This Committee promotes law-related education in Maryland schools to educate students about the law and legal
system and presents the statewide High School Mock Trial Competition, in which over 50,000+ students have
competed. Other programs include the Law Links High School internship project, Baltimore City Teen Court, and
the Law and Government Summer Center. It also provides teacher training and produces curriculum,
publications, videos, and computer software in law-related education, con?ict resolution, and violence
prevention. The Committee, in conjunction with MSBA’s Public Awareness Committee, sponsored the MSBA’s Law Day Conference highlighting the theme: No Courts, No Justice, and No Freedom in April, and also partnered
with the Civics & Law Academy Committee and the Maryland Judiciary Public Awareness Committee to implement
three Civics & Law Academies. It also partnered with the Baltimore City Council to implement a Page program
to teach young people about local government. |
