Berkeley Law supports many opportunities for student engagement during and beyond their time here. While organizations may be added or changed according to student interest, the currently active student groups are listed below.
Student organization membership is open to all Berkeley Law students.
If you are a member of a Berkeley Law student organization and would like to apply for card key access to the student organization’s office, submit this form. Please note you must input the name and email address of a Co-President of the organization who can grant you access.
Student Association at Berkeley Law (SABL)
The Student Association at Berkeley Law (SABL), the law school’s student government organization, is composed of all registered law students. SABL organizes activities of general law school interest and helps new students adjust to life at Berkeley Law by sponsoring social, athletic, and law-related events. The SABL council represents student interests in curriculum planning, admissions policy, faculty hiring, administration of the library, professional placement, and many other areas; the council also appoints student representatives to faculty-student committees. In addition, SABL allocates funds to each of the student groups at Berkeley Law. You can contact SABL at sabl@law.berkeley.edu,
In addition to the below registered student organizations, Berkeley Law also has robust opportunities with:
2024-2025 Registered Student Organizations
Mission: The Animal Legal Defense Fund @ Berkeley Law is dedicated to providing 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. ALDF aims to: (1) educate the UC Berkeley community about forms of institutionalized animal abuse, and (2) foster awareness about means of combating this abuse through litigation. We hope to provide opportunities, education, and assistance to Berkeley Law students working to promote positive legal protection of animal welfare.
Email: aldfberkeleylaw@gmail.com
Mission: ALEAB is dedicated to fostering a dynamic and inclusive community of scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts committed to the exploration and advancement of antitrust law and economic principles. Our mission is to serve as a hub for collaboration at the intersection of antitrust law and economics. We strive to cultivate a deeper understanding of antitrust issues among our members and the broader UC Berkeley community through engaging discussions, seminars, and forums. As a catalyst for academic growth, we provide a platform for cooperative research projects, enabling members to collaborate on innovative studies. ALEAB is committed to establishing a strong network of individuals interested in antitrust law and economics . We provide various forums for cooperation and mentorship, connecting members with experienced professionals and scholars in the field. This not only enhances the learning experience, but also serves as a resource for career development within the antitrust domain and other related fields. As members of the Berkeley Law Community we strive to attract new antitrust scholars to our academic community. We aspire to contribute to the broader discourse on antitrust and economics issues, influencing positive change to the global antitrust law and economics sphere.
Email: aleab@berkeley.edu
Mission: The Asian American Law Journal (AALJ) is one of only two law journals in the United States focusing on Asian American communities in its publication agenda. Known as the Asian Law Journal until 2007, AALJ was first published in October 1993 in a joint publication with the California Law Review. AALJ’s first independent issue was published in May 1994. The mandate of the Asian American Law Journal is to publish commentary, analyses, and research on the experiences and concerns of Asian Americans. We believe that to advance the Asian American movement, we must recognize the diversity among Asian American communities and cultivate scholarship that promotes understanding and empowerment in order to foster resistance to oppression and the achievement of justice.
Email: aalj@berkeley.edu
Mission: Berkeley’s Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA), established in the 1970s, is a political, community service, academic, professional and social law student organization. APALSA is dedicated to serving and empowering the Asian and Pacific Islander American (AAPI) community at Berkeley Law and the Bay Area community at large. On the whole, APALSA’s goal is to promote a greater awareness of the diverse culture, rich history, and current struggle of Asian Pacific Americans. APALSA serves to create a safe space for AAPI students to explore their identities, build community, and honor their cultures. APALSA also works very closely with other affinity groups and student organizations in coordinating various educational and social events.
