The Student Bar Association is a member of the American Law Student Association, the student affiliate of the American Bar Association.  While all regularly enrolled law students automat­ically become members of the SBA, annual dues are requested.

Contact InformationSBALeader@law.arizona.edu

Nationally, the LSD offers benefits to its members such as the Student Lawyer, ABA Journal, free legal writing and career place­ment booklets, health and life insurance, a direct voice in ABA policy making, and reduced price memberships in any of the 25 sec­tions of the ABA which deal with particular areas of law such as Criminal Justice, Natural Resources, Corporations, Banking, and Business Law.

The chapter has received a certificate of merit from the American Bar Association.  Membership is open to all students in the College of Law.

Contact Information: http://www.abanet.org/

American Civil Liberties UnionA subchapter of the Southern Arizona Civil Liberties Union revitalized itself in the Fall of 1992 after an absence of several years.  The ACLU is an organization dedicated to the en­forcement of the Bill of Rights.  The College subchapter established its own agenda in Fall 1992.

Contact Information:ACLULeader@law.arizona.edu

American Constitution SocietyFormed in Spring 2001, The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy is a national organization of law students, law professors, practicing lawyers and others. Helping to revitalize and transform the legal debate, from law school classrooms to federal courtrooms, the Society seeks to counter the dominant vision of American law today, maintaining a regard for the ways in which the law affects people's lives. It seeks to restore the fundamental principles of respect for human dignity, protection of individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice to their rightful—and traditionally central—place in American law. The American Constitution Society is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization. This student chapter is a community for students, introducing students to faculty, practitioners, former and current government officials, and public interest advocates who share their values. The chapter has become a central meeting place for the exchange of opportunities for bringing positive change to the law. Members are encouraged to express their views and make their voices heard.

Contact Information:ACLS@law.arizona.edu
       

By-laws for the Journal shall be adopted by the Editorial Board, subject to the approval of the faculty.  Any change in approved by-laws of the Journal shall be submitted to the faculty for approval.  By-laws of the Journal shall include the following:  (1) criteria and processes for selection of staff writers; (2) criteria and processes for selection of editors; (3) rules, consistent with College of Law Faculty Rules and By-Laws § 4-402, for the award of academic credit; and (4) rules governing the commitments of staff and editors to the Journal and excluding or limiting any inappropriate outside activities.

Contact InformationAJEIC@law.arizona.edu

Arizona Law ReviewThe Arizona Law Review is a scholarly journal under the con­trol of an editorial board comprised entirely of third-year stu­dents.  Published quarterly, the Law Review contains student notes and comments on legal topics, as well as articles by attorneys, profes­sors, and judges.

Students are selected for the second‑year writing staff during their second semester in law school.  Candidates are selected on the basis of grades and through a “Write‑On” program.  By satisfactorily completing a note of publishable quality and earning four Law Review units, Law Review writers may satisfy the College's Substantial Paper graduation requirement.  No more than three (3) units may be earned in one academic year.  The final decision for award of credit rests with the Faculty Advisor to the Law Review.

By-laws for the Law Review shall be adopted by the Editorial Board, subject to the approval of the faculty.  Any change in approved by-laws of the Law Review shall be submitted to the faculty for approval.  By-laws of the Law Review shall include the following:  (1) criteria and processes for selection of staff writers; (2) criteria and processes for selection of editors; (3) rules, consistent with College of Law Faculty Rules and By-Laws § 4-402, for the award of academic credit; and (4) rules governing the commitments of staff and editors to the Law Review and excluding or limiting any inappropriate outside activities.

Contact InformationLREIC@law.arizona.edu

Asian American Law Students AssociationThe goal of the Asian American Law Students Association (AALSA) is to encourage open discussion and acknowledge the diverse issues affecting Asian Americans.  In order to foster an environment in which all students can participate to address these issues, AALSA invites guest speakers from the Asian American community and acts as a liaison between U of A law students and the community.  Happy hours, dim sum meals, mixers with other law school groups, and frisbee in the park are just a few of the group’s social activities.  AALSA welcomes students of all backgrounds.

Contact InformationAALSALeader@law.arizona.edu

Association for Family and Child AdvocacyThe Association for Family and Child Advocacy (AFCA) was organized in the Fall of 1994. Thanks to the persistent efforts of AFCA members, the law school recognized the growing interest in children’s rights advocacy and founded the U of A College of Law Child Advocacy Clinic.  The Child Advocacy Clinic was dedicated in Spring, 1997 and began operation in the Summer, 1997.

