Other Organizations
- American Constitution Society
- Black Law Students Association
- Business Law Association
- Environmental Law Society
- Federalist Society
- Health Law Association
- International Law Society
- Latino/a Law Students Association
- Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Law Caucus
- Litigation Group
- Maine Association for Law & Innovation
- Maine Association for Public Interest Law
- National Lawyers Guild
- Native American Law Association
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Second Amendment Society
- Sports and Entertainment Law Society
- Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Women's Law Association
- Publications
Please note: These groups are driven by student participation. Depending upon student interest, some organizations are currently inactive. The groups may be brought back to active status by vote of the SBA.
American Constitution Society
Our purpose is to provide an open forum for the marketplace of ideas. To this end, our purpose includes, but is not limited to, the sponsorship of lectures and discussions that are academically rigorous and intellectually honest concerning the courts, government, politics and jurisprudence.
The Black Law Students Association (Dormant)
The Black Law Student Association at the University of Maine School of Law is a sub-chapter of the National Black Law Student Association. BLSA was formed to provide the Law School with a medium that enables students to focus on the effects the law has on blacks in this country. BLSA invites speakers and sponsors events at the Law School.
Business Law Association
This group will sponsor speakers, seminars, and problem-solving sessions with business people, commercial and business lawyers, and in-house counsels on a variety of issues concerning business law.
Environmental Law Society
The Environmental Law Society seeks to increase awareness and promote the protection of the environment through the University of Maine System, the general public and local, state and national government. ELS works to achieve its goals through education, advocacy and legal action. ELS strives to put the skills and education of the law profession to constructive and meaningful use in the policy debate surrounding environmental issues. ELS activities represent the collective values and ideals of its participating membership.
Federalist Society
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. The Society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities.
Health Law Association
This organization will provide speakers and activities in the area of health law, including such topics as medical-legal ethics, health care management, and the interrelationships of the legal system with the provision of medical services.
Latino/a Law Students Association
Latino/a Law Students Association is the Latino law student organization promoting multi-cultural awareness. Latino/a Law Students Association accomplishes this by hosting various activities open to all such as dances, dinners and guest speakers from the Latino legal community. The main objective of Latino/a Law Students Association is to educate others and ourselves about our different cultures, so as to promote a better understanding of Latino people, focusing on our similarities and respecting our differences.
International Law Society
The ILS is an academic and social group interested in public international law (the law between nations and international organizations), law internationally (laws within different nations), and international affairs. On-campus events normally revolve around a guest speaker on an international law topic, but ILS also helps students learn about study abroad programs, assists newly arrived foreign law students, and sponsors needy children overseas.
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Law Caucus
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Law Caucus serves as an educational, political, and social group for the LGBT community at the University of Maine School of Law. The Law Caucus serves as a support system for the LGBT community and is dedicated to the inclusion of all people who are interested in furthering the goals of our community. We are committed to sponsoring an array of events to increase awareness of both the issues that impact LGBT people and the unique legal concerns of the LGBT community.
Maine Association for Law & Innovation
This association brings together Maine Law students interested in intellectual property and emerging technologies. The Maine Association for Law & Innovation (MALI) has two main goals: first, to promote an understanding of and interest in intellectual property law and issues in emerging technologies; second, to facilitate interaction and networking between its members and professionals researching and practicing in these fields. MALI arranges on-campus presentations and identifies opportunities for members to attend related functions.
Maine Association for Public Interest Law
The Maine Association for Public Interest Law (MAPIL) is a group affiliated with the National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL). The organization has three goals. The first is to encourage students to engage in one of many diverse volunteer legal opportunities during the school year and summer. The second goal is to encourage students to pursue careers in the public arena by demonstrating that public interest work is a viable and desirable alternative to working in the private sector. Third, MAPIL promotes the ethic of pro bono work. MAPIL's annual activities include a trip to Washington, D.C. for the National Public Interest Law Fair, the Pledge Drive, and the Public Interest Auction. Money raised by MAPIL is awarded to students who engage in public interest work during the summer months.
National Lawyers Guild
The National Lawyers Guild is an organization of attorneys, law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers dedicated to progressive causes. The student group works closely with the local chapter on issues of mutual interest. Most recently, this has included legislative and educational activities addressing hate-violence, reproductive rights, capital punishment, diversity, and legal needs of the poor, among others. On the national level, the NLG is working on developing a job bank for progressively minded employers and attorneys, in addition to its work on a wide variety of national and international political causes.
Native American Law Association
The Native American Law Association is composed of Native American and non-Native American students at the University of Maine School of Law. The students seek to promote awareness, education, and interest in areas of law that involve Native American communities in the state of Maine and throughout the country. Within the law school and the greater community, the Association strives to cultivate an increased awareness and understanding of Native American culture, heritage, and perspective in relation to legal issues and challenges. The group also strives to provide support to current and prospective Native American law students at the University of Maine School of Law.
Phi Alpha Delta
Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) is a professional legal fraternity dedicated to the ideals of community service, its goal is to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of the law with members of the bench and bar.
Sports and Entertainment Law Society
Founded in 1995, this organization seeks to present programs and provide information about the field of sports and entertainment.
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
The purpose of this organization is to inform the law school community about current legal issues in animal rights and animal welfare law; host speakers and conferences; carry out search projects for lawyers and organizations involved in animal welfare/rights litigation; and conduct educational events.
Women's Law Association
The Women's Law Association has developed in response to the increased awareness of the impact of the law on women and the impact of the growing number of women attorneys on the law. Through its educational activities, the WLA encourages the development of a network among women at the law school, women practitioners in all branches of the legal field, women in the judiciary, and organizations in the state that are concerned with issues affecting women.
