Barristers' Ball Explained

The Barristers' Ball is an annual event held at most law schools in common law countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. It is generally a formal/semi-formal affair, often near the end of the academic year, conducted by the institution's Student Bar Association as a school-wide gathering.

Alternative grammar usage by school

Examples of schools with a Barrister's Ball

• Albany Law School
• American University, Washington College of Law (DC)^[1]
• Appalachian School of Law
• Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
• Arizona State University College of Law
• Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University)
• Brooklyn Law School
• California Western School of Law^[2]
• Campbell Law School^[3]
• Capital University Law School
• Columbia Law School^[4]
• Columbus School of Law (Catholic University of America)
• Creighton School of Law
• Cumberland School of Law
• Dickinson School of Law^[5]
• DePaul University College of Law
• Drake University Law School
• Drexel University Kline School of Law
• Duke Law School
• Duquesne University School of Law
• Capital University Law School
• Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Emory University School of Law, Atlanta
• Florida State University College of Law
• Fordham University School of Law
• George Mason University School of Law
• Georgia State University School of Law
• Georgetown University Law Center
• Golden Gate University School of Law (Voted Barristers Ball of the Year 2022 by unverified sources)
• Hofstra Law School
• The John Marshall Law School
• Lincoln Law School of Sacramento
• Louisiana State University (LSU) Paul M. Hebert Law Center
• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
• Loyola University Chicago School of Law
• Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
• Mercer University School of Law
• Michigan State University College of Law^[6]
• Mississippi College School of Law
• Mitchell | Hamline School of Law^[7]
• New England Law | Boston^[8]
• North Carolina Central University School of Law
• Northern Kentucky University
• Northwestern University School of Law^[9]
• Pace University School of Law
• Pepperdine University School of Law
• Quinnipiac University School of Law
• Roger Williams University School of Law^[10]
• Rutgers School of Law - Camden
• Rutgers School of Law - Newark^[11]
• Santa Clara University School of Law
• Southern University Law Center
• South Texas College of Law Houston
• Southwestern Law School^[12]
• St. Johns University School of Law
• St. Louis University School of Law
• St. Thomas University School of Law
• Suffolk University Law School
• Syracuse University College of Law
• Temple University Beasley School of Law
• Texas A&M School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan)
• The George Washington University School of Law
• Thomas Jefferson School of Law^[13]
• Thomas M Cooley Law School
• Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center^[14]
• Tulane University School of Law^[15]
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
• University at Buffalo School of Law
• University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
• University of California, Davis School of Law
• University of California Hastings College of The Law
• University of California, Irvine School of Law
• University of California Los Angeles School of Law^[16]
• University of Cincinnati College of Law
• University of Connecticut School of Law
• University of Dayton School of Law
• University of Denver Sturm College of Law
• University of Georgia School of Law
• University of Houston Law Center
• University of Idaho
• University of Iowa College of Law^[17]
• University of La Verne^[18]
• Liberty University School of Law
• University of Maryland Carey School of Law^[19]
• University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth^[20]
• University of Miami School of Law (FL)^[21]
• University of Mississippi School of Law
• University of Missouri School of Law
• University of New Hampshire School of Law^[22]
• University of New Mexico School of Law
• University of North Carolina School of Law
• University of Notre Dame Law School
• University of Oregon School of Law
• University of Pennsylvania Law School
• University of Pittsburgh, School of Law
• University of Richmond School of Law
• University of San Diego, School of Law
• University of San Francisco School of Law
• University of South Carolina School of Law
• University of St. Thomas School of Law (MN)
• University of Texas School of Law
• University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
• University of Virginia School of Law^[23]
• Washington and Lee University^[24]
• University of Wisconsin^[25]
• Vermont Law School
• Villanova University School of Law^[26]
• Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
  • West Virginia University College of Law Widener University Delaware Law School
• William and Mary Law School
• WMU - Thomas M. Cooley School of Law (Tampa Bay Campus)

Examples of schools using the Barristers' Ball construction

• DU Law^[27]
• Duquesne School of Law^[28]
• Drexel University^[29]
• Harvard Law School^[30]
• Liberty University School of Law
• New York Law School^[31]
• New York University Law School^[32]
• Oklahoma City University^[33]
• University of Kentucky College of Law^[34]
• University of North Carolina School of Law^[35]
• Washburn University School of Law^[36]

Schools using the Barristers Ball construction

• Georgia State University^[37]
• University of Baltimore^[38]
• University of Louisville^[39]
• Mercer University Law School^[40]
• University of Utah^[41]

Schools using the Barrister Ball construction

• Florida A&M University College of Law
• Ohio State University^[42]

