Students are the lifeblood of every educational institution. At Northeastern, students are exeptionally active. Many student groups sponsor initiatives related to social justice and the advancement of the public interest, working on immigrant rights, juvenile rights, anti-war and pro-war activities and much more. The following groups are particular leaders in this area:

• The American Constitution Society
• Animal Legal Defense Fund
• Committee Against Institutional Racism (CAIR)
• Cooperative Income Sharing Program (Equal Justice Works chapter)
• Environmental Law Forum
• Federalist Society
• Immigrant Workers Group
• National Lawyers Guild
• Northeastern United Radical Front (NURF)
• NUSL Anti-War Society
• Shelter Legal Services
• Society for Restorative Justice
• Youth Advocacy Caucus