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

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

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice Presents BIZGROW [...]

Join the MBLA and MBA in sponsoring Score 4 More & Friends: We Love the Kids Holiday Celebration When: Friday, December 16, 2016 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Where: Melnea Cass Recreational Complex 120 MLK Boulevard Roxbury, MA Please email Sheriece M. Perry to volunteer or make toy donations.

Thursday October 6, 2016, will be Boston CASA's "Celebrating Hope!" 5th Annual Gala with special guest Attorney General Maura Healey, who will receive the Susan J. Ganz Commitment Award for her dedication to improving the lives of children in foster care. Enjoy delicious food and drinks from select Boston restaurants, music from local artists, and learn more about how CASA is transforming the lives of abused and neglected children, one child at a time. WHEN: Thursday, October 6, 2016 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. WHERE: Artists for Humanity Epicenter 100 W 2nd St, Boston, MA 02127

The South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston (SABA GB), together with the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM), Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA), Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys (MBWA), Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association, and Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys (MAHA), invite you to join Boston’s affinity bar groups and expand your legal network! Beer, wine, and passed appetizers will be served. Arrive by 7:30 p.m. to be entered into a raffle! Please RSVP to Manmeet Desai (mdesai@eliassen.com) by August 1, 2016. When: Monday August 8, 2016 6:30 - 9:30pm Where: Alibi Lounge The Liberty Hotel 215 Charles Street, Boston