Launch Your Health Law Career with AHLA Student Membership
Essential Resources Complement Your Legal Education While Building Professional Networks
Join 1,200+ students annually who receive complimentary AHLA membership for up to three years or until graduation, whichever comes first. Access authoritative educational content, build connections with 12,000 health law professionals and gain career-shaping resources essential for navigating complex health care regulations. Full-time law and graduate students maintain active membership at no cost throughout their program.
Free Student Membership - Join NowYour AHLA student membership delivers comprehensive resources designed to bridge academic learning with practical application:
Daily Updates and Research Tools
Health Law Daily provides curated regulatory intelligence each morning at no additional cost. Track enforcement actions, policy changes, and circuit court decisions affecting your chosen practice areas.
Health Law Weekly keeps you current on regulatory changes, compliance updates, and emerging trends affecting the health care industry. This essential publication helps you understand real-time developments shaping your future practice area.
Health Law Connections Magazine provides in-depth analysis of complex legal issues, case studies, and thought leadership from experienced practitioners. Each issue offers insights into specialized practice areas including fraud and abuse, health information privacy, and regulatory compliance.
Health Care Law and Policy Acronyms and Terms Glossary (exclusive to student members) provides an indispensable reference containing thousands of health care law acronyms and definitions. This comprehensive resource helps you navigate complex terminology essential to effective practice.
Professional Networks and Mentoring
Online Communities Access connects you with seasoned professionals through AHLA's Health Law Network. The dedicated Early Career Professionals and Students community facilitates meaningful exchanges about career development, practice area exploration, and industry trends.
AHLA Mentoring Program creates structured relationships between students and experienced health law professionals. Mentoring Program relationships provide career guidance, industry insights, and networking opportunities that extend beyond graduation. Mentors share practical knowledge about practice area selection and navigating the unique challenges of health law practice.
AHLA Career Center streamlines your search for internships, externships, and fellowship opportunities through an intuitive platform designed specifically for health law positions. Explore current openings in the Career Center while accessing comprehensive career resources you'll utilize throughout your professional journey.
Full-time students enrolled in law school or graduate programs focusing on health care administration, public health, health policy, or related fields will find exceptional value in AHLA membership. Whether pursuing traditional JD programs or specialized health law concentrations, membership provides critical connections between classroom learning and practice realities.
Students interested in these practice areas particularly benefit from membership:
- Regulatory compliance and enforcement
- Health care transactions and finance
- Privacy and cybersecurity
- Fraud and abuse investigations
- Life sciences regulation
- Health policy and administration
AHLA student members receive discounts on select AHLA 101 courses, including Fraud and Abuse Investigations 101, Behavioral Health Law & Compliance 101, and Medical Coding 101.
Access additional resources strengthening your foundation in health law:
- Top Ten Issues in Health Law podcast series and annual article
- Current Health Law Hub Topics covering reproductive health law, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence regulation
- Equity in Health Care and Health Law Practice video series
- Health Law Disruption: 2030 and Beyond whitepaper exploring future industry trends
Professional development podcasts guide career advancement including The Law Firm Hiring Process, How to Be a Successful Associate, and How to "Survive and Thrive" in Health Law.
Free Student Membership - Join NowConferences and Scholarship Support
The Michael F. Anthony Health Law Scholarship covers complete attendance costs for the Fundamentals of Health Law conference, including registration, travel, and lodging. This intensive program introduces students to core practice areas through sessions led by experienced practitioners.
Students receive significant discounts on conference registration, giving them access to valuable health law education and the chance to network with leading professionals in the field. Conference include:
- Fundamentals of Health Law
- Fraud and Compliance Forum
- Complexities of AI in Health Care
Practical Experience Pathways
Student Writing Competition recognizes outstanding health law scholarship through academic excellence while providing platforms to demonstrate expertise to potential employers.
Academic Year Externship Opportunities – Open to 3L students, an AHLA externship is fully remote and students work under the supervision of AHLA's staff attorneys. They conduct substantive legal research/writing and editing to support the creation of AHLA publications.
AHLA also highlights other externship programs and opportunities in health law settings through its Career Center.
Learn about academic year externship options to gain practical experience during your studies.
Summer Internships – an eight-week internship with AHLA that provides a nominal stipend, attendance at the Association's Annual Meeting, and numerous networking opportunities.
Enhanced Membership Options
While free student membership provides substantial core benefits, students conducting intensive research or pursuing specialized practice areas may consider upgraded membership levels.
Additional resources available through upgraded membership:
- Access to Practice Groups with extensive toolkits and specialized resources
- The Health Law Archive containing 30,000+ searchable documents
- Free attendance at all live webinars with CLE-eligible content
Your journey in health law begins with connections, knowledge, and opportunities available through AHLA student membership. Membership remains free for up to three years or through graduation, ensuring continuous access to evolving resources as you transition from student to practitioner.
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Free Student Membership - Join NowWhat are the eligibility requirements for AHLA student membership?
Full-time students in law school or graduate programs are eligible, including JD candidates, LLM students, and graduate students in health care administration, public health, or related fields.
Is there a cost for student membership?
No. Full-time students receive complimentary membership for up to three years or through graduation, whichever comes first.
How does the AHLA Mentoring Program work?
AHLA matches students with experienced professionals based on practice area interests, geographic preferences, and career goals for structured mentoring relationships.
What types of positions are available through the AHLA Career Center?
The Career Center features health law-specific opportunities including internships, externships, fellowships, and entry-level positions across various practice settings.
Can students access Practice Group resources?
Free student membership provides core publications, mentoring, and career resources. Students may upgrade to Basic or Comprehensive membership levels to access Practice Group toolkits and resources. View current membership options.