Not only do Boyd School of Law students have a chance to serve the community, they have the chance to build a community. As the founders of a relatively new law school, students, faculty and staff welcome the opportunity to work together to build a special sort of community, one which values cooperation, collaboration, civility, mutual respect, and diversity, and in which all of the participants are seeking (and helping others) to maximize their potential.

The early entering classes have played a very important role in helping to define and establish the student organizations and activities of the law school, as well as the traditions and culture surrounding them. Among the student organizations already established at the Boyd School of Law are the Student Bar Association, Christian Law Students Association, Dallin H. Oaks Society, Criminal Law Students Association, Environmental Law Society, Federalist Society, Gaming Law Student Association, Minority Law Students Association, Phi Alpha Delta, Public Interest Law Association, the Organization of Women Law Students (OWLS), Sexual and Gender Equality (SAGE), Sports and Entertainment Law Association, and student chapters of the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association and American Civil Liberties Union.

In cooperation with the Associate Dean's office, students have the opportunity to develop any number of other organizations and activities that have relevance to the law school and enrich the experience of students.

Steve Parke '10, Leslie Niño Fidance '09, and Vu Ho '10

"Las Vegas is a young city on the rise; its history is being written on a daily basis. It is a place where a person with brains, talent, and ambition will find success. Similarly, the William S. Boyd School of Law is a young school on the rise. It is a dynamic place where students with brains, talent, and ambition gather to prepare themselves to blaze their own professional trails."

Steve Parke '10
Student Bar Association President 2009-10