Physical Facilities and Housing
The Law School is fortunate to have outstanding physical facilities. The school complex includes seven large amphitheater-type classrooms, a number of smaller classrooms and seminar rooms, an auditorium, and office space for faculty, staff and student organizations. A cafeteria and several lounges are also available for student use.
The John B. Connally Center for the Administration of Justice, which opened in August 2000, houses a state-of-the-art courtroom that permits the Law School to hold jury trials. It also contains facilities for clinical and simulation experiences in litigation, litigation alternatives and negotiation.
Library Facilities
The Tarlton Law Library of the Joseph D. Jamail Center for Legal Research is the sixth largest academic law library in the United States, with a collection of over 1,000,000 volumes. The collection emphasizes legal materials from English-speaking jurisdictions, but also includes extensive foreign and international legal materials. The Library‘s collection of Latin American materials, particularly for Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Chile, is one of the strongest in the United States. The Library is also a full depository for European Union documents and acquires many United Nations publications. In addition, the Library also has one of the finest interdisciplinary collections among the nation‘s law libraries, including books and periodicals in such diverse subjects as business, medicine, criminology, psychology, political science, philosophy and environmental studies.
Students also have access to the rest of the University of Texas library system, including the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, a specialized research library focusing on materials from and about Latin American and relating to Spanish-speaking peoples in the United States. The Benson Collection has grown to encompass important collections from the Rio de la Plata, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Central America, in addition to all other countries in Latin America. In addition, the University also hosts the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, which is across the street from the Law School.
Computer Resources
The Library‘s Computer Learning Center is a state-of-the-art facility, with a network of 80 computers for word-processing, computer-assisted legal instruction, and research. A wide range of Internet legal resources is available, including LEXIS-NEXIS and WESTLAW. Students owning laptop computers may take advantage of study carrels equipped with Ethernet and Dial-up connections. Wireless internet is also available throughout the Law School and UT campus. The Library staff offers instructional classes on various computerized research systems and software programs.