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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, shared storage space, and administrative resources to approved student organizations.

Students should view the Office of Student Affairs portal in YaleConnect for guidelines and procedures for getting involved in various student activities, including student organizations.

All YLS student groups must be open to all YLS students.

Please note that the information contained on the websites of any Law School student organizations do not represent official statements or views of Yale Law School.

2026-2027 Student Groups

A Very Narrow Bridge (Bridge)

African Law Students Association (AfriLSA)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy at Yale Law School (ACS)

Asian Pacific American Law Students' Association (APALSA)

Bad News Barristers (BNB)

Capital Assistance Project (CAP)

Catholic Law Students Association  (CLSA)

Disabled Law Students Association (DLSA)

Election Law Society (ELS)

First Generation Professionals (FGP)

Green Haven Prison Project  (GHPP)

If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice Yale Law School Student Chapter (If/When/How)

Immigrant Justice Project (IJP)

International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)

J. Reuben Clark Law Society (JRC)

Jewish Law Students' Association (JLSA)

Jus Vitae (JV)

Korean Law Students Network (KLSN)

La Sociedad of Latine Law Students (LaSo)

Law and Political Economy Group (LPE)

Law Revue

Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP)

Legal Fictions - a Yale Law Students' Literary Magazine

Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project (MBCLP)

Mental Health Advocacy, Resource, and Care Helpers (MARCH)

Middle Eastern and North African Law Students' Association (MENALSA)

Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals (MTMC)

Motions

Muslim Law Students' Association (MLSA)

National Lawyers Guild (NLG)

Native American Law Students' Association (NALSA)

Older Wiser Law Students (OWLS)

Outlaws

PeLAWton

Pickle(ball) Society (PBS)

Public School Graduates (PSG)

Public Speaking Collective (PSC)

Qui Transtulit Sustinet (QTS)

RunL

South Asian Law Students' Association (SALSA)

Tax at YLS (Tax@YLS)

Temporary Restraining Order Project (TROP)

The Philanthropy Forum - A Yale Law Student Society

Thomas Swan Barristers’ Union (Barristers)

Title IX Student Advocates (TIXSA)

Trans@YLS (T@YLS)

Willem Vis Moot Court (Vis Moot)

Women of Color Collective (WoCC)

Yale Animal Law Society (YALS)

Yale Black Law Students' Association (BLSA)

Yale Civil Rights Project (YCRP)

Yale Creative Society (YCS)

Yale Entertainment and Sports Law Student Association (YESLA)

Yale Environmental Law Association (YELA)

Yale Federalist Society (FedSoc)

Yale Health Law and Policy Society (YHeLPS)

Yale International Negotiation Student Association (YINSA)

Yale Law & Business Society (YLBS)

Yale Law Center for Civic Imagination: A Student Association

Yale Law Democrats (Dems)

Yale Law National Security Group (NSG)

Yale Law Republicans (YLR)

Yale Law School Defenders (DefSoc)

Yale Law Student Basketball Club (YLSBC)

Yale Law Student Energy Group (YLSEG)

Yale Law Student Football Club (YLSFB)

Yale Law Student Golf Association (YLSGA)

Yale Law Student Hiking Club (YLSHC)

Yale Law Student Israel Association (YLSIA)

Yale Law Students for Climate Accountability (YLSCA)

Yale Law Student Spikeball (Spikeball)

Yale Law Student Volleyball Club (YLSVC)

Yale Law Veterans Association (YLVA)

Yale Law Women+ (YLW+)

Yale Plaintiffs' Law Student Association (PLA)

Yale Society of International Law (YSIL)

Youth Justice Project (YJP)