Senate Qualified Law Students Association

The Senate Qualified Law Students Association (SQUALSA) is dedicated to fostering a supportive community for older law students while articulating, promoting, and advocating for our needs and goals at the University of Michigan Law School. Our chief "qualification" is that most of us will be - or perhaps will long have been - 30 years or older when we graduate. Of course, we welcome youngsters as well; someone has to explain those newfangled social networking sites to us and explain why MTV doesn't play videos anymore. If you identify with, or support, people who remember life before microwave ovens and compact discs, we're sure you'll find a home with us.

While we don't take ourselves too seriously, we do recognize that law school poses different challenges and experiences for students transitioning from other careers, balancing spouses and/or children, or coming back to school after taking some time off. Some types of get-to-know-your-classmates events may have lost their luster for those who have been over 21 for awhile, yet we still crave the interaction and networking that a collegial law school provides.

To learn more about the Senate Qualified Law Students Association, please contact us via e-mail.