Our Work

Starting a Program

Want to learn more about Street Law programs in law schools? Are you considering starting one? You’ve come to the right place. These pages will provide you with essential information and steps you can take to build a successful program at your law school. 

• What is Street Law?
• Why Start a Street Law Program?
• Steps for Starting a Program

Running a Program

You’ve laid all the groundwork for a successful program; now what? Explore the pages below for specific advice and tips for making your program a success. If you are affiliated with an established Street Law program, this section can help you improve, strengthen, and grow your program. 

•  Preparing Law Students
•  Evaluation
  • Evaluating Law Students
  • Evaluating Your Street Law Program
• Strengthening Your Program
  • Community Networking
  • Community Resource People
  • Law School Buy-in
  • Fundraising

Lesson Plans 

Using high-quality, effective lesson plans and teaching activities is key to the success of your law school's Street Law program. Below, we've compiled helpful information to guide you through the process of developing the perfect curriculum for your program. 

• Deciding What to Teach
• Developing Lesson Plans/Teaching Activities
  • Developing Learning Outcomes for Lesson Plans
  • Writing Lesson Plans
  • Teaching Strategies
  • Using Case Studies
• Planning Field Trips
• Community Resource People
• Street Law Lesson Plans and Materials
   

When the first Street Law lessons were taught by law students in 1972, a powerful movement began. Today, law students around the globe are going into classrooms, community, and corrections sites to teach practical law. 

Visit our program map to view the locations of law school programs in the U.S. and around the globe. These program operate independently of Street Law, Inc., and the map does not provide a comprehensive list. To have your program added, please contact us at learnmore@streetlaw.org.

Do you lead a Street Law program at your law school? We want to know all about it! 

Registering your program is simple and free and connects you to Street Law staff and other program directors with decades of experience. Knowing who is out there teaching Street Law also helps us to better serve you and measure the impact of our programs around the world. Registered law schools also have permission to use the Street Law, Inc. name and logo in association with their program. 

•  Click Here to Register Your Program