Each year, eleven elected Student Representatives participate in faculty meetings. Student Representatives do not vote, but they serve on faculty committees and play a role in the faculty's deliberations.
Student Organizations
The list of student organizations changes every year, based on the activities and interests of current students. The Law School provides a budget (including an events budget and a conference attendance budget), shared office space, and administrative resources to approved student organizations.
When you visit the websites of any Law School student organizations, you will be leaving the Yale Law School website. The information contained on the pages you visit is not maintained by Yale Law School and may not represent official statements or views of Yale Law School. These webpages will open up in new windows.
To contact a Law School Student Organization, please contact Maura Sichol-Sprague, Student Life Coordinator, at maura.sichol-sprague@yale.edu.
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy aims to revitalize and transform the legal debate by restoring the fundamental principles of respect for human dignity, protection of individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice, to a central place in American law.
Animal Legal Defense Fund works to reduce animal suffering by fostering a community of concerned students, advocating for anti-cruelty legislation, providing resources on animal law, and reaching out to the wider law school community.
The Association of Law Students with Significant Others (ALSSO) works to create a more rewarding law school experience for students with partners and families and to include those partners and families in the law school community.
Barristers' Union (see Thomas Swan Barristers' Union)
The Black Law Students’ Association promotes and protects the interests of students of African descent enrolled at Yale Law School.
The Capital Assistance Project provides people on death row, and the lawyers who represent them, with substantive legal support.
The Catholic Students' Association exists to promote vigorous discussion of and growth in the Catholic faith at Yale Law School. The association meets regularly and sponsors social events, social justice projects, academic speakers, and devotional practices. The association also connects with other Catholic communities at Yale, including St.Thomas More chaplaincy and other Catholic student groups.
College Acceptance creates mentorships between Yale students and New Haven Public School juniors and seniors to help motivate them and prepare them for the college application process.
The Court Jesters is a theater troupe drawn from the Law School's student body, faculty, and administration. In the 2008-09 academic year, the Court Jesters will present the play A Man for All Seasons. Preparation begins in October, and culminates with the final performance, offered in the Law School Courtyard, in April.
The Green Haven Prison Project brings law students and inmates together for a seminar on legal and political issues concerning prisons.
Habeas Chorus is Yale Law School’s co-ed a cappella singing group.
The Initiative for Public Interest Law at Yale, Inc. is a student-run 501(c)(3) corporation that provides grants to innovative public interest law projects. Students host fundraising activities and serve on the Initiative’s board of directors.
The Latino Law Students’ Association promotes the academic, career, and political interests of Latina/o students at the Law School.
The J. Reuben Clark Law Society serves members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and others interested in participating in our discussions and activities.
The Lowenstein Human Rights Project matches small teams of students with human rights organizations, other public interest NGOs, and governments to work on specific research, writing, and advocacy projects concerning human rights issues. The Lowenstein Project regularly works with leading U.S.-based human rights organizations as well as smaller organizations headquartered in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
The Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals is a competition in which each participant writes an extensive appellate brief and presents an appellate oral argument on a case scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court.
The Muslim Law Students’ Association serves as a vehicle for gathering Muslims and others interested in learning about Islamic legal issues, and issues of concern to Muslims and other minorities.
As the nation's oldest progressive legal association, The National Lawyers Guild is dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. The Yale chapter of the NLG provides an opportunity for students interested in the connections between law and organizing to get involved in grassroots campaignes, to become trained in legal observing, and to help create a vision and community for radical lawyering at the law school.
The Native American Law Students’ Association is interested in advancing and/or advocating for legal issues, cultural issues, and subject matter affecting Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and American Indian Nations.
New Haven Cares operates a program of redeemable vouchers that can be used by those in need to purchase basic necessities.
OutLaws is an organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members of the Law School community.
The OWLS, or Old Souls, is the organization for Yale Law School's "old" folks (self-defined of course), a.k.a. the YLS "OWLS" (Older Wiser Law Students). The organization is social in nature and meant to be a nice outlet for older than average law students, and the people who love them or feel older than average "in spirit" to come together over a meal or a fun event.
