the National Black Law Students Association honored Texas Law’s chapter, the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, as “Chapter of the Year” in its category for medium-sized chapters, those with 30 to 50 members. The award, which recognizes a chapter for “exemplary service to its members and local community,” was presented at the […] -
January 24, 2017
Prof. Alan Scott Rau to Give Prestigious Hague Academy Lectures in 2017
Texas Law Professor Alan Scott Rau, who holds the Mark G. and Judy G. Yudof Chair in Law, will be presenting a series of lectures this summer at the Hague Academy of International Law. He is only the second member of the School of Law faculty ever to be honored with this invitation, and the first in […] -
January 20, 2017
Larry Kramer, the President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and former Dean of Stanford Law School, will give two talks on Wednesday, February 1. He will deliver the University of Texas School of Law Endowed Lecture for 2016-17 on the topic of “The Problem of Fixing U.S. Democracy” at 10:15 a.m., and a bonus […] -
January 9, 2017
Lawdragon Campus launched an ambitious project in 2016: visiting every law school in America to “get a real perspective on legal education – beyond the headlines.” The first set of conclusions from that project were published last week, in the article “Top 10 Moments from the Law School Road Trip“: “University of Texas Law School […] -
December 28, 2016
Prof. Julius G. Getman, the Earl E. Sheffield Regents Chair Emeritus, is back on bookshelves this winter with a new title published by Cornell University Press: The Supreme Court on Unions: Why Labor Law is Failing American Workers. In his book, Prof. Getman argues that the Supreme Court has become more and more central to shaping […] -
December 6, 2016
Professor Steve Goode of the UT Law School has been named the winner of the University’s Civitatis Award for 2016. The announcement was made this week by President Greg Fenves. The Civitatis Award is the highest distinction made by the University of Texas to recognize outstanding citizenship. It is conferred on a member of the […] -
November 16, 2016
Scott McCown: Texas must increase funding to fix Child Protective Services
With the new year will come the new Texas Legislature Session. Among the major issues that will be put before legislators is funding for Texas’ overburdened Child Protective Services agency. Texas Law Prof. F. Scott McCown, a former judge and longtime advocate for children’s rights, and the Director of the law school’s Children’s Rights Clinic, anticipated […] -
November 4, 2016
Texas Law ranked best in the country for salary-to-debt ratio
University of Texas Law School graduates have the best salary-to-debt ratio in the country, according to a new ranking by US News and World Report. Ward Farnsworth, dean at Texas Law, was pleased with the recognition. “Our law school is committed to being the best at what counts the most: producing great outcomes for our […] -
November 3, 2016
Results from this summer’s Texas bar examination were released Thursday. The University of Texas had the highest passage rate in the state. 94% of Texas Law graduates passed the exam on the first try. 261 of the Law School’s graduates took the Texas bar exam this summer. 245 of them passed, by far the highest number of any […]
