Student Organizations
* Websites linked below are maintained by individual organizations.
Through its programs, the American Constitution Society shapes debates on key legal and public policy issues including access to courts, voting, equality, immigration, workers’ rights, and also nurtures the next generation of progressive lawyers, judges, policy experts, legislators, and academics by providing opportunities for networking, mentoring, and organizing around matters of both local and national significance.
The Black Law Student Association (BLSA) addresses not only legal issues of general concern but also legal issues of particular concern to the minority community.
The Board of Advocates is the Law Center’s student honor organization dedicated to the promotion and development of oral and written persuasive advocacy skills. The Law Center’s Advocacy Programs are administered in large part by the Board.
The Cannabis Law Society (LCSL) is a student led organization that aims to advance legal knowledge regarding cannabis in Louisiana by advocating for its constituents, collaborating with various legal entities to disseminate facts, and affecting change through legislation. LCLS provides a forum for all students to further their interest in legal development of cannabis as well as legal issues relevant to the cannabis industry. Their goal is to foster the academic, social, and professional growth of its members by sponsoring scholarly legal activities, social events, and community service.
The Christian Legal Society is an organization that endeavors to provide a forum whereby all students can discuss legal issues and faith from a biblical perspective, fellowship with other believers, and participate in compassionate service.
The Civilian Student Society is an organization of students dedicated to preservation of Louisiana’s civil law tradition. The Society holds meetings and sponsors lectures dealing with topics in the civil law. It also interacts with other organizations that study and foster development of the civil law.
Cornerstones is a student organization focused on helping students manage stress of law school and practice building a work-life balance for their future legal careers
The Entertainment and Media Law Society works to promote information to students interested in a career in entertainment and media law, as well as provide networking opportunities with lawyers associated with the field.
The Environmental Law Society exists to promote environmental awareness and to allow students to participate in projects that will enable them to learn more about environmental law.
The Federalist Society attempts to create a sense of community and promote the exchange of ideas among conservatives through scholarly debate and discussion.
The Hispanic Law Student Association strives to promote professional development and networking opportunities to LSU Law students, and to encourage the participation of Hispanic law students in the legal community.
The Immigration Law Association is a student run organization dedicated to educating the student body about issues in modern immigration law. The Immigration Law Association offers opportunities for students to engage in pro bono and volunteer activities in areas relating to immigration law and assists students in networking with immigration attorneys. All students interested in immigration law are encouraged to participate in ILA activities.
The International Law Society attempts to promote the study and publication of materials on any topic in international law. This group is the central location for the disbursement and updating of international L.L.M. and summer school programs and internships abroad. The ILS also coordinates the Jessup Moot Court team.
The Journal of Civil Law Studies is a peer-reviewed, online and open-access periodical, published by the Center of Civil Law Studies. The JCLS promotes a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to the civil law in Louisiana and in the world. Student graduate editors, in collaboration with staff editors, edit the JCLS. Graduate editors are also invited to become content contributors by submitting essays, or by writing case notes for the “Civil Law in Louisiana” feature of the JCLS. All applications from 2L and 3L students are welcome, but the JCLS selection process for graduate editors is competitive.
The Journal of Energy Law and Resources is a student-edited academic journal focusing broadly on energy and its relationship to other areas of law. The JELR was created to promote the study of energy law and the effects of technological innovation on a local, national and international level. Student editors are selected annually by considering participation in an annual write-on competition and academic performance, and all students interested in energy law are encouraged to participate in the competition.
The Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (LACDL) at LSU is dedicated to promoting a fair, accurate, and humane criminal justice system through education, advocacy, and the development of effective and professional defense lawyers.
The Louisiana Business and Law Society is a student-run organization dedicated to the interaction between law and business. The organization aims to educate its members about careers related to business and corporate law.
The Louisiana Law Review was established to encourage legal scholarship in the student body, act as an incentive to and provide a method of training in individual research, contribute to the development of the law by scholarly criticism and analysis, foster the study of civil and comparative law, and serve the bar of the state by comments on and discussion of current cases and legal problems. It is edited by a board of student editors, with faculty cooperation. The Law Review selects student editors by considering first-year academic performance and participation in an annual writing competition.
OUTlaw’s mission is to create a climate at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center in which it is safe and comfortable to be openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or an ally (“LGBT”). OUTlaw seeks to create an atmosphere of acceptance and comfort, instill justice, and combat discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The organization exists to provide support and a sense of community while simultaneously engaging in political activism and advocacy. Follow them on instagram @lsuoutlaw.
Phi Alpha Delta is an international legal fraternity that fosters legal education and the profession, not only in law schools, but also in undergraduate universities, high schools and even in elementary schools. P.A.D. pursues a plan to promote and enhance the image of the law student and the legal profession in the general community.
The Public Interest Law Society (PILS) helps LSU law students advance the public interest through one-time projects, semester-long efforts, and public interest careers. PILS works to increase the number of public interest opportunities available to LSU law students in the Baton Rouge community and nationwide by administering a fellowship fund for summer public interest internships and organizing projects to help the local community during the school year.
The LSU Law Journal for Social Justice and Policy (LJSJP) is a student-edited, academic journal based out of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The mission of our Journal is to reach current and future members of the legal profession with fresh perspectives on controversial issues relating to social justice and policy and address a gap in the types of matters explored in the context of academic legal writing here at LSU Law. SJPJS hopes to provide students with an additional forum to express their views concerning this subject and develop their legal writing skills through journal membership.
The Student Bar Association comprises all students in the Law Center. The association promotes and coordinates student activities within the Law Center and serves as an instructional medium for postgraduate bar association activities.
The LSU Law Tax Club is a nonpartisan student organization dedicated to assisting interested students in the exploration of tax policy and procedure issues, facilitating LL.M. admissions for our LSU tax students, and providing pro bono tax assistance for the University’s international community through our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA).
Student Veterans Association is a coalition of student veterans working to create a “community within” the LSU Law community. The unique veteran culture creates numerous opportunities for students to engage with like-minded individuals, educate and advocate for themselves and others on a local, state, and national level on veteran legal issues. The Veteran Advocacy Club is open to veterans and non-veterans alike and requires no dues. The group is united with veterans on college campuses across the United States and overseas coordination of campus activities, provides pre-professional networking, and generally provides a touchstone for student veterans in higher education. The association is focused on providing military veterans with the resources, support, and advocacy needed to succeed in higher education.
The Women’s Law Student Association (WLSA) serves the school and community in recognizing the role of women in the law profession as well as assisting future female attorneys in Louisiana and elsewhere.
