Palestine Legal

What Palestine Legal does

Palestine Legal is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal organization founded in 2012 and described as the only legal organization in the United States exclusively dedicated to protecting the civil and constitutional rights of people who advocate for Palestinian freedom. It provides free legal advice, Know Your Rights trainings, advocacy support, and litigation assistance to students, faculty, activists, organizers, and community members across all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. The organization employs approximately 14 staff, with attorneys physically based in Chicago, New York City, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and operates as a fiscally sponsored project of Possibility Labs.

The organization's core deliverables are direct legal services and education: legal counseling on First Amendment, anti-discrimination, and Title VI matters; deployment of Know Your Rights trainings to campus and community groups; and representation or co-counsel in impact litigation, including a $100,000 settlement with the University of Maryland and Title VI resolutions with George Washington University and Emory University. The operational model is built around attorney expertise and coalition partnerships rather than proprietary technology; partnerships with the Center for Constitutional Rights, National Lawyers Guild, Asian Law Caucus, CAIR, and Jewish Voice for Peace extend capacity via co-counsel and referral pipelines.

Palestine Legal's business model is nonprofit donation- and grant-funded. Revenue sources include individual donations, foundation grants, and the Sumud Sustainer recurring monthly giving program. The organization does not charge for services, and there are no disclosed pricing tiers, enterprise clients, or commercial product revenue streams. Demand has scaled sharply — legal requests rose approximately 600% from 2022 to 2024 (reaching 2,000+ in 2024) and an additional 300% in 2025 versus pre-October 2023 levels — which the organization is absorbing through expanded staffing, partnerships, and geographic reach.

Name

Palestine Legal

Legal name

Palestine Legal

Website

https://palestinelegal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Palestine Legal is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2012 and the only U.S. legal organization exclusively providing free legal defense, Know Your Rights trainings, and litigation support to people advocating for Palestinian freedom across all 50 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Rights Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Offices of Lawyers (541110), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA), Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

Keywords

• Civil rights legal aid
• First amendment defense
• Movement lawyering
• Know your rights training
• Incident documentation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Palestine Legal is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization fiscally sponsored by Possibility Labs. Revenue comes from donations, grants, and fundraising campaigns. EIN for donations is 85-3989363 (Possibility Labs).
2. Monthly Giving Program (Sumud Sustainer): Monthly donation program where supporters become Sumud Sustainers, providing sustainable funding for the organization
3. Michael Ratner Legacy Fund: Two-year legal fellowship fund supporting new attorneys to gain practical experience in movement lawyering

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Palestine Legal is a U.S. nonprofit legal organization that provides free legal advice, representation, and referrals to individuals and groups facing repression for advocating for Palestinian rights. It delivers Know Your Rights trainings, legal and policy advocacy, litigation support, and incident documentation services to students, faculty, grassroots activists, and affected communities across all 50 states and Washington D.C.

Product overview

Palestine Legal is a nonprofit legal organization (not a software product company) that provides a suite of services to protect civil and constitutional rights of people in the U.S. who speak out for Palestinian freedom. The core offerings consist of free legal advice and intake services, Know Your Rights trainings, legal advocacy and litigation support, and incident documentation. These services are delivered through direct attorney consultations, workshops, resource materials, and advocacy campaigns rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free Legal Advice and Intake Services
• Know Your Rights Trainings
• Legal Advocacy and Litigation Support
• Incident Documentation and Reporting Service

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Palestine Legal's founding partner. While Palestine Legal is an independent organization, they collaborate closely with CCR, and Palestine Legal attorneys are CCR Cooperating Counsel. CCR and Palestine Legal jointly file amicus briefs, litigation, and advocacy.
• National Lawyers Guild (NLG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLG partners closely with Palestine Legal. They work with NLG attorneys around the country, with the NLG's Palestine Subcommittee and the National Executive Committee to provide advocacy support for the Palestine solidarity movement.
• Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus (ALC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with Palestine Legal in an effort to guarantee that Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian students' civic engagement on campus is not undermined in the post-9/11 environment. Worked together on UCLA litigation protecting student privacy.
• Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint litigation partner on University of Maryland settlement ($100K). CAIR-LA coalition partner on UCLA federal investigations response. Collaborate on civil rights complaints and advocacy.
• Possibility LabscoreOthersPalestine Legal is fiscally sponsored by Possibility Labs, which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Possibility Labs provides administrative infrastructure, EIN 85-3989363, and handles donations for tax deductibility.
• Jewish Voice for PeaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMovement partner for cross-movement solidarity, joint statements on issues affecting both communities

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): Nation's largest Muslim civil rights organization providing legal services, advocacy, and education. Comparable as a nonprofit providing free legal defense and Know Your Rights training to a constituency facing discrimination, and a direct joint litigation partner (e.g., University of Maryland settlement).
• Center for Constitutional Rights: Founding strategic partner of Palestine Legal; a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that litigates civil and human rights cases. Highly comparable as a movement lawyering organization that Palestine Legal attorneys are embedded with as Cooperating Counsel.
• Muslim Advocates: National civil rights organization providing legal advocacy for Muslim Americans. Comparable mission and delivery model — free legal help, policy advocacy, and impact litigation defending communities facing discrimination tied to geopolitical events.
• National Lawyers Guild: Progressive bar association providing legal support for movement work. Directly comparable as a core strategic partner delivering movement lawyering support, with overlapping Palestine Subcommittee and National Executive Committee collaboration with Palestine Legal.
• Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus: Asian American civil rights legal organization providing direct legal services and policy advocacy. Comparable as a movement-aligned legal aid partner (e.g., UCLA litigation) focused on protecting civic engagement of communities facing post-9/11-style backlash.

Broad incumbents

• Southern Poverty Law Center: Major civil rights nonprofit combining litigation, policy, and education to fight discrimination. Shares a nonprofit legal advocacy + documentation + public education model but operates across many issue areas rather than Palestine specifically.
• ACLU: Largest U.S. civil liberties organization offering legal representation, policy advocacy, and litigation. Broader incumbent that overlaps significantly with Palestine Legal's First Amendment and free speech defense work but is not specialized in the Palestinian rights niche.
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: National nonprofit using litigation and advocacy to advance civil rights. Overlaps with Palestine Legal on civil rights legal representation and impact litigation, though with a broader portfolio of issue areas.

Regional players

• ADL (Anti-Defamation League): Jewish civil rights organization active on antisemitism, extremism, and Israel-related advocacy. Functionally adjacent to Palestine Legal's work because it is frequently on the opposite side of legal disputes involving antisemitism accusations on campuses, but addresses overlapping civil rights terrain from a different ideological orientation.

Emerging players

• Jewish Voice for Peace: Jewish anti-Zionist movement organization partnered with Palestine Legal on cross-movement solidarity. Comparable as a movement ally in the Palestine advocacy space, though it operates primarily as a membership and organizing body rather than a legal services provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/palestine-legal

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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