Announcing JURIST’s student leadership team for 2024-25 News
Announcing JURIST’s student leadership team for 2024-25

JURIST is pleased to announce the members of our 2024-25 student leadership team who will be assuming responsibility as of May 1, 2024. JURIST has grown exponentially over the past several years since we began working with law students around the world. Our staff now comprises more than 100 law students in 25 countries on six continents. With this growth has come a corresponding expansion in our student leadership team. As a global student organization with only a handful of professional staff members, JURIST depends on its team of law student leaders to manage all aspects of the project. We are thrilled to appoint to top leadership positions students from schools including the Kenya School of Law, the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, and the Keele University School of Law.

  • Global Chief of Staff
    • Edgar Odongo (KE)
  • Alumni Engagement Coordinator [new position]

We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to all of the members of the 2023-24 student leadership team and congratulate those who are graduating and moving on to the next phase of their legal careers. Your efforts have been greatly appreciated, and you will be missed.

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