LRE: List of Programs

This annual program, held April 27-28, is designed to recognize the legal profession. Activities vary from year to year and are developed around a national theme. Law Day events are promoted locally by the State Bar of Nevada's Young Lawyers Section and local county bar associations through school and community groups.

 

Downloadable Material: Judge Roger Foley Poster and Essay Contest

 

2012 National Law Day Live Website

 

The State Bar of Nevada coordinates the High School Mock Trial Competition. Teams of six to eight students take on the roles of lawyer and witnesses in a mock trial. Local attorneys and teachers coach the teams for the competition, held at district, state, and national levels.

Local country bar associations provide attorneys to serve as lawyers and judges for mock trial demonstrations. Selected students serve as defendants, plaintiffs, and witnesses. These demonstrations are held in conjunction with Law Day (April 27-28).

 

The primary goal of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution is to promote civic competence and responsibility among the nation’s upper elementary and secondary students. The design of the instructional program, including its innovative culminating activity, makes the program successful with both teachers and students.

 

Presented by the Young Lawyers Section of the state bar, Goldilocks – The Trial of the Century gives fourth graders an introduction to the legal system. Through this program, lawyers visit schools and offer a video presentation of a fictional trial to students along with an explanation of the various elements of a jury trial. At the end, students are asked to act as jury members and decide if Goldilocks is guilty or not guilty.

 

Downloadable materials:

 

This civic education program is for students in 6th through 9th grades. Students explore public policy in relation to identified problems in their community, and prepare a portfolio describing the problem, identifying alternative solutions, selecting the best resolution, and formulating an action plan. Competition is available at district, state, and national levels. (both We the People and Project Citizen are programs of and are funded by the Center for Civic Organization)

Service learning enhances students' education and development through active participation. Activities stimulate individual growth and skill building, along with group cooperation. Youth improve their self image, develop needed life skills, and make meaningful contributions to their schools and communities. The program incorporates what is learned in the classroom and allows students to apply their skills and knowledge to practical situations.

An interactive, user-friendly crime prevention curriculum for 6th  through  12th grade age groups.  The program teaches youth how to examine violence and law related issues in the context of their schools and communities and apply what they learn to real-life circumstances. Students/youth will participate in lessons on such topics as handguns, substance abuse and drug trafficking, gangs, shoplifting, hate crimes, dating violence, conflict management, vandalism and others. Youth will also become engaged in action projects for their schools or communities; these will be projects which enable youth to put their learning to good use.