The International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) recently honored South Texas College of Law Houston’s Animal Law Clinic (ALC) — the first and only of its kind in Texas — with its “Seeds Award,” created to “honor individuals and not-for-profit entities who have made exceptional contributions to the important and burgeoning field of animal law.” […]
Students in South Texas College of Law Houston’s (STCL Houston) Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) applied their classroom learning last weekend, easing financial burdens for dozens of Houston taxpayers — while simultaneously easing the caseload of the U.S. Tax Court. Partnering with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief Counsel’s Office, STCL Houston invited taxpayers with pending […]
Law students from across the country will have the opportunity to study with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor during the summer of 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Consortium for Innovative Legal Education (CILE) — which includes South Texas College of Law Houston, California Western School of Law, New England Law | Boston, and […]
With a new $24,000 grant from this year’s “Night Court” — billed as “Houston’s All-Lawyer Charity Show” — South Texas College of Law Houston’s (STCL Houston) Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics and its clients have plenty to sing and dance about. As the second-largest supporter of the whimsical, annual fundraiser featuring the theatrical performance of […]
The legal industry is changing rapidly. It’s a phenomenon that has been broadcast in publications from The American Lawyer to The Wall Street Journal. Technology has increased the pace of practice, clients have more demands and higher expectations, and workloads are piling up as a result. Today’s firms and practitioners are pressed to find a […]
For the second time this month, South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) students won a prestigious national advocacy championship, bringing the law school’s unrivaled national advocacy championship total to 133 — more than any other law school in the country by at least half. The student team of Marcela Arevalo, Casidy Newcomer, and […]