Guild News

Happy Hour

The NLG Massachusetts Chapter’s Happy Hour -  for Guild members and non-Guild members – takes place on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, 6:30 – 8:00pm, at Kennedy’s Mid-Town Pub (44 Province St., 2nd Fl., Boston, close to Suffolk Law School), and follows the NLG Presents… event (see below).  Next Happy Hour will be on June 9, 2010.  Please join us.

Summer Retreat

This year’s NLG Summer Retreat will be on Wednesday, August 4, from 3 to 8 pm.  We will be again hosted by Judy Somberg at her house in Inman Square, Cambridge.  The Retreat is an annual gathering of Chapter members to discuss our current work and to make plans for the next year.  Besides great snacks and beverages, we will serve light dinner (most likely tasty pizza.)

Street Law Clinic Report

The following Guild members conducted trainings for law students and/or clinics for members of Boston area community organizations and agencies:

April 7: Workers’ Rights clinic at ABCD Winterworks in Boston, by Deborah Roher.
April 8: Legal Observer training for a Just and Stable Future Campaign in Boston, by Jeff Feuer.
April 14: Tenant/Landlord Dispute clinic at ABCD Winterworks in Boston, by Jeff Feuer.   •   Civil Disobedience training at Clark University in Worcester, by Jeff Feuer & Lee Goldstein.
April 15: Civil Disobedience training for Northeastern students in Boston, by Carl Williams.
April 29: Legal Observer training for Pride Parade in Northampton, by Carl Williams.
April 30: Workers’ Rights clinic at Cambridge Community learning Center, by Mark Stern.
May 1: Legal observing at the Pride Parade in Northampton, by Neil Berman.
May 7: Tenant/Landlord Dispute clinic at Youth Build in Boston, by Neil Berman.
May 12: Legal observing at a pro-Palestinian rally at  the Boston Library, by Urszula Masny-Latos.
May 14: Immigration Law clinic at Youth Build in Boston, by Manfred Wiegandt.

OFFICE MANAGER FOR GUILD LAW OFFICE

Small Guild law office in Central Sq.,Cambridge, seeks self-motivated, college-educated individual for a full-time position as an office manager/front desk staff person. A candidate must be detail-oriented, well organized, and have familiarity with accounting, billing and legal concepts.   Salary in mid-20’s with full health and dental insurance coverage. Send a resume and a cover letter by 6/11 to Jeff Feuer at feuer.gandf@verizon.net.