The University of Miami School of Law’s annual Student Organization Fair brought The Bass Bricks to life with the sound of student engagement on August 30-31 as students strolled through the central courtyard to meet with representatives from the 55+ active on-campus student groups.
Some new organizations - Regulated Industries Law Society and Veterans Law Students Society and revived ones - If/When/How (Students for Reproductive Rights) and Caribbean Law Students Association - joined the very large fold. The two-day event offered a quick and convenient way for students to learn more about getting involved on campus and in the legal community.
The Law School’s student organizations run the spectrum of groups focused on different philosophies, affinities, and practice areas to cater to the law school’s equally diverse student body. Organizations offer students the opportunity to explore and develop their legal interests as well as provide a venue to further connect with their fellow students and seek mentors to guide them through law school.
The Student Organization fair is hosted by the Inter-Club Council (ICC) at the beginning of each school year.
“The annual student organization fair is an incredibly important part of student engagement and community building at Miami Law,” said Janet Stearns, Dean of Students. “We were delighted to have such a huge diversity of organizations and so many students from every class take part in the fair.”
Organizations and journals participating in the fair included:
Alliance Against Human Trafficking
American Civil Liberties Union UM (ACLU-UM)
American Bar Association - Law Student Division
American Constitution Society
Asian Pacific Law Students Association (APALSA)
Black Law Students Association
Brazilian Law Students Association
Business Law Society
Cardozo Jewish Legal Society
Caribbean Law Students Association
Charles C. Papy, Jr., Moot Court Board
Child Advocacy Family Law Society (CAFLS)
Christian Legal Society
Criminal Law Society
Cuban-American Bar Association Law Student Division (CABA)
Dean's Cup
Disability Law Students Association
Entertainment & Sports Law Society
Environmental Law Society
Federal Bar Association
Federalist Society
First-Generation Law Association
Florida Bar Law Student Division
Health Law Association
Hispanic Law Students Association
Human Rights Society
If/When/How (Students for Reproductive Rights)
Inter-American Law Review
Insightful Mind Initiative
Insurance Law Society
Intellectual Property Law Society
International Arbitration Society
International Law Society
International Moot Court Board
Immigration Students Law Association (ISLA)
Jewish Comparative Law Society
Law Activity Fee Allocation Committee (LAFAC)
Maritime Law Society
Mental Health Collective (MHC)
Miami-Dade County Bar Student Chapter
Miami Law Women
Military and National Security Law Society
National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
OUTLaw
Phi Alpha Delta
Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Society
Regulated Industries Law Society
Sober Law Students Association
Society of Bar and Gavel
South/West Asian & North African Law Students Association (SWANALSA)
St. Thomas More Society
Student Ambassadors
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Student Bar Association (SBA)
Technology Law Club
University of Miami Law Review
Veteran Law Student Society
Participation in the fair allows leaders to showcase what the organization does and the benefits of getting involved. For many organizations, the fair is the first chance to promote their club to new law students. The fair also exposes first-year students to upper-level students who are excited to welcome them into the Miami Law family.
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