Email: berkeleyapalsa@gmail.com
Website: https://www.berkeleyapalsa.com/
Mission: The Berkeley Business Law Journal (the “Journal”) is a scholarly legal publication, which is published twice a year. The Journal publishes timely articles on topics around business law. The Journal’s primary agenda is to publish quality articles by established authors. The Berkeley Business Law Journal is a community of students who are committed to corporate social responsibility through publication of an online journal, a blog, and campus events. How effective the Journal is in championing this cause will depend on the quality of its publications, which, in turn, depends upon the commitment and performance of each member as well as our coordination as a staff. Office hours, source checks, and other responsibilities take considerable time and effort. Therefore, hard work, communication, and flexibility are essential to making the Journal a success. We encourage members to recognize that a position on the Journal is both an honor and a serious responsibility. Members should carefully consider whether they will be able to meet their Journal obligations considering other priorities. Additionally, there are many benefits of being involved with the Journal. Working on a publication such as the Journal strengthens one’s research, editing, writing, and analytical skills. Being involved in Journal symposia is a great way to meet the players in the field and learn more about cutting edge business law issues.
Email: bblj@berkeley.edu
Website: http://businesslawjournal.org/
Mission: The purpose of BERC Law is to connect, educate, and engage law students with an interest in energy and resources law. It does this by (1) connecting students at Berkeley Law to energy-related education, opportunities, and resources at UC Berkeley, particularly through the campus-wide Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) and (2) compiling special information, guidance and peer support to empower students to pursue their education and career goals in energy and resources law.
Email: bercatberkeleylaw@gmail.com
Mission: The Berkeley Journal of Black Law & Policy (BJBLP) is committed to publishing works dedicated to addressing social, political, and economic issues affecting the Black diaspora while promoting the works of scholars of marginalized identities, activists, and attorneys. Topics include institutional racism, social, political, and economic inequality, and anti-Black racism.
Email: bjblp@berkeley.edu
Website: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ir/bjblp/
Mission: The Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law is one of the nation’s preeminent forums for discussing regional, national, and international criminal law issues. Since its inception in 2000, the journal has published cutting-edge scholarship by professors, judges, research fellows, clerks, and law students from across the country.
Email: bjcl@berkeley.edu
Website: https://www.bjcl.org/
Mission: BJELL’s mission is to provide a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss emerging developments in the field. In addition, BJELL is committed to helping students connect with attorneys working in the employment and labor fields.
Email: bjell@berkeley.edu
Website: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ir/bjell/
Mission: The Berkeley Journal of Entertainment & Sports Law (BJESL) is dedicated to providing a wide selection of intellectual and practical discussions from scholars, practitioners, and students on legal issues that contemporaneously impact the sports and entertainment industries, both domestically and internationally. As an interactive and electronic law review, BJESL presents a unique platform for rich discourse on legal topics regarding copyright, trademark, art, sports, film and television, communications and broadcast media, First Amendment, right to privacy, music, antitrust and unfair competition, and contracts, among others.
Email: bjesl@berkeley.edu
Mission: Our mandate is to publish feminist legal scholarship that critically examines the intersection of gender with one or more axes of subordination, including, but not limited to, race, class, sexual orientation, disability, and colonialism.
Email: bglj@berkeley.edu
Website: http://genderlawjustice.org/
Mission: The Berkeley Journal of International Law (BJIL, or the Journal), is a student-run international law journal at the University of California Berkeley’s School of Law (also known as Berkeley Law). b. Mission: As one of the leading international law journals in the United States, the Berkeley Journal of International Law infuses international legal scholarship and practice with new ideas to address today’s most complex legal challenges. BJIL is committed to publishing high-impact pieces from established and newer scholars likely to advance scholarly and policy debates in international and comparative law. As the center of U.C. Berkeley’s international law community, BJIL hosts professional and social events with students, academics, and practitioners on pressing international legal issues. The Journal also seeks to sustain and strengthen U.C. Berkeley’s international law program and to cultivate critical learning and legal expertise amongst its members.
Email: bjil@law.berkeley.edu
Mission: The Latine Journal of Law and Policy is the longest-running Latine law journal in the country. Managed and edited by students, the Journal provides a previously unavailable forum to analyze legal issues affecting the Latine community. The Journal seeks to maintain an open forum for the analysis of legal issues affecting the Latine community; publish and elevate works written by Latine students, scholars, and practitioners; serve as a legal research resource; and influence public discourse on Latine issues.
Email: bljlp@law.berkeley.edu
Mission: The Berkeley Technology Law Journal is a student-run publication of Berkeley Law. The Journal should primarily strive to keep judges, policymakers, practitioners, and the academic community abreast of the dynamic field of intellectual property and technology law. The Journal should also secondarily serve as a common thread for individuals in the Berkeley Law community with a similar interest in intellectual property and technology law, and as a resource for the Berkeley Law community generally.
