Law Firm Antiracism Alliance

What Law Firm Antiracism Alliance does

The Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA) is a U.S. non-profit alliance founded in July 2020 that coordinates pro bono legal work across a coalition of 300+ law firms representing more than 165,000 attorneys. Operating with 11-50 staff under a Board of Directors (Co-Presidents Brenna Devaney and Diane Lucas), LFAA facilitates the matching of systemic racism-related projects submitted by legal services organizations with volunteer attorneys from its Alliance Firms. Its product surface includes 18 specialized Working Groups covering substantive areas from Criminal Legal to Reproductive Justice, an LFAA Library containing 94 Publications & Research documents alongside 37 Exchange cultural awareness resources, and Language Access Principles curriculum developed with APBCO and PIPBCO.

The underlying platform is purpose-built for coordination rather than transactions: a project-submission pipeline routed through a Projects Committee to an Alliance Firm bulletin board, periodic summits (six held 2020-2024 featuring speakers such as Nikole Hannah-Jones, Stacey Abrams, and Eddie Glaude Jr.), and curated content distribution through the LFAA website. Strategic partnerships with Northeastern University School of Law's Civil Rights Restorative Justice Project, the ABA Litigation Section's Diversity Task Force, Kirwan Institute, and Southern Poverty Law Center's Learning for Justice extend the alliance's research and training footprint.

LFAA is funded through membership by Alliance Firms and does not appear to generate commercial revenue; it charges no fees to legal services organizations or community members, and its operating geographies are concentrated in the United States. The organization is explicit that it is not a law firm and does not provide legal services or referrals, but rather amplifies the private bar's pro bono capacity around statutes, regulations, policies, and institutional practices that perpetuate systemic racism.

Name

Law Firm Antiracism Alliance

Legal name

Law Firm Antiracism Alliance

Website

https://lawfirmantiracismalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Law Firm Antiracism Alliance is a U.S. non-profit founded in 2020 that coordinates pro bono legal work across a coalition of 300+ law firms and 165,000+ attorneys to identify and dismantle systemic racism in the law, supporting projects, working groups, summits, and a research library.

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Product category

Legal Services Coalition

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Criminal Justice Reform & Legal System Advocacy (BPAGAFAI), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Legal pro bono coalition
• Racial equity advocacy
• Antiracism legal coordination
• Law firm alliance network
• Pro bono legal services

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership/Alliance Fees: LFAA is funded through participation by law firms as Alliance Firms. The alliance structure relies on member law firms dedicating substantial pro bono resources to LFAA initiatives.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LFAA is a coalition of 300+ law firms representing more than 165,000 attorneys that coordinates large-scale pro bono legal work to identify and dismantle systemic and structural racism in the law. It facilitates project submissions from legal services organizations, matches them with Alliance Firm volunteers through a bulletin board, and supports 18 working groups spanning substantive legal areas such as criminal legal, immigration, housing, healthcare, and voting rights.

Product overview

The Law Firm Antiracism Alliance is a catalyst for collaboration that operates a platform connecting 300+ Alliance Firms (law firms with over 165,000 attorneys) with legal services organizations to identify and dismantle systemic and structural racism in the law. The organization's core offerings include: the Alliance Firms Network for coordinated pro bono work; 18 Working Groups covering specialized legal areas (Criminal Legal, Immigration, Housing, Healthcare, Public Benefits, Voting Rights, etc.); a Publications & Research library with 94+ research documents and memos; The Exchange (Cultural Awareness Resource Exchange) with 37+ training resources; Language Access Principles and curriculum; and periodic Summits & Convenings. The platform facilitates large-scale, coordinated pro bono projects that address immediate and long-term systemic issues through research, litigation, legislative advocacy, and transactional counseling.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alliance Firms Network
• LFAA Working Groups
• Project Submission and Coordination Service
• Summits and Convenings Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 law firm participants attended inaugural summit in July 2020; Over 600 law firm participants attended second summit in October 2020

