Law Student Affairs - University of San Diego

Stop by the Student Health Center to get your flu vaccine on Thursday October 27 from 10am-1pm. Free for students with your student ID!

Wednesday! Come for a free 15 minute, confidential mental health check in. 4-6pm in the UC Forums. 🌱

Happening right now! Registration not required. Grace Courtroom.

Destress Fest! Beginning Monday October 10, which is World Mental Health Day, Law Student Affairs invites you to destress with us! No RSVP necessary- come as you are able! 😎 🧘‍♂️🌱🍹🍦🪷10/10 Smoothies in front of WH at noon; 10/11 Succulents & Kombucha on the WH patio 1130am-130pm; 10/12 Yoga & Breakfast 845-945am; 10/12 Thankfuls & Frozen Treats in The Writs 3-5pm.

Thanks for coming to succulents and kombucha! We will have even more next time since it was a hit! 🌱

Spring 2022 Update!
*The Spring 2022 law school semester will begin with a remote learning model and continue for the first two (2) weeks of classes. Classes begin on Monday, January 10. As in previous semesters when the university was remote, all classes will be held on Zoom and recorded. In person classes will resume on Monday, January 24, 2022. Most law school offices will be providing services remotely through January 23.
*All spring 2022 students enrolled at USD must submit on the Wellness Portal proof of booster vaccination against COVID-19 to attend in-person classes. Unvaccinated students who are exempted will be required to participate in weekly COVID-19 testing.
*The LRC will be offering curbside pickup and remote reference services. The LRC and study room reservations will be open Jan. 8-23. Check the link in our bio for more info and hours.
*The Academic Success Resource Center will be offering curbside pickup via the LRC.
Contact [email protected] with any questions!

Wishing a very Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate it! May the light of the season shine brightly all year!

Join the Office for Law Student Affairs and Dean Schapiro for donuts and coffee to kick off the study period and our Finals First Aid programming! Stop by the Warren Hall Back Patio from 9:45-11am on Thursday, December 2 for a study treat and encouragement from the Dean.

Join Vanessa Racehorse and Angela Medrano for a lunch talk, “The Contemporary Fight for Tribal Sovereignty”. This discussion will cover the, the social, political and legal foundations of tribal sovereignty, Federal Indian Law, and the case law that shapes current efforts to advance justice, equity, and tribal sovereignty in the U.S.

Vanessa Racehorse is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and a descendant of the Cherokee Nation and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes. She has a JD from Columbia Law School and an LLM in International Criminal Law from the University of Amsterdam. Ms. Racehorse has worked in-house for the Colorado River Indian Tribes, was an associate with a boutique law firm that provides general counsel services and represents tribes across the country in litigation, and is currently an attorney for the California Native American Heritage Commission where she focuses on cultural resources protection. Ms. Racehorse will be teaching Native American Law at USD Law in Spring 2022.

Angela Medrano is a member of the Cahuilla Band of Indians and is an alumna of University of San Diego School of Law. She operates her own law practice in North County specializing in general civil, tribal, and federal Indian law. Ms. Medrano is a current board member of the San Diego County Bar Association and is President of the Native American Lawyers Association of San Diego County. In 2019, Ms. Medrano joined the Intertribal Court of Southern California as a pro tem judge.

Co-sponsored by the Student Bar Association, American Constitution Society, Black Law Students Association, Law Students for Cross-Racial Understanding, Public Interest Law Foundation and Women's Law Caucus.

Lunch will be provided to the first 50 registrants. Register via link in bio.

The JLSA is proud to present an evening with Rose Schindler, local author and Holocaust survivor. Ms. Schindler will recount her and her husband's story of perseverance based on her book, "The Two Who Survived." There will be a brief opportunity for questions and "The Two Who Survived" will be available for purchase at the event. After the event there will be a reception for attendees with appetizers and graduate-level beverages available.

This event is open to ALL USD students, staff, and faculty. Unfortunately, we cannot accept registrations from our community members outside USD due to Covid restrictions.

Questions? Please email [email protected]

Happy Friday from The LSA team! We’re rootin’ for you!

The Student Advisory Group (SAG) is looking for student's to join the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force.

The Task Force will place a special emphasis on encouraging SAG membership composed of students who have an affiliation with affinity-based student organizations and students who are from:
● Underrepresented identities and groups;
● Minoritized communities; or
● Backgrounds that can present unique challenges to thriving in law school, (e.g. first generation status, familial status, and economic disadvantages).

If this is right up your alley, please consider joining the DEI Task Force, and help make a difference at our school. You can click the link in our bio for full details. Deadline to apply is tomorrow, Friday, November 12, 2021.