AFCA’s goals are to disseminate information about child advocacy and juvenile law and to foster student support in this field.   AFCA maintains a resource notebook and contact list to assist students interested in pursuing a career in juvenile law, children’s rights advocacy, or who would like to learn more about juvenile law related activities and opportunities.  AFCA welcomes all students who have an interest in child advocacy to come and sit in on a meeting.

Contact Information:AFCALeader@law.arizona.edu

Black Law Students AssociationThe Black Law Students Association (BLSA) is an organiza­tion primarily concerned with the recruitment and retention of African American law students at the University of Arizona.  On the local level, BLSA strives to help young African Americans by act­ing as mentors, to maintain contact with local African American attorneys, to edu­cate fellow students about legal issues facing African Amer­icans in this State and in the Nation, as well as to provide emotional and intellectual support for BLSA members.  On the na­tional level, BLSA provides an opportunity to attend national and regional conferences, to work with African American students in other law schools, to participate in moot court competitions and to participate in the governance of National BLSA.  All law students are welcome to join.

Contact Information:BLSALeader@law.arizona.edu

Christian Legal SocietyThe Christian Legal Society (CLS) is a nondenominational group of Christian law students who meet to share their faith and apply the relevant truth of the Bible to the struggles of law school and the law profession.  Meetings may involve a guest attor­ney practicing in Tucson, service projects or just an informal time to eat lunch.  The national CLS is actively involved in reli­gious freedom issues at the local, state and national levels through the Center for Law and Religious Freedom.  The Center participates regularly in major cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and else­where, generally as “friend of the court.”

Contact InformationCLSLeader@law.arizona.edu

Community Legal Access SocietyThe Community Legal Access Society (CLAS) promotes active student participation in advancing the legal profession's structural goals in professional competency, access to justice, and community partnership.  In 2002, CLAS authored the Community Legal Access BarAlt ("CLABA") proposal -- an innovative, integrated solution to unmet legal needs within the community and the profession.  In brief, CLABA advocates a one-year, post-JD apprenticeship program providing reduced-fee legal counsel and representation to lower middle-income populations while also serving as an alternative method of attorney licensure and bar admission. 

As a potential vehicle for improving the profession and increasing access to justice, CLABA has attracted state and national attention.  CLAS membership affords opportunities for student leadership and recognition, professional development, networking, and skill development as the proposal continues to evolve.  CLAS holds a minimum of two general membership meetings per semester, plus two Board of Directors meetings (committee meetings are held as needed).  Annual dues are $15, payable in September (non-students join as Associate Members).  For more information, access the CLAS/CLABA web site through www.law.arizona.edu/depts/claba. 

Contact Information:CLASLeader@law.arizona.edu

We also offer local volunteer opportunities, a student mentorship program, social events, and outdoor activities including hiking and camping.  

For more information, please visit the ELS website: http://tinyurl.com/yutoek

Contact InformationELSLeader@law.arizona.edu

The Federalist SocietyThe Federalist Society  is a group of conservatives and libertarians founded on the principle that the state exists to preserve freedom, and that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution.  The Federalist Society seeks to both promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through their activities.

Contact Information:FederalistSocietyLeader@law.arizona.edu

International Law SocietyThe primary goal of the International Law Society (Society) is to offer law students an opportunity to explore substantive areas of domestic law as they apply in an inter­national context.  The Society is structured to accommodate various interests including inter­national business law, international humanitarian/public interest law, international environmental law, international criminal law, etc. through its Speaker Program, Career Speaker Pro­gram, Networking Program (includes other students, Society members worldwide, legal professionals from the Pima County Bar Association International Division and other professionals dedicated to pur­suing work in the international forum), Lobbying Program (dedicated to establishing more international law classes),  Foreign Studies Pro­grams, and the Jessup International Moot Court Pro­gram.

The Society is committed to excellence in International Law scholarship and advocacy.

Contact Information:ILSLeader@law.arizona.edu

Jewish Law Students AssociationThe Jewish Law Students Association is a student organization at the University of Arizona and a local chapter of the National Jewish Law Students Association, affiliated with Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, and the University of Arizona Hillel Foundation.  JLSA’s mission is to foster a Jewish identity in legal professionals and students and to promote their active involvement in the Tucson and national Jewish communities.

