Students will receive training from National Lawyers Guild attorneys to serve as legal observers during protests and public demonstrations. Legal observers watch and document interactions between law enforcement officials and individuals participating in demonstrations.
Organization
National Lawyers Guild
The National Lawyers Guild was founded in 1937 as an association of progressive lawyers and jurists. The NLG is hosting the February 16 Legal Observer Training in conjunction with the GRITS conference.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
February 2023
- Approximate hours of work requested
- Varies; students who are trained on February 16 will be notified of opportunities to serve as legal observers and will be able to sign up for those opportunities as their schedule permits
- Training
- Thursday, February 16, 4pm-5:50pm (TNH 2.137)
- Skills used
- Legal observation and reporting
- Project location
- Various locations in the Austin area
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 5
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- To Apply
- No need to RSVP for the training session, just show up! Register for the GRITS conference at https://www.gritsconference.org/