Chapters
How to Create an NSLS Chapter at Your School
I. Request a New Chapter Packet from nslsintl@natsecuritylaw.org . It provides important details and helpful tips for successful chapter formation.
II. Select a faculty advisor .
III. Adopt a Constitution and By-Laws . (Models of each document are posted here)
IV. Get approval from your school's SBA .
V. Petition the NSLS International Executive Committee ("IEC") for new chapter approval.
VI. Join the NSLS Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/nsls .
NSLS Chapters by District:
Northeast
Fordham University School of Law (New York, NY)
Pace University School of Law (White Plains, NY)
Syracuse University College of Law (Syracuse, NY)
Mid-Atlantic
American University Washington College of Law (Washington, DC)
Howard University School of Law (Washington, DC)
University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
South East
Emory University School of Law (Atlanta, GA)
Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center ( Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Great Lakes
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (Cleveland, OH)
Chicago-Kent College of Law (Chicago, IL)
Northern Illinois College of Law (DeKalb, IL)
The John Marshall Law School (Chicago, IL)
University of Ottawa Law School (Ottawa, Ontario)
Midwest
University of Minnesota Law School (Minneapolis, MN)
William Mitchell College of Law (St. Paul, MN)
South Central
South Texas College of Law (Houston, TX)
West
Stanford Law School (Stanford, CA)
University of Washington School of Law (Seattle, WA)
NSLS Chapters and potential chapters are divided into seven current regional districts
Regional Districts
Northeast:
- Canada: Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edwards Island
- United States: Eastern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Eastern Pennsylvania
- May later be subdivided into up to three districts:
- Northeast (Canada)
- Upper Northeast (United States): Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts, Rhode Island
- Lower Northeast (United States): Eastern New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Eastern Pennsylvania
Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware
Southeast: Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama
Great Lakes:
- Canada: Ontario
- United States: Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Western New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Western Pennsylvania
Midwest:
- Canada: Manitoba
- United States: North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota
South Central:
- United States: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
- Mexico: All future chapters
West:
- Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan
- United States: Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Alaska, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Hawaii
- May later be subdivided into Northwest and Southwest:
- Northwest:
- Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan
- United States: Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Alaska
- Southwest: California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Hawaii
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