• Law School Commitment to Service Award

    The Nomination period is now open! The Law School Commitment to Service Award honors a Texas law school that has carried forward one of the finest traditions of the legal profession by actively educating its students about access to justice issues. This award is open to all accredited law schools in Texas and is presented

  • Law Student Pro Bono Award

    The nomination period is now open! The Law Student Pro Bono Award recognizes a student or recent graduate whose pro bono work has made a significant impact on the community and reflects the following: This award is open to all law students currently enrolled at an accredited Texas law school or to former students who have

  • Local Bar Leaders Conference

    The State Bar of Texas, the Texas Young Lawyers Association, and the Texas Access to Justice Commission invite local bar association leaders to the July 24-25, 2025 Local Bar Leaders Conference at the Westin Galleria Houston. Discover new strategies through expert-led breakouts. Brainstorm new ideas to tackle your association’s challenges. Engage with fellow local bar

  • Texas Access to Justice Commission Meeting

    Texas Law Center 1414 Colorado Street, Austin, Texas

    The next Texas Access to Justice Commission meeting will be held in-person at the Texas Law Center and online via Zoom on August 14, 2025 from 1:30-4:30 PM.  The Zoom link and agenda will be available closer to the meeting date. FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC:If you wish to participate in the meeting, see the Texas

  • SBOT Pro Bono Coordinator’s Retreat

    Hilton Austin Downtown 500 E 4th Street, Austin, Texas, United States

    PBCR is a 1 ½ day training designed to increase the quantity and quality of civil legal aid available to the low-income Texans through pro bono efforts. The annual Pro Bono Coordinators Retreat sessions are crafted for pro bono coordinators from legal aid offices, law firms, law schools, and/or corporate law departments. Organizer VENUE

  • SBOT Poverty Law Conference

    Hilton Austin Downtown 500 E 4th Street, Austin, Texas, United States

    PLC, held over 3 days, offers the latest updates in poverty law issues impacting low-income Texans and provides the opportunity for attendees to network with other ardent advocates for access to justice. PLC offers a multi-tracked, substantive curriculum with a specific public interest focus including, but not limited to, family, housing, consumer, immigration, disaster response,

  • Pro Bono Spring Break

    Attention Texas law students and Pro Bono College Members! Applications are now open for Pro Bono Spring Break.