Cornell Law School Student Organizations Directory
Cornell Law School boasts over 50 student organizations! Follow the links in the directory below to learn more about each organization.
Cornell Law School boasts over 50 student organizations! Follow the links in the directory below to learn more about each organization.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Society
The purpose of this organization is to expose the Cornell community to the benefits, skills, and techniques of various alternatives to litigation for resolving disputes, and to support and promote the use of such techniques within the law school, the legal community, and the community at large.
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy is a progressive legal organization that promotes the U.S. Constitutional values of "individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law."
Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
This organization shall adhere to the philosophy that diversity will always enlarge our understanding of the different values that need to be understood as we enter the global economy; that unity should be embraced so that we may assist the less fortunate members of our Asian community; and that leadership will take on many forms, and ultimately is a very individualistic decision based on no arbitrary set definition.
Black Law Students Association
The Black Law Students Association is a professional, nationally-affiliated organization of Black law students dedicated to improving opportunities in legal education. The Cornell chapter actively involves itself in a wide variety of professional, academic, political, cultural, social, and educational activities. BLSA also sponsors various social activities with other law school and non-law school organizations.
Briggs Society of International Law
The Briggs Society of International Law (Briggs) exists to further students' and society's understanding of international law and contemporary, international legal issues. Briggs hosts guest speakers, coordinates international moot court competitions, and introduces students to possible careers concerning international law.
The Business Law Society is designed to facilitate the growth of a community of law students interested in the intersection of business and law.
California Law Students Association
CALSA is a Cornell law student organization that provides support to students from California and those that want to work or establish a connection in California. CALSA uses existing ties to California through alumni and other connections to provide substantive information regarding internships, fellowships, clerkships, Summer Associate positions, and the California state bar exam. CALSA is open to all individuals seeking a connection to California. Our purpose is to provide the necessary resources and framework to assist CALSA members achieve the necessary means to succeed in the legal profession.
The Christian Legal Society (CLS) is a national Christian fellowship organization committed to acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God (Micah 6:8). CLS inspires, encourages, and equips Christian lawyers and law students, both individually and in community, to proclaim, love and serve Jesus Christ through the study and practice of law, the provision of legal assistance to the poor and needy, and the defense of inalienable rights to life and religious freedom. The Cornell Law student chapter provides fellowship and mentorship opportunities to the Cornell law community.
Cornell Association of Law & Economics
Promote the study of law and economics; hold various speaker events and social programs open to the Cornell community.
Cornell Cannabis Law Society
The mission of the Cornell Cannabis Law Society shall be to create and foster a community of future lawyers who are curious and passionate about the legal issues surrounding Cannabis Law. Cannabis Law refers to the body of law that governs cannabis-related activities such as, but are not limited to, selling, purchasing, supplying, licensing, decriminalization, and legalization of cannabis and cannabis-derived products.
Cornell International Law Journal
Founded in 1967, the Cornell International Law Journal (ILJ) is one of the oldest and most prominent international law journals in the United States. Four times a year, the Journal publishes scholarship that reflects the sweeping changes that are taking place in public and private international law. Each issue features articles by legal scholars, practitioners, and participants in international politics, as well as student-written notes.
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
JLPP's mission is to edit and publish scholarly articles and notes in the fields of law and public policy.
Cornell Law Review
The Cornell Law Review publishes seven print issues of legal scholarship, as well as multiple online issues, each year. The purpose of the Law Review is to advance legal scholarship and provide student editors with an opportunity to hone their legal writing skills, critically engage with legal scholarship, and take part in organizing and running a complex organization.
Cornell Law Students Association
CLSA promotes the general welfare of Cornell Law School Students. CLSA organizes social events to which all Cornell Law School students are invited. CLSA also provides funding to other Cornell Law School student groups.
Cornell Law Students Corporate Connect
It is our hope that, even in a minuscule fashion, our experiences will be a beacon of light on the path of those who come after us.
Cornell Law Veterans Association
Cornell Law Veterans Association (CLVA) is an organization for law students with (1) current or prior military service (including for the US or for other countries), (2) family members and/or friends with current or prior military service, (3) an interest in law related to military affairs, veterans affairs, and international law, and/or (4) an interest in a career as a JAG officer, Dept. of Veterans Affairs attorney, or other veteran-related law practice.
Cornell Law Squash Association
To promote wellness and camaraderie in the Law School community through use of Myron Taylor Hall's athletic facilities.
