Law School Student Chapters exist to further the objectives of the FBA, to represent the FBA to law students, and to stimulate the interest of law students in the activities of the FBA. Law School Student Chapters allow greater connection between Law Schools and their local FBA Chapter as well as provide the opportunity for students to interact and network with federal judges and practitioners. A list of active* Law School Student Chapters by circuit is included below:
Starting a Chapter
The following steps should be taken to start a new Law School Student Chapter of the FBA.
- Contact your Dean of Students or the law school administrator responsible for law student organizations to inform them of your desire to start an FBA Law School Student Chapter and coordinate with them to fulfill any necessary requirements for starting a Student Organization at your Law School and to designate a Faculty Advisor for your Law School Student Chapter (Note: All student chapters must designate a primary Faculty Advisor).
- Email students@fedbar.org to connect with the supervising Professional Chapter for your region and work with them to draft bylaws and select leadership for your Law School Student Chapter.
- Use this link to submit the online Agreement Form to FBA National Headquarters with an attached copy of your Bylaws as well as a Roster of at least five FBA Student Members who are actively enrolled in the program. (Note: Law Student Associate Membership is FREE to all new applicants. Learn More.)
New Law School Student Chapters must submit the online Agreement Form with accompanying Bylaws & Roster to be recognized by FBA National Headquarters and to be added to the list of Active Law School Student Chapters. Links to the online Agreement Form and the Sample Student Chapter Bylaws are included in the resources section found at the bottom of the page.
Annual Renewals
Existing Law School Student Chapters must complete the annual Agreement Form and upload a current Roster in order to renew with FBA National Headquarters. Each Law School Student Chapter must submit the annual agreement form online to FBA National Headquarters within 30 days of its elections of new officers, but in no event later than August 1 of each year.
Active Law School Student Chapters
First Circuit
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law
- University of Puerto Rico School of Law
- Western New England University School of Law
- Roger Williams University School of Law
Second Circuit
- Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law
- New York Law School
- St. John’s University School of Law
- Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Third Circuit
Fourth Circuit
- Charleston School of Law
- University of Richmond School of Law
- University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
- Wake Forest University School of Law
Fifth Circuit
- Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
- Mississippi College School of Law
- St. Mary’s University School of Law
- Southern University Law Center
- Tulane University Law School
- University of Mississippi School of Law
- University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Sixth Circuit
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law
- University of Akron School of Law
- University of Cincinnati College of Law
- University of Dayton School of Law
- University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
- University of Toledo College of Law
Seventh Circuit
Eighth Circuit
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- University of Minnesota Law School
- University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law
- University of Nebraska College of Law
- University of St. Thomas School of Law
Ninth Circuit
- California Western School of Law
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law
- University of California College of the Law San Francisco
- University of California Irvine School of Law
- University of Hawaii at Manoa Richardson School of Law
- University of Idaho College of Law
- University of San Diego School of Law
Tenth Circuit
- Bringham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
- Oklahoma City University School of Law
- University of Kansas College of Law
- University of Oklahoma College of Law
- University of Tulsa College of Law
- University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
- University of Wyoming College of Law
- Washburn University School of Law
Eleventh Circuit
- Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
- Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
- Florida A&M University College of Law
- Florida International University College of Law
- Florida State University College of Law
- Mercer University School of Law
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- University of Georgia School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
D.C. Circuit
*Note: This list can change frequently as new chapters are recognized. Law School Student Chapters that are not included on the list have either not submitted the required Agreement Form with attached Roster to FBA National Headquarters or have failed to do so before the last annual renewal deadline.
Any questions can be sent to students@fedbar.org