The National LGBTQ+ Bar’s Law Student Congress is one of the only national LGBTQ+ law student organizations in the nation. The Law Student Congress promotes regional and national interaction between LGBTQ+ law students and lawyers and helps LGBTQ+ students build contacts within the profession. It also engages in activism of concern to law students and holds biannual meetings open to all LGBTQ+ and ally law students.

Administration

The Law Student Congress is led by an Executive Board, with either one Chair or two Co-Chairs, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and a number of at-large Board Members.  The Executive Board sets the agenda for the Law Student Congress, in conjunction with and with the support of the Advocacy Counsel, Mari Nemec, and Chief Program Officer, Judi O’Kelley, of the National LGBTQ+ Bar.

The Executive Board meets on a monthly basis from August through June.  The LSC also holds an annual meeting of the Congress in person during the National LGBTQ+ Bar’s Lavender Law® Conference and Career Fair, and at least one virtual mid-year meeting open to all student members of the National LGBTQ+ Bar.  Any Law School Affiliate chair or any active law student member of the National LGBTQ+ Bar may contact the Chair/Co-Chairs or the Secretary to request a special meeting.

For more information about the Law Student Congress, please contact them at lsc@lgbtqbar.org.

Law Student Congress Board

2026-2027