What is Walk to the Hill?
Walk to the Hill is one of
the largest lobby days at the Massachusetts State House, bringing lawyers, and
civil legal aid advocates together for the cause of equal access to justice for
all.
State funding is absolutely critical to legal aid programs around the
state that provide free legal advice and representation to low-income
individuals and families that are facing critical, non-criminal legal
problems. At Walk to the Hill, after a short speaking program, attorneys
and law students visit the offices of their representatives and senators and
voice their support for civil legal aid.
If you were bitten by the
government affairs bug in undergrad or grad school and if you believe in access
to justice, we invite you to take a break from your books and team up to show
your support for state funding of civil legal aid on Thursday, January 28, 2016.
Schedule of Events:
10:00AM - Meet at Boston Bar
Association for Breakfast and Discourse;
11:00AM to 11:30AM - Walk over
to State House and Check-In;
11:30AM to 12:00PM – Speaking Program at
State House;
12:00PM to 1:00PM - Legislative visits and Lunch at State
House
Two Ways for Law Students to Get Involved:
Join the
BBA as we Walk to the Hill on January 28, 2016. We’ll be hosting a
breakfast for all law school teams, new lawyers, and solo & small firm
practitioners at 10:00AM here at 16 Beacon Street. We’ll then take the
short walk to the State House together at 11:00AM. Register here.
Looking
to lead?
Volunteer to captain a team from your law school. The Equal Justice
Coalition is seeking captain(s) from each of the BBA’s sponsor law
schools to lead a team on the walk. Those who wish to lead a team
should plan to attend the annual captain breakfast held on December 15th at
Morgan Lewis (One Federal Street) and on the morning of Walk to the Hill, to
breakfast at the BBA at 10am (on January 28, 2016). Interested? Let us
know where you go to school, your grad year, and a little bit about you via
email at lawstudents@bostonbar.org.
We
hope you can join us and speak up for civil legal aid!