The Legal  Survival curriculum teaches basic legal concepts while developing life skills. Legal  Survival asks students to engage in hypothetical circumstances including negotiating a lease, dealing with family law issues such as child custody and divorce, and properly handling workplace issues. Students of Legal Survival will not only understand their basic legal rights and responsibilities but will also gain invaluable practice applying those legal concepts to real life circumstances though case studies crafted to model real world situations.

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The hypothetical case studies require regular contact with forms, contracts, instructions, and interactions that will prepare people to navigate society successfully. The material teaches basic legal principles and applies them to real life scenarios to prepare people to enter the work force, find a home, maintain healthy relationships with former spouses and children, and navigate difficult circumstances like accidents. 

The content is easy to understand for low-literacy learners and ESL learners and incorporates reading comprehension with literacy while teaching every-day legal skills. The models and exercises require students to go beyond the reading and apply the learning to circumstances an person might face in real life. The substantive content teaches basic civics and an understanding of not only the rights -- but the responsibilities of being a United States citizen.