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Miami STREET Law is modeled after the clinic developed by Georgetown Law students in 1972 to teach high school students about practical aspects of the law and the legal system. Today, the Miami STREET Law Program teaches law, public policy and ethics to students in Miami-Dade County public and private schools.

Details

• STREET Law is a 2-credit class.
• The class requires weekly or biweekly teaching of law at a local high school, jail, juvenile justice facility or community center.
• The law students in the program are known as "Street Lawyers."
• These Street Lawyers are paired in teams that consist of two interns, who are in their first year in the Program, and one fellow, who is in his/her second year of the Program.
• Each team is assigned to teach at a different affiliated school for a full academic year.

In addition to the time dedicated to teaching, law students have a class that meets twice a week in which they study the STREET Law text, design their curricula for their schools, and practice teaching.

Affiliated Schools

Miami STREET Law — which is modeled after the national STREET Law Program — was started by Director Karen Throckmorton in 2001. Law students initially began teaching law at two schools: Miami Senior High and the Palmer Trinity School. Since then, the STREET Law Program has expanded to nine schools across Miami-Dade County, including:

• Breakthrough Miami
• Coral Gables High School
• Hialeah High School
• Miami Senior High School Legal Magnet Program
• Miami Central High School
• Miami Edison Senior High School
• The Palmer Trinity School
• WINGS for Life Facility for Girls

2012-2013 Fellows & Interns

Fellows: Charrise Alexander, Laura Burgess, Matt James, Nick Kallergis, Noah Nite, Chris Saunders, Rody Tadenev, Rico Williams

Law School Interns: Aaron Ahlzadeh, Daniel Butler, Zak Colangelo, Brett Holland, Casaundra Johnson, Sam Karl, Whitney Kouvaris, Krysta Markus, Leslie Pollack, Denise Roberson, Eryka Schiffman, Genna Selesnick, Joshua Truppman, Amir Whitaker, J.C. Zamora

Undergraduate Interns: T'Keyah Gadson