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Friday, May 9, 2008
Coastal Law Student Organizations
AAJ "The AAJ promotes justice and fairness for injured persons, safeguards victims' rights, and strengthens the civil justice system through education and disclosure of information critical to public health and individual safety. Our goals are accomplished by having more than 56,000 members who are involved in all aspects of trial advocacy. The AAJ provides lawyers and law students with the information and professional assistance tools needed to serve the public successfully." American Bar Association, Law Student Division The American Bar Association, Law Student Division, strives to defend liberty and pursue justice through community service projects
and leadership. Our organization is also designed to increase law student awareness and knowledge of the benefits, programs, and services
provided by the LSD of the ABA. ABA facilitates student interaction with FCSL faculty and local practitioners, and nurtures a growing ABA
presence in the Jacksonville community via community service and involvement.
Animal Law Society The Animal Law Society is dedicated to provide a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and
advancing the interests of animals through the legal system, and raising the profile of the field of animal law through local, state,
and national involvement.
Asian Pacific American Law Students Association To provide a forum to voice Asian Pacific student concerns and experiences relating to legal education, the legal field, and to discuss issues of significance relating to the Asian experience in mainstream America. Black Law Students Association The Black Law Student Association (BLSA) is a national organization that includes more than 170 member law schools. Our main
function is to assist our members in the development of their legal careers, to provide opportunities for exposure to various
areas and aspects of the legal profession, and to improve the black community’s access to the law. CAPIL Florida Coastal Association of Public Interest Law also known as, CAPIL, seeks to educate, prepare, encourage, and inspire future lawyers that will recognize inequities that exist in our legal system and dedicate their professional lives to the development of a more just society. CAPIL is the local school chapter of, and is affiliated with Equal Justice Works: “Working to remove the economic
barriers that confront future public interest lawyers.”
Entertainment Law Association The Entertainment Law Association is focused on bringing together Florida Coastal law students who share a common interest in entertainment law and intellectual property. ELA's goal is to foster student involvement in arts and entertainment in the Jacksonville community; this is achieved by ELA's monthly production "Culture on the Coast," which provides students with a compilation of cultural events taking place in the Jacksonville area. Environmental Law Community Action Team (ELCAT) The Environmental Law Community Action Team (ELCAT) is a student run organization that provides various ways to get the FCSL
community involved in environmental issues. ELCAT's main objectives are to increase the environmental awareness of the FCSL
community and provide the local community with outreach or involvement that addresses environmental issues. In pursuit of these
goals, ELCAT engages in projects that range from community clean-up efforts, community outreach, and environmental oriented
field trips.
Federalist Society The Federalist Society was founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the seperation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, an dthat it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. The Federalist Society seeks both to promote awareness of these principles and to further promote their application by providing a forum for legal experts of opposing
views to interact with members of the legal profession, the judiciary, law students, academics, and the architects of public policy.
Hispanic American Law Students Associaton The Hispanic American Law Students Association ("HALSA") consists of a diverse group of individuals representing a wide range of interests
and backgrounds. Our goal is to support, encourange and promote diversity among the members of the organization as well as within the Florida Coastal
School of Law community. We encourage our members to become active participants of the community by: pursuing memberships in national and local groups,
such as the National Hispanic Bar Association and the North East Hispanic Bar of Florida; volunteering for various charitable organizations in the area;
and participating in extracurricular activities within the law school, such as Law Review, Moot Court, Trial Team, and SBA.
Irish American Law Society - View the Irish American Law Society website Italian American Law Students Association Jewish Law Students Association The mission of the Florida Coastal Jewish Law Students Association is: Fostering a Jewish identity in legal professionals and students
and promoting their active involvement in the Jewish community. Membership is open to any member of the FCSL community regardless of
religious affiliation.
Lambda Legal Society Lambda Legal Society is a support system and social circle for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender law students and their allies who share a vision for equality regardless of sexual orientation. The organizations programs and events are intended to serve as a means to advance GLBT rights in the legal community and society and provide charitable assistance to the GLBT community. The organizations membership includes both straight and GLBT law students. Law Students Against Violence Law Students Against Violence is a philanthropic organization that strives to help end violence against all peoples both locally, nationally and internationally. The two main events that LSAV hosts are Stop the Violence Week and The Vagina Monologues. Phi Delta Phi The International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi, established in the year 1869 to promote a higher standard of professional ethics,
is the oldest legal organization in continuous existence in the United States and the premier legal fraternity in North America. Phi Delta
Phis first gathered nine years before the American Bar Association and still hold unique positions in the history of the North American bench,
bar and the law schools. During the past three decades, Phi Delta Phi's reputation as an organization devoted to legal excellence has continued
to spread throughout North America and Europe. Pro Bono The Pro Bono Project helps law students develop an awareness of their ethical and professional responsibilities to provide service to their community. Pro bono work is volunteer legal and non-legal work done without credit or compensation that law students perform to benefit individuals, groups or organizations whose resources are limited. Participation in the program provides students with the opportunity to perform valuable community service while learning about the legal needs of the underserved and developing the legal skills and gaining the experience necessary to help meet those needs. Public Speaking for Lawyers The mission of the Public Speaking for Lawyers group is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn fosters self-confidence and personal growth in the field of law. South Asian American Legal Society - South Asian American Legal Society SharePoint Site Sports Law Society The Florida Coastal School of Law Sports Law Society is founded with respect to, and committed to the achievement of, the following goals:
Women Law Students' Association The mission of the Women Law Students' Association (WLSA) at Florida Coastal School of Law is to promote equality among students, faculty,
and staff; to create an environment for women to thrive while in law school and during their career through support, community service, and
recognition of success; and to make a meaningful contribution to the Jacksonville legal community.
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