Law students will deliver a practical, engaging lesson tailored to senior high school students at Eastside Early College High School. Volunteers will spend one or two periods of an elective ethnic studies class teaching legal concepts and interacting with students. The topic for classes on March 10 will focus on voting rights by exploring U.S. historical developments in voting restrictions and Shelby County v. Holder.
Organization
Pipeline to Law School Program
The Pipeline to Law School Program at Texas Law is committed to improving opportunities for all students to pursue a legal education, particularly students who are first generation, low income, or members of groups underrepresented in the legal profession. The Pipeline Program, announced in May of 2021 and launching this year, will establish an array of programming, including opportunities for high school students.
Project Details
- Project Date
Thursday, March 10
- Project Time
- 10:50am-1pm and/or 1:15pm-3:00pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 5 hours
- Training
- Wednesday, March 9, 6pm-7pm (JON 3.204) (dinner provided)
- Skills used
- Legal analysis; issue spotting; client communication and problem-solving; public speaking and mediation
- Project location
- Eastside Early College High School, 900 Thompson Street, Austin, TX 78702
- Address
- 727 E. Dean Keeton Street, Austin, TX 78705
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 8
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Students with teaching experience are encouraged to apply but teaching experience is not required
- To Apply
- Register at https://pipeline3-10-22.eventbrite.com ; Students can sign up for one or both shifts; students also must register at https://austinpartners.org/volunteer/ as part of the UT Pipeline Program in order to be admitted to the Eastside campus