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"Seeking Justice with the Love
of God"
- Luke 10:42; Matthew 23:23
To be the national grassroots network of lawyers and law students, committed to proclaiming, loving and serving Jesus Christ, through all we do and say in the practice of law, and advocating biblical conflict reconciliation, public justice, religious freedom and the sanctity of human life.
Being a justice-seeking, Christ-following band of committed, loving friends.
Transforming the legal profession for good one heart and mind at a time by enlisting lawyers and law students everywhere to faithfully serve Jesus Christ in the diligent study and ethical practice of law by ministering to the poor, reconciling people in conflict, defending life and protecting the religious liberties of all people.
Since CLS' national founding in 1961, CLS' nine organizational objectives, as set forth in its amended not-for-profit articles of incorporation, have been:
To
proclaim Jesus as Lord through all that we do in the field of law and other
disciplines.
To
provide a means of society, fellowship and nurture among Christian lawyers.
To
encourage Christian lawyers to view law as ministry.
To
clarify and promote the concept of the Christian lawyer and to help Christian
lawyers integrate their faith with their professional lives.
To
mobilize, at the national and local levels, the resources needed to promote
justice, religious liberty, and biblical conflict reconciliation.
To
encourage, disciple and aid Christian students in preparing for the legal
profession.
To
provide a forum for the discussion of problems and opportunities relating to
Christianity and the law.
To
cooperate with bar associations and other organizations in asserting and
maintaining high standards of legal ethics.
To
encourage lawyers to furnish legal services to the poor and needy, and grant
special consideration to the legal needs of churches and other charitable
organizations.
These nine objectives are pursued at CLS by following the "inside outward" pattern for spiritual transformation , leadership development and community building that Jesus modeled and taught His disciples in the timeless "Beatitudes" of His Sermon on the Mountain. Matthew 5:1-12.
CLS members are unified theologically
by their affirmation of a common statement of faith setting
ORGANIZATION
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CLS, founded in 1961, is a national non-profit organization serving thousands of Christian•