Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) facilitates academic and professional development and hosts numerous social events throughout the school year. Members build incredibly strong friendships that carry us through law school and last well beyond graduation. It also works with APALSA chapters at other New York area law schools to build a network within our wider community.
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Black Law Students Association (BLSA) is an inclusive organization where students can learn and develop the tools necessary to achieve academic and professional success. It provides academic support, alumni resources, and career opportunities to its membership, and raises awareness within the Law School community about issues that disproportionately impact poor and minority communities. BLSA is a chapter of the National Black Law Students Association, the largest law student-run organization in the United States.
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Founded in 2020, the Black Men’s Initiative @CLS (BMI@CLS) cultivates an intentional community among Black men who are, or have studied, at Columbia Law School through a curated series of events, a robust alumni-student mentorship program, a members’ website, and more.
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The California Society of Columbia Law School (CalSoc) is dedicated to representing and developing the ties of the many Law School students and alumni with an interest in California. With more than 300 members and more than a dozen events a year, it is committed to developing a social, intellectual, and professional environment for students and alumni through events, extensive job resources, panels, speakers, and mentoring programs.
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The CLS Catholics is a group dedicated to developing the next generation of Catholic lawyers by fostering the intellectual and spiritual growth of Catholic students at Columbia Law School. Open to all, we aim to promote Catholic teachings and values in our lives, our campus, and our community. In pursuit of these goals, we coordinate professional, social, and charitable events including discussions of Church doctrine and history, Catholic pro bono opportunities, and presentations by Catholic legal professionals.
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The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from punishing citizens for exercising their religious beliefs—including a lack of religious belief. The main mission of the CLS Secularism Society for Separation of Church and State (SecSoc) is to uphold this right, by promoting the constitutional principle of separation of church and state. SecSoc shall aggregate current and former Law students, faculty members, professionals, and other individuals interested in defending religious liberty and tolerance, intellectual diversity, and a pluralistic, democratic society in which people of all religious affiliations– including atheists, nontheists, agnostics, and people unaffiliated with any religion– are valued, respected, and free from discrimination.
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At Columbia Law School, we recognize that many students come here in a committed relationship, a partnership, a marriage, with children, or with hopes of starting a family during law school. The Columbia Law Couples & Families Association (CL-CFA) welcomes student families and significant-others into the CLS community by encouraging and hosting events open to families and plus-ones. We also seek to help students and their significant-others make lifelong friends, and take advantage of the many family-friendly activities that NYC has to offer. Lastly, CL-CFA serves as an advocate and resource on behalf of all students who are balancing the rigors of law school with significant family obligations.
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The Columbia Law Feminist Society (CLFS) aims to promote feminist voices on campus and inspire Columbia Law School students to incorporate feminist viewpoints into their approach to the study of law and the legal profession, through social justice activities and engagement with contemporary issues.
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Columbia Law International Students Alliance (CLISA) provides resources for international students studying at Columbia Law School. It advocates for international students’ interests at the Law School and the University level, recommending and petitioning the administration to take these members and their voices into consideration in the decision-making process. It also organizes networking and mentorship opportunities to provide guidance for international students, many of whom face unique difficulties while navigating the complex law school life in a foreign country.
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The mission of the Columbia Law School Chilean Association is to promote Chilean culture and identity within the Columbia Law community through academic, professional, social, and community service activities. The association aims to create a sense of belonging among Chilean students, students of Chilean heritage, and those who appreciate Chilean culture, as well as to create a space for events that spotlight Chile on the global stage here at Columbia Law School and New York City.
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