09/10/2026
THE LAW CAN BE INTIMIDATING.
Have you ever faced a legal problem and thought:
“I know something is wrong—but I don't know what to do about it.”
Have you ever watched someone else struggle and wished you knew enough to help?
Have you ever wanted to enter the legal profession but had no idea where to start?
No lawyer in the family.
No connections.
No one to explain how the system works.
No one to show you how to get your foot in the door.
You may have looked at a statute, a court form, a case, or some legal document and felt exactly like the man in Acts Chapter 8.
Philip asked him:
“Understandest thou what thou readest?”
And he answered:
“How can I, except some man should guide me?”
— Acts 8:30–31, KJV
That is the problem.
The law affects almost every area of our lives—but very few people are ever taught how to understand it.
And sometimes the person who does not understand the law is not merely confused.
Sometimes that person is in trouble.
Sometimes their family, property, livelihood, liberty, ministry, business, inheritance, or future is at stake.
Sometimes they need someone who has learned enough to help them understand what is happening and what they can do next.
Scripture says:
“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”
— Proverbs 31:8–9, KJV
That is one of the reasons to learn the law.
Not merely to have a profession.
Not merely to earn a living.
Not merely to know things that other people do not know.
But to become equipped to speak, serve, explain, advocate, and help when someone else does not know what to do.
MY STORY
More than 30 years ago, I didn't even know a lawyer.
I had no family background in the legal profession.
I had no special preparation for law school.
I didn't grow up knowing attorneys who could explain the profession to me or show me how to enter it.
But I began to understand that people needed help.
I could see them around me.
People facing problems they did not understand.
People dealing with institutions they did not know how to navigate.
People who needed someone who knew what to do.
I could see the need.
And I could feel their pain.
I came to believe that I was being called to learn the law so that I could become someone who could help.
So I went to law school.
In fact, the first lawyer I really came to know was my Torts I law professor.
That was where my journey began.
I had to learn the profession from the beginning.
And now, more than three decades later, I want to change that experience for somebody else.
THE OFFER
I am opening enrollment for the:
LAW TROOP LEGAL APPRENTICESHIP ACADEMY
Law Troop is for people who want to learn the law, develop practical legal skills, and prepare themselves to serve others.
You don't have to begin with connections.
You don't have to already understand legal terminology.
You don't have to know where your legal journey will ultimately take you.
But you do have to be willing to learn.
If accepted into the program, this is an opportunity to begin developing the knowledge, discipline, practical understanding, and skills necessary to become someone who can help.
LEARN THE LAW.
Learn how the legal system works.
Learn how lawyers think.
Learn how to read and understand legal materials.
Learn legal terminology, research, writing, court procedures, client intake, case organization, professional responsibility, and the practical workings of a law office.
DEVELOP THE SKILL.
Knowledge must eventually become ability.
Law Troop is designed to move beyond merely talking about law.
Students will learn through instruction, exercises, practical assignments, observation, and supervised experience.
SERVE THE PEOPLE.
As students are trained and demonstrate appropriate competency, they may have opportunities to participate in supervised activities where they can begin applying what they have learned in service to others.
The goal is not to encourage people to act beyond their training or authority.
The goal is to train people properly so that they can become useful, responsible, knowledgeable servants in places where people need help.
Because the ultimate purpose is not merely to know more.
It is to become someone who can help.
To become someone who can explain what others do not understand.
To become someone who can recognize when professional legal help is needed.
To become someone who can assist appropriately within his or her training and role.
And, for those who continue into the legal profession, to become someone prepared to:
“Open thy mouth… and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”
MAYBE THIS IS YOUR BEGINNING.
Maybe you are a high school student wondering whether law could be in your future.
Maybe you are in college and thinking about law school.
Maybe you are a legal secretary who wants to understand more of what happens around you.
Maybe you are a paralegal who wants to increase your knowledge and practical ability.
Maybe you work in public service, ministry, nonprofit leadership, business, or community advocacy and continually encounter people with legal problems.
Maybe you are already a lawyer who wants additional practical training or a place to sharpen particular skills.
Or maybe you simply recognize:
“People around me need help, and I want to become better equipped to help them.”
If that describes you, I want to hear from you.
FALL 2026 ENROLLMENT IS OPEN.
To request consideration for admission to the Law Troop Legal Apprenticeship Academy, email:
[email protected]
Please provide:
• Your name
• Your email address
• Your prior experience, including clerical, legal, ministry, nonprofit, business, public-service, or other relevant experience
• Your present level of education or professional training—for example, high school student or graduate, college student or graduate, legal secretary, paralegal, law student, attorney, or other professional
• A short statement describing your legal aspirations and why you want to learn the law
You do not have to know everything before you begin.
That is the reason for training.
Thirty years ago, I needed someone to show me the way.
Today, I am offering to help provide that beginning for others.
You may already see the problem.
You may already feel the need.
Now you can begin preparing yourself to become someone who can help.
LAW TROOP LEGAL APPRENTICESHIP ACADEMY
Learn the Law.
Develop the Skill.
Serve the People.
“Open thy mouth… and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”
— Proverbs 31:8–9
Enrollment is now open for Fall 2026.
Wisdom is calling. Will you answer?
