Community Lawyering Resources
Books
- Kinoy, Arthur. Rights on Trial: The Odyssey of a People’s Lawyer. Larchmont, NY: Bernel Books, 1993.
- Lopez, Gerald P. Rebellious Lawyering: One Chicano’s Vision of Progressive Law Practice. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1992.
- Sarat, Austin, and Stuart A. Sheingold, eds. Cause Lawyering and Social Movements. Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press, 2006.
Journal Articles
- Alexander, Amanda. “Nurturing Freedom Dreams: An Approach to Movement Law- yering in the Black Lives Matter Era.” Howard Human and Civil Rights Law Review 5, no. 2 (2020–2021): 101–39.
- Ancheta, Angelo. “Community Lawyering.” Community Law Review 81, no. 5 (October 1993): 1363–99.
- Ashar, Sameer M. “Movement Lawyers in the Fight for Immigrant Rights.” UCLA Law Review 64, no. 6 (December 2017): 1464–1507.
- Cummings, Scott L. “Movement Lawyering.” University of Illinois Law Review 2017, no. 5 (2017): 1645–1732.
- Cummings, Scott L. “Rethinking the Foundational Critiques of Lawyers in Social Movements.” Fordham Law Review 85, no. 5 (2017): 1987–2015.
- Cummings, Scott L., and Ingrid v. Eagly. “A Critical Reflection on Law and Organizing.” UCLA Law Review 48, no. 3 (2001): 443–517.
- Elsesser, Charles. “Community Lawyering—The Role of Lawyers in the Social Justice Movement.” Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law 14, no. 2 (Spring 2013): 45–74.
- Freeman, Alexi, and Jim Freeman. “It’s about Power, Not Policy: Movement Lawyering for Large-Scale Social Change.” Clinical Law Review 23, no. 1 (Fall 2016): 147–66.
- Freeman, Jim. “Supporting Social Movements: A Brief Guide for Lawyers and Law Students.” Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal 12, no. 2 (Summer 2015): 191–204.
- Gordon, Jennifer. “The Lawyer Is Not the Protagonist: Community Campaigns, Law, and Social Change.” California Law Review 95, no. 5 (2007): 2133–46.
- Hing, Bill Ong. “Coolies, James Yen, and Rebellious Advocacy.” UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 107. Asian American Law Journal 14, no. 1 (2007): 1–44.
- Hung, Betty. “Essay—Law and Organizing from the Perspective of Organizers: Finding a Shared Theory of Social Change.” Los Angeles Public Interest Law Journal 1, no. 1 (Spring 2009): 4–30.
- Hung, Betty. “Movement Lawyering as Rebellious Lawyering: Advocating with Humility, Love and Courage.” Clinical Law Review 23, no. 2 (Spring 2017): 663–69.
- Kim, E. Tammy.“ Lawyers as Resource Allies in Workers’ Struggles for Social Change.” City University of New York Law Review 13, no. 1 (Winter 2009): 213–32.
- Lobel, Jules. “Courts as Forums for Protest.” UCLA Law Review 52, no. 2 (December 2004): 477–562.
- Marshall, Shauna. “Mission Impossible? Ethical Community Lawyering.” Clinical Law Review 7, no. 1 (Fall 2000): 147–226.
- Narro, victor. “Finding the Synergy between Law and Organizing: Experiences from the Streets of Los Angeles.” Fordham Urban Law Journal 35, no. 2 (2008): 339–72.
- Pow, Veryl Pow. “Grassroots Movement Lawyering: Insights from the George Floyd Rebellion.” U.C.L.A. Law Review 69, no. 1 (2022): 80–163.
- Piomelli, Ascanio. “The Democratic Roots of Collaborative Lawyering.” Clinical Law Review 12, no. 2 (2006): 541–614.
- Quigley, William P. “Letter to a Law Student Interested in Social Justice.” DePaul Journal for Social Justice 1, no. 1 (Fall 2007): 7–28.
- Quigley, William P. “Reflections of Community Organizers: Lawyering for Empowerment of Community Organizations.” Ohio Northern University Law Review 21, no. 2 (1994): 455–79.
- Quigley, William P. “Revolutionary Lawyering: Addressing the Root Causes of Poverty and Wealth.” Washington University Journal of Law and Policy 20 (2006): 101–166.
- Quigley, William P. “Ten Questions for Social Change Lawyers.” Public Interest Law Reporter 17, no. 3 (Summer 2012): 204–11.
- Quigley, William P. “Ten Ways of Looking at Movement Lawyering.” Howard Human and Civil Rights Law Review 5, no. 1 (2020): 23–43.
- Ressl-Moyer, Tifanei, Pilar Gonzalez Morales, and Jaqueline Aranda Osorno. “Movement Lawyering During a Crisis: How the Legal System Exploits the Labor of Activists and Undermines Movements.” City University of New York Law Review 24, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 91–121.
- Shah, Purvi. “Movement Lawyering Reading Guide.” Hofstra Law Review 47, no. (2018): 99–116.
- Shahshahani, Azadeh. “Movement Lawyering: A Case Study in the U.S. South.” Howard Human and Civil Rights Law Review 5, no. 1 (Fall 2020): 45–54.
- White, Lucie E. “Mobilization on the Margins of the Lawsuit: Making Space for Clients to Speak.” NYU Review of Law and Social Change 16, no. 4 (1987–1988): 535–64.
- White, Lucie E. “To Learn and Teach: Lessons from Driefontein on Lawyering and Power.” Wisconsin Law Review 1988, no. 5 (1988): 699–770.
The Life of a Movement Lawyer 