{"id":118,"date":"2018-09-21T15:56:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T22:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/la.nlg.org\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2024-03-01T12:41:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T20:41:36","slug":"join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/los-angeles\/join\/","title":{"rendered":"Join"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b><span class=\"il\">Why<\/span>\u00a0Become a\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Member<\/span> of the National Lawyers Guild?<\/b><\/h2>\n<div>As a\u00a0<span class=\"il\">member<\/span>\u00a0of the National Lawyers Guild, you stand with thousands of attorneys, jailhouse lawyers,\u00a0legal workers and community\u00a0<span class=\"il\">members<\/span>\u00a0who have dedicated their lives and careers to the proposition that human rights are more important than property rights.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"il\">Members<\/span>\u00a0are the Guild&#8217;s lifeblood and determine the Guild&#8217;s future. Without the support and countless volunteer hours we receive from\u00a0<span class=\"il\">members<\/span>, we would not exist.\u00a0Please join our ranks and help us create a more just world.\u00a0Please <a href=\"http:\/\/nlg.org\/join\">join\/renew<\/a>\u00a0today.\u00a0It is an honor to work by your side for justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>What Are the Benefits of Guild\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Membership<\/span>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Free listing in our national\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nlg.org\/referral-directory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">referral directory<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Access to\u00a0<span class=\"il\">members<\/span>\u00a0only content on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nlg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"il\">nlg<\/span>.org<\/a> (e.g. webinars, organizing tools, and other member resources)<\/li>\n<li>Eligibility to participate in conversations on\u00a0<span class=\"il\">member<\/span>-only email lists for\u00a0<span class=\"il\">NLG<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nlg.org\/committees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">committees<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nlg.org\/chapters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chapters<\/a>, and regions<\/li>\n<li>Eligibility to vote in Guild elections, run for elected office (locally and nationally), and propose organizational resolutions<\/li>\n<li>Eligibility to apply for the Weinglass and Haywood Burns Memorial Fellowships<\/li>\n<li>Discounts for our annual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nlg.org\/convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Law for the People Convention<\/a>\u00a0and its\u00a0CLEs<\/li>\n<li>Eligibility to submit articles to both <a href=\"http:\/\/nlg.org\/guild-notes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Guild Notes<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nlg.org\/nlg-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span class=\"il\">NLG<\/span> Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Media exposure for your Guild-related work<\/li>\n<li>Most importantly, developing connections with a community of radical legal professionals!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/nlg.org\/join\">Join or Renew Now (via the NLG National Website)!<\/a><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nlg.org\/join\">On that page<\/a>, you will also find how to pay via mail or how to obtain a fee waiver link if needed (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)<\/p>\n<p><em>The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild strongly encourages and welcomes membership and participation by people of all gender and sex identifications, People of Color, adherents of all religions, people of all nationalities, all ages, all levels of physical and mental ability, people who are unhoused, and those without what the U.S. government considers adequate \u201cdocumentation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why\u00a0Become a\u00a0Member of the National Lawyers Guild? 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