Email: btlj@berkeley.edu
Website: btlj.org
Mission: The Berkeley Law Board of Advocates (BOA) offers one of the best comprehensive competitive advocacy programs of any top ten law school. BOA membership attends more than a dozen external competitions every year, and BOA student and volunteer practitioner coaches commit significant time and resources to training these students. Many alumni remember their time with BOA fondly after they have departed Berkeley Law, and BOA is proud of its relationships with top local appellate advocates, trial attorneys, negotiators, and mediators who share their valuable time to help our students excel.
Email: Boardofadvocates@berkeley.edu
Website: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/advocacy-competitions-program/external-competitions/
Mission: We are a community of Berkeley Law folks dedicated to living out the Catholic faith. Catholics at Berkeley Law (CABL) is a sibling to Berkeley’s main Catholic graduate student group, Newman Grads. Our community is under the patronage of St. Óscar Romero, champion of justice and martyr for the faith. St. Óscar Romero, pray for us!
Email: catholicsatberkeleylaw@gmail.com
Mission: CLAB seeks to provide a platform for all students and scholars interested in Chinese law and culture. Through developing social activities, CLAB seeks to enrich the academic experience of its members, building relationships between CLAB members through facilitating conversation and dialogue. CLAB also seeks to support the development of its members through hosting professional and academic events, laying the foundation for its members to develop their professional and academic experiences and capacities.
Mission: Christians at Berkeley Law provides a safe community for students to come together for weekly fellowship to talk about the Christian faith and deepen our commitment to God and one another.
Email: christiansatberkeleylaw@gmail.com
Mission: Our mission is to foster, create, and maintain conditions within Berkeley Law that are conducive to the academic and professional success of students who are interested in technology law and who come from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the technology, legal, and technology law fields.
Email: cmtl@berkeley.edu
Mission: The Consumer Advocacy and Protection Society (CAPS) is a student-run Berkeley Law organization dedicated to the promotion of consumer law and consumer protection at Berkeley Law. Our mission is to connect consumer-minded students, organize and host consumer-related events, network the greater consumer law community, and ensure the availability of consumer curriculum and clinic opportunities at Berkeley Law.
Email: caps@law.berkeley.edu
Website: https://consumer.berkeley.edu/
The purpose of Defenders at Berkeley is to provide Berkeley Law students with a supportive community and opportunities to learn about indigent defense careers through both networking and discussions about important topics in indigent defense.
Email: defenders@berkeley.edu
Mission: ELQ provides a forum for environmental scholarship through publication of high-quality writing by scholars, practitioners, and students. At Berkeley Law, ELQ represents and advocates for the environmental law community, sustains and strengthens the environmental law program, encourages student writing, and fosters a diverse, welcoming, and inclusive social and academic community.
Email: elq@berkeley.edu
Website: https://www.ecologylawquarterly.org/
Mission: First Generation Professionals (FGP) is a student-led group that strives to address the needs of first-generation law students through mentorship, career advising, and social activities. Born of the common experiences and challenges of students from working-class backgrounds who are often the first in their family to attend college, FGP is a truly diverse community that fosters inclusiveness, well-being, and academic achievement throughout students’ time at Berkeley Law.
Email: berkeleylawfgp@berkeley.edu
Mission: The Intellectual Property Society (IPLS) caters to the interests of all budding Intellectual Property lawyers! IPLS is committed to cultivating research, discussions and advocacy in the field of Intellectual Property Law. We strive to provide all kinds of fruitful opportunities for the students interested in intellectual property law, thereby strengthening their ties with the Berkeley Law community. We work towards: 1. Building networks between intellectual property law attorneys, advocacy organizations and the Berkeley Law student body in order to promote the field of intellectual property law; 2. Spreading awareness of intellectual property law as a career path for young scholars in the Berkeley community at large; 3. Providing training opportunities for students and supporting the intellectual property law curriculum at Berkeley Law. Join us!
