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Informed Citizens

are Better Citizens

For Attorneys

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is the philanthropic and charitable arm of the Bar Association.

We provide FREE law-related education to the citizens of New Jersey, from elementary, middle & high school students to senior citizens.

We also provide opportunities for lawyers to serve the public through participation in and support of our programs.

 

Here’s what we have to offer YOU:

  • Opportunities to give back to your community that draw on your legal experience and knowledge
  • The chance to grow your networks, skills, and heart by serving on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees
  • Ways to enhance your practice with law-related publications for you or your clients
  • The inside scoop on where the educators in your network can find interactive and impactful trainings
  • Social media cred by following, sharing and liking the Foundation’s interesting and highly relevant posts
  • The knowledge that your financial donation will help to foster an increased awareness, appreciation and knowledge of the law and the legal system among New Jersey residents

Join our Speakers Bureau using the Attorney Volunteer Form. Click here to check out what attorneys have to say about their experience volunteering with the New Jersey State Bar Foundation.

Through our Speakers Bureau,

volunteer attorneys share their legal expertise with

6,000 students and community member groups each year.

More than 5,000 students and teachers

participate in New Jersey State Bar Foundation

mock trial programs each year.

 

Trainings Feedback

“Thank you for a great training. I really enjoyed the activities and group interaction and feel confident and inspired to implement these tools and activities in my school.”

Workshop Feedback

“There was so much reflection, which was so eye opening. This workshop was fantastic.

Great job.”

Feedback about our Programs

“This was my first experience with one of your programs and I am very appreciative of the resources you offer to schools as support for improving school culture.”

Click on the images below to download the PDFs to share with your colleagues or clients

The generosity of attorneys like you help us provide a multitude of free programs and publications. Please consider making a one-time or recurring donation so that the Foundation can continue its great work.

Take a look at our Publications Page, where you will find Publications for the Public. You can download PDFs from the toggles. If hard copies are available, please use the Publication Order Form and we will ship you a supply of whatever you need (from any toggle).

We would love to see you at our annual celebration honoring our Medal of Honor Award recipients. Save the date for 2023 is coming soon…stay tuned for more information.  In the meantime, enjoy the photo gallery from the 2022 event.

We provide free violence prevention and anti-bias workshops and webinars for New Jersey educators. For more details including training descriptions, scheduled training dates, how to register and more click here.

There is always something new to learn from our social media feeds whether it’s about civics, history or our great programs and publications.  Please like and follow us and ask your friends to like and follow us as well.

Interested in civics?  The Informed Citizen blog covers topics including democratic norms, diplomacy, equal justice under the law, impeachment and much more. To peruse the topics, click here. The Informed Citizen is just one way the Foundation promotes civics, check out our Mock Trial and Civics Online Content page for more.

Do you know an educator who could benefit from our civics publications?  Would you like to order copies? Use this order form and we will send you hard copies. Visit our Publications Page to download a PDF of any publication. You can also access back issues of The Legal Eagle or Respect. Just open the relevant toggle.