LIC volunteers sought; September training sessions announced

The Chicago Bar Association's Edward J. Lewis II Lawyers in the Classroom Program has placed attorney voluneers in grammar school classrooms for over 30 years now, helping students "to better understand the U.S. Constitution, our legal system, and law-related careers," according to the program webpage.

To prepare for the academic year just underway, the LIC is requesting all interested attorneys (and returning volunteers) to sign up for one of two Attorney Information and Training Sessions. Both will be conducted online, one on September 9, and the other on September 16. The links in the preceding sentence will take interested persons to registration forms for the specific date.

According to the LIC, these sessions are intended "to prepare attorneys for their classroom assignments, [and] will focus on classroom standards, curriculum, collaboration with teacher partners, useful teaching strategies and how the program will be administered this school year."

For questions about the program, contact LIC Director Tiffani Watson at twatson@chicagobar.org.