Alternative Spring Break

The Center’s Alternative Spring Break trips give students a chance to spend a week immersed in an area of law, engaging in related pro bono service. Students work with licensed attorneys to receive training and put their skills into practice.

2021 Spring Trips

Due to the ongoing global pandemic, we are unable to host Alternative Spring Break trips in 2021. We hope to be able to offer this opportunity again in 2022. Stay tuned for more information about future trips.

Contact

lawa2j@gsu.edu

404-413-9000

85 Park Place NE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Past Trips

Community Lawyering in Atlanta

Students worked with attorneys from the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation to understand how a lack of affordable, stable housing can affect a child’s education.

Immigration Detention in Lumpkin, Georgia

People in immigration detention have a right to due process under the U.S. Constitution, but many of them are detained in isolated facilities. Working with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative, Georgia State Law students spent a week at the Stewart Immigration Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, meeting with clients, drafting documents and interpreting for attorneys.

Rural Justice in Dougherty County, Georgia

Most of Georgia’s lawyers are in the metro Atlanta area. A group of Georgia State Law students traveled to southwest Georgia to understand the access to justice issues facing rural communities.

Landlord/tenant law in Atlanta

In partnership with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, 12 law students spent the week interviewing tenants, investigating housing conditions, observing court, participating in mediation and assisting tenants in filing answers to evictions.

Criminal court observation in Jackson, Mississippi

In conjunction with the Mississippi Office of the Public Defender, five law students conducted court-watching research in Mississippi criminal courts, recording their observations for an ongoing study about appointment of counsel for low-income defendants.

Georgia State Law Access to Justice Student engagement

NEWS: Alternative Spring Break Students Choose Service Learning Over Downtime
A cornerstone of the Center for Access to Justice’s Pro Bono Program is the Alternative Spring Break, which allows students to spend a week immersed in a substantive legal area while engaging in related pro bono service. For the second year, the spring break program received more applications than available spots.

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