Vanderbilt Law Students are continuously volunteering and finding ways to engage in the local community.
Each year, our 1L and LLM students are invited to join their new classmates in a day of service to kick of the semester. We provide a list of project locations and students go in groups to engage with each other and the community. In recent years, we have partnered with The Second Harvest Food Bank, The Martha O'Bryan Center, Project C.U.R.E., Room in the Inn, and the Wedgewood Urban Garden.
Many of our student organizations have community service initiatives throughout the year. The following organizations focus specifically on community service:
The Vanderbilt Bar Association (VBA) is composed of all students of Vanderbilt Law School. The organization's objectives are to foster a spirit of community and cooperation among students, faculty and staff, and to advance the aims and purposes of the student body at the law school.
Vanderbilt's Legal Aid Society facilitates opportunities for law students to give back to traditionally underrepresented groups through community service, pro bono, and special projects. The Legal Aid Society strives to promote a culture where service and public interest are recognized as vital parts of a legal education and an important component of a legal career.
Law Students for Social Justice:
Law Students for Social Justice (LSSJ) supports the mission of the Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt Law Second Harvest Food BankSchool through student-driven programming and events related to exploring the role of law in creating, perpetuating, and eradicating hierarchies of power and privilege in our society. Some students involved with LSSJ are thinking of careers in public interest, but most LSSJ students come together from a variety of fields.
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