Student Groups

The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the student government at St. John's School of Law. It functions as the medium for the expression and advocacy of students' views and the protection of their interests, and acts as liaison between the student body, the Law School's faculty and the administration.

The Executive Board of the SBA consists of a President, Academic Vice President, Vice President for Students, Treasurer, Secretary, Associate Vice President for Evening Students, and Director of Diversity and Inclusion. Each officer is elected in a general student election to serve a one-year term. The governing body of the SBA is the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives is made up of delegates from each section of the first, second, third, and fourth-year classes. They are elected by their respective classmates to serve one-year terms.

All matriculated law students are automatically members of the SBA and eligible to serve on the SBA Committees. These Committees, which are either provided for in the SBA Constitution or established by the Executive Board, deal with numerous aspects of, and bear responsibility for, the general operation of student affairs. Their obligations include representing student concerns to the faculty and the administration, sponsoring a variety of educational, social, and cultural events, and serving as the central administration for the SBA funded student organizations and national legal fraternities.

Student Groups

Visit our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion page to learn more about the Law School's shared identity groups.

American Constitution Society

Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)

Bankruptcy Law Society (BLS)

Black Law Students Association (BLSA)

Cannabis Law Society

Catholic Law Student Association

Coalition for Social Justice

Corporate and Securities Law Society

Criminal Law Society

Data Law and Cybersecurity Law Club

Disability Law Society

Entertainment, Art, and Sports Law Society (EASL)

Environmental Law Society

Family Law and Child Advocacy Society

Family Law Society

Fashion, Advertising & Media Law Society

Federal Bar Association (St. John's Chapter)

Federalist Society, The

First Generation Professionals

Gaming Law Society

Health Law Society

Hellenic Law Society

Historical Society of the New York Courts

Immigration Law Society (ILS)

Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS)

International Law Students Association

Irish American Law Student Association

Italian American Law Students Association

Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA)

Labor Relations and Employment Law Society

Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA)

League of International Lawyers

Mothers in Law and PALS

Multilingual Legal Advocates

Muslim Law Students Association

National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA)

National Lawyers Guild

OUTLaws and Allies

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International (Henry DeBracton Chapter)

Public Interest Law Students Association

Real Property Law Society

SJL Chess Society

SJU Defenders

South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA)

St. John's A Cappella

St. John's Law Secular Student Alliance

Student Bar Association (SBA)

Tax Law Society

Transforming Justice Initiative

Trust and Estates Law Society

Women's Law Society