Getting a club started

Want to start a club at TRU Law? Great! Clubs are a big part of the law school experience and a great way to bring people together with similar interests for a similar purpose. The steps for starting a club are laid out below:

1. Download the TRU SLS Club Registration Form;

2. Fill it out with the details for your club;

3. Get 10 signatures of support from other TRU Law students;

4. Submit the registration form to the Chair of Student Life: Allison Hobkirk;

5. Wait for club approval from the SLS Executive team.

We also highly recommend registering your club with the TRU Students’ Union (“TRUSU”). TRUSU has more resources than the SLS and is a great source of support for student organizations.

getting your club/conference funded

Club initiatives, events, and conferences are important and that is why the TRU Faculty of Law, TRUSU and the SLS are here to assist you where you may not be able to raise the entirety of the funds on your own.

This funding process is intended to assist you in funding your expenses incurred and will be awarded at the discretion of the TRU Faculty of Law, TRUSU, and the SLS.

Kindly note that in most circumstances the funding will not cover all of your expenses. Where there are remaining costs, your club will be responsible for these expenses.

STEPS TO FUND YOUR CLUB / CONFERENCE:

1.  First, apply to the TRUSU for Funding

   Below outlines the process and deadlines for the coming semester (with hyperlinks to the appropriate pages): Process Overview

   • Determine what sort of application is appropriate for the event;

     • Note: Here’s a list of funded activities

   • Apply for funding before the APPLICATION DEADLINE;

     • Note: Try to get applications in 3-weeks before, so the board meeting falls right before the event.

   • Respond to any suggested in the review by TRUSU;

   • Attend and briefly present your application at the Board meeting on the date BEFORE your event;

     • Board meetings are what ultimately approve your event. So you must either send a representative from your club or attend yourself.

     • If you are representing a club not registered under the TRUSU, you can still apply for the event as a TRUSLS application and attend as an Exec – just be sure that it’s an event that doesn’t violate TRUSLS values. All law students can also be representatives, as they are part of the SLS which is part of the SU.

   • Submit a post-activity report.

2. Next, apply to the Faculty for Funding.

   • Apply for funding BEFORE the application deadline:

     • FALL SEMESTER: August 30, 2024

     • WINTER SEMESTER: November 29, 2024

     • If you are looking for conference funding click here, or

     • If you are looking for club event funding click here.

3.  Lastly, contact the SLS

   • Email truslsexec@gmail.com to inform us of your finalized club event date so we can add it to the Calendar; and

   • ONLY WHERE NECESSARY: contact the SLS for emergency funds. NOTE: The SLS may, at its discretion, provide emergency funds to a club/individual in extenuating circumstances. This is entirely at the discretion of the Board of the SLS and this is a last resort and is to be used only where necessary and where no other funds are available. Please contact us to discuss on a case-by-case basis at truslsexec@gmail.com
     

More questions? Contact your SLS Executive Team!

club event guidelines

Please see the event guidelines info sheet.