Contact Information:JLSALeader@law.arizona.edu

Just DemocracyJust Democracy (JD) is a national non-partisan voting rights organization founded and led by law students which directs the unique skills and energies of law students and the resources of law schools towards the protection of voting rights on Election Day.  JD’s goals are to send law student volunteers nationwide to high-risk polling places in their communities on Election Day 2004, and to establish a network of concerned law students throughout the country that will develop voting rights projects on an ongoing basis.  JD’s mission is to empower citizens of all socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnic and racial communities and political persuasions to participate in the democratic process by exercising the right to vote.  To accomplish this, JD formed a chapter, to organize and train law student volunteers to work within the local community to ensure that people who turn out to vote aren't wrongly turned away. Just Democracy is committed to independence and non-partisanship in all its activities.

Contact Information:JustDemocracyLeader@law.arizona.edu

Law Women’s AssociationThe Law Women`s Association (LWA) is an organization devoted to the support and encouragement of women in the professional world.  LWA provides resources to students and others interested in improving the status of women in both academic and professional settings.  By serving as facilitators among students, faculty, local organizations, and the Arizona Women Lawyers Association, LWA supplies a forum for the exchange of ideas, a vehicle for change, and a tight-knit community for support within a larger environment that is not always so receptive to women.  LWA meets twice a month and periodically hosts brown-bag luncheons on legal issues of interest to women.  Topics have included alternative dispute resolution, reproductive rights, and  interview­ing skills.  LWA also organizes a big-sister, big-brother mentoring program and provides scholarships to qualified applicants. 

Contact Information:LWALeader@law.arizona.edu

Latino Law Student Association The Latino Law Student Association (LLSA), originally “La Raza Law Student Association,” was organized in 1993 in an effort to give Latino students more focused support. LLSA strives to provide a supportive educational and professional environment for Latino students at the College of Law. The organization seeks to enhance the law school experience by providing networking, mentoring, clinic, and community service opportunities to its members. LLSA is firmly committed to increasing diversity in the study of law and in the greater legal community. The student association also seeks to raise awareness about legal issues of concern to the Latino community.

Contact Informationuofa.llsaleader@gmail.com

Moot CourtLaw students are introduced to oral and written appellate advocacy in the Moot court programs. Each spring, second‑year students can enroll in the Second-Year Moot Court competition, known as the Samuel M. Fegtly Moot Court Competition. The Second-Year Program is an elective, 2 unit course.  Persuasive Communication (Law 653a) is a prerequisite to Second-Year Moot Court.  Editing assistance and practice oral arguments are ­provided  by the Moot Court Board (third-year students who excelled in the second‑year competition the previous year).  Each student writes a brief and argues before local attorneys, judges, faculty members, and members of the Moot Court Board.  The briefs and preliminary oral rounds are scored, with the  students  scoring highest moving to the semifinals and finals.  The finals are usually judged by a panel consisting of outstanding judges and practitioners.  Past judges in the competition have included judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court, the Arizona Court of Appeals, and the Arizona Superior Court.

Third-year students are allowed to participate in Second-Year Moot Court but are not eligible for honors awarded in the competition.  The finalists in the Fegtly competition are eligible in their third year to be members of the national Moot Court Team and the Moot Court Board.  The national team represents the College of Law in the national competition held each Fall by the New York City Bar Association.  The two- or three-person teams write briefs and argue in the regional competition against teams from other schools, with winners of the regional competition advancing to the finals in New York.  The  members of the Moot Court Board supervise the second‑year competition,  administer the competition, edit briefs, select judges, and judge practice rounds.  Unit credit is available for the national team and Moot Court Board work.

Qualified, selected students may participate in either the National Moot Court Competition or the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition for two units of credit.  However, students may not participate in either competition more than once.  Further, students will not be permitted to participate in both the National Competition and the Jessup Competition.

Contact Information:MootCourtLeader@law.arizona.edu

Contact Information:NLGLeader@law.arizona.edu

Native American Law Student AssociationNALSA is a non-exclusive, national organization dedicated to recruiting qualified Native Americans to the College of Law, retaining Native American students through active cul­tural, academic, and social support, educating the non-Native Americans about the issues facing the Native Americans in the law; and encouraging participation in the Native American community through clinical programs, summer internships, and the Federal Bar Association's Indian Law Conference.

NALSA works closely with the Office of Indian Programs, and the College of Law Administration in addressing the needs of Native American law students.

NALSA encourages participation of non-Native Americans who may have an interest in International Law, Natural Resources Law, or Family Law, as all are components of Indian Law.

