Student Organizations

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Our student organizations—we have nearly 40 of them!—provide opportunities for connection, leadership, and plain old good times. Whether you want to find people with similar experiences and shared interests, or want to throw yourself into something new and challenging, it’s likely there is an organization that’s just right. Explore them all here and see what excites you!

Resources for Student Leaders

Events Calendar

Student leaders pose for a picture at 1L orientation.

The Aggie Society is a student organization for Aggie alumni attending Texas Law. We host social events to bring students together with alumni mentors, provide extensive networking opportunities, and offer professional development events and panels. Additionally, the organization serves the Austin area by carrying on the tradition of helping others through our annual pro bono Big Event.

Contact

Website: sites.utexas.edu/texaslawaggiesociety/

Email: aggie.utlaw.association@gmail.com

Leadership

Co-President: Neely Frazier

Co-President: Meredith Dickson

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) at The University of Texas is part of a national organization of lawyers and law students dedicated to promoting a progressive vision of law and policy. The UT Chapter of ACS works to revitalize and transform the current legal debate from a staunch conservative vision that lacks appropriate regard for the ways in which the law affects people’s lives, to a more respectful vision that values human dignity, protection of individual rights and liberties, and access to justice.

Contact

Email: UTACS.President@gmail.com

Leadership

Co-President: Nico Lewine

Co-President: Noor Saleh

Contact

Please contact officers by email with inquiries.

Leadership

President: Charlene Luo

Vice President: Savannah Lessley

The Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) is dedicated to addressing the interests and concerns of the Asian American community at the Law School, and to promoting awareness of the Asian culture throughout the Law School. Open to all members of the law school community, APALSA sponsors a variety of activities to meet students’ social and academic needs, and participates in the National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (NAPALSA).

Contact

Email: utexas.apalsa@gmail.com

Room: TNH 2.125B

Leadership

Co-President: Adiba Chowdhury

Vice President: Isha Mehta

A tradition begun in 1953, Assault & Flattery is the musical theater company at Texas Law. Each spring, A&F satirizes the law school through a student written and directed musical comedy revue, generally based on popular films and Broadway musicals. A&F includes the Main Show performers, an a cappella group called the Supreme Chorus, and a live band called Sex Parte. A&F also throws many parties, happy hours, and karaoke nights. Audition with us in the fall, perform with us in the spring, or just come to our parties and events!

Contact

Website: www.assaultandflattery.com/

Email: producer@assaultandflattery.com

Room: TNH 2.113

Leadership

Director: Sydney Sterrett

Producer: Kaitlyn Ameny

Assistant Director: Graeson Lynskey

Choreographer: Holly Gray

Music Director: Rachel Wallis

Business Director: Hunter Brown

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. The BOA promotes the development of all law students’ practical skills, in both oral and written advocacy, through practice and participation in mock trial, moot court, voir dire, mediation, negotiation, and client counseling competitions. Responsible for organizing all intramural advocacy competitions at the law school, the BOA competitions are open to all law students. Those interested in competing, or developing advocacy skills, are welcome. (*)

Pay the Board of Advocates annual membership dues.

Contact

Email: boa.utlaw@gmail.com

Room: TNH 2.130

Leadership

Chair: Aleyna Young

Deputy Chair: Emmeline Bearden

Contact

Email: Dominic Iannelli

Leadership

Officer: Dominic Iannelli

The Chicano/Hispanic/Latino Law Students’ Association (CHLLSA) is dedicated to addressing the needs of Hispanic law students. The organization is open to all members of the law school community. CHLLSA provides various social and academic services, including an extensive outline library, academic sessions to discuss test-taking and studying strategies, resume and career planning sessions, bar review scholarships, and a mentoring program with second- and third-year law students and the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin. CHLLSA is committed to providing a support network.

Contact

Email: chlsa.president@gmail.com

Room: TNH 2.125

Leadership

President: Maria Rodriguez

Internal Vice President: Maria de Los Angeles Villarreal

External Vice President: Xochilt S. Gonzalez-Tello (xsg62@utexas.edu)

Treasurer: Santos Luey Garcia

Secretary: Valentina Pierce

Firm Co-Chair: Estevan Gonzalez

Firm Co-Chair: Maritza Garcia

Banquet Co-Chair: Elisha Carrillo

Banquet Co-Chair: Elijah Gonzalez

Excellence Chair: Camila Quintero

The Christian Legal Society (CLS) is a multidenominational association of law students seeking faith, encouragement, and a refuge from the challenges of law school. Activities include weekly meetings / bible studies, with informal fellowships, retreats, and special service projects. Special meetings involve presentations by area attorneys, religious leaders, and CLS members, as well as other programs designed to meet the needs of Christian students at UT Law.

