There are many opportunities to engage with the YLS community through student organizations including a wide range of affinity groups, academic interests, political groups, projects, competition groups, clubs, and more.
All YLS student groups must be open to all YLS students.
A Very Narrow Bridge
yls.bridge@yale.edu
African Law Students Association
yls.afrilsa@yale.edu
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy at Yale Law School
acs@yale.edu
Asian Pacific American Law Students' Association
apalsa@yale.edu
Bad News Barristers
yls.bnb@yale.edu
Capital Assistance Project
yls.cap@yale.edu
Catholic Law Students' Association
clsa@yale.edu
Disabled Law Students Association
yls.dlsa@yale.edu
Election Law Society
yls.electionlawsociety@yale.edu
First Generation Professionals
fgp@yale.edu
Green Haven Prison Project
greenhaven@yale.edu
If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice Yale Law School Student Chapter
yls.ifwhenhow@yale.edu
Immigrant Justice Project
yls.immigrantjusticeproject@yale.edu
International Refugee Assistance Project
irap@yale.edu
J. Reuben Clark Law Society
jrcls@yale.edu
Jus Vitae
yls.jusvitae@yale.edu
Korean Law Students Network
yls.klsn@yale.edu
La Sociedad of Latine Law Students
yls.laso@yale.edu
Law and Political Economy Group
yls.lpe@yale.edu
Law Students for Justice in Palestine
yls.lsjp@yale.edu
Legal Fictions: A Yale Law Students' Literary Magazine
yls.legalfictions@yale.edu
Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project
marshallbrennan@yale.edu
Mental Health Advocacy, Resource, and Care Helpers
yls.march@yale.edu
Middle Eastern and North African Law Students' Association
menalsa@yale.edu
Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals
mootcourt@yale.edu
Motions - yls.motion@yale.edu
Muslim Law Students' Association
mlsa@yale.edu
National Lawyers Guild
yale.nlg@yale.edu
Native American Law Students' Association
nalsa@yale.edu
Older Wiser Law Students (OWLS)
yls.owls@yale.edu
Outlaws
outlaws@yale.edu
PeLAWton
yls.ylbc@yale.edu
Pickle(ball) Society
yls.pbs@yale.edu
Public School Graduates
yls.psg@yale.edu
Public Speaking Collective
yls.psc@yale.edu
Qui Transtulit Sustinet: The Transfer Student Association
yls.qts@yale.edu
RunL
yls.runl@yale.edu
South Asian Law Students' Association
salsa@yale.edu
Tax @ YLS
yls.tax@yale.edu
Temporary Restraining Order Project
troproject@yale.edu
The Philanthropy Forum: A Yale Law Student Society
yls.tpf@yale.edu
Thomas Swan Barristers Union
barristers@yale.edu
Title IX Student Advocates
yls.tixsa@yale.edu
Trans @ YLS
tyls@yale.edu
Willem Vis Moot Court
yls.vismoot@yale.edu
Women of Color Collective
wocc@yale.edu
Yale Animal Law Society
yals@yale.edu
Yale Black Law Students' Association
blsa@yale.edu
Yale Civil Rights Project
ycrp@yale.edu
Yale Creative Society
yls.creativesociety@yale.edu
Yale Entertainment and Sports Law Student Association
yls.yesla@yale.edu
Yale Environmental Law Association - yela@yale.edu
Yale Federalist Society
fedsoc@yale.edu
Yale Health Law and Policy Society
yhelps@yale.edu
Yale International Negotiation Student Association
yls.yinsa@yale.edu
Yale Jewish Law Students' Association
jlsa@yale.edu
Yale Law & Business Society
ylbs@yale.edu
Yale Law Center for Civic Imagination: A Student Association
yls.cci@yale.edu
Yale Law Christian Fellowship
ylcf@yale.edu
Yale Law Democrats
ylsdems@yale.edu
Yale Law National Security Group
nsg@yale.edu
Yale Law Republicans
ylsrepublicans@yale.edu
Yale Law Revue
yalelawrevue@yale.edu
Yale Law School Defenders
ylsdefenders@yale.edu
Yale Law Student Basketball Club
yls.ylsbc@yale.edu
Yale Law Student Energy Group
yls.yelg@yale.edu
Yale Law Student Football Club
yls.fb@yale.edu
Yale Law Student Golf Association
yls.ylsga@yale.edu
Yale Law Student Hiking Club
yls.ylshc@yale.edu
Yale Law Student Israel Association
yls.ylsia@yale.edu
Yale Law Student Spikeball
yls.ylspikeball@yale.edu
Yale Law Student Volleyball Club
yls.ylsvc@yale.edu
Yale Law Students for Climate Accountability - yls.climate@yale.edu
Yale Law Veterans Association
lawveterans@yale.edu
Yale Law Women+
ylw@yale.edu
Yale Plaintiffs’ Law Student Association
yls.yplsa@yale.edu
Yale Society of International Law
ysil@yale.edu
Youth Justice Project
yls.youthjusticeproject@yale.edu
Student Organization Registration
Student Organization Registration Process
All student organizations must re-register each spring through OSA's Yale Connect student organization registration form. This process helps OSA keep track of active organizations and provides a format for submitting documentation of events and spending as well as request funding for the following academic year. If a student group does not re-register by that year's stated deadline, the student organization is deemed inactive and ineligible for funding. If inactive, the organization must apply for reinstatement as a new student organization by the following year's deadline.
New Student Organization Proposals
Students interested in submitting a proposal for a new student organization must complete an online application through OSA's Yale Connect form. A complete application for review includes the following: the proposed student organization name, the mission/purpose for the group & how it meets an unmet need at YLS, anticipated membership, and proposed activities with purpose, anticipated attendance, and budget estimates. Review Yale University's policies for the use of the Yale name by student organizations.
New Student Organization Criteria
Students should review existing student organizations at Yale Law School to ensure that the proposed organization does not duplicate any other organization's mission, programmatic efforts, or a majority of the organization's membership base. If there is an unmet need, an application for a new student organization may be submitted during that year's established application timeframe. Because adding new organizations means decreasing or limiting funding of existing organizations that have already proven successful, students are encouraged to work with current student organizations to create new programs or engage in shared activities when possible.
New Student Organization Review Process
Student Representatives review all submitted applications after the established deadline each spring. While there are a number of factors considered, a key focus of the review is to determine whether it meets an unmet need without the opportunity to fall under the umbrella of an already established student organization. Should a student organization be denied recognition, they may reapply for recognition status the following year with the procedure set forth above.
