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NMLSA By-Laws

.:Who We Are:.

    The National Muslim Law Students Association (NMLSA) represents a collection of law students and local Muslim Law Student Association chapters, working towards the goal of giving Muslims in the legal field academic assistance, career help, and furthering the social needs of Muslims in our communities.

.:Mission Statement:.

    The National Muslim Law Students Association looks to create a strong network of Muslims pursuing their JD, in an effort to centralize the access of knowledge amongst themselves as well as those interested in the field.

.:Purposes and Goals:.

    The purpose of NMLSA is to utilize its collective resources to:

  • Articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of Muslim Law Students;

  • Foster and encourage professional competence;

  • Focus upon the relationship of the Muslim Law Student and the Muslim Attorney to the American legal structure;

  • Instill in the Muslim Attorney and Law Student a greater awareness and commitment to the needs of the Muslim community;

  • Influence the legal community to bring out meaningful change to meet the needs of the Muslim community;

  • Encourage Muslim Law Students to pursue careers in the judiciary; and...

  • To facilitate the cultural, religious, academic, and professional development of its members through innovative programming on national, circuit, and local levels.

.:Resources:.

    NMLSA provides its members:

  • Mentoring programs

  • Legal Resources

  • Career Help

  • Academic Help

  • Internships

  • Involvement with important advocacy programs

  .:Membership:.

  .:Links:.

MSA National (www.msa-natl.com)

Council on American-Islamic Relations (www.cair-net.org)

Cair-NY (www.cair-ny.com)

Muslim Civil Rights Center (www.mcrcnet.org)


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