Contact

Email: utexascls@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Nick Kantas

Chief Administrative Officer: Cole Kocurek

Financial Director: Luke Skeels

Leaders: Jeremy Alpert, Drew Ashlock, Kayla Messamore, Jacob Taylor Page

Social Media Coordinator: Ahryn Hancock

2L Class Officer: Andrea Sanchez

3L Class Officer: Claire Nevill

The Cybersecurity Society at The University of Texas at Austin (Tx/CSS) is a student organization that fosters an interdisciplinary community for those interested in cybersecurity law and policy. Our initiatives include attending Strauss Center speaker events and small-chats with experts in the field, in addition to bridging cyber communities nationwide and bringing awareness to upcoming cyber policy competitions.

Contact

Email: txcybersociety@gmail.com

Leadership

Officer: Aditi Hiremath

Officer: Brendan Early

Officer: Mathew Vachaparambi

Officer: Ru Jing

The Disability and Neurodivergent Law Student Alliance is an organization of law students dedicated to fostering the next generation of Disability Rights Advocates, creating space for the experience of disability and neurodiversity in law school, and educating about accessibility.

Contact

Email: tx.campus.lsdna@gmail.com

Leadership

Board Member: Emily Jin

Board Member: Alex Vail

Board Member: Sunidhi Jain

The Environmental Law Society (ELS) organizes educational, volunteer, career-oriented, and recreational events relating to environmental and natural resources law.

Contact

Email: els.texas.law@gmail.com

Room: TNH 2.128E

Leadership

Board Member: Grant Shellhouse

Board Member: Katherine Cheng

Board Member: Adam King

Board Member: Peyton Barrett

Board Member: Taylor Cox

First Generation Law Students (FGLS) provides support and community for students who are the first in their families to attend law school. FGLS hosts events that promote academic success, professional development, and social connection—both within Texas Law and the broader legal community.

Leadership

Contact: texaslawfgls@gmail.com

President: Shellie Parker

Vice President of Events: Chad Youmans

Vice President of Membership: Shruti Machiraju

Director of Communications: Madison Friedsam

Secretary: Cooper Neil

Co-Treasurers: Mariana Gonzalez and Joseph Kudler

GRITS is a student-run, public interest law conference that focuses on the difficulties and constraints inherent to social justice work in the South, and the unique strategies that legal practitioners and other public interest workers have developed to meet those needs.

The conference emphasizes innovative, progressive, and even radical approaches to building community among students, practitioners, and community activists in the South to bring about social change.

The conference is an opportunity for law students, lawyers, and activists to build coalitions, share strategies for progressive lawyering, and develop new approaches for the future.

Contact

Email: gettingradicalinthesouth@gmail.com

Leadership

Board Member: Brady Miller

Board Member: MaKenna McGraw

Board Member: Will Bonds

Board Member: Matt Nichols

The Health Law Society seeks to promote and inform students about health law and bioethics relevant topics through forums of discussion, speakers, conferences, and debates. It also aims to identify work, internship, and community service opportunities for students interested in pursuing a health law or bioethics career.

Contact

Email: uthealthlawsociety@gmail.com

Leadership

Co-President: Hillel Adler

Co-President: Michael Sulak

Vice President: Mathew Vachaparambil

Treasurer: Ashley Solis

If/When/How is a national network of law students and lawyers who are committed to reproductive justice. We believe all people should have the ability to decide if, when, and how to create and sustain a family.

Contact

Website: www.facebook.com/iwhtexaslaw

Email: ifwhenhow.texaslaw@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Sruti Ramachandran

Vice President of Events: Grace Hall

Vice President of Direct Action: Shruti Machiraju

Vice President of Communications: Kelsey Roberts

The Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) at The University of Texas School of Law is dedicated to informing and assisting law students interested in the practice of intellectual property, technology, and entertainment law. This includes setting up information sessions, happy hours, meet-and-greets, and more with various law firms and other legal organizations around Texas.

