High School Kids Invited to @AZStateBar Summer Law Camp

No, in fact. This is NOT the State’s Bar’s Summer Law Camp.

If you have school-aged kids at home, they likely had their last day of school about a week ago. And they got bored around the house about half a week ago.

The State Bar of Arizona hears you. That’s why I point out that you still have a few days left for them to enroll in the Bar’s Summer Law Camp.

Why not? Except (if you’re lucky) for a few blissful weeks, your own summer will be occupied by legal matters. What better bonding experience than for your youngster to learn firsthand about the law.

And the Bar will even make it easier for the kids. The one-day camp will involve no document prep or writing memos to the file! But the application deadline is June 12.

Here is the news from Elena Nethers, the Bar’s Diversity and Outreach Coordinator. Be sure you send her the complete application at elena.nethers@staff.azbar.org

“The State Bar of Arizona is offering a free Law Camp for high school students on June 14 at the Phoenix School of Law and June 28 at the University of Arizona School of Law. Lawyers and law students will lead campers through fun and interactive activities that expose students to the law. Campers will also hear from law school staff about what they need to do now to prepare for law school and career options for lawyers.”

“If you have high school-age children who are interested in law or if you know kids in your church or community groups that might be interested, this is the perfect camp. The flyer (below) has more information. The registration form is on the second page and can be faxed or emailed to me at elena.nethers@staff.azbar.org by Wednesday, June 12.”

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Summer Law Camp by @StateBarofAZ Joins Students, Lawyers

At first glance, “law” and “camp” appear to be an odd couple. But the State Bar of Arizona has combined them into what promises to be a cool event this Friday.

At the 2012 Summer Law Camp, about 60 high school students will explore the law and possible legal careers. It is designed to expose high school students to the law in a fun and interactive way.

The Law Camp will be staged in two places—Phoenix and Tucson. The first event will be in Phoenix this Friday, June 15, at the Phoenix School of Law. (More on the June 28 Tucson event later.)

Organizing the Law Camp is the Bar’s Diversity & Outreach Advisor, Elena Nethers.

To guide the students, a large number of Arizona lawyers signed on to donate their time. I’ll provide a list of the generous lawyers when it becomes available.

Here are some of the activities planned for the day:

• Should It Be a Crime?
• Identifying and debating laws that are relevant to youth (curfews, uniform, school searching lockers etc.)
• What students can do now to prepare for college
• An attorney panel discussing their background and why they chose a career in law
• The ever-popular mock trial exercise 

If you or anyone you know is participating as a volunteer lawyer at this event, I’d love to hear your thoughts after Friday’s Law Camp. And congratulations on your decision to contribute.

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Star Jones Speaks at High School Law Day

Star Jones at Phoenix School of Law, Feb. 26, 2011

On a recent beautiful day in sunny Phoenix, hundreds of schoolkids gave up their Saturday to learn quite a bit about law and the legal profession. Accompanying them on February 26 was a handful of lawyers, who sacrificed their time to share some stories and advice with the high-schoolers.

More on this story will appear in the May Arizona Attorney Magazine. A highlight of the day had to be the remarks given by Star Jones. The lawyer and TV commentator wowed the attendees with her personal stories of accomplishment and challenge. It was a great coup to invite her to attend.

Also speaking were the son and daughter-in-law of Judge John Roll, murdered in January during the attempted assassination of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson.

But in this post, I have to acknowledge the lawyers who gave of their time that Saturday. Thank you (in alphabetical order) to:

• Isaac P. Hernandez
• Mandi Karvis
• Lori MacLeod
• Matthew MacLeod
• Sonia Martinez
• Clarence Matherson
• Olabisi Onisile
• Juan Rocha
• Benjamin Taylor II
• Jennifer Valadez

Also worthy of praise were the members of the State Bar of Arizona’s Diversity Department. Director I. Godwin Otu and Assistant Rosie Figueroa regularly step up to create great programs. This event was a partnership between the State Bar, DiscoverLaw.org and the Phoenix School of Law (where the event was held).

The Phoenix School of Law presented Otu and Rosie with a plaque to thank them for all their efforts. Well done, all.

Here are some more photos from the event.

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