Student Organizations

IIT Chicago-Kent's numerous and varied student organizations offer ways to become involved in law school activities outside the classroom that can open doors to very beneficial opportunities such as academic support, career planning, résumé building, and networking with practicing attorneys in your areas of interest.  The practice of law involves a certain willingness to serve the community by volunteering time and skills, and service organizations within the school encourage community involvement.

Student Government: The Student Bar Association

The Student Bar Association (SBA), the law school's student government, was organized in 1942 and is affiliated with the Illinois Law Student Association and the American Bar Association Law Student Division. All students are members of the SBA; dues are paid from the student activity fee.

The SBA engages in various activities at the law school. It appoints a member to participate in and vote at faculty meetings, sponsors speakers programs and social events, and cooperates with the Illinois State Bar Association in its program of activities. Officers and student representatives of the SBA are elected each year from the student body. The SBA is the umbrella organization for all other student organizations and provides funding to those organizations.