SBA Elections for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

It’s time for the SBA elections! If you’re passionate about making a difference at Kline School of Law, now’s your chance to get involved and represent your peers.

ABOUT THE SBA:

The Student Bar Association (SBA) acts as the bridge between law students, faculty, and administration. By being a member, you’ll be involved in:

• Organizing signature events like Cocktails for a Cause, the Dean’s Cup, and Barristers’ Ball
• Co-facilitating Anti-Racism Conversations with the Dean of Diversity and Inclusion
• Collaborating with the Career Strategies Office (CSO) to boost public law programming
• Supporting the Public Interest Experience (PIE) Committee’s fundraising efforts
• Connecting with the ABA, PBA, and the Philadelphia Bar Association for updates on bar activities and exams
• Leading and supporting student organizations

ELECTION SCHEDULE:

Rising 2L Representative Elections (For Current 1Ls)

• Friday, March 21st (by 11:59 PM): Submit your Candidate Form, including your poster and statement. Link here
• Friday, March 28th (1:30 PM, via Zoom): Candidate Speeches Join Zoom here
• Monday, March 31st – Friday, April 4th (by 5:00 PM): Voting Period
• Saturday, April 5th: Announcement of Winners

Rising 3L Representative Elections (For Current 2Ls, AJD Class of 2026, Global JD Class of 2026)

• Friday, March 28th (by 11:59 PM): Submit your Candidate Form, including your poster and statement. Link here
• Friday, April 4th (1:30 PM, via Zoom): Candidate Speeches Join Zoom here
• Monday, April 7th – Friday, April 11th (by 5:00 PM): Voting Period
• Saturday, April 12th: Announcement of Winners

Note:

• Each class will elect six (6) representatives.
• The Accelerated Program will elect two (2) representatives.
• The Global Program will elect two (2) representatives.
• Speeches will be recorded via Zoom and shared with the class for viewing before voting.

Executive Board Elections

• Monday, April 14th (by 11:59 PM): Submit your Executive Board Candidate Form, including your statement. (You can only run for the Executive Board if you've been elected as a class representative first.) Link here
• Wednesday, April 16th (6:00 PM, via Zoom): Candidate Speeches Join Zoom here
• Wednesday, April 16th (6:00 PM, via Zoom): Live Voting & Announcement during the final SBA General Body Meeting.

Why Run for SBA?

We encourage all students to get involved, no matter your current class status or modality. This is your opportunity to help shape your law school experience and make your voice heard!

Find the election packet, including all the requirements, rules, and examples of posters, speeches, and statements, in the Google Drive link below:

Get involved, make an impact, and represent your fellow students!

Become a Course Assistant for the Undergraduate Law program!

Kline’s innovative Undergraduate Law program (aka UGLaw) offers a major and minor in Law. We seek to hire two JD students to assist our terrific undergrads with understanding and applying the new legal terms, concepts, and doctrines they will be encountering in their courses.

Applications are due by midnight, Wednesday, March 19th.

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Clinic Applications Now Open for the 2025-26 Academic Year

Important Information About Applying for a Fall 2025 Co-op

Co-op Matching Process Administered on Microsoft Teams

The matching process is administered on Microsoft Teams. To join Kline Co-op | Students Team, visit https://teams.microsoft.com/ and sign in using your Drexel credentials. Click on the Toggle “Create or Join a Team” and enter code lkcmpe6 to join.

Once in the Team, you will see my welcome message on the General Tab landing page. Please go through the entire site to familiarize yourself with all content and posted instructions before you submit your application.

Please note that even students creating their co-op placement must formally apply for a co-op by following the instructions here and on Teams.

Co-op Program Update

Faculty recently voted to approve paid co-ops. This means that students can now receive pay and course credits for co-op work. We have notified our co-op partners about this program update. While the policy does not require partners to offer pay, we anticipate that some of them will start offering paid co-ops. Paid positions, if any, are indicated as such on Teams. Positions not specifically indicated as paid are unpaid.

We are in the process of updating our internal systems to reflect this program update and expect that it will take some time for all the positions to populate the Teams page. While the positions are gradually populating on Teams, you may wish to answer Question #15 in the application that asks you to rank positions with “will discuss with Professor Parambath during co-op conference.” During our one-on-one co-op conference, we can explore positions that best fit your academic goals and can generate a rank list accordingly.

Timeline for 2025 Fall Co-op Matching Process

Co-op Conference

The matching process includes a co-op conference and provides an opportunity for you to express your interests and goals and ask any questions you might have about the application and interview processes. Once I review your application, I will be in touch to schedule the conference. This way, I will have the opportunity to review your application materials before our meeting.

Your Action Items to Apply for Co-op

• Obtain an updated unofficial transcript from Symplicity or by emailing lawstuaf@drexel.edu. Your transcript should include your Fall 2024 semester grades.
• Update your resume and polish your writing sample.
• Submit your co-op application on Teams.
• Attend a co-op conference. I will reach out to schedule a conference after I review your application.
• Attend a co-op interview. Donna Duggan will notify you of interview requests.

