Our highly relational community celebrates the unique talents and perspectives of all Tulanians. The relationships fostered at Tulane nurture and nourish our students, faculty, and staff across their lifetime. We strive to make Tulane a supportive and respectful home for community members from the widest array of backgrounds. By doing so, we foster an environment that empowers all Tulanians to reach their full potential and thrive.
Resources for Students
Tulane Law School has several student organizations to serve our vibrant student body. Emily Wojna-Hodnett is the Assistant Dean of Students, and her office is responsible for all student organizations at Tulane Law School. She can be reached at ewojna@tulane.edu.
To learn more about our commitment to building a community for all, please feel free to contact Tracie Ransom at transom@tulane.edu.
The following student groups also provide academic, networking, career, and service opportunities and are open to all Tulane Law students:
- Asian-Pacific-American Law Students Association
- Black Law Students Association
- Business Law Society
- Christian Legal Society
- Catholic Lawyers
Association - Civil Law Society
- Criminal Law Society
- Federal Bar Association
- Federalist Society
- First-Generation Law Student Association
- Immigration Law Society
- International Law Society
- Jewish Law Students Association
- Maritime Law Society
- Veteran's Society
- OUTLaw (formerly Lambda Legal)
- Public Interest Law Foundation
- Real Estate Law Society
- Sports Law Society
- Technology and Intellectual Property Society
- Tulane Law Running Club
- Texas Law Society
- Tulane Disability and Health Law Society
- Tulane Entertainment & Art Law Society
- Tulane Environmental and Energy Law Society
- Tulane Law Space Law Society
- Tulane Latinx Law Student Association
- Tulane Law & Philosophy Society
- Tulane Tax Law Society
- VITA
- Tulane Women in Law Society
- Tulane National Lawyers Guild
- American Constitution Society
- Golf Club
- Tulane Cannabis Law and Advocacy Society
- Tulane Family Law Society
Tulane Law students also receive support from the Center for Intercultural Life.
The Office of Human Resources oversees Tulane University’s Equal Opportunity/Anti-Discrimination Policy, which includes Tulane’s anti-harassment policy.
Networking
Career counselors in our Career Development Office participate in initiatives within the profession and promote career fairs, programs, fellowships, writing competitions, and professional organizations that increase the opportunities for students and alumni. We promote active student and faculty involvement in community and professional organizations to forge strategic alliances with local, regional, national, and global partners and to provide viable networking opportunities for our students.
We also maintain ties with the following specialty bar associations at the national, regional and local level that represent the interests of legal professionals of all backgrounds and engage in advocacy:
- American Bar Association—Diversity and Inclusion Center
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund
- Minority Corporate Counsel Association
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- National Bar Association of African American Lawyers
- National Conference of Black Lawyers
- National Native American Bar Association
- The National LGBT Bar Association
- Greater New Orleans Chapter Louis A. Martinet Society