Email: ipls.berkeleylaw@gmail.com
Mission: ILS works to elevate the international law community at Berkeley Law. We strive to build connections between LLM students and JD students, to be a landing base for LLMs as they transition to America, and to create opportunities for JD/LLM students to engage with international law practitioners and learn about international law careers.
Email: ilsberkeleylaw@gmail.com
Mission: JSABL’s mission is to enrich Jewish student life and make positive contributions to our campus and the law. We envision a world where our members are inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life and the legal community.
Email: jsabl@berkeley.edu
Mission: To build a robust community of JD students with Korean origin and/or interest in Korean culture/law, and help students make connections with practicing attorneys in the Bay Area and in Korea.
Email: globl@berkeley.edu
Website: https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/k-jd
Mission: La Alianza Law Students Association facilitates members’ diverse legal interests by maintaining an inclusive environment where members can engage deeply with their studies and each other. Drawing upon el poder de la comunidad, La Alianza Law Students Association manifests solidarity with other progressive individuals and organizations who seek to transform social conditions in the United States y el mundo. Together we realize the bright hope de la humanidad.
Email: laalianza@berkeley.edu
Website: https://alianzaberkeleylaw.com/
Mission: The Law and Political Economy Society of Berkeley seeks to foster a community of students and faculty members interested in how law shapes politics and the economy through roundtable discussions, reading groups, and scholarly presentations.
Email: Berkeley.lpesoc@gmail.com
Website: lpesoc.org
Mission: LSCA Berkeley’s purpose is to activate and mobilize the power of Berkeley Law students to transform the legal industry’s role from exacerbating climate injustice to meaningfully supporting a just transition.
Email: ls4ca.berkeley@gmail.com
Mission: Berkeley’s Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP), is Berkeley Law’s home for education, discussion, and activism promoting the rights of the Palestinian people. We seek to amplify the voices of Palestinian activists resisting annexation, settlements, and human rights abuses; to combat anti-Palestinian narratives and the silencing of pro-Palestine viewpoints in American politics and academia; to strengthen the intersectional bonds between the Palestinian struggle and other racial & social justice movements; and to highlight Palestinian arts and culture, particularly in forums that are accessible to students in Berkeley.
Email: berkeleylaw4palestine@gmail.com
Mission: LSAD is a place for Black law students to build community and find mutual support in their legal journey. LSAD actively participates in the recruitment and retention of Black students. LSAD offers targeted programming focused on academic support, professional development, and relationship building for Black students. In addition, we seek to engage in advocacy and community outreach that centers the interests of the Black community in Berkeley and beyond. Whether you are a student or alum, administrative staff or faculty, sponsor or community member, we are excited about building with you.
Email: lsad@berkeley.edu
Website: https://ucberkeleylsad.com
Mission: Mass Media at Berkeley Law (MMaBL) is a group for law students interested in the intersection of Media Law and Journalism. We are interested in building a community for students with previous media industry experience while also exploring ways that journalism and digital media can work in service of progressive legal goals and break down barriers to make the legal field more accessible.
Email: Massmediaberkeleylaw@gmail.com
Mission: The Middle Eastern and North African Law Students Association (MENALSA) empowers and builds community among Middle Eastern and North African students at Berkeley Law. MENALSA works in solidarity with other organizations to develop students academically and professionally, as well as provide a fun social forum and address challenges our broader community faces.
Comprised of students who identify as Middle Eastern and North African, as well as students who have an interest in the cultural, political, and legal events affecting people from the Middle East and North Africa, MENALSA seeks to foster a cultural, political, social, and academic space for the MENA community at Berkeley Law. MENALSA works to promote diversity in Berkeley Law, the legal profession, and beyond.
Email: berkeleylawmelsa@gmail.com
Mission: Military and Veterans at Berkeley Law’s mission is to create a community where veterans can help veterans succeed in law school and beyond. This means, first and foremost, promoting social cohesion among veterans and military service members at the school. Additionally, we seek to develop veteran-specific professional opportunities for our members, as well as host events geared toward educating the wider student body on military-related topics in the law.
