Alliance for Social Justice

PURPOSE

The Gonzaga Student Alliance for Social Justice works to ensure that every Gonzaga law student is familiar with, appreciates, and has an opportunity to participate in the work that is being done on behalf of low-income and under-represented clients by students, faculty, and community legal providers. The Alliance also works to ensure that every student understands the importance of public interest law, so that they might continue Gonzaga’s Jesuit mission for social justice throughout their legal career.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To represent GU students to the public interest and public service legal community by serving on related committees, boards, and projects, and by serving as a permanent GU entity responsible for maintaining relations with the public interest legal community
• To maintain a current listing of public interest and public service efforts, events, and programs occurring at GU, by GU student clubs and organizations, by academic program, and by GU faculty
• To promote communication and collaboration between the above persons and groups by encouraging co-hosted events and assisting in event scheduling to avoid overlapping efforts by persons and groups who have shared interests
• To maintain a current listing of public interest and public service entities in the community, including: name, address, contact person, mission, a brief description of the populations they serve and the services they provide, a brief description of how law students have participated in their programs in the past, and their requirements for law student participation (training, orientation, knowledge, commitment, academic acumen, etc.)
• To promote communication and collaboration between GU student clubs and organizations, academic programs, and GU faculty with the above public service entities
• To promote social justice as a viable and important component in legal education.

ORGANIZATION

Current Bylaws

With the emergence of the Center for Law in Public Service (CLIPS) in 2010, the Alliance Council is working to revise the Bylaws.