Cuban American Bar Association
Cornell CABA's mission is to promote equality of our members; increase diversity in the judiciary and legal community; serve the public interest by increasing awareness to the study of jurisprudence; foster respect for the law; preserve high standards of integrity, honor, and professional courtesy among our peers; provide equal access to and adequate representation of all minorities before the courts; facilitate the administration of justice; build close relationships among our members; and support the indigent community through effective pro bono service projects in the community.
Data, Privacy, and Cyber Law Society
The purpose of this organization is to promote education and career development for law students interested in cybersecurity and data privacy law. The organization seeks to expose students to the plethora of legal issues that arise in enterprise and institutional applications of data usage, cyber law, and technology.
Environmental Law Society
ELS promotes interest in and awareness of environmental law at Cornell University.
The Federalist Society 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.
First Generation Student Association
The mission of the organization is to promote advocacy, community, empowerment, and identity exploration for all law students who identify with the first-generation and/or low-income student experience and supporters of these students.
If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice
The realization of reproductive justice: when all people can exercise the rights and access the resources they need to thrive and to decide whether, when, and how to have and parent children with dignity, free from discrimination, coercion, or violence.
Intellectual Property and Technology Students Association
IPTSA's purpose is to provide the law school community with outlets, both academic and social, to pursue interests in Intellectual Property, including Patent Law, Copyright Law, Trademark Law, and Technology Transfer Law, via specific events.
International Arbitration Society
Cornell International Arbitration Society shall provide a forum for the scholarly analysis and discussion of international commercial and investment arbitration, their legal problems and developments.
International Law Students Association
The organization aims to promote community, empowerment, and advocacy for all international students at Cornell Law School. In particular, ILSA aims to address the needs of incoming international law students who are new to the United States. ILSA harnesses the power of alumni and peer mentoring to build knowledge and skills that help new international law students navigate the profession of law.
The purpose of the Society shall be to promote Cornell's JD-MBA Program, foster communication among its members, plan social gatherings, and strengthen ties between JD-MBA students and alumni.
Jewish Law Students Association
The purpose of the Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA) is to maintain a Jewish presence at the school and represent all segments of the Jewish community. JLSA provides social, cultural, and religious activities for the entire community. In addition, JLSA seeks to augment awareness of legal and political issues of concern to Jews, as well awareness of the Jewish experience in the legal world. JLSA is affiliated with the National Law Student Network.
The purpose of the Korea Law and Culture Society and Culture Society (KLCS) shall be to provide the resources, mentorship, and necessary help for all students who desire to practice law in Korea or more generally foster their connections to Korea both cultural and professional.
Latino American Law Students Association
The purpose of LALSA is to utilize the collective resources of the members to: (1) Articulate and promote the academic and professional needs and goals of Latino law students; (2) Foster and encourage professional competence; (3) Focus on the relationship of the Latino law student and attorney to the American legal structure; (4) Instill in the Latino law student and attorney a greater awareness of and commitment to the needs of the Latino community; (5) Influence the legal community to bring about meaningful change to meet the needs of the Latino community; (6) Preserve and promote awareness of Latino culture and unity among Latino groups; and (7) Do all things necessary and appropriate to accomplish these purposes.
Law and Political Economy Collective
To advance the practice and study of Law and Political Economy among law students.
Our mission is to attend basketball tournaments with other law schools to maintain law student wellness and increase collaboration among neighboring law schools.
Lawyers Without Borders at Cornell Law School ("LWOB-CLS") is a student group at Cornell Law School. Our mission is to advance global Rule of Law, build capacity and integrity in the world's justice sectors and support transitions and development. In so doing, we will engage with lawyers and judges dedicated to pro bono service and work on initiatives that directly or indirectly serve the underserved, protect the disadvantaged and promote human rights. Our objective is to develop programs that improve access to justice guided by a mandate of neutrality and independence.
The LII Supreme Court Bulletin is a student-run publication associated with Cornell's Legal Information Institute. LII Supreme Court Bulletin provides student-written previews of every upcoming United States Supreme Court case to over 14,000 e-mail subscribers and millions of visitors to the LII website. While many of these readers are lawyers and judges, many are reporters, police officers, and other educated non-lawyers. The previews contain far more than a mere recitation of the facts and the procedural posture below. Each case preview provides a thoughtful and neutral analysis of the legal arguments on either side and identifies the underlying issues that make each case important to the public. Our readers get a sense of not just what the Supreme Court is doing, but also why.
The purpose of the LLM Association is to represent the LLM student body at Cornell University Law School. The LLMA holds scholarly and social student events.
Middle Eastern & North African Students Association
(New to Cornell Law School this year! More information coming soon!)
To provide high quality instruction to Cornell Law students for the purposes of engaging in oral advocacy in a simulated trial.
