A partnership between Street Law and NALP, this program partners law firms with diverse groups of high school students. The goal is to teach the students about the law and legal careers, encourage them to pursue legal careers, and offer support in that pursuit.

About the Program

In 2008 NALP and Street Law, Inc. partnered to create the NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program. This pipeline program is designed to provide information about the law and the legal profession to high school students.

Participating law firms are paired with local high schools. Volunteers from the firm teach students about substantive areas of the law and then host a one-day conference at the firm. Law firm participants are given the opportunity to work with a diverse group of interested young people in their community, and high school students learn about new career paths. The goal is to encourage talented and diverse students to consider legal careers.

Learn More

Read the 2021-22 Prospectus (PDF)

For more information on the program and how to get involved, visit the Street Law website or contact Joy Dingle, Street Law Program Director.

Selected articles about the program:

Off to an Early Start: Why Efforts to Diversify the Legal Profession Should Start Sooner (NALP Bulletin, May 2019)
by Joy Dingle

Street Law Update — Spring 2018 (NALP Bulletin, May 2018)
by Joy Dingle

Reflections on the NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program: Looking Backward to Move Diversity Forward (NALP Bulletin, August 2017)
by Jessica Buchsbaum

Keeping the Door Open: The NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program (NALP Bulletin, January 2017)
by Joy Dingle