SLPS high school students will spend the day learning about law through an interactive workshop with Macy’s Corporate Legal Team

Macy’s is partnering with the St. Louis Public Schools and the innovative program, Street Law, to provide 52 students from Roosevelt High School and Gateway Institute of Technology an inside look at the legal profession. Macy’s is the first company to sponsor Street Law in St. Louis.

WHAT:
Street Law’s Corporate Legal Diversity Pipeline Program will give students the chance to learn about law from Macy’s legal counsel through an interactive workshop. Students will participate in small group activities simulating hypothetical legal situations in the areas of employment law, contracts and litigation. They will also have the chance to interact with twenty Macy’s legal professionals, through presentations and roundtable discussions. The day will begin with introductory remarks from the Corporation’s general counsel, Dennis Broderick.

WHEN:
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
8:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.

WHERE:
Macy’s Midwest Headquarters
611 Olive Street – 21st Floor
St. Louis, MO 63101

About Street Law
Street Law is practical, participatory education about law, democracy, and human rights. A unique blend of content and methodology, Street Law uses techniques that promote cooperative learning, critical thinking, and the ability to participate in a democratic society. For 30 years, Street Law, Inc.'s programs and curricula have promoted knowledge of legal rights and responsibilities, engagement in the democratic process, and belief in the rule of law, among both youth and adults.

About the Corporate Legal Diversity Pipeline Program
The Corporate Legal Diversity Pipeline Program was developed by Street Law and the Association of Corporate Counsel to partner corporate legal departments with diverse high school law classes, in an effort to engage the students, teach them more about civil law, and encourage them to consider careers in the legal profession.

About Macy’s
Macy's, the largest retail brand of Federated Department Stores, Inc., delivers fashion and affordable luxury to customers at more than 800 locations in forty-five states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam.