About Law for Black Lives
Law For Black Lives (L4BL) is dedicated to transforming the legal field by promoting movement lawyering and cultivating a national community of radical law students, lawyers, and legal workers, building the power of local organizing to defend, protect, and advance Black Liberation, and transforming the law to change the conditions of the struggle and defend Black Lives. L4BL is a fiscally sponsored project at NEO Philanthropy.
Through the coordination and provision of legal support, training, mentorship, research, political education, policy and popular education tools, we are building a legal infrastructure that is responsive, action-oriented and collaborative.
Law for Black Lives Guiding Values
We believe in using the law for the people and that legal tools should be used to build the power of movements.
We are committed to the liberation and self-determination of all Black people -- including Black women and LGBTQIA folks.
We hold ourselves accountable to support movements for Black liberation including organic uprisings. This means following the leadership of movement organizers and taking direction and feedback from our partners.
We are political. We understand that this work requires political lawyering and explicit partnership with movement activists/organizers.
We strive to think creatively and collectively about how the law can be used to support movements while respecting activists’ and organizers’ political choices.
We are unapologetically committed to developing and following the leadership of Black people within the law.
We believe in the importance and necessity of an agile and radical legal infrastructure that supports liberation movements.
We believe in actively combatting the elitism, hierarchies, and lawyer-centric tendencies within the legal world.
We believe in an internationalist approach that draws connections between the struggle for human rights and dignity in Black communities in the United States and across the globe.
We are committed to continued growth and in the words of Mary Hooks, we are willing and ready to be transformed in service of the work.
We believe in creating a space that is affirming, healing, transparent, and respectful. We work to ensure that those spaces don’t replicate the kinds of oppression, harm, and trauma that we are working against.
All open roles can be applied to HERE
Development Coordinator
Deadline: Please submit a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and at least three references by April 29, 2024, for priority review. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Law for Black Lives (L4BL) is seeking a visionary and relational leader to join the organization as the Partnerships Director. This position is a unique opportunity to connect an emerging network of radical lawyers, law students, and legal workers to local organizations and support legal and movement coalitions across the country working towards Black liberation.
Role Description
The Development Coordinator is responsible for overall coordination of our organization’s development activities including grant prospecting and management, paid opportunities management, and membership dues management. The Development Coordinator will work under the direction of the Executive Director and the Operations and Administration Manager to support the organization in meeting its goals of transforming the law, transforming the legal field, and supporting Black-led base building.
Programming and Executive Coordinator
Deadline: Please submit a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and at least three references by April 29, 2024, for priority review. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Law for Black Lives (L4BL) is seeking an exceptionally organized and detail-oriented person to join the organization as the Programming & Executive Coordinator. This position is a unique opportunity to support an organization as we build an emerging radical national network of lawyers, legal workers, and law students, and support our movement and legal field partners across the country, all working towards Black liberation.
Role Description
The Programming & Executive Coordinator is responsible for the overall coordination of our programming and logistical support of our staff. The Programming & Executive Coordinator will work under the direction of the Directors to support the organization in meeting its goals of transforming the law, transforming the legal field, and supporting Black-led base building.
Operations & Administration Manager
Deadline: Please submit a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and at least three references by April 29, 2024, for priority review. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Law for Black Lives (L4BL) is seeking an exceptionally organized and detail-oriented person to join the organization as the Operations & Administration Manager. This position is a unique opportunity to support the building of a strong organization as we build an emerging radical national network of lawyers, legal workers, and law students, and support our movement and legal field partners across the country, all working towards Black liberation.
Role Description
The Operations & Administration Manager is responsible for the overall management of our day-to-day internal operations and ensuring a smooth functioning organization. The Operations & Administration Manager will work under the direction of the Executive Director to guide the organization in meeting its goals of transforming the law, transforming the legal field, and supporting Black-led base building.