Summer Academy Camps

Legal Camp

Pre-professional

Want to start on your career path to the courtroom? Join the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens at UGA Legal Camp hosted at the University of Georgia School of Law. Legal Camp provides you the opportunity to learn about the many roles lawyers play in our society, from courtroom advocates to policy-makers. Camp instruction is provided by practicing attorneys, law professors, and seasoned mock trial competitors ensuring you’ll walk away with a competitive edge to shape your future career in law. Programming for Legal Camp will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.

Age:	13-17
Course Date:	Monday – Friday
Course Date Info:	9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Address:	UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel 1197 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602 See map: Google Maps
Cost:	Day Camp – $500 Residential Camp – $1175
Course Number:	1788

Instructor:
The University of Georgia Undergraduate Mock Trial Program strives to create a national championship environment, highlighted by the Program’s six National Championship appearances in the past 13 years. Members of the University of Georgia Mock Trial Program have gone on to numerous competitive law schools and beyond. With three top 5 division finishes at Nationals, six All-Americans, and a 2022 run that ended in a ranking of fifth in the nation and the Spirit of AMTA award, the University of Georgia Mock Trial Program prepares, educates, and trains its members in legal principles, courtroom procedure, public speaking, and other professional skills to further the development of the competitors.

Advising the Mock Trial Program is Shannon Shipley Hinson, the associate director of admissions at the University of Georgia School of Law. She oversees the admissions process for Juris Doctor and M.S.L. programs, recruitment and marketing for prospective and admitted students, and the Graduate Assistant program. Prior to joining the School of Law, she worked as a litigator in Atlanta for over eight years, specializing in insurance defense and the defense of physicians in malpractice actions.