NYLF Law & CSI

Step into the courtroom and crime lab, where you'll participate in Supreme Court simulations, investigate crime scenes using real forensic techniques, and explore legal and forensic science careers while learning from attorneys, judges, FBI experts, and criminal investigators. 
NYLF Law & CSI NYLF Law & CSI

Your Future in Law & Forensics Starts Here

Ready to argue before the Supreme Court or analyze crime scene evidence? NYLF Law & CSI is your gateway to criminal justice and forensic science, designed for ambitious high school students who dream of seeking justice.

What Makes This Different? Recreate Supreme Court cases, conduct real forensic investigations, participate in mock trials, and analyze evidence using actual FBI techniques—all taught by prosecutors, FBI agents, forensic scientists, and legal professionals at Georgetown University and Emory University.

Your Experience

  • Argue constitutional cases and craft legal briefs
  • Analyze fingerprints, blood spatter, and crime scene evidence
  • Conduct witness examinations in realistic courtroom settings
  • Connect with future attorneys and forensic scientists nationwide
  • Learn from FBI agents, prosecutors, and law school representatives

Whether your passion lies in becoming a defense attorney, prosecutor, FBI agent, forensic scientist, or criminal justice professional, this program gives you the hands-on experience and insider perspective to make informed decisions about your legal career.

Don't just dream about seeking justice—start building your case.

Sample 2026 Schedule

Day 1: Welcome to the Fields of Law and Crime Scene Investigation

  • Registration
  • Evening Social 

Day 2: Law & CSI in Practice

  • Career Exploration
  • Judicial Activities Meetings
    • Introduction to Law & CSI
    • Public Speaking & Ethics and Professional Conduct
    • US Trial Process
    • US Trial Process Presentations and Intro to Supreme Court Simulation
  • Evening Social

Day 3: College and Career Experiences

  • Judicial Activities Meetings
    • Supreme Court Simulation Preparation
    • Justice and Attorney Workshops
  • Supreme Court Simulation
  • Staff Mock Trial Presentation
  • Judicial Activities Meeting
    • Criminal Profiling Speaker Briefing
  • Speaker Series
    • Max Houck, internationally renowned forensics expert
  • Evening Social

Day 4: Exploring Professions

  • Judicial Activities Meetings
    • Intro to CSI Simulation
    • Forensics Resources Workshops
    • CSI Simulation Preparation
    • Criminal Profiling Speaker Briefing and Innocence Project Briefing
  • CSI Simulation: Evidence Collection & Investigation
  • Career Exploration
  • Speaker Series
    • Kelli Sullivan, Crime Scene Investigator, Prince George’s County

Day 5: Preparing for Trial

  • Forensic Science Immersion Experience
  • College Admissions and Enrollment Workshop
  • Campus Tour
  • College Admissions Panel
  • Career Exploration: Mock Trial Activity
  • City Exploration

Day 6: Criminal Justice Reform

  • Speaker Series
    • The Innocence Project
  • College Exploration: Campus Tour
    • Judicial Activities Meetings
  • Introduction to Mock Trial and Role Selection
  • Career Seminars Briefing
  • Legal and Forensics Career Seminars
Alternative Legal Careers
Corporate Law
Crime Scene Investigations
Digital Forensics		 Forensic Evidence
 Classification
Forensic Investigations
Forensic Psychology		 Intellectual Property Law
Labor and Employment Law
Military Law
The Federal Judiciary
  • Speaker Series
    • University Student Panel
  • Evening Social

Day 7: American Judicial System

  • Judicial Activities Meeting
    • From Crime Scene to Trial: Simulation Preparation
  • From Crime Scene to Trial Simulation
    • Legal Simulation
    • Forensics Simulation
    • Mock Trial and Debrief
  • Judicial Activities Meetings
    • Mock Trial Simulation Debriefing
    • Final Program Meeting
  • Program Closing
  • Evening Social Celebration

Day 8: Looking Forward

  • Program Departure

This sample schedule is provided as an example of the overall quality and scope of the experience offered and is not intended to represent a specific schedule for 2026. The specific 2026 schedule, locations, speakers, and site visits may be modified.

Go Beyond the Classroom

Envision by WorldStrides programs are held at some of the top universities in the country, providing high school students with the opportunity to experience life on a college campus and get a glimpse of what their future may hold.

This Summer, NYLF Law & CSI will take place in the following locations:

Emory University

College Credit

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

June 21-July 2, 2026 - Residential

 

Georgetown University

College Credit

Georgetown University

Washington, D.C.

July 12-19, 2026 - Residential
July 21-28, 2026 - Residential

 

What's Included?

  • All curriculum and instruction
  • Program activities
  • Site visits and events
  • Program materials
  • At least two meals a day
  • Local transportation during program
  • The cost of two college credits
  • Certificate of achievement

Now I Know

Hear directly from NYLF Law & CSI alumni about what they now know after attending the program and how it has helped inspire them to pursue their passion.

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