Notes and References

1. Web site: American University, Washington College of Law . wcl.american.edu . 2013-09-17.
2. Web site: California Western School of Law: SBA Committees | California Western Student Bar Association . Cwslsba.com . 2011-09-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524001020/http://www.cwslsba.com/committee . 24 May 2011 .
3. Web site: American Bar Association - Law Student Division - Law - Campbell University. campbell.edu. 21 March 2018.
4. Web site: Barrister's Ball. Columbia Law School. 21 March 2018.
5. Web site: Dickinson Law.
6. Web site: Barrister's Masquerade Ball: Michigan State University College of Law . Law.msu.edu . 2012-02-25 . 2012-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130109131401/http://www.law.msu.edu/barristers/ . 9 January 2013 . dead .
7. Web site: Barrister's Ball 2012 . 12 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160114223802/http://www.hamlinesba.com/bog/committees/social/events/barristersball2012 . 14 January 2016 . dead .
8. Web site: Law Day Banquet and Barrister's Ball . 28 March 2018.
9. http://www.law.northwestern.edu/sfpif/2009-2010/index.html
10. Web site: Events | RWU Law . Law.rwu.edu . 2010-10-15 . 2011-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720041616/http://law.rwu.edu/campus-life/student-organizations/student-bar-association/events . 20 July 2011 . dead .
11. Web site: Rutgers University - School of Law-Newark: BarristersБ─≥ Ball . Alumni.rutgers.edu . 2012-08-05.
12. Web site: Southwestern Law School – Barrister's Ball . https://web.archive.org/web/20100601175508/http://www.swlaw.edu/news/overview/barristersball/view . dead . 2010-06-01 . Swlaw.edu . 2008-02-29 . 12 February 2013 .
13. http://www.tjsl.edu/student_life
14. Web site: Barrister's Ball . 2023-03-27.
15. Web site: Student Bar Association . 2021-03-15.
16. Web site: SBA Committees . Orgs.law.ucla.edu . 2011-09-17.
17. Web site: Events for Students | University of Iowa College of Law . law.uiowa.edu . 2012-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111214053610/http://www.law.uiowa.edu/community/lawevents.php . 14 December 2011 .
18. Web site: University of La Verne.
19. Web site: Maryland Law | Student Bar Association - Constitution Article IX . Law.umaryland.edu . dead . 12 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130421051332/http://www.law.umaryland.edu/students/life/orgs/sba/documents/Constitution/Article-IX.html . 21 April 2013 .
20. Web site: Student Bar Association - UMass Dartmouth . Umassd.edu . 2011-09-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110806070829/http://www.umassd.edu/law/resources/studentorganizations/studentbarassociation/ . 6 August 2011 .
21. Web site: University of Miami | School of Law . Law.miami.edu . 2011-09-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927220642/http://www.law.miami.edu/studentorg/sobg/sobg_barristersball.php?op=6 . 27 September 2011 .
22. Web site: Barrister's Ball . 29 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130407112309/http://law.unh.edu/events/2012/04/barristers-ball . 7 April 2013 . dead .
23. Web site: Law School Life: Student Organizations . Law.virginia.edu . 2011-09-17.
24. Web site: Life in Lexington. Law.wlu.edu. 2012-08-05.
25. Web site: UW Law School Jargon - University of Wisconsin Law School. law.wisc.edu. 21 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309065608/http://law.wisc.edu/admitted/jargon.html. 9 March 2018. dead.
26. Web site: Villanova University School of Law - Barristers' Ball. Villanova University School of Law Website. 2010-01-21.
27. Web site: DU Law Barristers' Ball . DU website . 2008-04-26 .
28. Web site: Duquesne School of Law Barristers' Ball . dulawstudents.blogspot . 2008-04-26 .
29. Web site: Drexel University Barristers' Ball . Drexel University website . 2008-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513153701/http://www.drexel.edu/law/barristers-ball-2007-a.asp . 13 May 2008 .
30. Web site: Harvard Law School . Harvard Law School website . 2010-04-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100630080437/http://www.law.harvard.edu/current/orgs/social-groups/50-things-to-do.html . 30 June 2010 .
31. Web site: New York Law School Barristers' Ball . NYLS website . 2008-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011190025/http://www.nyls.edu/pages/5383.asp . 11 October 2008 .
32. Web site: NYU Law Barristers' Ball . law.nyu.edu . 2014-05-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140501202133/http://www.law.nyu.edu/studentaffairs/convocation/barristersball . 1 May 2014 .
33. Web site: Oklahoma City University Barristers' Ball . OCU website . 2008-04-26 .
34. Web site: University of Kentucky Barristers' Ball . Univ. of Kentucky website . 2008-04-26.
35. Web site: 2009 Barristers' Ball . UNC website . 2010-01-13.
36. Web site: Washburn University School of Law Style Guide . WashburnLaw.edu . 2015-05-06.
37. Web site: Georgia State University Barristers Ball . law.gsu.edu . 2008-04-26.
38. Web site: University of Baltimore Barristers Ball . UBalt website . 2008-04-26.
39. Web site: University of Louisville Barristers Ball . University of Louisville website . 2008-04-26.
40. Web site: Mercer University School of Law . 16 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715220813/http://www.law.mercer.edu/ . 15 July 2011 . live.
41. Web site: University of Utah Barristers Ball . law.utah.edu . 2008-04-26 .
42. Web site: Ohio State Barrister Ball . abanet.org . 2008-04-26.