Competition for Grades 3 to 6

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation invites elementary school students and their teachers to submit original mock trial cases to the Law Fair 2008 Competition. There is no entry fee. The purpose is to promote understanding of the law and our justice system, and to educate students about their rights and responsibilities under the law.

A total of 16 winners from grades 3 - 6 will be selected statewide. Winners will be asked to perform their original mock trial cases at Law Fair programs in the spring at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick.

Third- through sixth-grade teachers and their students are invited to attend the Law Fair spring programs April 23, 24, 30 and May 1 and serve as jurors. To register click here.

A free Law Fair/Law Adventure Workshop for teachers of grades 3 - 8 will be held on April 16, 2008, 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. To register online click here.

You can download the free Law Fair 2008 Competition Rules Booklet below or call 732-937-7519 or e-mail sboro@njsbf.org to order a printed copy. Entries must be received by January 31, 2008.

The new Mock Trial Exercises for Grades 3 - 6, featuring winning cases from Law Fair 2007, is now available. You can download winning cases below from past Law Fair Competitions.

This program helps to fulfill New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standard for Social Studies 6.2 regarding democratic citizenship.

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