Student Bar Association
The Student Bar Association (SBA) was established at the Southern New England School of Law on October 6, 1990, and now serves as the official student association of the University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth. Under the SBA Constitution, the organization is made up of student representatives from each class and is governed by an executive board consisting of a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.
The SBA supports and encourages academic excellence and professional growth among students, works to insure the rights of students to acquire a quality legal education in a just and reasonable manner and interacts on behalf of the students with other constituencies at the law school. The SBA sponsors academic, professional and social activities. Guest speakers are brought to the law school to discuss legal, political and social issues. The SBA sponsors a number of dinner-dances throughout the year. Every student is required to pay dues to be considered a member in good standing.
Law Review
The UMass Law Review publishes two issues annually; an annual symposium issue on a topic chosen by the Editorial Board as well as a general topic issue. Membership on the law review is by invitation only. Students are selected on the basis of their academic record or their performance in a writing competition. The law review also hosts an annual Sympsoisum Conference.
Moot Court
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Delta Theta Phi
A Student Senate of the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, International, one of the three leading professional law fraternities in the world, was established at the Southern New England School of Law in the spring of 1993. Membership in Delta Theta Phi is open to all students enrolled at the law school. The principal objective of Delta Theta Phi is “to unite fraternally congenial students of the law, to lead them and their fellow students to high scholarship and legal learning, … to promote justice, … and to advance the interests of every college of law with which this Fraternity shall be associated.” Membership in the fraternity provides students with an opportunity for contact with students at other law schools as well as with alumni members in the legal profession throughout the country.
International Law Society
The International Law Society is a chapter of the International Law Students Association. The goal of our organization is to promote the study and understanding of international law and its implication for future lawyers. We participate in various activities, such as conferences, academic lectures, internship panels, and the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
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Legal Association of WomenThe Legal Association of Women (LAW) is the University of Massachusetts School of Law’s first organization formed to focus on women in the legal profession. The purpose of LAW is to foster equality within the UMass Law community as well as the community at large through political activism, education, and the sponsorship of events that serve to promote diversity and gender equality. We continue to bring speakers to the law school to discuss timely issues concerning women in the law and also participate in community events like the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk each fall. We encourage all students and alumni, including both female and male students from the day and evening programs and all alumni of SNESL/UMass Law to attend our meetings and to join our organization. For additional information, contact Echo Karras or Amanda Shuman or visit our Facebook page. |
Black Law Students Association
The Black Law Students Association is an organization designed to meet the needs of all students who are attending UMass School of Law, so they can fulfill their potential as leaders in the community and legal profession. BLSA is an organization available to all students at UMass School of Law and embraces all ethnicities and descents. You do not have to be black or a minority to be a part of BLSA. Our goal and purpose is based on cultural and social awareness as well as assisting and producing successful productive lawyers and professionals and facilitating the creation of extra opportunity for the minority and African-American groups. This is an organization that can assist law students in their career goals, including increased networking in the legal profession, internship opportunities as well as introductions to multiple job fairs and legal forums. Our mission also includes outreach to the community by creating and assisting in community-based programs. Students of BLSA promote unity within our law school as well as with Black Law Student Associations at other Law Schools. A membership with BLSA can provide students with a valuable experience that can assist them in the legal profession today and in the future.
Email the Black Law Students Association to request further information.
Mock Trial Team
The objective of the UMass Law Mock Trial Team is to educate student members on courtroom litigation and help them develop the skills necessary to effectively bring an action to a trial by jury. We achieve our objective through weekly meetings where we learn about case theory, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and courtroom procedure.
Our competition team travels to Regional and National Mock Trial Competitions across the country where we represent UMass Law against other law schools. Mock trial is a great way to develop confident public speaking skills and foster trial advocacy technique.
Contact the mock trial team for more information.
