Community Lawyering Retreats
Building a village.
Law Garden retreats provide an opportunity for lawyers to practice personal well-being while building skills and expanding knowledge in order to practice law for the community’s well-being. Our retreats are multi-generational and offer programming for all ages, from small children to wise elders. Lawyers earn CLE credits while we work together as a small village to build a culture of community care to carry with us for a lifetime.
Why a Law Garden Retreat?
Travel with purpose.
Yes, we all need a vacation. Our Community Lawyering Retreats are not just an opportunity to relax, but an opportunity to regenerate. We believe that our law practices should bring us meaning and purpose, and our retreats are designed to provide the opportunity to reset and plan for what that might look like for you, so that you can go home ready to use your license to make the world a place we all want to live in.
Practice-changing CLE programming.
The CLE credits you’ll receive after a Law Garden Community Lawyering Retreat will lay a foundation for you to integrate your law practice into the community around you. CLE programming emphasizes well-being at the individual, family, and societal levels, affording general, diversity, and ethics credits.
Respect for the local community and ecology.
We love travel but we also recognize the way that the tourism industry can ravage local communities and lands. We work with people from the areas we’re visiting to make sure the people graciously sharing their countries with us are paid a living wage and that we leave no trace on the lands we visit. Our program is developed in tandem with people from the places we visit.
A multi-generational village.
In many communities and cultures, multiple generations live together, and the whole community takes responsibility for care of children and elders alike. Even though it’s brief, we practice building a community of care during our retreats as a way to nourish ourselves and each other, and to give an idea of what that might look like for you at home. (Read: Bring your whole family!)
Beautiful accommodations and healthy living.
We’ve traveled around the world to handpick retreat accommodations that provide privacy, incredible surroundings, and an aesthetic made to soothe your soul. We do not serve alcohol at our retreats because we want your body to rest, reset, and connect directly with nature. We work with local chefs to provide fresh, healthy, and detoxifying meals that lift up the local community.
Retreat Locations
Crete, Greece
Vestland, Norway
Las Canas, Dominican Republic
Retreat Pricing
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Lawyer: $2,500
Additional Adult (non-lawyer): $1,100
Child: $1,500
Registration fees include: all meals, ground transportation during retreat*, group activities, and kids’ nature camp (for each child registration)
*We will help with ground transportation to the retreat where possible
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Accommodation fees are billed separately from registration fees and depend on the location and room type. We offer shared, private, and family rooms (where available). Please visit the information page for the specific retreat you are interested in to see specific accommodation pricing.
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We offer additional services at each retreat that can be purchased individually. These may include spa services or excursions. You will receive information about available additional services after you register and as your retreat nears.