Texas Law The University of Texas School of Law

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Web Name: Texas Law The University of Texas School of Law

WebSite: http://law.utexas.edu

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Read Dean Farnsworth’s messages to students and alumni on the law school’s response to current events. Texas Law students become rigorous analytical thinkers and world-changing professionals. They learn from scholars of national and international stature in the classroom, and are trained by brilliant and dedicated lawyers in the finest set of clinical programs in the country. Come see why we are ranked #1 for return on investment among the top 15 law schools. At Texas Law, our students become lawyers by representing real clients in real cases. They become advocates by arguing on their feet. They change their own lives by changing the lives of others.Read here about our commitment to learning by doing. Attending Texas Law means living in Austin – the fastest-growing and most exciting city in the country.In 2010, Kiplinger’s ranked Austin as the best place in America to live for the decade to come. From South by Southwest every spring, to the Austin City Limits music festival every fall, the city is always alive with cultural happenings and creativity. Thanks to its year-round sunshine, the beautiful Hill Country setting, a world-famous live music scene, a robust economy, booming job market, and strong sense of community, Austin offers a wonderful quality of life. It’s a great place to be a student – or to do anything else. Are You Willing to Give Up Your Privilege? Asks Darren Walker 86 in the New York Times Opinion Ford Foundation President Darren Walker ’86—a double Longhorn, a two-time Law Alumni Award winner, and a Texas Exes Distinguished Alumnus Awardee—has a new New York Times op-ed arguing that, to preserve the American dream of upward mobility, the beneficiaries of an existentially flawed system must be willing to give up some of the benefits it affords them. Seven Members of the Class of 2020 Awarded Texas Law Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowships Texas Law has awarded postgraduate public interest fellowships to five graduating students. Each fellow will receive funding through the Law School to support their first year of employment at a nonprofit or public defense organization. Two graduating students have been selected for postgraduate fellowships by the Gallogly Family Foundation. Statement of the Deans of the Ten Texas Law Schools The deans of the ten Texas law schools, including Dean Farnsworth and Texas Law, have written a joint statement condemning racism, and remembering George Floyd and other victims of racial violence. Message from the Dean to Alumni Dean Ward Farnsworth emailed alumni on June 8, 2020 to share news about the Law School’s response to national events and plans for a fall re-opening. Darren Walker ’86 on How Philanthropy Can Help Achieve Racial Justice Darren Walker ’86, President of the Ford Foundation, participated in Thursday’s Time 100 Talks addressing philanthropy’s role in the movement for racial justice. Walker is a Texas Exes Distinguished Alumnus Awardee, the highest honor given by his alma mater, The University of Texas at Austin, and winner of the 2019 Texas Law Outstanding Alumni Award. Message from the Dean Dean Ward Farnsworth sent a message to law students on June 1, 2020, addressing recent national events and affirming support for today's statement from President Ad Interim Jay Hartzell. Pierce Smith ’20 Named Grand Prize Winner of the American Bar Association Maritime Writing Award The Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the American Bar Association Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section 2020 Law Student Writing Competition announced Texas Law’s Pierce Smith ’20 as the Grand Prize Winner. Seven Texas Law Graduates Received Prestigious Public Interest Fellowships for 2020 What starts here changes the world! Four Texas Law graduates have received postgraduate fellowships from Equal Justice Works, along with three Texas Law graduates who have received prestigious organizational-based fellowships to work for the public good. Celebrating Mothers at Texas Law Being a mother isn’t easy. Law school isn’t easy. Doing both at the same time takes a special kind of strength and perseverance. Today we honor mothers worldwide and at Texas Law, and what better way than to hear directly from them? Read Q A’s with a few of our law students who are also mothers to learn about their experiences.

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