Contact Information:NALSALeader@law.arizona.edu

Phi Alpha DeltaThe Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity (PAD) is a national pro­fessional organization for men and women.  The goal of the local chapter is to provide service to the student community.  PAD sponsors various social events and service programs during the aca­demic year; publishes an annual directory of law student addresses and telephone numbers; and sponsors speakers from diverse occupa­tions to address the student body on topics of current interest.  PAD has scholarships available to aid minority students and awards a scholarship annually to a member chosen from the Knox chapter.  While the national organization is initiating a placement service for PAD alumni, the Knox chapter plans to establish a ser­vice to aid its members in finding employment while attending law school.  PAD has also established  a study aids program to assist its members in their academic pursuits.  Membership is open to any student in the College of Law.

Contact Information:PADLeader@law.arizona.edu

Phi Delta PhiPhi Delta Phi (PDP) is the oldest and largest legal fraternity in the world.  More American Presidents, Justices of the Supreme Court, State and Federal Judges, Governors, Senators, Represen­tatives, Cabinet Members, Ambassadors, American and Canadian Bar Association presidents and law school deans have come from the ranks of Phi Delta Phi than from any other legal fraternity.

Chartered in 1929, the local chapter (Pattee Inn) sponsors several types of activities for its members.  Money raised through the year helps the local Inn to focus on community service proj­ects, such as the annual Halloween Party for the local battered women and children center and the annual MDA Walk/America.  Social events for the members include the annual PDP/MLSA Volleyball Picnic and Spring Initiation Dinner.  The Inn also sponsors guest speakers throughout the year.  Membership is open to any law student in good standing.

Contact Information:PhiDeltaPhi@law.arizona.edu

Pride Law AllianceThe Pride Law Alliance works to improve the legal status of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.  Membership is open to all students in the College of Law. 

Pride Law Alliance provides information and referral for persons having legal problems related to LGBT issues.  Pride Law Alliance runs a weekly legal clinic and provides information and referrals for all persons with legal questions relating to LGBT issues.  Pride Law Alliance information is also available to all College of Law students wishing to learn more about the legal issues of LGBT people.  Members often volunteer to assist lawyers who are handling cases of interest.  Pride Law Alliance also provides guest speakers and forums at the College of Law for the benefit and education of the students and faculty.  Persons wishing to obtain information about Pride Law Alliance, or join the organization, may either visit the Pride Law Alliance office located in the student lounge, or attend the regularly scheduled Pride Law Alliance meetings.

Pride Law Alliance is an organization which strives to make its presence at the College of Law unnecessary.  This will happen when all people, including LGBT individuals, are treated justly and with dignity, especially in the legal world.  Pride Law Alliance is not affiliated with any national organization although it does work closely with such organizations as Lambda Legal Defense, the National Gay Task Force, the Lesbian Task Force, and Southern Arizona Legal Services. 

Contact Information:PrideLawLeaders@law.arizona.edu

Public Interest Law OrganizationThe Public Interest Law Organization (PILO) is an organization dedicated to influencing prospective lawyers to practice in the field of public interest law.  Its main goals include aiding in the placement of individuals interested in public interest law and creating a loan forgiveness program for those students who take public interest opportunities or a public inter­est law career.  PILO also handles an entirely student-funded fel­lowship that sponsors student summer clerkships with the public interest law organization.

Contact Information:PILOLeader@law.arizona.edu

Student Animal Legal Defense FundStudent Animal Legal Defense Fund is a national coalition of student groups at law schools across the country under the auspices of Animal Legal Defense Fund ( www.aldf.org ), which works to raise the legal status and judicial protection of animals.  The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Chapter’s primary goal is to inform the law school community and beyond of animal welfare issues and the growing importance of this emerging field of law.  In addition, the Chapter hopes to inspire students to consider incorporating animal law into their career plans and, lastly, serve as lifetime advocates for the humane treatment of the sentient but voiceless creatures with whom we share this world.

Contact Information:SALDFLeader@law.arizona.edu

Volunteer LawyersIn order to bring hope and justice to those who are less fortunate, the Volunteer Lawyers Program matches attorneys who wish to do pro bono work with low- income clients in need of civil legal assistance. Every year, the 1,100 attorneys and law students who volunteer through the VLP give the generous gift of time, service, and expertise to thousands of Arizonans who would not otherwise have access to justice.

Contact Information:VLPLeader@law.arizona.edu
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