National Lawyers Guild is hosting a virtual training for Legal Observers (LO) on March 9, 2024 at 5pm ET, hosted by Elliot Oberholtzer, a National Lawyers Guild attorney. LO’s particular role in an action is to observe and record the actions of police: their presence serves as deescalation and as protection against police violence. Anyone can be an LO; you do not need to be a lawyer or legal worker in your daily life!

Complete the form and sign up using this link or the button below.

A few notes about the form:

The form serves two purposes: 1) to collect some information from you to screen for eligibility to attend the training, and 2) to ensure that the National Lawyers Guild has the necessary background info on file if/when you begin to operate as a Legal Observer.

The form has 12 questions and should take about 8 minutes to fill out. Once you submit your form, you'll receive an email with a confidentiality agreement attached: please fill out and sign that agreement and return it to elliot.oberholtzer@gmail.com.

Once the screening is complete and we have your confidentiality agreement on file, you will receive the Zoom link to the training via email.