Email: mvbl@berkeley.edu
Mission: The Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) at Berkeley Law strives to support Native American law students, enhance campus discourse on federal Indian law and issues affecting Indian Country, and foster a strong, inclusive community built on unity, cooperation, and respect. As an academic, professional, and social resource for Native law students and allies, NALSA seeks to form and maintain relationships with Berkeley Law alumni, faculty, other affinity groups on campus, attorneys that work with Indian Country, and the local Native community to advance its mission. Through professional development programming, social events, and mentorship opportunities, NALSA supports the prosperity of its members, pursues opportunities for engagement with federal Indian law and the Bay Area Native community, and creates a supportive community for Native students and their allies at Berkeley Law. NALSA at Berkeley Law is an active chapter of the National NALSA.
Email: NALSA.ucberkeley@gmail.com
Website: https://www.nalsaberkeley.com/
Mission: Older, Wiser Law Students provides a sense of belonging and community to non-traditional and second career students, helping them transition to and anchor themselves in the Berkeley Law community. Our objective is to connect students from diverse career backgrounds and to help them thrive in their studies at Berkeley Law by allowing them to share advice and mutual support in an informal setting.
Email: berkeley.owls@gmail.com
Mission: The Peer Wellness Coalition (PWC) is a student organization dedicated to increasing resources to wellness and mental health in law school and the legal profession. The legal field has historically struggled with high rates of substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. PWC is committed to supporting the reversal of this trend by providing law students the resources to develop skills and habits in wellness and work-life balance. PWC aspires for students to take these skills with them as they enter the legal profession. PWC will achieve these goals by developing a platform that creates, gathers, and conveys wellness resources on campus. PWC will plan our own programs and also support the events of other student groups aligned with our mission. Three pillars of the organization will orient our programming: 1) streamlining access to mental health resources, 2) providing thoughtful approaches to academic success, and 3) improving interpersonal relationships within the law school community via wellness and mindfulness programming. We also plan to continually engage with students to better understand and, if possible, counter the sources of depression and anxiety during law school. We hope the priorities and efforts of PWC will gain attention and spread to other law school student organizations. More importantly, the efforts of PWC will inspire law firms and law school administrations to invest more institutional resources for wellness and mental health.
Email: peerwellnesscoalition@gmail.com
Mission: Pilipino American Law Society (PALS) is a student-led group that strives to address the needs of law students of Filipino decent through mentorship, career advising, and social activities. Born of the common experiences and challenges of students from Filipino-American law students, PALS is a community that fosters inclusiveness, well-being, and academic achievement throughout students’ time at Berkeley Law.
Email: pals@berkeley.edu
Website: https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/gapilipinoamericanlawsociety
Mission: The Plaintiffs’ Law Association (PLA) is a student organization at Berkeley Law and an official AAJ* chapter dedicated to cultivating future plaintiff-side attorneys. We are a comprehensive resource for students interested in plaintiff-side careers–providing community support, professional guidance, and exposure to a variety of practice areas.
Email: pla.law@berkeley.edu
Website: https://berkeleypla.org/
Mission: Pro Bonotes provides a space for singers at Berkeley Law to connect and enjoy making music together using only our mouths.
Mission: Queer Caucus at Berkeley Law is comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender variant, and queer law students and allies. We strive to provide social and professional opportunities and support for our members, to develop an academic environment that supports queer scholarship, and to organize events relating to political, social, and legal issues affecting the queer community.
Email: berkeleylawqc@gmail.com
Website: https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/QC
Mission: Berkeley’s South Asian American Law Student Association (SALSA) is a social, academic, professional, community service, and political law student organization. SALSA is dedicated to serving and empowering the South Asian community at Berkeley Law and the Bay Area community at large. SALSA serves to create a safe space for South Asian students to explore their identities, build community, honor their cultural histories, and work for justice for South Asian community and aligned communities. SALSA works closely with other affinity groups and student organizations to coordinate social, educational, and community service events.
