The Black Law Students Association

The University of Memphis Chapter of The Black Law Students Association was founded in the Fall of 1966 when the first African-American was admitted to the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.

The purpose of this association is to utilize the collective resources of the members to:

• Articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of African-American law students
• Foster and encourage professional competence
• Focus upon the relationship of the African-American attorney to the American legal structure
• Instill in the African-American attorney and law student a greater awareness of commitment to the needs of the African-American community
• Influence the legal community to bring about meaningful change to meet the needs of the African-American community
• Do all things necessary and lawful to accomplish these purposes

The BLSA has strived to reach out to the community by:

• Sponsoring panel discussions with area attorneys/judges
• Involvement with MIFA
• Establishment of a scholarship for a high school senior
• Annual BBQ 
• Children's Halloween party
• Tutoring

The National BLSA conducts its prestigious Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition in which University of Memphis has received awards in recent years. The NBLSA also awards scholarships.
 

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