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"The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. We seek to unite
the lawyers, law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers of America in an organization that shall function as an effective political and social force in the service of the people, to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more sacred than property interests."

"Our aim is to bring together all those who recognize the importance of safeguarding and extending the rights of workers, women, farmers and minority groups, 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."

Join Us

Joining the NLG is simple. Contact via email at: aallegretti at kentlaw dot edu or show up to a meeting.

Tired of sitting inside the confines of 565 West Adams? Feel as though you lose more of your grip on reality as each day passes? Need some fresh air and healthful exercise?

Perhaps a stint with the NLG would do you well.

Joining the NLG will grant you a front-row ticket to creative new post - 9/11 interpretations of the First Amendment. As a legal observer, you get to witness municipalities use "free speech zones," "non-lethal" crowd-control devices, and the overzealous enforcement of arcane traffic laws to do political dirty work. You can also decide for yourself whether demonstrators and political dissidents are "terrorists" who threaten "our way of life," or merely ordinary Americans exercising their First Amendment rights.

Put Your Legal Education to Work

In addition to getting a firsthand look at how "Free Speech" is regulated, programs such as Street Law allow you to educate young people on their legal rights. You also get a chance to work with attorneys who put human rights before property interests.

Sound like a pleasant change of pace? Think you've got what it takes?

Drop us an email at: aallegretti@kentlaw.edu.