Law student volunteers will serve as trial court evaluators or appeals court evaluators at the YMCA Youth and Government District Conference. This event aims to create an environment in which high school students can increase their political awareness and understanding while also learning social action through hands-on experience in government. Trial and appeals court evaluators will sit in 90-minute rounds involving high school mock trial or appellate teams. Evaluators will observe teams in each round and rank team and individual student performance in a variety of categories.
Organization
YMCA of Austin
The YMCA of Austin is a community of over 65,000 members who work together to strengthen Austin and transform lives. The Youth and Government program is a national YMCA program where students work together to participate in regional and state competitions. The purpose of Youth and Government is to prepare a selected group of young people for moral and political leadership in the American democratic process through guidance, training, and experience in determining public policy at the state level.
Project Details
- Website
- http://www.AustinYMCA.org
- Project Date
Saturday, November 5
- Project Time
- 8:30am-4:30pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 4-8 hours; students may sign up to work 8:30am-12:30pm, 12:30pm-4:30pm, or 8:30am-4:30pm
- Training
- Volunteer orientation will be provided onsite
- Skills used
- Community education
- Project location
- Akins High School, 10701 S 1st Street, Austin, Texas 78748
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 20
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- None; an understanding of basic courtroom procedures is preferred but not required.
- To Apply
- Register at https://ymca11-5-22.eventbrite.com ; volunteers who receive a confirmed ticket must use the link provided in the Eventbrite confirmation to complete a separate registration process with the YMCA in order to secure their volunteer position with this project and must sign up for a trial court evaluator or an appeals court evaluator role to receive pro bono credit