The Washburn Student Bar Association serves as the governing body for law students at Washburn University School of Law.

Membership:

Every Washburn law student is a WSBA member.

Leadership:

The WSBA Executive Council is comprised of elected student representatives.

Positions within WSBA’s Executive Council includes:

(a) Executive Board comprised of the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer;

(b) Bar Association representatives comprised of the American Bar Association Representative and the Kansas Bar Association Representative;

(c) 7 Representatives-at-Large;

(d) 6 Class Section Representatives;

(e) 3 Non-voting members, whose positions matriculate into voting members: Asst. Treasurer, Jr. American Bar Association Representative, Jr. Kansas Bar Association Representative.

Purpose:

WSBA helps to create opportunities for Washburn law students by:

(1) allocating funding to WSBA-registered organizations;

(2) sponsoring various programs; and

(3) building relationships with the legal community, Topeka community, and other associations.

Responsibilities:

The WSBA Executive Council serves as the liasion between Washburn law students and our law school administration.

The WSBA Executive Council’s duties include (but are not limited to):

(1) Serving as representatives for Washburn law students,

(2) Attending weekly meetings,

(3) Allocating funds to WSBA-registered organizations,

(4) Working with administration,

(5) Funding or sponsoring events, and

(6) Building relationships with other associations.