Category: Events

Diversity in Public Safety Agencies →

Please join us for an upcoming event focused on the importance of diversity in public safety agencies. Please RSVP via email to reception@lawyersforcivilrights.org

55th Anniversary Celebration →

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Celebrating 55 Years →

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55th Anniversary Event: June 22 at 6 PM →

We're throwing a party! Join us for an in-person reception on June 22 to celebrate our life-changing work and recent achievements. Since 1968, Lawyers for Civil Rights has been working with communities of color and immigrants to fight discrimination and foster equity through creative and courageous legal advocacy, education, and...

LCR’s Civil Rights Summit →

LCR’s Civil Rights Summit November 4, 2022 Lawyers for Civil Rights held a Civil Rights Summit on November 4, 2022, convening powerful attorneys and community partners for strategic and catalytic thought partnership to advance civil rights in the current legal landscape, including changes in the composition of the Supreme Court....

Launching the Lauren Sampson Fellowship →

Lawyers for Civil Rights Launches Lauren Sampson Fellowship Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) is committed to honoring the memory and legacy of our colleague Lauren Sampson. We are proud to announce the creation of a legal fellowship dedicated to deepening and expanding Lauren’s impactful work from housing to climate justice and...

LCR’s Legal Warriors at Lav Law →

Lawyers for Civil Rights at the 2022 Lavender Law Conference  LCR’s legal warriors and our pro bono partners will be presenting on a wide range of cutting-edge civil rights and intersectional issues at the upcoming Lavender Law Conference hosted by the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association in Los Angeles. This is where...

Annual Civil Rights Reception (June 2022) →

Lawyers for Civil Rights will host its annual civil rights reception on June 23 at 5:30 PM. At the reception, we will honor Boston Impact Initiative and MGH's Community Health Improvement Team. Lawyers for Civil Rights (Zoom Event)When: Jun 23, 2022 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Lawyers for...

Brown Rudnick Launches Civil Rights Summer Fellowship at Lawyers for Civil Rights →

Brown Rudnick LLP is pleased to announce the formation of the Brown Rudnick Civil Rights Summer Fellowship at Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR), a Boston-based legal organization dedicated to promoting equal opportunity and fighting discrimination on behalf of people of color and immigrants. Law students selected as Brown Rudnick Civil Rights Summer...

Statement on Lauren Sampson’s Passing →

February 1, 2022 We are devastated to have lost Lauren Sampson, Senior Attorney at Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR), who died on Sunday, January 30, 2022, in Cambridge, MA. At just 30 years old, Lauren was already a distinguished civil rights attorney and prominent community leader. Her loss will be profoundly felt...

Celebrating 20 Years of Economic Justice →

We're excited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of LCR | BizGrow, our economic justice project providing free legal support to small businesses. The virtual celebration will take place on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 5:30 PM. More event information is available here. To join the event, guests will just have to click...

In Memoriam: Edward J. Barshak →

Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) mourns the passing of Edward J. Barshak, our long-time Board member. Our thoughts are with all his family and friends at this difficult time. Ed was a distinguished and influential leader in Boston's legal community. His life-long passion and vision for racial justice continues to...

150 Attorneys Support Over 250 Small Businesses →

Today, Lawyers for Civil Rights and over a dozen Boston law firms and corporate sponsors will host the BizGrow Conference, a free event providing hundreds of minority-owned, woman-owned, and immigrant-owned small businesses with free legal consultations and technical support. BizGrow will be held virtually from 9:30 AM to 5 PM....

2018 Year-in-Review →

Check out our latest work. Our 2018 year-in-review is available here: http://lawyersforcivilrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-Year-in-Review.pdf [pdf-embedder url="http://lawyersforcivilrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-Year-in-Review.pdf" title="2018 Year in Review"] Our 2018 year-in-review is available here: http://lawyersforcivilrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-Year-in-Review.pdf

Congressional Resolution Honors Our Achievements →

Mass. Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Honoring Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice Bicameral Resolution Marks 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers’ Committee’s Boston Affiliate Text of Resolution (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Stephen F. Lynch, along with their colleagues from the Massachusetts congressional delegation,...

The Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights and Economic Justice Turns Fifty—A Retrospective →

Mark S. Brodin Professor and Michael & Helen Lee Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law School. Prof. Brodin is also a former staff attorney and member of Steering Committee of Lawyers for Civil Rights. The year 1968 was one of the most tumultuous, and consequential, in the history of our...

Symposium on the Future of Civil Rights (September 20, 2018) →

Please join us on September 20th for a groundbreaking civil rights conference at Suffolk Law School. Free registration starts at noon. Lunch will be served. Event will conclude with beer/wine reception. This event is open and free to the public. The program is available here. [pdf-embedder url="http://lawyersforcivilrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/SaveTheDate-Symposium.pdf"]  

Lawyers’ Committee at Lavender Law →

Join the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice at the National LGBT Bar Association's 30th Annual Conference & Career Fair (Lavender Law) in New York City from August 7-10. Here is where you can find our legal warriors: Wednesday, August 8 at 10:45 AM Legal Empowerment Strategies for...