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Alumni, Legal Community Help Give High School Students Hands-on Experience in Summer Law & Trial Institute

SLTI student Kareena Phagoo cross examines Kareena Phagoo as Judge Saunders presides.

From Ohio University News Twenty high school students from Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania got to try their hands at a career in law through the 2021 Summer Law & Trial Institute at Ohio University, concluding with a mock trial that their friends and family could watch online. More than […]

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July 9, 2021 at 2:52 pmNews

Summer Law & Trial Institute Shifts Experiential Learning, Legal Exploration Online

Summer Law & Trial Institute Shifts Experiential Learning, Legal Exploration Online

 More than two dozen Ohio University alumni, attorneys and judges helped 20 high school students get a better understanding of the law and its possibilities through the Center for Law, Justice & Culture’s Summer Law & Trial Institute. Founded in 2016 by CLJC Pre-Law Advisor Larry Hayman, Esq (B.A. […]

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August 10, 2020 at 4:15 pmNews

Law Center, Alumni Take High School Summer Law & Trial Institute Virtual for 2020

Marisa Saber

With the help of alumni and student mentors, the Center for Law, Justice & Culture is taking the Summer Law & Trial Institute online, bringing a summer experience in law to high school students, most of them from Southeastern Ohio. The program, now in its fifth year, will run from July […]

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July 13, 2020 at 1:03 pmNews

High School Students Explore Access to Justice in Appalachia, Legal Profession

High School Students Explore Access to Justice in Appalachia, Legal Profession

Twenty high school students, primarily from Appalachian Ohio, were selected from among a pool of almost 80 applicants to attend the Center for Law, Justice & Culture‘s 2019 Summer Law & Trial Institute. The program is designed to enhance the students’ understanding of the law and American legal system, explore […]

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August 1, 2019 at 3:06 pmNews

High School Students Visit Supreme Court, Conduct Mock Trial

High School Students Visit Supreme Court, Conduct Mock Trial

by Kristin Distel Eighteen high school juniors and seniors attended the Summer Law & Trial Institute, an immersive residential experience—including a mock trial—that directly addresses the complex legal challenges associated with social and economic inequality in Appalachian Ohio. At the same time, the program seeks to increase understanding of the […]

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August 7, 2017 at 12:32 pmAlumni News

Mock Trials a Highlight of OHIO’s Summer Law and Trial Institute

Mock Trials a Highlight of OHIO’s Summer Law and Trial Institute

The 18 high school students of OHIO’s Summer Law and Trial Institute enjoyed a second week of experiential learning and meetings with faculty and local attorneys, culminating in an exciting mock trial in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Judge George P. McCarthy’s courtroom. While the first week of the […]

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August 3, 2016 at 12:07 pmNews

Behind the Bench: Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer, April 11

Pierce J. Reed

Pierce J. Reed, senior judicial attorney to Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, speaks on campus on Monday, April 11, from 5-6 p.m. in Bentley 110, on “Behind the Bench: Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer.” The lecture is hosted by the Center for Law, Justice & Culture. Reed is […]

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March 2, 2016 at 1:45 pmAlumni Events