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The BLSA chapter at Golden Gate promotes academic success and achievement by sponsoring a mentoring program and conducting review sessions and workshops for first-year students. BLSA promotes career development by participating in job fairs and the School of Law's annual Law Career Focus Day and by sponsoring presentations by practicing attorneys.
Environmental Law Society ELS : ELS discusses current developments in environmental law and works to further the goals of protecting the environment as well as securing placements in the legal field. ELS also participates in the annual Earth Day cleanup and the annual beach cleanup, hosts speakers on environmental issues, and periodically cosponsors a symposium dealing with emerging issues in environmental law. ELS participates each spring in the Environmental Conference in Eugene, Oregon, which provides a setting for interested students to meet and share information about events, school programs, jobs, and new developments in the field of environmental law.
Federalist Society FS : The Federalist Society is a nationwide organization of conservative and libertarian law students, lawyers, and members of the judiciary. The society is founded on the principles of individual liberty, limited government, and the rule of law. Intellectual Property Law Association IPLA : IPLA seeks to forge and maintain relationships among students, the School of Law and firms, corporations, businesses, and other organizations involved in all areas of intellectual property law to educate students about intellectual property law, aid students in obtaining IP-related employment, and promote the integrity of the School of Law's IP law program to the legal community.
IPLA has surveyed local firms to determine their hiring preferences regarding recent graduates and summer associate positions, sponsored presentations by local attorneys regarding issues in IP law, and cosponsored activities with professional organizations such as California Lawyers for the Arts. International Law Society ILS : ILS brings together students of diverse backgrounds and interests with a common goal of promoting and fostering an increased understanding and appreciation of international law at all levels, whether public, private, comparative, theoretical, or practical.
ILSA strives to strengthen the Iranian and Middle Eastern communities by participating in cultural, social, and charitable events. La Raza also strives to facilitate bonds among students who are interested in Latino issues and serves as an information resource group for its members. Additionally, La Raza brings Latino community issues back to the law student through e-mail postings and announcements at its general meetings. Law Students for Reproductive Justice : Law Students for Reproductive Justice is committed to educating, organizing, and supporting pro-choice law students to ensure that a new generation of lawyers will be prepared to successfully defend and expand reproductive rights.
The group strives to build a strong alliance with other School of Law associations and to foster a greater understanding between Middle Eastern and non-Middle Eastern law students. National Italian American Foundation NIAF : NIAF seeks to provide a unified and effective voice for Italian Americans so that their beliefs and views may be heard by the social, economical, cultural, educational, and political institutions of this country.
NIAF also educates members of the Italian American community on issues that are of interest to them and may affect government policy, and aims to protect the history, heritage, and accomplishments of Italian Americans. National Lawyers Guild NLG : NLG is a progressive group of lawyers, law students, and legal workers that provides legal support for workers and for persons who are racially, sexually, or politically oppressed. The Bay Area chapter strives to expose law students to a variety of public interest law practices and connect students with practitioners working in areas of particularly urgent need.
Phi Alpha Delta : Phi Alpha Delta aims to unite law students, teachers, judges, and attorneys in a fraternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice; to stimulate excellence in scholarship; to inspire compassion and courage; to foster integrity and professional competence; to promote the welfare of its members; and the encourage members' moral, intellectual, and cultural advancement.
Phi Delta Phi : The purpose of Phi Delta Phi, which is open to all students, is to form a strong bond uniting law students and professors with members of the bench and bar in a fraternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of justice and community service. PILF assists students in finding legal employment and involvement opportunities in public interest and in government.
It also provides forums to hear from faculty and practicing attorneys about their public interest experiences and to discuss issues within public interest fields. PILF helps administer the Loan Repayment Assistance Program, which provides grants to help repay a portion of educational loans to School of Law graduates who work in low-paying public interest jobs. Each spring, PILF awards summer grants to current students working in public interest positions and holds an auction and raffle to raise money for these programs.
Public Policy Project PPP : PPP, a non-partisan organization, aims to promote awareness of the relationship between law and politics and to engage and participate in the public policy sector by facilitating the understanding of the many considerations and tenets that underlie policy and how it serves the community. Members are committed to playing an active part in legal and social reform.
QLSA has spearheaded dialogue within the School of Law community on the issue of gays in the military by publishing information and bringing in speakers on the subject. SELF invites leading elder law attorneys to address students on campus, maintains a website and other resources for interested students, and regularly sponsors events to encourage students to apply their skills in the important and rewarding practice of elder law.
