The Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) of the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law exists for the following purposes:

1. Provide academic, personal, and professional support for the members of APALSA; to encourage and cultivate an attitude of professional excellence; to aid the law school in building and creating a healthy and successful environment for the study of law and the personal development of its Law Students.
2. Promote and express the goals and needs of Asian American students in the law school community; to provide an opportunity for Asian American Law Students to focus on their respective communities and how those communities relate to the Legal System of the United States.
3. Support, aid, and assist in the recruitment of Asian American students and to promote minority representation within the law school.​