Law Student Ministries

Institute for Christian Legal Studies (ICLS)

The mission of ICLS is to train and encourage Christian law students, law professors, and practicing lawyers to seek and study Biblical truth, including the natural law tradition, as it relates to law and legal institutions.

Check out our weekly podcasts on iTunes U at Cross & Gavel Audio.

ICLS Mission

ICLS, a cooperative ministry of the Christian Legal Society and Regent University School of Law, is a resource center for Christian law students, legal scholars, and practitioners who desire to integrate their faith with the study and practice of law.

The mission of ICLS is to train and encourage Christian law students, law professors, and practicing lawyers to seek and study Biblical truth, including the natural law tradition, as it relates to law and legal institutions, and to encourage them toward spiritual growth, compassionate outreach to the poor and needy, and the integration of faith with learning, teaching, and legal practice

ICLS Ministry

Providing print and Internet resources and individual training to help law students and scholars study and write about the law from a Christian perspective.

Networking mentors who desire to assist law students in living out their callings as Christian lawyers.

Developing distance courses for law students and undergraduates.

Creating student course outlines on biblical and natural law principles for substantive law courses.

Maintaining a speakers' bureau to help Christian professors communicate with students across the country.

Visiting law school campuses to encourage students and professors in spiritual formation, in integration of faith and scholarship, and in compassionate outreach.

Learn More

Browse ICLS Resources

Hear the ICLS Vision and Meet the Director

ICLS in Spanish coming soon

ICLS Brochure (pdf)

Law Students

Listen to Our Podcasts

Subscribe to Cross & Gavel podcasts on iTunesU or follow the links below.
 
Of particular interest to law students:
Cross & Gavel - Volume 4
Dan Kim and Mike Schutt discuss the importance of engaging the law school campus-- and whether it helps to have a CLS law student chapter.
 
Cross & Gavel Audio - Volume 14
Schutt interviews CLS member Andy Toles, who talks about the lawyer-client relationship in light of our Christian calling.  Andy has some amazing insight into the role of the Christian lawyer.

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