SALSA strives to come together to help the community through volunteer work and fundraising. Student Animal Legal Defense Fund SALDF : SALDF provides a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system and raising the profile of the field of animal law. It sponsors social and educational activities for the entire student body as well as events primarily of interest to women. In the past, WLA has provided a mentor program for first-year students.
We strive to assist students in their exploration of this dynamic area of practice. Alliance for Social Justice : The Alliance for Social Justice is a student-led movement to connect public interest-oriented students with each other and with the legal aid and legal services community. The Alliance works closely with CLiPS to ensure that every student understands the importance of public interest law, so that they might continue Gonzaga's Jesuit mission for social justice throughout their legal career. GPILP students organize fundraising events, including an annual auction, to support summer grants for students working in public interest law positions that would otherwise be uncompensated.
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Mission: Possible : Mission: Possible is a student-led organization that funds and leads spring break trips to complete service projects in poverty-stricken communities. Street Law : Street Law is a student-led organization that sends law students to local elementary, middle, and high schools to teach on legal topics such as the Bill of Rights and the history of the Constitution, mock trials, , and general discussions of what it means to be a lawyer. Teaching teams of law students prepare, teach, and follow-up with seven minute classes offered at local schools throughout the academic year.
Thomas More Service Project : Each 5-member cohort of Thomas More public interest scholars must plan and execute a service project during their third year of law school. Harvard Mediation Program HMP : provides mediation services in landlord-tenant, small claims, harassment prevention and other cases. Harvard Mississippi Delta Project: engages in a broad range of public policy assignments in the Mississippi Delta. Harvard Negotiators HN : engages in various negotiation and dispute resolution projects.
Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project PLAP : represents inmates in Massachusetts state prisons in disciplinary and parole board hearings, provides information and referrals with prison-related problems medical, civil rights and property , and works on impact litigation and prison policy initiatives. Project No One Leaves PNOL : provides information, education and mediation services to help former owners and tenants stay in their homes after foreclosure.
Tenant Advocacy Project TAP : provides representation at administrative hearings at Public Housing Authorities, as well as advice on landlord-tenant issues for tenants who receive subsidies through a housing authority.
Student advocates assist domestic violence victims by helping them draft and file their petitions, advocating for them during court appearances, educating them about their legal rights and remedies, and providing them with safety planning and referrals to community resources, such as shelters and counseling.
Student advocates interview domestic violence victims and help them draft their petitions. This initial advocacy significantly improves the quality of the petitions filed so that they accurately allege the family offenses committed and request the necessary temporary relief sought. Student advocates then accompany petitioners when they appear before family court judges and assist them in requesting appropriate relief from the court, such as exclusion of the batterer from the home or temporary child support.
Student advocates accompany petitioners to court on their adjourn dates and assist them with their cases as they move forward. Unemployment Action Center UAC — The Unemployment Action Center is a nonprofit, student-run corporation providing free representation on a volunteer basis to unemployment insurance claimants. Student advocates represent claimants before Administrative Law Judges and, when necessary, on appeal to the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. Hofstra UAC has been operating since August and provides a unique experience for Hofstra law students.
Student advocates independently argue real cases regarding actual claims and claimants. With a nominal time commitment approximately hours per case , the UAC is an unparalleled opportunity for real-world legal experience. Membership is open to all law students. VITA offers free tax aid to people who cannot afford professional assistance.
The purpose of VITA is to help the community, specifically low to moderate income families and individuals, as well as the elderly, in meeting their tax responsibilities. Our members will be traveling down to New Orleans over Spring Break to provide legal assistance to our neighbors in need on a variety of issues including: FEMA claims, insurance claims, social services benefits, mortgage foreclosures, criminal justice circumstances, housing for displaced residents, voters' rights, immigrant labor, and access to counsel.
Please join us in our fundraising efforts. Law Brigades — Law Brigades is a secular, international volunteer network of students and law professionals who collaborate with local organizations and developing communities to implement legal empowerment, human rights, environmental protection, and business rights strategies for micro-enterprise development.
