Volunteer as Holiday Elves with the MBLA and Project Hope – December 20, 2014

Please join the Community Service Committee on Saturday, December 20, 2014, as we work in collaboration with Project Hope to help sort, organize and select toys for families this holiday season. We need ten volunteers each for the 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. shifts. Where: Project Hope 550 Dudley St Roxbury, MA 02119 When: December 20, 2014 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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A Kwanzaa Celebration: Check Your Purse – December 30, 2014

On December 30, 2014 the MBLA will host "A Kwanzaa Celebration: Check Your Purse". Our event will celebrate the principles of Kwanzaa and provide an opportunity to donate items for a great cause. Dress for Success is a non-profit organization that promotes economic independence by providing women with professional attire and career development strategies. In support of Dress for Success, we are asking attendees to donate a new or used women's handbag or a check made payable to Dress for Success. Where: Savvor Restaurant and Lounge 180 Lincoln Street, Boston, MA When: December 30, 2014

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MBLA Academy: New Lawyer Training on Written and Oral Advocacy – January 24, 2015

MBLA Academy: New Lawyer Training on Written and Oral Advocacy The MBLA academy invites new lawyers (in their first five years of practice) to participate in a training on written and oral advocacy. Thirty participants will draft a short motion based on a fact pattern presented by the MBLA. The participants will receive individual feedback on their motions, attend a panel discussion on oral advocacy and argue their motions before currently-sitting judges. Sign up soon in order to be included in the small group of thirty participants. Where: Wasserstein Hall Harvard Law School 1585 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02138 When: January 24, 2015 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

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Boston College Mock Trial Regional Judging (volunteers needed) – January 31 and February 1

The Boston College Mock Trial program is looking for volunteers to judge their mock trial regional on January 31st and February 1st 2015. If you are interested please contact Elizabeth Valentine at valenteb@bc.edu.

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MBLA & MBJC Present a Celebration of Excellence – February 5, 2015

Please join the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and Massachusetts Black Judges Conference as they present "A Celebration of Excellence" featuring honoree and keynote speaker Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland (retired). When: Thursday February 5, 2015 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST Where: John Adams Courthouse One Pemberton Square Mezzanine Level Boston, MA

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MBLA & MBJC Present a Celebration of Excellence – February 5, 2015

Please join the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and Massachusetts Black Judges Conference as they present "A Celebration of Excellence" featuring honoree and keynote speaker Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland (retired). When: Thursday February 5, 2015 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST Where: John Adams Courthouse One Pemberton Square Mezzanine Level Boston, MA

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