Finally, ILS plays a key role in the Texas International Law Journal 's spring symposium. The Jewish Law Students Association strives to give members an opportunity to learn about topics of interest to the Jewish legal community, primarily through lectures, seminars, and informal discussions. Social activities include happy hours, parties with other Jewish graduate students on campus, a Passover Seder, and a break fast after Yom Kippur. Operating under a charter from the State Bar of Texas, the board offers legal research and memorandum preparation services to members of the bar across the country. Invitations to membership are extended to interested law students who have demonstrated their ability to do superior legal research and writing through their performance in the first-year legal research and writing program.
Members receive modest compensation for the memorandums they produce.
Membership is open to all law school students, faculty members, and staff members, regardless of sexual orientation. The National Lawyers Guild is a national network of more than five thousand lawyers, legal workers, law students, and jailhouse lawyers that has provided legal support to virtually every campaign for economic, social, and political justice in this country since 1937. The programs of the University chapter of the guild reflect the diverse interests of progressive students at the law school and provide a forum for action on a variety of issues. Activities include guest speakers, meetings with alumni, symposia, workshops, and volunteer legal aid projects. Students may take part in guild activities beginning in their first semester.