The purpose of this Fraternity shall be to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of the law with members of the Bench and Bar in a fraternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice under law; to stimulate excellence in scholarship; to inspire the virtues of compassion and courage; to foster integrity and professional competence; to promote the welfare of its members; and to encourage their moral, intellectual, and cultural advancement; so that each member may enjoy a lifetime of honorable professional and public service.

The mission of the Phi Alpha Delta Public Service Center is to expand upon the "service to the community" branch of Phi Alpha Delta, and promote the Youth for Justice (YFJ) project. The YFJ project helps to find ways that law related education can address violence by and against youth in its partnerships for safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools. The Public Service Center will to improve the teaching of law related education in K -12 classrooms, increase the number of law related programs in classrooms, and provide resources to facilitate law related education where needed. Our main goal is to teach children to become better citizens, to teach them to resolve conflict without violence, and to prevent juvenile delinquency. The Public Service Center has determined that the best way to achieve these goals is to rely upon Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International's 175,000 lawyer and law student members, and recruit them to assist with numerous LRE programming across the nation. In addition, the Public Service Center will promote juvenile delinquency prevention through other programs that all rely on the strength of the fraternity's lawyer and law student members.

Please see the PAD organization's webpage at www.pad.org for further information.