- 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 Association for Justice
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Animal Law Society
- Armenian Law Students Association
- Asian-Pacific-American Law Students Association (APALSA)
- Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
- Business Law Society (BLS)
- Christian Legal Society
- Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
- Entertainment and Sports Law Society
- Environmental Law Forum
- Federalist Society
- General Relief Advocacy Program (GRAP)
- Immigration Law Student Association
- Intellectual Property Law Society
- International Justice Mission (IJM) at Southwestern
- International Law Society
- International Students Association (ISA)
- Iranian Law Students Association
- Jewish Law Students Association
- Latino Law Students Association (LLSA)
- Law and Medicine Society
- Media Law Forum
- Muslim Law Students Association
- National Lawyers Guild
- Native American Law Students Association
- OUTlaw
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity (PAD)
- Public Interest Law Committee (PILC)
- Real Estate Association
- SCALE I/II Student Associations
- Southwestern PALS (Parents Attending Law School)
- Tax Law Society
- Teen Court
- 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 more information on the individual organizations and contact the SBA Director of Student Organizations for more information.
- Amnesty International
- Arab Law Student Association
- Cal at Southwestern
- Chamber Musicians
- Criminal Law Society
- Democrats of Southwestern Law School
- Family Law Society
- Howard W. Hunter Latter-Day Saints Law Student Association
- Irish Law Students Association
- Labor and Employment Law Association
- Law Students for Choice
- Law Students' Partners Club
- Phi Delta Phi Law Fraternity
- Public Policy Group of Los Angeles
- Southwestern Law Students' Partners Club
- Southwestern Running Club
- Toastmasters
