Welcome to the Justice Center

The William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law educates students, faculty, and the legal community about public interest legal issues, and creates opportunities for the Texas Law community to increase access to justice and help underserved individuals and communities. We provide broad support to students, faculty and alumni interested in pro bono work and public service.

Upcoming Events

September 15, 2017
Change It Up! 2017

An event for new students exploring lawyering for social change, including an inspiring keynote, a student/alumni panel, and opportunities to connect with like-minded students, faculty, staff and attorneys.
November 7, 2017
Lives in the Law Speaker Stephen Dixon, Children’s Rights

Latest News

August 10, 2017

Daniel Hatoum ’16 Awarded Fried Frank Civil Rights Fellowship

Hatoum will work for two years in New York as a Fried Frank litigator and then two years as a staff attorney with the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

June 15, 2017

Incoming Students, Class of 2020, Awarded Equal Justice Scholarship and G. Rollie White Public Service Scholarship

Anna Roberson worked for an immigration law firm and as an advocacy intern in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Natalie Fine was a paralegal with the Innocence Project in New York City

June 9, 2017

Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Mithoff Pro Bono Program INCLUDE clinics advance the rights of persons with disabilities and involve law students in serving them

May 25, 2017

Mithoff Pro Bono Program celebrates banner year

In 2016-17, legal service projects developed by the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program served over 600 individuals and drew almost 300 law student volunteers