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Law Camp Commences 5th Year of Educating Minority Youth

Washington, DC - The National Bar Association Crump Law Camp has accepted 32 high school students for its intense two week long program at Howard University from July 9 - 22, 2006.

These students will be flown in from various cities and receive both a social and academic agenda for the Washington, DC area. Their calendar will include attending classes instructed by professors and deans from the NBA Law Professors Division, and having members of the NBA Law Students Division serve as teaching assistants and student monitors.

The most anticipated portion of the academic program is the Evett L. Simmons Mock Trial Competition, in which the best 4 students are paired to compete in the Advocacy Contest before NBA members, guests and Judge Mablean Ephraim (Divorce Court) at the NBA 81st Annual Convention & Exhibits in Detroit, Michigan.

The NBA Crump Law Camp is endorsed by the National Hispanic American Bar Association, National Asian and Pacific American Bar Association, and Native American Bar Association. In 2003, the NBA Crump Law Camp received the 2003 American Bar Association Partner Award for exemplary efforts to increase diversity in the legal profession.

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The National Bar Association Crump Law Camp is designed to provide students between the ages of 14 and 17 and/or entering the 9th, 10th and 11th grades with a comprehensive introduction to the American judicial and legal system. The Camp seeks to offer its students a more detailed understanding of the legal system than that typically provided in standard academic institutional settings. It aims to provide its students with an understanding of the many important facets of American law and an understanding of the settings and professional systems and structures in which laws and legal skills are applied.

Founded in 1925, the National Bar Association is the oldest and largest bar association of color. With 84 chapters worldwide, the NBA represents a professional network of more than 20,000 attorneys.