The Moot Court Board is a professional organization dedicated to improving law students' appellate advocacy skills, both in brief writing and oral argument. The Board arranges multiple competitions featuring prestigious panels of final-round judges, typically federal appellate and trial court judges.
Muslim Law Students Association
Our mission is to spread awareness of events in the Muslim world and to help foster a community of inclusiveness.
The NLG is dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. NLG aims to bring together all those who recognize the importance of safeguarding and extending the rights of workers, women, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities and people of color, upon whom the welfare of the entire nation depends; who seek actively to eliminate racism; who work to maintain and protect our civil rights and liberties in the face of persistent attacks upon them; and who look upon the law as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression.
National Security Law and Policy Society
The National Security Law Society (NSLS) facilitates and encourages discussion around important matters of national security law and policy at Cornell Law School through substantive academic events.
Native American Law Students Association
The purpose of the Cornell Law School NALSA shall be to: articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of Native Law Students and their allies; foster and encourage professional competence; focus upon the relationship of the Native American Law Student, the Native American Attorney and their allies to the American legal structure; instill in every attorney and Law Student a greater awareness and commitment to the needs of the Native American community; influence the legal community to bring about meaningful change to meet the needs of the Native American community; adopt and implement a policy of economic independence; encourage law students to pursue careers in the judiciary; and do all things necessary and appropriate to accomplish these purposes. However, this organization will not limit itself to this sole objective. We reserve the right to become involved in other objectives.
The purpose of OutLaw is to provide programming on LGBTQIA+ legal issues and advocacy and to serve as a welcoming community for LGBTQIA+ law students.
Cornell Law School's Public Interest Law Union offers opportunities for students interested in a public interest legal career to explore the diversity of career options available to them. The group hosts public interest speaker events, provides volunteer service opportunities for members of the law school, and helps raise funds for grants for law students working in a Public Interest job in the summer.
Soccer Club
The purpose of the Cornell Law School NALSA shall be to: articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of Native Law Students and their allies; foster and encourage professional competence; focus upon the relationship of the Native American Law Student, the Native American Attorney and their allies to the American legal structure; instill in every attorney and Law Student a greater awareness and commitment to the needs of the Native American community; influence the legal community to bring about meaningful change to meet the needs of the Native American community; adopt and implement a policy of economic independence; encourage law students to pursue careers in the judiciary; and do all things necessary and appropriate to accomplish these purposes. However, this organization will not limit itself to this sole objective. We reserve the right to become involved in other objectives.
Our mission is to organize soccer games that maintain law student wellness after class.
Society of Wine and Jurisprudence
To educate members and the broader community about relevant (primarily legal) issues that impact the production, distribution, and consumption of wine. In keeping with that goal and our broader mission, we also seek to engage our members in professional development and etiquette.
South Asian Law Students Association
The South Asian Law Students Association promotes education and leadership among South Asian law students and expands students' understanding and appreciation of South Asian political, legal and social issues. SALSA hopes to provide a space for law students interested in the South Asian experience to gather, create support networks, and form a community.
Our mission is to organize softball games that maintain law student wellness after class.
Sports and Entertainment Law Society
SELS is the go-to student organization for all matters concerning sports and entertainment law. We look to bring in guest speakers, engage in competitions, and generally network with those in the sports and entertainment law fields. Sports and entertainment law spans arbitration, labor law, contracts, copyright application and infringement, and much more.
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
The mission of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) is to raise awareness of the intersection of law and animal welfare issues through several organized events throughout the year. SALDF also engages students in animal law through hands-on projects and promotes animal interests through non-legal advocacy events, such as a vegan food day, and volunteer initiatives.
Promote the study of tax law.
To promote awareness and knowledge of legal issues in the video game/interactive entertainment industry and provide resources to those wishing to enter the industry. We will do this by notifying members of competitions, scholarships, and job opportunities in the field. We will also invite speakers to lecture on key issues in the field.
Women of Color Collective's (WOCC) purpose is to provide a supportive space for African-American, African, Afro-Caribbean, Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern, Hispanic/Latina, Native American, Bi-racial, Multi-racial and other women students of color at Cornell Law School. Through cultural, social, professional, educational and community service programs, WOCC will advance the needs of women and students of color and enrich the educational and mentorship experience of women of color at Cornell Law School. In addition, WOCC's purpose is to address the unique challenges currently faced by women of color in the legal profession and enhance the knowledge of the wider Cornell Law School and Cornell University community of those challenges and ways in which we can redress those challenges.
The Women's Law Coalition promotes women in the law through mentorship programs, speakers, networking events, and professional panels.