Since 2012 the Diversity Committee has directed the Street Law Program for the Chapter. Street Law is a diversity pipeline program, designed to expose students from a local high school (whose students include virtually all racial and ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in the legal profession) to the practice of law in a way that will encourage them to consider legal careers and pursue higher education. Chapter members participating in the program, in teams of two or three members, teach an interactive session on an area of the law at the participating high school class. All necessary teaching materials, curriculum and aides are provided to the team of Chapter members.
The in-school sessions are followed by an all day workshop held at our corporate sponsor's location where the students are provided an opportunity to learn more about the practice of law as they attend a career fair and lunch with a host of our area's distinguished judges and legal professionals.
Participation in the Street Law program requires a minimal time commitment and little prior knowledge of the area of law being taught, but does provide great satisfaction to our members and provides an overwhelmingly positive impact on the students as our members are provided the opportunity to work with a motivated group of high school students participating in the program. Street Law continues to be a wildly successful program for the Chapter, with members and students expressing great satisfaction in their participation.
Thank you to our 2021 Street Law Sponsor Alaris