Beginning in , Howard law students began organizing a trip to New Orleans to lend their hands in the clean-up effort surrounding the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. In the 6 years since the storm, the ASB program has continued to send groups of more than 50 law student volunteers to New Orleans each spring to partner with legal services organizations, such as the New Orleans Public Defender and Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, who are leaders in the fight for social justice. East of the River Youth Court Pro Bono Project : This student run initiative coordinates with a local diversion court to staff Saturday court sessions with volunteer law students.
Law students serve as judges, jury coordinators, and case processors. They also mentor the high school students who serve as volunteer jurors and the defendants. Volunteer law students assist with tax returns as well as financial literacy. DC Employment Justice Center : Law student volunteers assist at the Workers Rights Clinic and help with all areas of employment law, including: unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, family and medical leave act FMLA violations, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, unlawful discrimination and harassment, and wrongful termination.
Kent Justice Foundation KJF - KJF sponsors opportunities for students to get involved in volunteer activities and learn about public interest opportunities. Volunteer events have included charity walks and runs, food and clothing drives, as well as fundraising and volunteer work with various non-profit organizations throughout Chicago. Even if your future plans do not include public service, KJF will allow you to volunteer and make a difference. Speaker events regarding public interest law are also sponsored by KJF. They seek to unite the lawyers, law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers of America in an organization that shall function as an effective political and social force in the service of the people, to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more sacred than property interests.
The NLG student group at Chicago-Kent is active in training students to be legal observers when there are protests or controversial trials taking place in the Chicago area. The Chicago-Kent NLG Chapter is also working on ways to get involved in representing persons after they are detained or arrested by police, but before they are assigned an attorney. The SHWC is designed to serve as a starting point for litigants who must navigate an unfamiliar and complex court system on their own.
The SHWC has three internet enabled computer workstations that provide individuals of all technical skill levels access to user friendly web-based tools and legal resources created by Illinois Legal Aid Online. Illinois Legal Aid Online's resources provide visitors with a better understanding of their legal issue and the court's procedural requirements. In addition, students from Chicago-Kent College of Law are available to help visitors utilize the wealth of online legal information available. Access to Justice Student Editorial Board - is a student-staffed initiative aimed at researching and supporting access to justice projects, including the A2J Author project and other internet related projects.
Student Hurricane Network — Law students from across the country formed the Student Hurricane Network SHN , a national association dedicated to providing assistance to communities affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The legal questions and problems facing the individuals and communities throughout the Gulf Coast region are monumental in scale, and will remain for years to come.
The Chicago-Kent Student Hurricane Network organization was created to support and organize Chicago-Kent students who are interested in providing free assistance to legal agencies involved in hurricane-related projects. The organization works with students at Chicago-Kent to coordinate travel and fund-raising efforts for service trips during winter and spring breaks to the areas affected by the hurricanes.
The organization also helps match students interested in performing remote research with organizations that are seeking assistance. Department of Justice, helps inmates at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute with challenges to their convictions under 28 U. Students may also work, under the supervision of a faculty member, on direct appeals to the U.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In addition to providing a chance for live-client interviewing and pro bono service, the Project offers an opportunity to polish legal research and writing and gain expertise in federal courts and criminal appeals, all especially valuable for those planning to apply for judicial clerkships. Its work has included researching anti-bullying policies for school corporations; guiding transgendered citizens through the process of changing names and gender markers on government identification documents; and helping cultural and service organizations draft articles of incorporation and obtain tax-exempt status.
Through partnerships with local organizations and under the supervision of practicing attorneys, students conduct intake interviews and perform legal research in order to assist in the filing of relevant applications on behalf of noncitizens and their family members. Students may also teach citizenship classes and are encouraged to pursue scholarly research that will have practical relevance to noncitizens. Protective Order Project POP : POP is a student-directed pro bono project that for 25 years has helped victims of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence obtain civil protective orders and related relief.
POP serves IU students, faculty, and staff, as well as any resident of Monroe or surrounding counties. Students represent tenants at the preliminary stages of the process, identifying defenses and other issues, assisting in negotiations with landlords, and referring tenants with more complex cases to lawyers or legal services organizations. EDUCCA -- A student initiated project to bring general legal orientation to citizens, particularly people in poor communities. We also hold several events throughout the school year to build a sense of community within APALSA and the rest of the student body.
Black Law Student Association : The Black Law Student Association is a student run club that includes members from diverse backgrounds; BLSA is dynamic and is dedicated to increasing diversity and communication amongst students and legal professionals.