The winning poster will be submitted to the ABA competition. First, second, and third place winners in each grade receive an award. An Awards Ceremony for all winners of the Essay, Poster, and Photo Contests and their families, held Friday, April 27th. Lawyers in the Classroom program, which brings enthusiastic volunteer lawyers to schools to teach students about various legal issues, the legal profession, and how the law impacts students' lives. Courthouse Experience Mock Trial, which provides school-age children the opportunity to tour the Maricopa County Courthouse and watch a mock trial acted out by volunteer attorneys and a judge from the Phoenix Municipal Court.
Students serve as jurors and discuss their verdict with volunteers after the mock trial.
L.L.P. A Law Week committee person heads each individual event. The sites are group homes, youth related programs, malls and drop-in centers. Thus far, we have a total of 13 attorneys that have agreed to help with this project. We also give out paperwork and information to the teens about their rights. This is a program of the Children's Law Center, which was created to address unmet legal needs of children.