The NLG 2020 Disorientation webinar recordings are now available! Check out the links and resources included below. Watch “Movement Lawyering with the NLG” and “Staying Radical in Law School” on our Vimeo page and on the NLG website. These webinars cover the culture of legal education, how to survive and thrive in law school, and how to prepare […]
We’re thrilled and honored to announce this exciting event as part of the 2020 digital #Law4thePeople Convention! On Saturday, September 26 at 5pm PT/8pm ET, join us for a very special discussion between longtime NLG San Francisco Bay Area member and human rights attorney Walter Riley, and son Boots Riley, activist music artist and filmmaker […]
PROGRAM ASSISTANT Full-Time, Temporary (6 months) National Lawyers Guild (NLG) National OfficeNew York, New York About the NLG: The NLG is dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. We seek to unite lawyers, law students, legal workers, and jailhouse lawyers to function as an effective force […]
Every year following the NLG #Law4thePeople Convention, Guild membership vote on the elected officer positions on the NLG National Executive Committee. Please see below for the positions available this year, the statements of candidates submitted thus far, and information on the voting process this year. In 2020, the following offices are up for election: President (Elect) President […]
Registration for the 2020 #Law4thePeople Convention is open! Register now! The convention will take place entirely online, September 21-October 4. (There will be no programming on Sept 28 in observation of Yom Kippur.) We’re honored to announce that scholar, author, and activist Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor will be our keynote speaker! In addition, we have a great […]
At the beginning of each academic year, many NLG student chapters organize “DisOrientation” events to introduce the wider student body to the NLG and “people’s lawyering” in general. For more info on DisOrientation, visit nlg.org/disorientation! NOTE: Due to the COVID pandemic, the NLG National Office has decided to not print DisOrientation Manual this year and […]
WE’VE GOT BIG NEWS! Join us during the digital 2020 #Law4thePeople Convention as we honor scholar, activist, and author Dr. Angela Davis with the 2020 Arthur Kinoy Award! For decades, Dr. Davis has worked to advance the mission of human rights over property interests through an intersectional approach to movements for global solidarity, prison abolition, […]
Learn more about the 2020 digital #Law4thePeople Convention at nlg.org/convention! Each year, NLG members propose resolutions and amendments for review and vote of the full membership. In 2020, we have two proposed resolutions as well as a full update of our Constitution and Bylaws to bring them into compliance with recent amendments as well as […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: communications@nlg.org The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is preparing legal support for anticipated protests at the 2020 Republican and Democratic National Conventions taking place this month. NLG chapters in Charlotte, NC; Jacksonville, FL; and Milwaukee, WI have been coordinating with the National Office to support demonstrations in the midst of rapidly changing […]
This year, the 2024 Republican and Democratic National Conventions are both set to take place in the Midwest: the RNC in July in Milwaukee, WI, and the DNC in August in Chicago, IL. Our local NLG chapters are stepping up to organize legal support for anticipated protests at these two National Special Security Events, with […]
