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Find similar grantsLegal Empowerment Fund is sponsored by California ChangeLawyers. A grant opportunity that fosters movement lawyering, builds the capacity of smaller and newer legal organizations, and supports new, diverse leaders in the legal profession. It adopts a broad-based approach to harnessing the power of lawyers for good.
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The fund was created as a response to the deepening public consciousness about the importance of law on social justice issues and the need for lawyers of all backgrounds to rise to the challenges posed by the ongoing racial reckoning and the lack of equal justice under the law. The fund adopts a broad-based approach to harnessing the power of lawyers for good.
Specifically, we seek to: foster movement lawyering; build the capacity of smaller and newer legal organizations; and support new, diverse leaders in the legal profession.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Legal services nonprofits, private attorneys, and small law firms are eligible to apply. The fund seeks to support lawyers of all backgrounds. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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