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Mission Statement
The Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York
(LeGaL) is a Bar Association of the LGBT legal community in the New York metropolitan
area.
We are committed to:
 | Promoting the expertise and advancement of LGBT legal
professionals; |
| Educating the public on legal issues facing LGBT people; |
| Fostering membership participation in pro bono activities
in the LGBT community; |
| Working with LGBT organizations, community groups, and
other groups and individuals to gain equal rights for all people; |
| Eliminating homophobia in the justice system; |
| Encouraging judicial and other governmental appointment
of those who oppose discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation; |
| Encouraging lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and people of
transgendered experience to choose law as a career; |
| Promoting solidarity among LGBT in the law. |
In pursuit of these goals, LeGaL created the LeGaL Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt foundation which supports
| Lesbian and Gay Law Notes, the nation's most
comprehensive monthly update of developments in LGBT civil rights law. |
| Walk-in Clinic, a free weekly service every Tuesday at
the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center in Manhattan and at other locations at
varying times. |
| Low-Income Law Clinic, a newly formed clinic which
focuses on public benefits, housing, family law, and HIV/AIDS issues; |
| Dr. M.L. "Hank" Henry Judicial Internship Fund,
which provides a stipend for a summer internship each year for LGBT law students. |
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