Gain strategies on successfully opening or growing a law practice at this hands-on program that will provide new practitioners and existing firm owners with a crash course in the major aspects of every successful solo or small practice: technology, finance and administration, and marketing and business development. Attendees will have access to presentations from practice management experts and seasoned attorneys who will walk through the development of a successful law practice and provide strategies for securing clients. The program is FREE to MBLA and BBA members. When: Friday, November 17, 2017 9 am - 5 pm Where: Boston Bar Association 16 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108

Gain strategies on successfully opening or growing a law practice at this hands-on program that will provide new practitioners and existing firm owners with a crash course in the major aspects of every successful solo or small practice: technology, finance and administration, and marketing and business development. Attendees will have access to presentations from practice management experts and seasoned attorneys who will walk through the development of a successful law practice and provide strategies for securing clients. The program is FREE to MBLA and BBA members. When: Friday, November 17, 2017 9 am - 5 pm Where: Boston Bar Association 16 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108

Please join us for a free screening of the 2017 film Marshall the incredible film about a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases. Directed by Reginald Hudlin. Featuring Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad and Kate Hudson. When: Saturday, October 21, 2017 2:00 P.M. Where: Regal Cinemas Fenway 201 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215

Please join us for a free screening of the 2017 film Marshall the incredible film about a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases. Directed by Reginald Hudlin. Featuring Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad and Kate Hudson. When: Saturday, October 21, 2017 2:00 P.M. Where: Regal Cinemas Fenway 201 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215

Beacon Award for Diversity & Inclusion will be held on at the When: November 2, 2017 6pm to 10pm Where: Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center 41 Second Street East Cambridge, MA 02141

Beacon Award for Diversity & Inclusion will be held on at the When: November 2, 2017 6pm to 10pm Where: Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center 41 Second Street East Cambridge, MA 02141

Stress Less. Achieve More. Finding Your Balance as a Woman Attorney Women Attorneys' Retreat. Join the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and the Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys for a retreat focused on health, wellness and career success! Participants will have the opportunity to bond and network with other women lawyers from across the Commonwealth. Enjoy workshops, a keynote address, breakfast and lunch with dynamic colleagues. When: Saturday, November 4, 2017 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM Where: Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Blvd # 1600 Boston, MA 02210

Stress Less. Achieve More. Finding Your Balance as a Woman Attorney Women Attorneys' Retreat. Join the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and the Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys for a retreat focused on health, wellness and career success! Participants will have the opportunity to bond and network with other women lawyers from across the Commonwealth. Enjoy workshops, a keynote address, breakfast and lunch with dynamic colleagues. When: Saturday, November 4, 2017 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM Where: Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Blvd # 1600 Boston, MA 02210

Join the MBLA and area Black Law Student Associations (BLSAs) for a celebration of excellence in academia! On Thursday, November 16, we will honor 9 local academicians who have raised the bar in the area of intellectual exploration, social progress and academic achievement while cultivating the next generation of legal scholars. When: Thursday, November 16, 2017 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Skadden Arps LLP 500 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199