PIPELINE TO PRACTICE

Once admitted to law school, despite drive or innate talent, students from underprivileged backgrounds without any lawyers to advise them often find themselves frustrated by a lack of familiarity with law schools' illusive pedagogical approach and common strategies for success. Pipeline to Practice is committed to equipping these students with skills and knowledge to help them define and achieve their legal ambitions. Because academic success in law school directly correlates to post-graduate employability, low-income students must fully prepare for the challenges they will face in law school; otherwise, the unintended consequence of early pipeline programs is a system that unwittingly saddles people with staggering law school debt and little hope of finding meaningful employment. Strong academic performance in law school is so crucial to having real career options, the legal profession has a moral obligation to ensure that the lives of students it attracts are improved by their..

Also known as: Pipeline to Practice Foundation, Pipeline to Practice Foundation, Inc.

Primary location: Mountain View United States