Texas Tech Law American Inn of Court – Now Accepting Pupil Applications
The Texas Tech Inn of Court is recruiting students for our Inn of Court for the 2025-2026 Inn year. You are invited to apply!! This offer applies to both rising 2L and rising 3L students.
The Texas Tech University School of Law American Inn of Court is the first Inn established in West Texas. The American Inns of Court is a national organization that actively engages more than 25,000 judges, attorneys, law professors, and law students. The Mission of the American Inns of Court is “to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility, and legal skills.” The Inn achieves this goal by gathering local attorneys for dinner once a month, during which the members interact with each other and also participate in continuing legal education programs, most frequently emphasizing ethics, professionalism, civility, and practice skills. Senior attorneys serve as mentors for more junior members.
Tracing its origins to 13th century England, when new attorneys apprenticed in an “Inn,” membership in an American Inn is composed of the following categories: Masters of the Bench—judges, experienced lawyers, and law professors; Barristers—lawyers with some experience who do not meet the minimum requirements for Masters; Associates—lawyers who do not meet the minimum requirement for Barristers; and Pupils—law students.
The Texas Tech Inn seeks up to 20 students for its pupil positions. (We will also select 2–4 students to serve as substitutes; substitutes attend meetings on an as-needed basis if a non-student Inn member cannot attend a particular meeting.) If you are interested, please submit a letter of interest addressed to Dean Jack Nowlin and a current resume to Kayla Wimberley, by email at kayla.wimberley@ttu.edu, by Friday, April 25, 2025.
In your letter, please include the following information:
- Your interest in being an Inn member;
- What you hope to achieve by serving as an Inn pupil;
- Your willingness to attend all meetings and to participate with your pupilage group;
- Your anticipated graduation date;
- Where you would like to practice after graduation; and
- What type of law you would like to practice after graduation.
The Inn will meet the first OR second Tuesday of most school months, in the Law School, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Meetings for 2025-2026 are planned for September, October, November, February, March, and April.
A student member may serve only a one-year term. Preference will be given to those who graduate in May 2026. Dues for the year will be $60.00 per student and are covered by the law school. Dues cover national dues, dinner and beverage at each meeting, and various administrative costs associated with Inn administration.
You can read more about the American Inns of Court at http://www.innsofcourt.org and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Inns_of_Court_Foundation
Please contact Kayla Wimberley with your questions.
