04/18/2016
The Gate City Bar Association is accepting applications for the Justice Robert Benham Law Camp, our annual summer program for minority high school students in the Atlanta area.
Eligible students, rising 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students (for the 2016-2017 school year) enrolled in a Georgia school, must be interested in pursuing law as a career and committed to actively participating in the camp's three-week program.
Students will be exposed to practicing minority lawyers and judges, and will be given an opportunity to tour various legal institutions like the state and superior courts and the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals. Students will also be provided instruction on the basics of critical thinking and various areas of law, and will be given an opportunity to work in a legal environment during the internship phase of the program.
The two-week class instruction portion of the 2016 Law Camp will be held June 6 to June 17, 2016, and will be hosted by Georgia State University's College of Law located in downtown Atlanta at 85 Park Place, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The internships will take place in a legal practice environment from June 20 through June 24, 2016.
Georgia State University's College of Law in conjunction with Clark Atlanta University's Educational Talent Search Program are partnering with the Gate City Bar Association to provide support to this summer's program.
To apply for the Justice Robert Benham Law Camp, download the application here and submit it by 5 pm on Monday, May 2, 2016.
Critical Dates
Interview Notification Friday, May 13, 2016
Finalist Interviews Saturday, May 21, 2016
Selection Notifications Friday, May 27, 2016
Kick-Off Reception Friday, June 3, 2016
Law Camp June 6-17, 2016
Law Camp Internships June 20-June 24, 2016
Closing Awards Reception Monday, June 27, 2016