The ABA-Law Student Division is the law student branch of the national professional organization with which you will have contact for your entire legal career, the American Bar Association. There are various opportunities to publish, hone advocacy and leadership skills, meet friends and attorneys from the local, regional and national community through the ABA.
MEMBERSHIP
- Membership is open to all law students for $25 for the year.
- Contact ABA representative for more information.
- 4 month special offer.
ADVANTAGES OF BEING AN ABA MEMBER WHILE IN LAW SCHOOL
- Window to the Outside World
- Insight into Specific Fields of Law
- Professional Development
- Leadership Opportunities
- Discounts on Products and Services:
- PMBR (Preliminary Multistate Bar Review Course Discount).
- BarBri
- Student Resources Health Insurance
- Homeowners and Auto Insurance
- Hertz Rental Car
- Bank of America
- Collegiate Funding Services
- National/ Regional Competitions
- Publication of student member work in Student Lawyer Magazine
LEADERSHIP
- Law School ABA Representative – The ABA representative is one of the most important positions in the Law Student Division. The primary purpose of the ABA. law school representative is to advocate on behalf of the ABA Law Student Division Members at their school, serve as the school’s point person on the ABA and the Law Student Division, to promote the ABA and Law Student Division, and to communicate the benefits and value of ABA membership at their law school.
- National/Regional Positions in the ABA Law Student Division – On a regional level, law student members may serve as Governors or Lieutenant Governors. On a national level, law student members may serve as National Officers, Division Delegates of Liaisons. Additionally, members may be appointed to National Student Directors of the following programs: Arbitration Competition, Client Counseling Competition, National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Negotiation Competition and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Faculty Advisors
Dean Stearns & Dean VanderWyden
A.B.A. Representative 2007-2008
ABA Representative c/o Student Bar Association
256 New Law Building
P.O. Box 248087
Coral Gables, FL 33123-8087
Office: (305) 284-5473
Fax: (305) 284-2613
Email: tb8098@students.law.miami.edu
