Get involved
Grow your leadership skills, gain valuable experience, and connect with your peers in a student organization.
There are a wide range of student organizations to choose from below. Interested in founding or reviving your own? Reach out to Tania Lefevre, associate director of academic advising, to get started!
Current student organizations
| ORGANIZATION | SOCIAL CHANNELS |
|---|---|
| The Advocates | |
| American Constitution Society (ACS) | Website • Instagram • Facebook |
| Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) | |
| Black Law Student Association (BLSA) | Instagram • Facebook |
| Business & Corporate Law Society (BCLS) | |
| Christian Legal Society (CLS) | |
| Criminal Defense Coalition | |
| Disability Law Student Association | |
| Environmental Law Society (ELS) | Website • Instagram |
| Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) | |
| The Federalist Society | Instagram • Facebook |
| First Generation Lawyers | Instagram • LinkedIn • Facebook |
| Hispanic Latino Law Student Association (HLLSA) | |
| Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) | |
| International Law Society (ILS) | |
| International Law Student Association (ILSA) | |
| Iowa Student Bar Association (ISBA) | Website • Instagram • LinkedIn • Facebook • X |
| Iowa Plaintiffs Law Association (IPLA) | |
| Iowa Student Health Law Association | |
| Jewish Law Student Association (JLSA) | |
| J. Reuben Clark Law Society | |
| Law Students for Life | |
| Lawyering for Reproductive Justice | Instagram • Facebook |
| Music, Entertainment and Fashion Law Society | |
| Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) | |
| National Lawyers Guild | Instagram • Facebook |
| The OutLaws (LGBTQ) | Instagram • Facebook |
| Organization for Women Law Students and Staff (OWLSS) | Instagram • LinkedIn • Facebook |
| Parents and Law Students (PALS) | |
| Prison Writing Project | |
| Pro Bono Society and Dean's Recognition | Website |
| Public Interest Law Society | |
| Roman Catholic Law Association | |
| Rural Interest Group | |
| South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA) | |
| Sports Law Society | Instagram • Facebook • X |
| Sustainability Organization & Fashion Law Initiative | |
| Tax Law Society | Instagram • LinkedIn |
| Woman of Color Coalition |
Co-curricular opportunities
In addition to a wide range of student organizations, Iowa Law students can participate in a number of for-credit co-curriculars. Students can confirm offerings each semester by checking course offerings on the Course Registration and Registrar page.
Common offerings include:
- Participation in one of Iowa Law's four student-edited academic journals: the Iowa Law Review, Journal of Corporation Law, Journal of Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, and Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
- Appellate Advocacy I (LAW:9010), Trial Advocacy Board (LAW:9062), the Van Oosterhout/Baskerville Domestic Competition (LAW:9021), and the Jessup and Jessup International Moot Court Competitions (LAW:9038). Learn more about these opportunities on the Courtroom Advocacy page.