Pacific Law Academy Case Study

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After many years of working within the field of education, Ms. Sanderson, had decided to utilize the skills she has gained over those said years and build a charter high school, that would eventually become known as “Pacific Law Academy”. Through this particular vision of hers, she wanted to “make a difference in the lives of others” as well as “the idea of working with students who are interested in going into the legal field.” With that in mind, Pacific Law Academy boasts, having both “Law & Society” and “Mock Trial” readily available for students aspiring to go into the legal field. However what about making a difference within the lives of others? How does the school cover that? Pacific Law Academy has advance placement classes available

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