Contact

General Email: society@tiplj.org

Leadership

Director: Alec Leaper

Associate Society Director (Patents/Trade Secrets): Jeremiah Joseph

Associate Society Director (Copyright, Trademark, Technology, & Entertainment): Amelie Trieu

Our Mission: We affirm the strength brought to the law by a lawyer’s personal religious conviction. We strive through public service and professional excellence to promote fairness and virtue founded upon the rule of law.

Contact

Website: jrcls.org/

Email: kathrynbrown@utexas.edu; jrclsutaustin@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Katie Linford Brown

Officer: Ben Clarke

Officer: Christian Toronto

Officer: Isaac Zimmerman

Faculty Advisor: Steven Collis

The Jewish Legal Society serves as a cultural and community hub for all law students who identify as Jewish (or Jew-ish). Engaging students and faculty members, JLS plans a variety of events, including student/faculty dinners, happy hours, and holiday celebrations. In addition, JLS co-sponsors events with other Jewish graduate student groups on campus and Jewish young professional groups in Austin.

Leadership

Chair: Aaron Kopew

Chair: Aaron Goldman

Chair: Martha Lee

Through advocacy, community-building, public education, and policy reform, Law Students for Black Lives (“LS4BL”) seeks to eradicate racial disparities endemic to America’s legal system, amplify Black voices, and empower all communities in the fight to eliminate institutional and systemic racism in American society.

LS4BL is committed to principles of anti-racism, intersectionality, and collaboration. We fundamentally believe that, at the end of the day, social revolutions don’t happen in a courtroom. And as the ancient philosopher Cicero once articulated, “the good of the people is the greatest law.”

Contact

Email:ls4blacklives@gmail.com.

Leadership

Chief of Staff: Jackie Cheng

Events Co-Director: Emily Jin

Events Co-Director: Camille Meshack

Communications Director: Emily Rose

Law Students for Life is an organization of law students passionate about the protection and inherent value of innocent human life from conception until natural death. By hosting on-campus speaker events, we seek not only to offer a pro-life perspective on current legal and ethical debates but also to foster civil discourse about timely issues. We are committed to serving the vulnerable in our community, and we facilitate practical volunteer opportunities to help our members engage in the pro-life movement.

Contact

Email: txlawstudentsforlife@gmail.com

Leadership

Executive Director: Megan Ezekannagha

Director of Events and Outreach: Ryan Gale

Director of Partnerships and Membership: Sarah Chia

The Texas Law Federal Bar Association seeks to 1) create a community for Texas Law students interested in federal government practice, 2) promote knowledge about government and government adjacent legal developments, and 3) aid students searching for career opportunities in federal practice and firms working with clients before the federal government.

Contact Information: texaslawfba@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Reeves Moseley

Vice President: Ben Tardif

Open to all students, the Middle Eastern and North African Law Students’ Association creates a community of students, provides networking and educational opportunities, and addresses the interests and concerns of the MENA community.

Contact

Email: txmenalsa@gmail.com

Leadership

Co-President: Amir-Ali Aftabi

Co-President: Josianne Alwardi

Vice President of Events: Noor Mahmoud

Vice President of External Outreach: Dalia Sabbagh

Treasurer: Andrew Chahda

The Muslim Legal Society (MLS) brings together students of diverse sects, backgrounds, and cultures under a unified community at the law school. MLS seeks to be an organization that protects Texas law students against Islamophobia in the greater Austin community. The MLS exists to promote the voices of Muslims in the legal profession and to create a forum for campus-wide discussion of topics related to the local, national, and international Muslim community. MLS is an inclusive space that seeks to unite students, regardless of religious affiliation or lack thereof, to foster a sense of community, identity, and understanding.

Contact

Email: utmuslimlegalsociety@gmail.com

Leadership

Co-President: Akram Abbadi

Co-President: Zara Kabir

Director of External Affairs: Karla Peredo

Director of Internal Affairs: Amir-Ali Aftabi

Director of Finance: Muhammad Ahmed

Director of Communications: Amina Mukaty

Alumni Director: Noor Mahmoud

OUTLaw is a social and political organization designed to raise awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues. Through a number of activities, including panel discussions and guest lectures, OUTLaw examines the intersection of sexual orientation, gender and the law and provides a forum within the law school to discuss matters of importance to LGBT law students and their friends.

Contact

Website: sites.utexas.edu/outlaw/

Email: outlaw.txlaw@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Thomas McDowell

Social Co-Director: Stella Petrashko

Social Co-Director: Zarick Qiu

Director of Operations: Elias Topo-Kemp

Director of Public Interest: Rachel Sznajderman

Director of Firm Relations: Evan Mueller

Director of Communications: Rachel Wallis

Treasurer: Emma Little

The Plaintiffs’ Advocacy & Litigation Society (PALS) is a student organization at Texas Law formed in 2023 to build a community of students, alumni, and practitioners dedicated to working on behalf of plaintiffs across an array of practice areas. It’s our goal that students interested in plaintiffs’ advocacy can turn to PALS as a single touchpoint for any resource related to the profession throughout their time at Texas Law and beyond. Likewise, we aim to provide resources for firms in the industry to recruit top talent from Texas Law. Learn more about PALS and ways to get involved.

Contact

Email: texasplaintiffs@gmail.com

Leadership

Co-President: Christopher Jordan

Vice President of Events: Rachel Rodriguez

Vice President of Firm Outreach: Jack Reboul

Vice President of Recruiting: Marc Jiang

Vice President of Student Marketing: Hailey Hazen

Vice President of Professional Development: Matt Nichols

Vice President of Operations: Meera Sam

PGLETS seeks to connect students with resources and practitioners regarding probate, estate planning, wealth management, guardianship, fiduciary litigation, and civil commitment law. PGLETS aims to inspire young attorneys to explore careers in probate practice, increase access to opportunities in these practice areas, and provide a point of contact between law students and the probate community. PGLETS also aims to create a strong culture of participation in pro bono and ad litem work among graduating probate attorneys, as well as provide grass-roots legal education within the community about how awareness of these areas of the law can protect an individual’s financial security, wellbeing, and civil rights.

Contact

Email: pgletsociety@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Kit Matthews

Outreach Representative: Matthew Boddy

Communications Chair: Paige Russell

Finance Chair: Luke Skeels

3L Representative: Tyler Moore

A student group interested in public defense.

Contact

Email: pubdefgrp@gmail.com

Leadership

Executive Board Member: Tyler Lempiner

Executive Board Member: AnaRose Hebin

Executive Board Member: Mariana Rivas

Executive Board Member: Camila Mosier

Executive Board Member: Michael Lakey

Executive Board Member: Amy Grace Humber

Since 1995, the Public Interest Law Association (PILA) has sought to create a student forum for education, discussion, and involvement with public interest law and ideas. Through its social and academic activities, PILA aims to provide information to students on opportunities in public interest law careers, to allow students to meet other students interested in public interest issues, and to work with the law school administration to create and improve existing public interest opportunities at Texas Law.

Contact

Email: pila.president@gmail.com

Room: TNH 2.128E

Leadership

Board Member: Rachel Sznajderman

Board Member: Will Bonds

Board Member: Emily Rose

Board Member: Emily Morales

Board Member: Sruti Ramachandran

The Space Law & Policy Society is committed to helping students learn more about space law and policy, discover opportunities to join the field, and facilitate their growth into the next generation of space advocates.

Contact

Website: twitter.com/txslaps

Email: txslaps@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Kenneth Langley

Vice President: Malcolm Zuckerman

Director of Space Law Moot Court/Treasurer: Josianne Alwardi

The Sports & Entertainment Law Society at the University of Texas seeks to connect UT students with opportunities for networking, employment, and education in the fields of sports and entertainment law.

Contact

Email: tlsesociety@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Katherine Daniels

Vice President of Events: Drew Kaplan

Vice President of Fundraising: Alec Leaper

Vice President of Communications: Zach Gilstrap

Treasurer: Jeff Walker

Secretary: Steve Simms

University of Texas School of Law Student Bar Association (SBA) functions as the student government of the Law School. Accordingly, SBA officers are elected to their positions by the student body and function as, among other things, a) advocates between the student body and the law school administration, b) organizers and executors of events to promote student community, c) partners in promoting affinity groups on campus, and d) suppliers of all-grade level study materials and various “swag” items throughout the school year to promote the law school and enhance students’ feeling of inclusion.

SBA puts on numerous events throughout the year in partnership with the Student Affairs Office, affinity organizations, law firms, and others. These events offer not only the benefits of interconnection and socialization amongst law students but chances to interact with communities outside of one’s own, effective networking opportunities with firms and legal product representatives, and professors.

