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Seattle University School of Law educates lawyers who distinguish themselves through their outstanding legal skills and their dedication to law in the service of justice. Our students are, and will remain, distinctive and diverse. We admit students whose life experiences and talents demonstrate the ability, intellect, and character to complete our program successfully. Seattle University Law School boasts the Northwest's most diverse student body. We actively seek diversity in our community, welcoming qualified persons of different races, ethnicities, religions, ages, disabilities, genders, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds and points of view. To that end, the Office of Admission has compiled the following resources that speak to the diversity of Seattle University, the state of Washington and the legal profession in general. We hope you find these links useful.
Access to Justice Institute
The Access to Justice Institute’s goal is to provide quality volunteer
experiences for law students while fulfilling unmet legal needs in King County.
Asian Pacific Islander Law Student
Association (APILSA)
APILSA provides emotional and practical support in the form of a network of
students, faculty members and professionals in the field.
Black Law Student Association
(BLSA)
A chapter of the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA), BLSA was created
and designed to articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of Black
law students.
Center for Human Rights and Justice
The mission of the Center for Human Rights is to promote and protect human rights,
broadly defined, through legal research and advocacy, coalition building, education
and activism.
Hispanic Organization for Legal Advancement
(HOLA)
HOLA strives to articulate and promote the professional and academic needs and
goals of Latina/o and other minority law students.
Institute for Indian Estate Planning &
Probate
The primary objective of the Institute is to directly impact and reduce the
fractionalization of Indian lands through education and the provision of estate
planning services to tribal members and communities.
International Law Society
The purpose of the International Law Society is to foster an understanding of
public and private international law among the members of the law school and
university communities.
OutLaws
OutLaws was organized to provide support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
law students and their friends.
Seattle Journal for Social Justice
(SJSJ)
The Seattle Journal for Social Justice is a peer-reviewed, student-edited, interdisciplinary
journal that publishes writings that reflect theoretical, literary and hands-on
approaches toward achieving social justice
South Asian Law Student Association
(SALSA)
SALSA encourages South Asian involvement, as well as awareness of South Asian
culture and issues. The goal of the organization is to provide a forum for addressing
those issues, while concentrating on their legal aspects and solutions.
Women’s Law Caucus
Helen Williams - willia15@seattleu.edu
The following organizations at Seattle University do not currently have Web sites but please find contact information below:
Men's Law Caucus
Michael Nassutti - nassutti@seattleu.edu
Native American Law Student Association (NALSA)
Autumn Liner-Sanders - linersan@seattleu.edu
Yelena Stock - stocky@seattleu.edu
Russian-American Legal Society
Ekaterina Oulassevitch - oulassev@seattleu.edu
Asian Bar Association
of Washington
The Asian Bar Association of Washington (ABAW) is the professional association
of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors and law students
that strives to be a network for its members in Washington State.
The
Cardozo Society
Seattle Cardozo Society is an honor society for Jewish attorneys that sponsors
programs that integrate legal and Jewish concerns to demonstrate the unique
contributions the legal profession can make to improve the Jewish community.
King County Washington
Women Lawyers
King County Washington Women Lawyers (KCWWL) is devoted to the interests of
women attorneys and judges in Washington State.
Korean American
Bar Association of Washington
The objectives of KABA are to foster the exchange of ideas and information among
and between KABA members and other members of the legal profession.
Latina/o Bar Association
of Washington
The purpose of the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington is to represent the
concerns and goals of Latino attorneys and Latino people of the State of Washington.
Loren Miller Bar Association
The LMBA is an affiliate member of the National Bar Association whose purpose
is the advancement of the social and economic well-being of its largely African-American
membership.
Northwest Indian Bar
Association
The Northwest Indian Bar Association (NIBA) is a nonprofit organization of Indian
attorneys and judges in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia
and the Yukon Territory, which aspires to improve the legal and political landscape
for the Pacific Northwest Indian community.
Washington Women Lawyers
The purpose of Washington Women Lawyers is to further the full integration of
women in the legal profession, to promote equal rights and opportunities for
women and to prevent discrimination against them.
