Interested in various ways to connect with your classmates? Below is a list of options we have available to get involved.
There’s a rich and varied life for students outside of the classroom. This is an environment of inclusion, and there are a bevy of opportunities to meet and benefit from other students, work alongside members of the legal community, and to mingle with the rest of the school.
Mentor Program
What if you had an opportunity to ask questions of a Superior Court Judge or get a behind-the-scenes perspective on a court session? That’s the experience for the 3rd- and 4th-year law students in the Lincoln Law Mentor Program. It’s a view of the law very different from a textbook or a classroom, and it’s an example of the creative thinking that happens here. After all, it’s the brainchild of Laurie Earl, class of 1988 and the presiding judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court. She’s also Lincoln Law School’s 2012 Alumnus of the Year!
Internships
Observing the legal world in action, be it in a law office or corporate environment, isn’t just invaluable, it’s worth credit. Guided by the Legal Internship Coordinator, the program gives 3rd- and 4th-year students an opportunity to gain valuable work experience and firsthand exposure to the legal profession.
Student Bar Association
Every registered student becomes a member of the Student Bar Association (SBA). This collective group of campus leaders hosts events throughout the year that give students an opportunity to mingle and network with other each other, faculty, and staff. Events have included the faculty/student basketball game, Barristers’ Ball, fall picnic, golf tournament, and student/alumni mixers. The SBA also publishes the Voir Dire, a publication containing law review articles, alumni news, and other items of interest.
Delta Theta Phi
Delta Theta Phi is a professional legal fraternal organization committed to providing a spirit of cooperation by offering an opportunity for lawyers and law students to promote their personal, professional, and intellectual growth through networking, leadership training, scholarship, guidance, and a collective responsibility to the fraternity and the future of the legal profession. Delta Theta Phi is the only law fraternity that publishes its own authoritatively recognized law review, the Aldelphia. By joining Delta Theta Phi, you will become part of an extensive international membership with some very prestigious alumni. Some prominent members of Delta Theta Phi include: Lyndon B. Johnson, Calvin Coolidge, J. Edgar Hoover, Dan Rather, John Grisham, Oliver Wendall Holmes, and Sandra Day O’Conner. To learn more about the international fraternity, please visit their website at www.deltathetaphi.org.
The Earl Warren Senate at Lincoln Law School was chartered in 1982. Becoming a member of Lincoln’s only law fraternity also helps foster a sense of community that can sometimes be lost in such a rigorous academic program. Delta Theta Phi is a great way to meet new people and expand your personal and professional networks. Your Delta Theta Phi brothers and sisters are here to offer support, advice, direction, and friendship through your school years and beyond. Information about upcoming events will also be posted on Senate’s Facebook page, which can be found by searching “Delta Theta Phi – Earl Warren Senate”.
To join Delta Theta Phi, simply fill out the application and submit it along with your $80 membership fee to the front office. The $80 fee will cover your time in law school and 2 years after graduation. Please feel free to email LincolnDTP@gmail.com with any questions you may have regarding membership or any of our upcoming events.
Study Groups
Sometimes, it just takes talking things through with another person to better understand the complexities of the law. And who better than your fellow law students? That’s why we provide bulletin boards and student government organizations to help with finding or organizing study groups.
Barristers’ Ball
The Barristers’ Ball is a tradition at nearly every law school in the United States, Canada, the UK, and Australia. Lincoln Law School is no exception. This semi-formal event provides a time to get dressed up, mingle with your fellow students, alumni, and faculty, and celebrate a year of scholastic achievement.
Picnic
When you work full-time and attend law school, it isn’t always easy to network with more than your cohort. That’s why every fall the Student Bar Association organizes a picnic that brings together students, faculty, alumni, and their families for a day of fun, games, and, of course, a barbecue.
Counseling and Tutoring Services
Your success is paramount to our success. That’s why our part-time faculty will make every effort to be available for counseling and may refer you to our tutoring services. We’ll identify the area where assistance is necessary and connect you to upper-class students, recent alumni, or other helpful resources. For one-on-one assistance, our faculty is also available by appointment. And, as always, the dean maintains an open-door policy for any student.
Alumni Association
When you graduate, you’ll automatically become a member of the Lincoln Law School Alumni Association. When they’re not creating opportunities for professional development, networking, volunteering, and student mentoring, the alumni volunteers shape and influence the policies and direction of the Association and sponsor a wide variety of programs and events in support of the Law School, its alumni, and the student body.
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