Legal Path

The primary goal of the Legal Path program is to empower students to attend college and motivate them to seek careers in the legal profession. Many inner-city students have an interest in the law, but achieving a legal education seems completely unrealistic. Aside from the financial obstacles that come with law school, they have no encouragement, guidance, or knowledge of the steps necessary to enter higher education, law school, or the legal profession. By creating opportunities for low income, inner city students to work toward a career in the legal profession, we not only improve lives, but we improve the profession, our communities, and enhance the public’s confidence in the judicial system.

Legal Path gives select juniors from Hoover High School and Helix High School the opportunity to take a semester-long Introduction to Government and Politics class at San Diego State University and participate in several activities to introduce them to San Diego’s legal community. The activities include court tours and observations, meetings with judges and attorneys, law school class observations, and attorney speaker panels.

For more information, contact Program Manager Drew Lautemann, Esq. at (619) 204-4678 or email dlautemann@projects.sdsu.edu.