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UT Law educates more women

each year than any other elite public law school. (Source: ABA-LSAC)

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Tarlton Law Library

is home to one of the largest collections in the country with over one million volumes.

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UT Trial Advocacy program

has accumulated 14 national championships in the last 11 years.

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Welcome to UT Law

Welcome to The University of Texas School of Law website. Please take a minute to discover why a UT law degree is so often referred to as “the best educational value in the nation.” Long considered among the top law schools in the country, UT Law offers quality legal education programs that are led by a dynamic faculty with a depth and breadth of experience matched by few other law schools. The newly renovated Tarlton Law Library is among the largest academic law libraries in the country and the finest legal research center in the Southwest.

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The 2011–2012 Admissions Bulletin

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Stefanie Lindquist, A.W. Walker Centennial Chair in Law and, previously, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, has been appointed interim dean. Lindquist has taught at the Law School since 2008.

Read more about Interim Dean Stefanie Lindquist…

Our Programs

Juris Doctor (JD)

Master of Laws (LLM)

Transfer and Transient (Visiting) Admission

Financial Aid

Information about student loans, tuition, FAFSA and more can be found on the Financial Aid site

Freshlaw Central

The source for official info, news, and links for UT Law admitted students: Freshlaw Central

Our Staff

When will we be in your area?

UT Law Admissions events around the country

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Western

Date Time Event Location City/State
Sat. July 21, 2012 10:00–4:00 Bay Area LSAC Law Forum Oakland Marriott City Center Oakland, CA
Thurs. Sept. 6, 2012 TBA MINK Law Fair TBA Overland Park, KS
Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 10:00–4:00 Los Angeles LSAC Law Forum Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, CA

Northern

Date Time Event Location City/State
Sat. June 16, 2012 10:00–4:00 Washington, DC LSAC Law Forum Marriott Wardman Park Washington, DC
Sat. July 14, 2012 10:00–4:00 Chicago LSAC Law Forum Palmer House Hilton Chicago, IL
Thurs. Sept. 20, 2012 3:00–6:00 University of Michigan Law Day Michigan Union Ann Arbor, MI
Fri. Oct. 12, 2012 12:00–5:00 New York LSAC Law Forum Hilton New York New York, NY
Sat. Oct. 13, 2012 10:00–4:00 New York LSAC Law Forum Hilton New York New York, NY
Sat. Nov. 17, 2012 10:00–4:00 Boston LSAC Law Forum Renaissance Boston Waterfront Boston, MA

Texas and Surrounding

Date Time Event Location City/State
Sat. Sept. 29, 2012 10:00–4:00 Houston LSAC Law Forum J.W. Marriott Hotel, 5150 Westheimer Houston, TX

Southern

Date Time Event Location City/State
Sat. Sept. 5, 2012 10:00–4:00 Atlanta LSAC Law Foruum Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlanta, GA
Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 TBA Florida A&M Univeristy Law Fair TBA Tallahassee, FL
Sat. Sept. 15, 2012 10:00–4:00 Miami LSAC Law Forum Hyatt Regency Miami Miami, FL
Wed. Nov. 7, 2012 1:00–4:00 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Law Day TBA Chapel Hill, NC

Canada

Date Time Event Location City/State
Fri. Oct. 26, 2012 10:00–4:00 Toronto LSAC Law Forum Fairmont Royal York Hotel Toronto, ON, Canada

Faculty Spotlight

Ward Farnsworth
New Law School Dean appointed
Ward Farnsworth, associate dean for academic affairs at Boston University School of Law, has been named dean of the School of Law at the University of Texas at Austin. Farnsworth’s appointment, effective June 1, fills the position currently held by Interim Dean Stefanie Lindquist.
UT Law Admissions 727 Dean Keeton, Austin, TX 78705 admissions@law.utexas.edu (512) 232-1200 6882