From the small northeastern state of Vermont, a couple of law students are determined to start an organization that will unite sports & entertainment law societies in law schools around the country.  Andrew Delaney and Will Rothstein have recently created the National Sports & Entertainment Law Society.  Their stated goal is to create a national network of sports and entertainment law societies.  If you are a current law school student and are interested in sports and/or entertainment law, I suggest you check out the site and reach out to one of the two founders.  My communication thus far has been with Mr. Delaney.  I guarantee he will get back to you about any questions you may have.

Some law schools have extensive sports and entertainment programs.  Marquette, Tulane, and UCLA are institutions that offer a variety of classes in both areas.  Would you be surprised if I told you that University of Florida offers no sports nor entertainment law classes?  Occasionally, UF offers a Sports Law Seminar, capped at fifteen students (real nice when your school has about 1,200 students all interested in the subject).  Oftentimes, the only way for a law student to get involved in entertainment and/or sports law is through a sports & entertainment law society.  If your law school does not have one, the National Sports & Entertainment Law Society would like to help you get one started.  If one already exists, but there is a need to expand its programs and infrastructure, NSELS will lend a hand as well.

I plan to get involved in NSELS, especially after my term as President of the UF Entertainment & Sports Law Society has expired.  Delaney and Rothstein have the guidance of one of the best sports law scholars in the country, Michael McCann, who will be a panelist at the UF Sports Law Symposium on January 23.