Previous Conference Events

  1. Join us for an event for new and returning students to explore public interest lawyering and gather with the public interest community at the law school.

  2. This symposium brings together leading experts on prison and jail conditions to reflect on some of the most critical and challenging issues in the field.

  3. Join us for an event for new and returning students exploring lawyering for social change

  5. A virtual conference on the past, present and future of the Fair Defense Act and public defense in Texas

  6. An event for new and returning students exploring lawyering for social change, including an inspiring keynote, a panel featuring recent graduates and clinical professors, and opportunities to connect with like-minded students, faculty, staff and attorneys.

  9. A convening of judges, advocates and policymakers to explore the negative consequences of common criminal justice practices involving license suspensions and to review emerging solutions

  10. GRITS is a student-run public interest law conference that focuses on the difficulties and constraints inherent to social justice work in the South

  11. 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.

  12. Appellate oral advocacy training presented by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers

  14. GRITS is a student-run public interest law conference that focuses on the difficulties and constraints inherent to social justice work in the South

  15. An event for new students exploring lawyering for social change, including an inspiring keynote, small group lunches, a student/alumni panel, and opportunities to connect with like-minded students and attorneys.

  17. This conference examines fundamental changes evolving in contemporary employment relationships and the challenges those changes present for workers’ rights and for labor and employment lawyers.

  18. GRITS is a student-run public interest law conference that focuses on the difficulties and constraints inherent to social justice work in the South.

  19. An event introducing students to lawyering for social change, connecting students with like-minded students and attorneys, and inspiring students to dedicate their careers to social justice.

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  23. An Examination of Major Litigation and Advocacy Efforts From the 1980s to the Present

  24. An introduction for incoming students to lawyering for social change in Austin and beyond.

  25. A conference examining the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin and exploring contemporary debates involving diversity in higher education.

  26. An introduction for incoming students to lawyering for social change in Austin and beyond.

  27. A conference examining the law as a tool to close the educational achievement gap, with a special focus on Texas.

  28. A conference exploring the historical link between lynching and the death penalty, and the enduring role of lynching and race discrimination in contemporary capital litigation.

  30. A conference examining competing trends in the arena of civil rights damages litigation in the ten years since the attacks of 9/11.

  31. A conference addressing strategies to link housing and transportation, ensuring equal access to both for people of all income levels.

  32. A one-day conference on supporting court-involved youth and students at risk of dropping out of school.

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