The California Law Students Association (CALSA) is an organization that supports and encourages students who are interested in pursuing their legal careers in California, connecting students with mentors who share their interests and California legal professionals.

The purpose of the organization is threefold:

1. To create a community of University of Chicago Law students who have connections to California or are interested in working in California post-graduation.
2. To establish professional relationships with alumni of the University of Chicago Law School working in the legal field in California and provide mentorship to our members.
3. To hold lunch talks and networking events where we invite attorneys from California to speak to our members about legal careers in California. Subjects may include navigating the legal market in California, preparing for OCI, applying to clerkships and public interest fellowships, and more.

2024-2025 Leadership

• Co-Presidents: Maya Desai and Jacob Faust
• Co-Vice Presidents: Grace Masback and Brian Jones
• Treasurer: Caroline Miller
• Alumni Relations Director: Timothy An
• Events Coordinator: Adriel Ghadoushi

Sponsors

We are extremely grateful to our sponsors for their generous support of CALSA.

• Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Goodwin Procter LLP
• Jones Day
• Kirkland & Ellis LLP
• O'Melveny & Myers LLP
• Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
• Rutan & Tucker, LLP
• Sidley Austin LLP
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati