National Lawyers Guild Emory Chapter

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NLG@Emory is a student chapter of the country's largest human rights bar organization. Our goal is t

About the National Lawyers Guild:
Founded in 1937 as the first racially integrated bar association, the NLG is dedicated to progressive change in the structure of our political and economic system. The Guild seeks to unite lawyers, law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers to function as an effective force in the service of the people, to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more

sacred than property interest. Our aim is to bring together all those who recognize the importance of safeguarding and extending the rights of workers, women, farmers, people with disabilities and people of color, upon whom the welfare of the entire nation depends; who seek actively to eliminate racism; who work to maintain and protect our civil rights and liberties in the face of persistent attacks upon them; and who look upon the law as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression. About NLG Student Chapters:
As a law student, you have a unique opportunity to make decisions about your education. While a traditional legal education teaches you about the manipulation of abstract principles to maintain the status quo, a progressive legal education stresses the importance of thinking critically and creatively, using the law as a tool to further social change. If you are interested in using the law to serve the people, you are not alone. With chapters at over 100 schools, the National Lawyers Guild offers a network of innovative ideas, socially-conscious campaigns, and politically active students who are passionate about justice. Whether you want to work to end mass incarceration, organize for change at your law school, or set up cutting edge educational programming, the Guild is here to help you! We can also introduce you to a successful, progressive mentor or some like-minded students. Look through our list of student chapters, or start a chapter at your own school! The Guild is a network of activists; long-time members can give seminars on your campus, train you to be a legal observer or give you helpful advice about finding local progressive jobs. Their experience and expertise will prove to you that it is possible to graduate with debt and still be a people’s lawyer! Contact the national student organizer if you have any questions about how to get started. NLG Emory Law Chapter:
We are a student chapter of the country's largest progressive bar association. Our goal is to impact our communities by taking direct action to address injustice and protect human rights. To that end, we seek to build a coalition among progressive-minded groups on and off Emory's campus to create collaborative social justice initiatives. More Information:
https://www.nlg.org/
https://twitter.com/NLGnews
https://www.instagram.com/nationallawyersguild/

02/14/2022

Want to learn more about journals, mock trial, and moot court? Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 22 for an info session co-hosted with ⚖️📚 We’ll answer all your burning questions about write-on, try-outs, and more!

10/21/2021

💸🎓 Join us on Monday, Oct. 25th to learn about loan repayment and forgiveness for public interest employees by attorney Sarah Austin from the Atlanta Legal Aid Society!
✨Zoom link: bit.ly/LawAndLoans

📝👉🏼 If you are joining us in-person, please be sure to fill out the lunch RSVP form by Sunday at 5pm.
✨Lunch RSVP link: bit.ly/LoansAndFood

10/11/2021

🌟 Meet our new 1L reps! We’re so excited to welcome these radical hotties to the board ❤️‍🔥😎

10/05/2021

🌱💻 Please join us this Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 6pm for a virtual Public Ordinances discussion! We’ll talk about the intersection of cop city, civil rights, and the environment with naturalist Kathryn Kolb 🌿

Photos from National Lawyers Guild Emory Chapter's post

09/20/2021

We condemn the use of slurs in the classroom, and we stand with our Black and LGBTQ+ communities. Join other Emory law students in our walkout tomorrow (Tues, Sept. 21) at 3pm. Meet at Bacardi Plaza.

Please read and sign the petition for student demands - LINK IN BIO!

09/19/2021

🎨🖌 Come paint with us and & tomorrow night! We’ll be meeting in Gambrell 5B at 6pm 😊

08/26/2021

👋🏼 Hi everyone! Please come out to NLG’s first GBM and social at Three Taverns next Wednesday, Sept. 1st at 7pm. We will be introducing the new board, discussing the exciting events we have this year and also sharing information about 1L rep & our mentor/mentee program ✨ Food and drinks provided!
➡️ RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/sy9rwnz8

08/25/2021

Welcome back to campus, we hope everyone had a great first week! 📚🤓 If you’re new to Emory Law (or new to NLG), come stop by our table at the Org Fair tomorrow (8/25)! ⚡️ We’ll be in the Student Commons from 12-2pm, and you can meet some of our amazing board members & chat about what the National Lawyers Guild is all about ⚖️

04/05/2021

🌞 Happy Monday y’all - we hope your week is off to a good start! Just dropping in to say hi and introduce our amazing new 2021-2022 board members!! 🤩🎉 We’ve already got some exciting NLG events in the works, and we can’t wait to meet everyone! ❤️

08/31/2020

Join us for our first GBM this Wednesday, Sept 2 at 7:30 PM! We’ll be talking about our vision for the upcoming year, 1L Rep elections, our mentorship program, and we’ll also just hang out and chill 😎

Link to the zoom is here: https://zoom.us/j/97641488618?pwd=ZzM2RVBmU2wzNVpnVEV1OWgwaWE1QT09

Photo is from The Atlantic :-)

01/29/2020

On behalf of the Emory Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG):

NLG is an organization that advocates for the end of the occupation of Palestine. Yesterday, Emory Law School’s Center for International and Comparative Law and two student organizations co-hosted a former colonel from the Israeli Defense Force at a lecture-style event filled with propaganda videos and substantially lacking in a legal-focus. There should be no place in Emory Law for such a blatant and crude distortion of international law, particularly denying Palestinians of Gaza - who have suffered under this brutal occupation and crippling blockade - the application of international human rights law, the right to self-determination, and the right of return.

Inviting a member of an occupying force that is being investigated for committing war crimes to lecture at the law school is incredibly harmful, to Palestinian students and to the community overall. We call on Emory Law to issue an apology to the community for hosting this speaker, and we request the Center for International and Comparative Law co-host a lecture with NLG and the Middle Eastern Law Student Association (MELSA) on the international human rights violations committed against Palestinians since 1948. We cannot ignore apartheid and we cannot be complacent to the continued injustices faced by Palestinians and all other marginalized communities.

In solidarity,

Emory Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild

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