The Pacific Islander, Asian, and Native American Law Students’ Association is a coalition that seeks to promote community among its members and to create a more diverse educational environment.
The Pro Bono Network is a student organization at Yale Law School that matches all types of public interest organizations in need of pro bono assistance with Yale law students who want to work on important issues and build legal experience. If you would like to learn more about PBN, please contact Jennifer Bennett, Student Director, at jennifer.bennett@yale.edu
Project for Law and Education at Yale provides a forum for the discussion of law and education issues.
The Rebellious Lawyering Conference is an annual, student-run conference that brings together practitioners, law students, and community activists to discuss progressive approaches to law and social change.
Six Angry Men is an a cappella singing group comprised of six male law students.
The South Asian Law Students’ Association is an organization dedicated to celebrating, promoting, and sharing the culture and diversity of the countries of South Asia.
The Street Law program places law students in New Haven public schools to teach courses on legal topics, including constitutional and criminal law.
The Thomas Swan Barristers’ Union organizes an annual mock trial competition with a civil or criminal case.
The Temporary Restraining Order Project provides students with the opportunity to assist domestic violence survivors with the process of seeking legal protection from abuse.
Universities Allied for Essential Medicine is a collaboration of students from law, medicine, and other disciplines who work to improve access to medicines in resource-limited countries. This multidisciplinary project involves fields including intellectual property law, health law, and international human rights law.
Women and Youth in Support of Each Other is a mentorship program that works with girls in New Haven middle schools and high schools.
The WOCC is a community within the Yale Law School that provides a place for women of color to get to know each other and to discuss the special issues that face women of color in legal professions. Their activities include monthly dinners hosted at members' homes, visits from prominent women of color in the legal world, and panel discussions.
The Yale Entertainment and Sports Law Association is an organization for law students interested in pursuing careers in sports or entertainment law.
The Yale Environmental Law Association sponsors activities to advance thought, dialogue, and action on issues of environmental law and policy.
The Yale Federalist Society is a group of conservative and libertarian law students dedicated to fostering discussion and debate of issues of law and public policy.
The Yale Forum on International Law brings leading international practitioners and policy makers to speak at the Law School.
The Yale Graduate Law Students’ Association organizes lectures, discussions, and social events.
YIPPIE! (Yale Incentive Program for Public Interest Employment) encourages student participation in summer public interest work by raising funds to supplement SPIF.
The Yale Jewish Law Students’ Association hosts Shabbat and holiday meals, arranges discussions on topics of Jewish and legal interest, and sponsors action in the public interest.
The Yale Law & Business Society is an organization dedicated to promoting the interaction between law, policy, and business.
The Yale Law and Technology Society provides a forum for the discussion of law and technology.
The Yale Law Christian Fellowship is a student-led, nondenominational organization formed to encourage spiritual growth in the Law School community.
The Yale Law Democrats connect students with progressive campaigns, politicians, and policy projects.
The Yale Law International Association serves as a social bridge between J.D. and LL.M. students, especially international students.
The Yale Law Republicans promote conservative values, explore and discuss Republican Party philosophies, and conduct political outreach.
The annual Yale Law Revue is a collection of satirical songs, skits, and vignettes, written, staged, and performed by law students.
Yale Law School Workers’ Rights Project advocates for workers’ rights in the United States and globally.
Yale Law Students for Reproductive Justice is committed to educating, organizing and supporting pro-choice law students.
Yale Law Students for Life is a nonpartisan, secular organization dedicated to promoting the dignity of human life at every stage.
The Yale Law Veterans Association is a non-partisan group seeking to promote discussion on military and national security related issues that impact the Yale community.
Yale Law Women provides a forum for discussion of issues and concerns that women share with regard to teaching, classroom atmosphere, curriculum, and the outside legal community.
The Yale Project for Civil Rights draws attention to the legal practitioners who craft litigation strategies to overcome discrimination through the courts.