Partners in Public Service
The Justice Center collaborates on projects with numerous outside
organizations that share the Law School's commitment to promoting
equal justice for all. The contributions of these organizations
are invaluable, and the Justice Center and the Law School
community benefit immensely from the resulting partnerships.
Recent partners include:
- Baron & Budd - funds the Baron & Budd Scholarships to
support student public interest work
- Center for Women's and Gender Studies at The University of
Texas - co-organizer of the "Gender and Labor: What's
Working?" conference, Oct. '06, and the "Power Ladder Politics" conference, Mar. '08
- G. Rollie White Trust - funds endowed public interest
scholar-in-residence program, under development
- Humanities Institute - co-sponsor of the "Gender and Labor: What's Working?" conference, Oct. '06
- Legal Aid of Northwest Texas - co-host of the Access to Justice Internship Program

- Lone Star Legal Aid - co-host of the Access to
Justice Internship Program
- Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and Pace Law
School - sponsoring partners of "Opening up a Closed World:
What Constitutes Effective Prison Oversight?"
conference, April '06
- National Association of Women Judges - co-organizer of the Color of Justice program, Feb. '08
- South Texas Civil Rights Project - co-host of the Access to
Justice Internship Program
- South Texas College of Law - co-host of the Access to
Justice Internship
- Student Hurricane Network - partner in the winter break pro bono trip, Jan. '08
- Texas Access to Justice Commission - co-sponsor of the Access
to Justice Internship Program
- Texas Appleseed - co-host of “Pressing Legal Issues Affecting Low-Income Persons, and Strategies to Address Them” conference, Feb. '07
- Texas Civil Rights Project - co-sponsor of Civil Rights Litigation conferences, spring '05, '06
- Texas RioGrande Legal Aid - co-host of the Access to Justice
Internship Program
- Travis County Women Lawyers' Association - co-organizer of the Color of Justice program, Feb. '08
- University Co-op - funds the University Co-op Summer Fellowships in Public
Interest Law and University Co-op Public Interest Awards for
Graduating Students
- Volunteer Legal Services - partner in the Texas Law Veterans Association/VLS Veterans Clinics