The Greater Colorado Law Student Experience
The Greater Colorado Law Student Experience (“GCLSE”) is a program developed by Colorado’s Judicial Diversity Outreach program for the Colorado Judicial Department. In a collaborative effort to build a stronger legal pipeline in Colorado’s Greater Colorado communities, a group of organizations came together to pilot a program called the Greater Colorado Law Student Experience this summer.
Greater Colorado Law Student Experience is an 8-week summer program that provides opportunities for law students from Colorado Law and Denver Law to live and work in a Greater Colorado community. Housing is arranged on a local college campus at each location, and the students spend 3 days a week completing a judicial externship at the local district courts, day a week working with a legal organization, and 1 day a week networking and building a community with local practitioners. As identified by the CBA Greater Colorado Taskforce, Colorado is facing a critical issue in succession planning for its aging attorney population, and we must act to provide opportunities in Greater Colorado areas now.
The 4 students that participated in the pilot program all expressed that they would consider job opportunities in Greater Colorado communities after graduation. You can watch their testimonials and learn more about the program’s impact in the 15-minute video below.
If you would like to support the GCLSE, you may easily donate by sending a check payable to the Larimer County Bar Association, PO Box 781, Fort Collins, CO 80522-0781. Please include the note “GCLSE Internship Program” on your memo line. Also, please include your complete mailing address with your donation.