Email: salsa@law.berkeley.edu
Mission: The American Constitution Society (ACS) believes that law should be a force to improve the lives of all people. ACS works for positive change by shaping debate on vitally important legal and constitutional issues through development and promotion of high-impact ideas to opinion leaders and the media; by building networks of lawyers, law students, judges and policymakers dedicated to those ideas; and by countering the activist conservative legal movement that has sought to erode our enduring constitutional values. By bringing together powerful, relevant ideas and passionate, talented people, ACS makes a difference in the constitutional, legal and public policy debates that shape our democracy. Shaping Debate. The American Constitution Society brings together many of the country’s best legal minds to articulate a progressive vision of our Constitution and laws. Through its public programs (over 1,100 debates, conferences and press briefings across America each year), publications, and active on-line presence, ACS generates “intellectual capital” for ready use by progressive allies and shapes debates on key legal and public policy issues. The American Constitution Society is also debunking conservative buzzwords such as “originalism” and “strict construction” that use neutral-sounding language but all too often lead to conservative policy outcomes. Using both traditional and new media to communicate with policymakers, judges, lawyers and the public at large, ACS presents a compelling vision of core constitutional values such as genuine equality, liberty, justice and the rule of law. Building Networks. One of the American Constitution Society’s principal missions is nurturing the next generation of progressive lawyers, judges, policy experts, legislators and academics. The engine that drives the organization’s work is its rapidly growing nationwide network: nearly 200 student chapters in law schools in 47 states, 34 lawyer chapters in large and small cities in every part of the country, and over 16,000 paying members and thousands of other supporters. ACS chapters offer platforms for debate and discussion about both enduring principles and the issues of the day, as well as provide opportunities for networking, mentoring and organizing around matters of both local and national significance. Making a Difference. The strength of ACS’s ideas and the scope of its nationwide network enable it to make a difference in legal and public policy debates and ensure that law is a force to improve the lives of all people. Recent examples of ACS initiatives and programs having an impact include an Issue Brief on the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the health care reform legislation, cited during the Senate floor debate and entered into the Congressional Record; Senator Al Franken’s 2010 ACS National Convention speech in which he stated that “Originalism isn’t a pillar of our constitutional history; it’s a talking point;” and a concerted effort by ACS members to promote up-or-down votes on judicial nominations by engaging key decision makers.
Email: berkeleylawacs@gmail.com
Website: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/students/american-constitution-society-for-law-and-policy/
Mission: TABL is committed to addressing the needs of both 2L and 3L transfer students through career and academic advising, mentorship, social activities, networking, and other events and programs.
Email: transfers.berkeleylaw@gmail.com
Mission: UndocuStudents at Berkeley Law seeks to empower undocumented law students pursuing their legal education. The organization will provide resources to support students in seeking professional opportunities, academics, financial aid, and legal services.
Email: undocustudents@berkeley.edu
Mission: Women in Tech Law (WiTL) is a student-led organization that strives to recruit, support, and empower women who are interested in pursuing technology law through providing outreach, mentorship, and educational resources. WiTL aspires to use outreach as a medium to not only encourage women to enter the field, but to also expand the presence of women in the field by providing awareness to the opportunities and potential that tech law can hold for women from both STEM and non-STEM backgrounds. WiTL seeks to use mentorship and other platforms to increase members’ accessibility into tech law, in an attempt to break the glass ceiling of the technology industry. Ultimately, WiTL strives to empower women interested to excel and improve in the realm of law and technology.
Email: witl@berkeley.edu
Mission: The Women+ of Color Collective (WOCC+) is dedicated to providing a supportive community space for women and non-binary people of color at Berkeley Law, including and not limited to Asian, Black, Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African, Native American, and Pacific Islander women and non-binary people at Berkeley Law. By providing cultural, social, professional, educational and community service programs, WOCC seeks to advance the passions, goals, and needs of women and non-binary people of color and enrich their educational experiences at Berkeley Law. WOCC is committed to working in solidarity with other organizations to promote diversity in Berkeley Law, the legal profession, and beyond. WOCC rejects the logics and systems of white supremacy, cisheteropatriarchy, settler colonialism, imperialism, capitalism, classism, ableism, and other systems of oppression. WOCC affirms and supports movements for Palestinian liberation, Indigenous sovereignty, LGBTQIA+ liberation, racial justice, gender equity, economic justice, disability justice, environmental justice, and other movements for justice and liberation.
Email: berkeleylawwocc@gmail.com