Q-Law: The GLBT Bar
Association of Washington
QLaw: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington is an association of gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender (GLBT) legal professionals and their friends
The following Washington state organizations do not currently have Web sites but please find their contact information below:
Filipino-American Legal Association of Washington
Jesie R. Castro, President
Castro Law Office
7201 Holly Hedge Ln SW Unit 10
Lakewood, WA 98499-1848
Phone: (253) 589-6598
Hate Free Zone Washington
Policy Director: Shankar R. Narayan
1227 S Weller St, Ste A
Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: (206) 723-2203 x208
E-mail: shankar@hatefreezone.org
Kanoon South Asian Bar Association of Washington
4343 Roosevelt Way NE #602
Seattle, Washington 98105
Pierce County [Tacoma] Minority Bar Association
Karl Lin Williams, Vice President
Pierce County Minority Bar Association
Griffin & Williams PS
5000 Bridgeport Way W
University Place, WA 98467-2031
Phone: (253) 460-2973
E-mail: truth@prodigy.net
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington
Denise Tran, President
Alki, Sakamoto, Grant LLT
701 Pike Street, Suite 1525
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 624-1900
American
Bar Association Commission on Racial & Ethnic Diversity in the Profession
The ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession is the catalyst
for creating leadership and economic opportunities for racially and ethnically
diverse lawyers within the ABA and the legal profession.
American
Bar Association – Diversity Initiatives
The goals of the Office of Diversity Initiatives are to increase minority participation
in the legal profession by encouraging members of racial/ethnic minority groups
to consider law as a career and to provide increased opportunities for minorities
already in the profession.
Congressional
Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)
This premier scholarship opportunity is afforded to Latino students who have
a history of performing public service-oriented activities in their communities
and who plan to continue contributing in the future.
Hispanic National Bar
Association
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is an incorporated, nonprofit,
national association representing the interests of more than 25,000 Hispanic
American attorneys, judges, law professors and law students in the United States
and Puerto Rico.
Korean American Scholarship
Foundation (KASF)
The Korean American Scholarship Foundation (KASF) is a nonprofit, volunteer-managed
organization established to help meet the financial needs of Korean-American
students seeking higher education.
Mexican
American Legal Defense and Education Fund
The MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program each year awards scholarships ranging
from $3,000-$7,000 to deserving individuals entering their first, second or
third years of law school with a demonstrated involvement in and commitment
to serve the Latino community through the legal profession.
Minorities
Interested in Legal Education (MILE)
The Minorities Interested in Legal Education (MILE) project is an effort to
address the underrepresentation of minorities in the legal profession by providing
minority students with reliable information about preparation for law school.
NAACP
Legal Defense Fund Scholarships
Although LDF's primary purpose is to provide legal assistance to poor African
Americans, its work over the years has brought greater justice to all Americans.
National
Asian Pacific American Bar Association
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national
association of Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys, judges, law professors
and law students that advocates for the legal needs and interests of the APA
community and represents the interests of more than 40,000 attorneys and 47
local APA bar associations.
National
Bar Association
An organization of African American attorneys that exists to advance the science
of jurisprudence, uphold the honor of the legal profession, promote social intercourse
among the members of the bar, and protect the civil and political rights of
all citizens of the several states of the United States.
The National
Black Law Students’ Association
BALSA's purpose is to effect change in the legal system. The association endeavors
to sensitize the law and legal profession to the ever-increasing needs of the
Black community and offers scholarships for black law students.
Native American
Rights Fund (NARF)
Founded in 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is the oldest and largest
nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian
tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide.
Puerto Rican Legal
Defense Fund
Using the power of the law together with advocacy and education, PRLDEF creates
opportunities for all Latinos to succeed in school and work, fulfill their dreams,
and sustain their families and communities.
United
Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Our mission is to enhance the quality of education by providing financial assistance
to deserving students, raising operating funds for member colleges and universities,
and increasing access to technology for students and faculty at historically
black colleges and universities.