School of Law Student Bar Association

American Constitution Society for Law & Policy (ACS)

bmworthington@gmail.com
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. ACS is comprised of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, policymakers, activists and other concerned individuals who are working to ensure that the fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice are in their rightful, central place in American law.

Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)

usfapalsa@yahoo.com
www.usfca.edu/apalsa
The Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) at USF Law School is committed to promoting, serving and representing the interests of the Asian Pacific American law student community. APALSA has over a 25 year history of being one of the most active groups at the USF School of Law. We represent the diversity of experiences and cultures present in our membership and collectively address the contemporary legal issues that affect Asian Pacific Americans. We strive to create opportunities to facilitate interactions between students, active practitioners, and the Bay Area Asian Pacific American community. We seek to provide opportunities through education, programs, services, and collaboration with local Asian Bar Associations that meet the specific concerns and the needs of the USF Asian Pacific American law students.

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)

www.atla.org
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) USF student chapter caters to students interested in trial work. The group focuses on exposing members to opportunities for career advancement in trial work and to improve individual trial skills. ATLA is the world’s largest trial bar with close to 60,000 attorney members. ATLA promotes justice and fairness through the protection of the right to trial by jury and strengthens the civil justice system through education and disclosure of information critical to public health and safety. ATLA law student members have access to a number of benefits and programs designed to advance their professional education and growth, including ATLA’s Mentor Program, ATLA’s Student Trial Advocacy Competition, Law Student Education Programs, as well as various scholarships and awards. In addition, ATLA holds two annual conferences in different locations within the United States.

Bio-Law Association

etblumenau@usfca.edu
USF Law students dedicated to exploring issues related to the intersection of biology, biotechnology, law and public policy. The group has regular lunchtime discussions and holds a career panel and educational event every semester.

Black Law Students Association (BLSA)

raynjavan@gmail.com
The Black Law Students Assocation, BLSA, is a nationwide non-profit organization that focuses on addressing the concerns of Black law students and fostering a connection between the members of BLSA and the local community. The purposes of BLSA are multi-faceted. Some include providing Black law students with a forum for expressing their unique needs and concerns; ensuring retention of all Black law students, specifically incoming first years; develop future Black leadership; and to foster a connection between the members of BLSA and the BLSA alumni active in the local legal community.

Business Law Association (BLA)

tjower@gmail.com
www.usfca.edu/org/bla
The USF Business Law Association was founded in an effort to create and capitalize on the synergies between business and law, thus benefiting both the organization's members and USF at large. The BLA is currently comprised of more than 150 Law and Business student focused on a wide variety of goals from bringing in great speakers and panels to expanding cross registration and providing mentorship programs.

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Christian Fellowship Group

jmlindsey@dons.usfca.edu

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Criminal Law Society

donovanMcK@gmail.com

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Environmental Law Society (ELS)

usfels@gmail.com
www.usfels.blogspot.com
The Environmental Law Society (ELS) seeks to enhance the law school experience by fostering and promoting the study and awareness of environmental law issues; to inspire, support, and train the next generation of environmental leaders by providing resources, networking opportunities, and referrals for clinical placements; to encourage environmental advocacy and participation in environmental activities in the legal community and in the community at large.

Equal Justice Society (EJS)

usf_equal_justice_society@yahoo.com
www.ejsusf.org
The USF School of Law chapter of the Equal Justice Society, founded in 2002, advances a positive agenda of progressive legal change in the areas of human and civil rights. Through collaboration with other student groups, EJS presents roundtables, symposia and media/film presentations all with an eye toward educating the law school community about important legal and policital issues.

Federalist Society

www.usfca.edu/org/tfs
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.

The Forum

zdhansen@gmail.com
The Forum is the student newspaper of the University of San Francisco School of Law. The mission of The Forum is to promote dialogue, debate and discussion within the law school community.

Health Law & Policy Organization (HeLPO)

USFHealthLaw@gmail.com
Our goal is to create and enhance awareness of Health Law and Policy at USF, in San Francisco, and in the greater Bay Area legal employment market by promoting community outreach programs, educational events, and networking opportunities. These events will benefit a number of different community groups. USF Students will gain exposure to cutting-edge subjects through HeLPO sponsored seminars, lectures, and discussion sessions. The greater San Francisco community will benefit from community outreach and volunteer programs. In addition, we aim to create awareness regarding career opportunities for law students, as well as market USF as a law school that prepares students for a variety of careers in this field.

Intellectual Property and Cyber Law Association (IPCLA)

ipcla@usfca.edu
ipcla.org
The Intellectual Property and Cyber Law Association (IPCLA) is a student organization providing a forum where likeminded students can come together to discuss and learn about intellectual property, patent and cyberspace law.

Intellectual Property Law Bulletin (IPLB)

acjohns@dons.usfca.edu
The Intellectual Property Law Bulletin is a student-run law journal focusing on current trends in intellectual property law, publishing twice annually. Since its inception in 1996, the Bulletin has grown to become one of the preeminent intellectual property publications in the country. The Bulletin now includes articles from students, professors and practitioners as well as a survey of many of the cutting-edge intellectual property cases in the country.

International Law Society (ILS)

usfils@yahoo.com
The International Law Society at USF is committed to promoting the study and development of international law, as well as exposing USF law students to the various opportunities on the world stage. It seeks to foster discourse within the law school and university communities by engaging professors, practitioners, experts and students in discussions on international law. By highlighting the importance of an international perspective in our lives and careers, the ILS aims to provide key resources to the world's future lawyers.

Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA)

eflush44@yahoo.com
The Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA) of USFis an independent forum for Jewish law students to form friendships and ties with each other, with other student groups, and with the Jewish community of San Francisco. We welcome students of all denominations, political beliefs, and personal views. Each Semester, we organize volunteer events and social opportunities, in addition to presenting panels and speakers that reach out to our peers at USF Law. Our goal is to celebrate and share Jewish culture and values, while educating and informing our community about religious traditions and topical events that relate to Israel and the Jewish world.

Journal of Law and Social Challenges (JLSC)

jlsc_usf@yahoo.com
http://www.usfca.edu/org/jlsc/index.html
The Journal of Law & Social Challenges is a student-run journal that provides legal scholars, practitioners, advocates, and students with a neutral forum for addressing pressing issues of social justice that currently face legislative and judicial scrutiny. Each volume of JLSC is thematic in nature and includes an array of perspectives that explore all the shades of gray in order to provide a more holistic approach to important legal and social dilemmas. Previous volumes have covered topics such as the Role of Profiling in American Society, Affirmative Action, Sex Equality in the Military, and Genetic Engineering and the Human Future. JLSC helps the law school impart a message of public interest and is a valuable tool for effectuating social policies by means of legal analysis.

Korean American Law Student Association (KALSA)

angelakimusflaw@gmail.com
We are a law student organization committed to promoting the growth, education, and awareness of Korean American issues within the legal community. All law students are welcome to join. Our primary goal is to foster a professional relationship between law students and lawyers through KALSA and KABA-NC (Korean American Bar Association of Northern California).

Labor and Employment Law Student Association (LELSA)

lelsa_usf@yahoo.com
www.usfca.edu/org/lelsa
We are a community of law students focused on employees and their legal relationship with their employers. Our organization also focuses on providing resources and development in three core areas: (1) academics; (2) career placement; and (3) community involvement. Our Motto is: "All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence." Martin Luther King, Jr.

La Raza Law Students Association

laraza_usf@yahoo.com
www.usfca.edu/org/laraza
La Raza Law Students Association is a student organization aimed at promoting the Latino/a voice in the USF Law Community. La Raza has been an active student organization at the USF School of Law for over 20 years. During this time, we have promoted the USF School of Law's mission of social justice and social equality through our active involvement in the Bay Area community. Our strong alumni network, social activities, and events for cultural enlightenment have made La Raza one of the most influential groups in the USF community.

Law Students for Choice

usflsfc@yahoo.com
Law Students for Choice 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. By raising awareness, providing a framework for student activism, and linking students to pro-choice leaders and organizations, Law Students for Choice promotes the idea that individuals, not governments, have the right to make decisions about reproductive health.

Maritime Law Journal

usfmlj@yahoo.com
www.usfca.edu/org/mlj
Maritime Law Journal is a student-run, biannual law journal focusing on practical legal issues arising out of navigable waters as well as an annual survey of Ninth Circuit maritime cases.  Journal editors must take an introductory maritime law class at the law school and may participate in the Journal's externship program and the Judge John R. Brown National Admiralty Moot Court Competition.

Moot Court

usfmootcourt@hotmail.com
www.usfca.edu/org/mootcourt/
Moot Court is a student-run organization responsible for the development of USF's intramural oral advocacy program. Each Fall, Moot Court organizes and oversees the Advocate of the Year Competition, a school-wide advocacy competition open to all students who have successfully completed the Spring Moot Court program. Each Spring, Moot Court runs the Spring Moot Court program, a required part of the first-year curriculum in which students are taught appellate brief writing and oral advocacy skills.

National Lawyers Guild (NLG)

nlgusf@yahoo.com
The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our legal and economic systems. We seek to unite lawyers, law students and legal workers in an organization that shall function as 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 rights. Through sponsorship of campus activities relating to this goal, the USF Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild seeks to engage the student body in current NLG projects and issues, as well as promote the benefits of membership in this national bar association.

Night Students Coalition (NSC)

jennifer.baker@gmail.com
The NSC provides night students with networking opportunities, mentorships, career service events, and a voice in our Student Government (with special emphasis on the concerns of part-time students working full time). The NSC serves to ensure that part-time night students receive equivalent educational and extra-curricular pportunities as are available to full-time students.

Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity

phideltaphi.usflaw@gmail.com
www.phideltaphi.com
Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, established in the year 1869 to promote a higher standard of professional ethics, is among the oldest of legal organizations in North America. The Fraternity was established only six months after the Columbus, Ohio Bar Association and nine years before the American Bar Association. It holds a unique position in the history of the North American bench, bar and the law schools. During the past three decades, Phi Delta Phi's reputation as an organization devoted to legal excellence has begun to spread into México and Europe. Stephens Inn at the University of San Francisco, established in 1959, was re-activated in January of 2005 after 6 years of dormancy.

Pride Law Association

usfpridelaw@yahoo.com
www.usfca.edu/org/pridelaw
PrideLaw strives to promote a positive atmosphere for queer USF law students. The objective of the organization is to educate the community at large about the issues and concerns specific to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgendered and queer persons in order to alleviate and eradicate homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, and other affronts to the dignity of individual human beings.