University Of Wisconsin Black Law Students Association

THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WI BLSA WERE COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER, PROVIDING A SAFE AND OPEN ENVIRONMENT FOR LAW STUDENTS TO FLOURISH ACADEMICALLY, AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS FOR ALL. OUR EVENTS FOCUSED ON HOW TO OPTIMIZE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE WHILE MAINTAINING A HEALTHY WORK LIFE BALANCE WHILE BEING DEDICATED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. WE HAD SERVED THE COMMUNITY MULTIPLE TIMES AND WE ALSO HAD PROGRAMS LIKE A MENTOR PROGRAM, A MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM, AND A NEGOTIATIONS PROGRAM. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS WERE IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT BELOW. ARTICULATE AND PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE TO FOCUS UPON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BLACK ATTORNEY AND THE AMERICAN LEGAL STRUCTURE TO INSTILL IN THE BLACK ATTORNEY AND BLACK LAW STUDENT A GREATER AWARENESS OF AND COMMITMENT TO THE NEEDS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY TO INFLUENCE AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS, LEGAL FRATERNITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS TO USE THEIR EXPERTISE AND PRESTIGE TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE WITHIN THE LEGAL SYSTEM IN ORDER TO MAKE IT RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND TO DO ANY AND ALL THINGS NECESSARY AND LAWFUL FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS PURPOSE TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION FOR CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP AS OUTLINED IN THE NBLSA CONSTITUTION (ART. III §2(A)). THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BENEFITTED WERE OUR FORTY PLUS MEMBERS AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE IN THE MADISON COMMUNITY.