All Student Organizations and Journals

Columbia Law School International Refugee Assistance Project

IRAP is a global legal aid and advocacy organization working to create a world where refugees and all people seeking safety are empowered to claim their right to freedom of movement and a path to lasting refuge. At Columbia, we hope to work with global IRAP to support this work through student research and direct services projects. In addition, we hope to raise awareness in the broader Law School community about the legal and ethical issues surrounding refugee and immigrant rights.

Contact: Gawon Jo ([email protected])

Columbia Law School Israel Organization (CLIO)

CLIO is an inclusive community of students dedicated to Israel's right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state. We encompass a diverse set of backgrounds, political and religious beliefs, and professional interests with a dynamic understanding of Zionism. Our events are open to all law students and focus on Israeli law, culture, society, and history.       

Contact: [email protected]

Columbia Law School Legal Outreach Team

Columbia Law School Legal Outreach Team (LOT) provides material aid and forges legal connections for unhoused neighbors in Harlem and Morningside Heights. Through weekly client outreach and partnering with like-minded organizations, LOT helps our most vulnerable neighbors get the justice they deserve.

Contact: [email protected]

Columbia Law School Legal Tech Association

CLS Legal Tech is a student-led organization that aims to centralize and develop education, community and innovation in the field of legal technology. CLS Legal Tech achieves its mission by hosting lunch talks, panel discussions, workshops and field trips in relation to various areas of legal technology.

Contact: [email protected]

Columbia Law School Mexican Association

Columbia Law School Mexican Association attempts to bring Mexican culture closer to Columbia Law School by sponsoring academic, professional, social, and community service activities. The association serves as a liaison between members and the administration, alumni, professionals, and students. It also strives to create a sense of community among Mexican students and students of Mexican heritage as well as those interested in Mexican culture.

Columbia Law School Military Association (CLSMA)

The Columbia Law School Military Association is a non-political, nonpartisan social group whose purpose is to promote camaraderie and networking among Columbia Law School military veterans and civilian students, to explore and develop local veteran-related volunteer and pro bono opportunities, and to stimulate thoughtful discussion about the military and its role in modern society. Military service is not a prerequisite for membership.

Contact: [email protected]

Columbia Law School Public Defender Students

CLS Public Defender Students is a professional development community for students pursuing careers in all areas of public defense, including criminal, immigration, prisoners' rights, and civil defense.PDS hosts info sessions with current students to share information about classes, externships, and summer jobs, and facilitates individual connections between students to discuss experiences at different offices. PDS also brings public defenders to speak with students on campus.

Contact: [email protected]

Columbia Law School Soccer Club

Columbia Law School Soccer Club (CLSSC) is a community for players and fans of soccer at the Law School. We host weekly pickup soccer, competitive matches against other law schools, and soccer-related social events. 

Contact information: [email protected]

Columbia Law School Softball Club

The Columbia Law School Softball Club hosts weekly games just a few blocks from campus, fields teams against the other New York City law schools, and competes in the University of Virginia's annual law school softball championship, which attracts more than 1,000 law students from schools all over the country.

Columbia Law School Women’s Association (CLWA)

CLWA is the law school’s leading organization for the equality and empowerment of all women in law. CLWA actively works to foster an inclusive community for all women at Columbia Law School (CLS) and to advance the position of women in CLS, the legal profession, and society at large. CLWA provides academic and career resources to both its members and the larger law school community starting with its expansive alumnae base and strong mentorship program.

Contact: [email protected]