ÿþ<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0"> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <title>Welcome to CLS</title> <base target="_self"> <meta name="Microsoft Theme" content="none, default"> </head> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="sniffer.js"> /*********************************************** * Top Navigational Bar III v3.5 (By BrotherCake- brothercake.com) * Exclusive permission by Dynamicdrive.com to include script in archive * For this and 100's more DHTML scripts, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ * This notice MUST stay intact for legal use ***********************************************/ </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="custom.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="style.js"></script> <body bgcolor="#000000"> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><font color="#FBB917"> <marquee scrolldelay="1" style="color: #FBB917" bgcolor="#030033" height="0">We will be meeting Thursdays this semester in the law school basement! Please contact an officer for more information, thanks! Questions about the website? Contact Bradley Kitlowski at bjk25@pitt.edu</marquee></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="6">&nbsp;<img border="0" src="images/UofPitt%20seal.gif" width="87" height="84"></font></p> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="images/cls.jpg" width="756" height="123"></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> at the</font><br> <center><font size="4" face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> University of Pittsburgh School of Law</center></font></p> <p align="center"> <font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <a href="http://www.christianlegalsociety.org/_common/mainPages/lsmFrameset.htm"> <img src="images/MOSES.jpg" width="249" height="320"></a></font></p> <h3 align="center"><font size="-1" face="Arial" color="#FBB917"><i>Michelangelo's majestic sculpture of Moses holding<br> the Decalogue, a constant reminder that the LORD God is the Supreme Lawgiver.</i></font></h3> <h3 align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917">OUR VISION</font></h3> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"><strong>&quot;Seeking Justice with the Love of God&quot;</strong><br> <br> <i>- Luke 10:42; Matthew 23:23 </i></font></p> <h3 align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917">OUR MISSION</font></h3> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"><strong><i>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.</i></strong></font></p> <h3 align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917">OUR CORE VALUE</font></h3> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"><b><i>Being a justice-seeking, Christ-following band of committed, loving friends.</i></b></font></p> <h3 align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917">OUR CORE PURPOSE</font></h3> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"><b><i>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.</i></b></font></p> <h3 align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917">CLS National chapter NINE ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES</font></h3> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917">Since CLS' national founding in 1961, CLS' nine organizational objectives, as set forth in its amended not-for-profit articles of incorporation, have been:</font></p> <b><i> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <img alt="bullet" src="images/4dia_Bullet.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15">&nbsp;&nbsp;To proclaim Jesus as Lord through all that we do in the field of law and other disciplines.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <img alt="bullet" src="images/4dia_Bullet.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15">&nbsp;&nbsp;To provide a means of society, fellowship and nurture among Christian lawyers.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <img alt="bullet" src="images/4dia_Bullet.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15">&nbsp;&nbsp;To encourage Christian lawyers to view law as ministry.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <img alt="bullet" src="images/4dia_Bullet.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15">&nbsp;&nbsp;To clarify and promote the concept of the Christian lawyer and to help Christian lawyers integrate their faith with their professional lives.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <img alt="bullet" src="images/4dia_Bullet.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15">&nbsp;&nbsp;To mobilize, at the national and local levels, the resources needed to promote justice, religious liberty, and biblical conflict reconciliation.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <img alt="bullet" src="images/4dia_Bullet.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15">&nbsp;&nbsp;To encourage, disciple and aid Christian students in preparing for the legal profession.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <img alt="bullet" src="images/4dia_Bullet.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15">&nbsp;&nbsp;To provide a forum for the discussion of problems and opportunities relating to Christianity and the law.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <img alt="bullet" src="images/4dia_Bullet.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15">&nbsp;&nbsp;To cooperate with bar associations and other organizations in asserting and maintaining high standards of legal ethics.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <img alt="bullet" src="images/4dia_Bullet.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15">&nbsp;&nbsp;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.</font></p> </i></b> <p ALIGN="center"><font face="Arial" color="#FBB917">These nine objectives are pursued at CLS by following the &quot;inside outward&quot; pattern for spiritual transformation , leadership development and community building that Jesus modeled and taught His disciples in the timeless &quot;Beatitudes&quot; of His Sermon on the Mountain. <i>Matthew 5:1-12.</i></font></p> <font FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" color="#FBB917"> <p ALIGN="center"><b>CLS members are unified theologically by their affirmation of a common statement of faith setting</b><br> <ALIGN="center"><b>forth the cardinal doctrines of Christianity. The Society's diverse, yet unified, membership</b><br> <ALIGN="center"><b>contributes to its unique mission:</b><br> <i> <center>To be the national grassroots network of lawyers and law students, committed to<br> <ALIGN="center">proclaiming, loving and serving Jesus Christ, through all we do and say in the<br> <ALIGN="center">practice of law, and advocating biblical conflict reconciliation, public justice,<br> <ALIGN="center">religious freedom and the sanctity of human life.</center><br></p> <p> <br></p> </i></font><font FACE="Arial" color="#FBB917"><b> <p ALIGN="center">ORGANIZATION</p> </b></font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" color="#FBB917"> <p ALIGN="center">" </font><font SIZE="3"> <font face="Arial" color="#FBB917">CLS, founded in 1961, is a national non-profit organization serving thousands of Christian</font><br> </font><font SIZE="3" face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <ALIGN="center">attorneys, judges, law professors, law students, and paralegals. It is headquartered in<br> <ALIGN="center">Annandale, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.</p> <p ALIGN="center">" </font><font SIZE="3"> <font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"><b>CLS is represented by a broad and diverse Christian Membership</b>: CLS membership reflects</font><br> </font><font SIZE="3" face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <ALIGN="center">the broad spectrum of Christendom, encompassing the Orthodox and Roman Catholic<br> <ALIGN="center">traditions, as well as numerous denominations of Protestantism.</p> </font> <p>&nbsp;</p> <font face="Arial" color="#FBB917"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="menu.js"></script> </font> </body> </html>