SBA is a one-stop-shop for all things that may impact a student’s time here at the Law School. Additionally, because members of our board represent a wide swath of backgrounds, personalities, professions, ages, cultures, races, genders, and more, students are made to feel that they are represented and seen. (*)

Contact

Email: texas.sba@gmail.com

Phone number: (361) 585-0022

Room: TNH 2.127

Leadership

President: Estevan Gonzalez

Co-Vice Presidents of Programming: Neeley Frazier & Grace Hall

Vice President of Operations: Akram Abbadi

The mission of the Texas Business Law Society (TBLS) is to provide educational, networking and professional development opportunities for law students interested in both transactional – as well as litigation-based business law. Organizational activities may include, but are not limited to, guest lectures, training clinics, competition teams, networking events, career-advancement opportunities, and social events both on and off campus. TBLS will also coordinate two teams to represent The University of Texas School of Law at the annual National Transactional LawMeet competition.

Contact

Email: txbusinesslaw@gmail.com & president@utbls.com

Website: utbls.com

Leadership

President: Samuel Collins

Director of Finance: Noor Abouzaid

Executive Director of External Communications: Matthew Kirkwood

Executive Director of the Texas Transactional Skills Competition: Ana Stanovcic

The Texas Federalist Society is a group of law students united by conservative and libertarian philosophies on law and government. Philosophically, we are a non-partisan organization dedicated to the principles that the state exists to preserve liberty, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. Every year, we bring in prominent scholars, judges, practitioners, and politicians to meet with members and speak on a variety of constitutional and legal issues.

Contact

Website: www.texasfedsoc.org/

Email: texasfederalistsociety@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Mariah Grossman

Executive V.P. of Planning: Austin Boyles

Executive V.P. of Development: Daniel Green

Texas Law Fellowships (TLF) is a 503(c)(3) non-profit corporation that sponsors public interest fellowships for students at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. Every year since 1986, TLF has raised money from Texas Law and the Texas Legal Community to fund fellowships for UT Law students who work in public interest internships during the summer and would normally not receive remuneration for their valuable work. We strive to create an environment at The University of Texas School of Law in which students can fully, effectively, and easily serve the public interest.(^)

Contact

Website: www.texaslawfellowships.org

Email: president@texaslawfellowships.org

Phone: (512) 232-1099

Room: TNH 2.125D

Leadership

President: Hunter Brown

Vice President: Alicia Sreeny

Secretary: MaKenna McGraw

Treasurer: Jackson Weihe

Texas Law Veterans Association is composed of all current and former military and military-affiliated members of the University of Texas School of Law School community. In addition to providing support and mentoring to members, TLVA works with other student groups to promote and share military and veterans related legal issues to Texas Law.

Contact

Website: www.facebook.com/TexasLawVeteransAssociation/

Email: utexaslawveteransassociation@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Ben Werner

Alumni Relations: Megan Ezekannagha

1L Coordinator: Derek Duncan

The mission of the Texas Real Estate Law Society (TRELS) is to provide networking, educational, professional development, and leadership opportunities for law students interested in real estate law. Real estate law is made up of many areas including landlord-tenant leasing, investment/financing, development, underwriting, and more. Activities typically include practitioner panels, social events, hard hat site tours and guest lectures.

Contact

Email: texasrealestatelawsociety@gmail.com

Leadership

President: Rachel Patton

Vice President/Director of Events: Aiden Ross

Director of Communications: Katelyn Garcia

The Thurgood Marshall Legal Society (TMLS) is the law school affiliate of the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA).

Contact

Website: utlawtmls.wordpress.com

Email: tmlspresident@gmail.com

Room: TNH 2.125

Leadership

President: Rachel Thompson

Vice President: Sierra Swift

Secretary: Nicholas Wesley

Treasurer: Adam Baldwin

Parliamentarian: Tochi Etufugh

The Women’s Law Caucus at the University of Texas School of Law seeks to propel women into successful roles as both students at the Law School and future lawyers. We value professionalism, community service, and compassion. We partner with Ms. JD, the Center for Women in Law, and other women’s organizations on campus. Our mission is to create an environment of support for women in the legal field both inside and outside the Law School. Events which support our mission include the mentorship program, member social events, networking opportunities, and community service. The Caucus is both an opportunity to form lasting friendships in law school and to develop mentorship relationships that support members as they transition into the legal profession.