- Student Bar Association (SBA)
- American Bar Association/Law Student Division (ABA/LSD)
- Mentoring Programs for Students
- The Commentator - Student-run Newsmagazine
The Student Organizations at Southwestern serve a broad range of interests and are open to all Southwestern students. Each group has its own activities, speakers and events, and participates in school-wide SBA activities. Membership in these organizations provides students with networking opportunities in specific fields as well as the opportunity to meet people who share common interests. Involvement in a student organization is a fantastic way to begin shaping your future legal career.
- American Constitutional Society (ACS)
- Animal Law Society
- Armenian Law Students Association
- Asian-Pacific-American Law Students Association (APALSA)
- Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
- Business Law Society (BLS)
- Cal at Southwestern
- Christian Legal Society
- Criminal Law Society
- Entertainment and Sports Law Society
- Environmental Law Forum
- Family In-Law Student Association
- Family Law Society
- Federalist Society
- Homelessness Prevention Law Project
- Immigration Law Student Association
- Intellectual Property Law Society
- International Justice Mission (IJM)
- International Students Association (ISA)
- Islamic Law Society
- Jewish Law Students Association
- Labor and Employment Law Association
- Latino Law Students Association (LLSA)
- Law and Medicine Society
- Middle Eastern Law Student Association (MELSA)
- National Lawyers Guild
- Native American Law Students Association
- OUTlaw
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity (PAD)
- Public Interest Law Committee (PILC)
- Real Estate Association
- Southwestern Mountaineering Associates
- Southwestern PALS (Parents Attending Law School)
- Student Mediation Association
- Tax Law Society
- Teen Court
- Tennis Club
- Women's Law Association
The following organizations are chartered by the SBA but do not currently have leadership in place. The SBA can provide assistance to students who are interested in reactivating any of these groups. Click on the links for details on the individual organizations and contact the SBA for more information.
- American Association for Justice
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Amnesty International
- Arab Law Student Association
- Chamber Musicians
- Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
- Democrats of Southwestern Law School
- Howard W. Hunter Latter-Day Saints Law Student Association
- International Law Society
- Iranian Law Students Association
- Irish Law Students Association
- Law Students for Choice
- Law Students' Partners Club
- Media Law Forum
- Phi Delta Phi Law Fraternity
- Public Policy Group of Los Angeles
- SCALE I/II Student Associations
- Southwestern Law Students' Partners Club
- Southwestern Running Club
- Toastmasters
