STUDENT BAR ASSOCATION
The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the official student government association of John Marshall Law School. The SBA was established to assist in the promotion of legal science and the administration of justice, to further the understanding between the public and the organized Bar, and to promote the welfare of its members. All students are members of the SBA.

The Executive Board consists of four officers and six representatives, including representatives from each class in each division.

The SBA provides a number of services and activities for students, including the annual sponsorship of the Barristers Ball.

AMERICAN TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
The John Marshall Law School chapter of the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) was founded in 1993. The ATLA, and its associate organization, provide a structure for regional and national student trial advocacy competition.

BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) was established in October, 1992, to foster and encourage high academic standards and professional competency for students pursuing a career in law. The mission of the BLSA is to instill in the law student a greater awareness of the needs of the African-American community, to influence the legal community to bring about meaningful change to meet the needs of the African-American community, and to do all that is necessary and proper to accomplish these purposes. Membership in the BLSA is open to all students.

The BLSA is affiliated with the Southern Region Black Law Students Association, and the National Black Law Students Association.

CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY
The purpose of the Christian Legal Society is to honor the Lord in law school by associating publicly with a national network of more than 4,000 lawyers, judges, law professors, law students, and interested lay people committed to loving and serving Jesus Christ and advocating reconciliation, justice, and religious freedom.

CORPORATE LAW SOCIETY
The Corporate Law Society is focused on the corporate legal field, and on enhancing its members' knowledge of the complexities of corporate law. The society sponsors guest lectures, workshops, and various social functions.

FEDERALIST SOCIETY
John Marshall Law School hosts a chapter of The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. The Society 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 our judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. The Society seeks to promote an awareness of these principles, and to further their application through its activities. This entails reordering priorities within the legal system to place a premium on individual liberty, traditional values, and the rule of law.

INTERNATIONAL LAW SOCIETY
The International Law Society fosters interest in international law by sponsoring speakers and programs concerning international law and international organizations advocating on behalf of international law. The Society promotes workshops furthering the study of international law as it pertains to human rights, foreign trade, and immigration law. Also, the Society aids its members in the pursuit of careers in this field of law. Membership is open to all students.

SIGMA DELTA KAPPA - ALPHA CHI CHAPTER
Sigma Delta Kappa was established in 1914 by six law students at the University of Michigan Law School, and serves as a national legal fraternity composed of attorneys, judges, and law students. Sigma Delta Kappa is a non-discriminatory and active legal fraternity, with membership open to all law students and members of the bench and bar. There are no restrictions based upon race, religion, or gender.

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW SOCIETY
The Sports and Entertainment Law Society (SELS) is dedicated to educating members and providing a network in the sports and entertainment legal field. The SELS sponsors workshops, speakers, and social functions for its members.

WOMEN'S LAW STUDENT ASSOCIATION
The Women's Law Student Association (WLSA) is an organization open to all students who are concerned with, and interested in, improving the status of women in the legal profession.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The "new" John Marshall Law School welcomes the support of the recently reorganized Alumni Association, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the serving the needs of alumni and achieving the goals of the School.
The Alumni Association offers alumni opportunities to network and socialize at the Georgia Bar and other functions. The directors are committed to fundraising to support alumni activities and create an endowment fund to provide scholarships for students and promote faculty research.

The continuing success of John Marshall depends largely on the support of its graduates and alumni. The positive impression created by the improvements in our curriculum, facility, faculty, and staff are resulting in a larger, more competitive pool of applicants. In turn, the quality of our students and graduates is attracting a greater number of prospective employers. John Marshall’s alumni remain its most valuable resource in terms of referring potential students and providing potential internships, clerkships, and jobs for its graduates.

We encourage alumni to take a moment to revisit John Marshall through our redesigned Web site and update their names, career and contact information through the accompanying alumni link. By updating information online, alumni may be copied on
Alumni Association emails. Additionally, alumni activities are promoted through the bi-annual newsletter, The Advocate.

Alumni may participate in the Career Advisory Network by checking "yes" on the UPDATE INFORMATION form. This network is a great opportunity to rely upon fellow alumni for referrals and support, and to provide career guidance and mentoring for our students. The Alumni Association invites input, which may be conveniently directed to alumni_update.@.johnmarshall.edu.