If you have any questions about any of the information in this message, please don’t hesitate to contact me at cell 610-717-6401 or reena.e.parambath@drexel.edu.

1L Advising Sessions and Fair (Required)

March 11 & March 24

Tuesday, March 11th at 12:15 PM, Room 240 and 340 – students may attend in either room
Monday, March 24th at 12:15 PM, Room 240 and 340 – students may attend in either room

Students who will be self-registering for the first time (Traditional 1Ls and Early Start students) must attend two advising sessions. In the March 11th session, we will cover the various curricular, co-curricular, and experiential opportunities students can pursue. The representatives for these opportunities will then be available in the 3rd Floor Gallery for an optional advising fair.

In a second required session on Monday, March 24th, we will be covering graduation requirements in more detail and how to plan for and register for courses.

Drexel Kline Plaintiffs' Law Association (DPLA) Toiletry Drive

WRAP Court Toiletry Drive

Background on the Cause

WRAP Court (Working to Restore Adolescents’ Power) was created in 2015 in response to PA’s lack of safe harbor legislation. It is aimed at helping children and young people who are at risk of or are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking, and who come through the court system due to delinquency or dependency matters.

Often, youths in WRAP Court lack stability and move around a lot, which means they lose access to basic essentials. As costs for daily living are consistently increasing, Judge Kristiansson of WRAP Court has started a hygiene cart for her courtroom, which youths can take from as needed. The Support Center for Child Advocates is helping to organize a toiletry drive to gather necessary items for these young people.

Where Drexel Kline Law Students Come In

WRAP Court needs donations for the hygiene cart, and, as an added incentive, local law schools are competing against each other to see who can get the most donors (so the most individuals donating, not the most items). The winning school and organization putting the drive together will get shout-outs and prizes!

We are competing against Temple, Villanova, UPenn, Rutgers, and Penn State.

Items Needed

• Oral hygiene (toothpaste, floss, toothbrushes, mouthwash)
• Feminine hygiene (pads, tampons, diva cups)
• Socks (warm, men’s and women’s)
• Hair Products (brushes, combs, picks, shampoo/conditioner, oils, dry shampoo, hair ties/clips, styling products, hair wraps, and shower caps)
• Lotions (including sun lotion and after-sun)
• Body sprays and perfume
• Deodorant, soaps, hand sanitizer, body washes
• Makeup, nail polish
• Face wash, makeup remover, toner, face masks
• Monetary donations via Venmo (@Marra-Edwards, make it a public donation, and note who you are, e.g., Drexel student)

How to Donate

Drop the items off in the CSO office and sign the sheet with your name and donation, OR donate via Venmo following the instructions above.

Who Can Donate?

Absolutely anyone! Tell your friends, family, bosses, etc. If they want to donate toiletries, they can reach out to aas458@drexel.edu. If they want to donate via Venmo, they should follow the above instructions and remember to note who they are. We want everyone possible to donate on behalf of Drexel Kline Law!

Important Financial Aid Deadlines for Students

Candy Gram Sales

Sales Dates: February 10–13
Pick-Up Dates: February 14, 17, and 18
Pick-Up Time: 12 PM–2 PM
Where:

• Sales: 2nd Floor Gallery (Law School)
• Pick-Up: SBA Room (Law School)

Send a little love (or candy!) to a friend, classmate, or professor. Candy grams are:

• 1 for $2
• 3 for $5
• 5 for $8

Each candy gram comes with a card and a heart-shaped lollipop. Payments can be made via cash, Venmo, or Zelle.

Important Information About Applying for a Summer 2025 Co-op ONLY

(The matching process for Fall 2025 co-op will start in March, and detailed instructions for that will be provided separately in late February.)

Summer 2025 Co-op Matching Process Administered on Microsoft Teams  

The matching process is administered on Microsoft Teams. To join Kline Co-op Administration Team, go to https://teams.microsoft.com/ and sign in using your Drexel credentials. Click on the Toggle “Create or Join a Team” and enter code 1x31p38 to join.

Once in the Team, you will see my welcome message on the General Tab landing page. Please navigate through all three (3) numbered tabs on the left menu of the Team to familiarize yourself with all content and posted instructions before you submit your application. 

Timeline for 2025 Summer Co-op Matching Process 

Co-op Conference

The matching process includes a co-op conference and provides an opportunity for you to express your interests and goals and ask any questions you might have about the application and interview processes. Once I review your application, I will be in touch to schedule the conference. This way, I will have the opportunity to review your application materials before our meeting.

Your Action Items to Apply for Co-op

• Obtain an updated unofficial transcript from Symplicity or by emailing lawstuaf@drexel.edu. Your transcript should include your Fall 2024 semester grades.
• Update your resume and writing sample.
• Submit your co-op application on Teams.
• Attend a co-op conference. I will reach out to schedule a conference after I review your application.
• Attend a co-op interview. Donna Duggan will notify you of interview requests.

If you have any questions about any of the information in this message, please don’t hesitate to contact me at cell 610-717-6401 or reena.e.parambath@drexel.edu.  

NLG Brown Bag Lunches

Thursdays from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in Room 230