Christened in honor of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who argued for the admittance of Texas Law’s first African-American student Heman Sweatt, the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society (TMLS) serves as the local chapter of the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) and is a member of the Southwest Region of NBLSA (SWBLSA). Our mission is to support and uplift Black students seeking a legal education at the University of Texas, to improve the academic and social climate in Austin for Black law students, to apprise the Black community of the need for more Black attorneys, and to collaborate with organizations who are fundamentally committed to diversifying the legal profession.