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northeastern University School of Law - Civil Rights Restorative Justice ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023The LFAA Criminal Legal Working Group collaborates with Professor Margaret Burnham's Civil Rights Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University School of Law on a nationwide survey of posthumous pardons. The project seeks to assess and redress wrongful convictions of Black people denied fair prosecution during the Jim Crow era.
• APBCO (Association of Pro Bono Counsel)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPBCO collaborates with LFAA on Language Access Principles, contributing to core principles ensuring equal access for Limited English Proficient and Deaf/Hard of Hearing individuals seeking pro bono services.
• PIPBCOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPIPBCO collaborates with LFAA on Language Access Principles, contributing to resources ensuring equal access for Limited English Proficient and Deaf/Hard of Hearing individuals seeking pro bono services.
• Pro Bono Training InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as a helpful link for Alliance Firms, providing training resources that complement LFAA's language access and cultural competency offerings.
• Southern Poverty Law Center (Learning for Justice)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLFAA's Exchange features Southern Poverty Law Center's Learning for Justice resource, which focuses on the science behind bias and prejudice to raise awareness and promote understanding of unconscious prejudices for fostering inclusive environments.
• American Bar Association - Litigation Section's Diversity Task Force on Implicit BiasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLFAA features the Implicit Bias Initiative presented by ABA's Diversity Task Force, providing resources aimed at addressing implicit biases within the legal profession and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & EthnicityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLFAA provides access to the Kirwan Institute's Implicit Bias Module Series, which introduces insights about how minds operate and helps understand the origins of implicit associations.
• DC Bar FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDC Bar Foundation's Racial Equity and Inclusive Language Style Guide is featured in LFAA's Exchange resources, providing guidance on communications consistent with racial justice and racial equity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Civil Liberties Union: National civil liberties organization with significant litigation capacity on racial justice, criminal legal reform, voting rights, and immigration — overlapping with many of LFAA's 18 working group areas. Operates as a direct legal services provider across more issue areas than LFAA.
• Southern Poverty Law Center: Major civil rights organization pursuing litigation, education, and advocacy on racial justice issues. Direct partner with LFAA on cultural awareness resources and shares the systemic racism focus, but operates as an established legal services and advocacy entity rather than a coordinating coalition.
• NAACP Legal Defense Fund: One of the nation's premier civil rights legal organizations, conducting litigation, advocacy, and education to advance racial justice. Highly comparable to LFAA in mission focus on dismantling systemic racism, though operates as a direct legal services provider rather than a law firm coalition.

Emerging players

• Brennan Center for Justice: Nonpartisan law and policy institute focused on democracy, criminal justice, and voting rights — areas where LFAA also has working groups. Comparable in research-driven advocacy model, though the Brennan Center is policy-focused rather than pro bono coordination.
• Equal Justice Initiative: Organization focused on ending mass incarceration and challenging racial and economic injustice, with strong work on historical redress (including lynching and wrongful conviction memorials) — comparable to LFAA's posthumous pardons partnership with Northeastern.

Direct peers

• Association of Pro Bono Counsel (APBCO): Membership organization for law firm pro bono leaders — direct partner with LFAA on Language Access Principles. Closely comparable membership/coalition model targeting pro bono infrastructure within law firms.
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: National coalition of lawyers advocating for civil rights through litigation and public policy. Direct comparable to LFAA in mobilizing the private bar on racial justice, though operates its own in-house legal programs rather than coordinating member firms' pro bono.
• Pro Bono Institute: Organization dedicated to expanding and improving pro bono legal services, including pro bono programs at law firms. Highly comparable to LFAA in targeting law firm pro bono capacity, though PBI is broader in scope rather than focused specifically on systemic racism.
• National Legal Aid & Defender Association: National membership organization for civil legal aid and public defense providers — directly comparable to LFAA as a coalition coordinating legal services delivery and pro bono resources, though NLADA focuses on the broader civil legal aid system rather than specifically on racial equity.

Others

• Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) networks: Equal Justice Works and similar public interest law career and fellowship networks coordinate law students and attorneys into racial justice and civil legal aid work. Adjacent to LFAA in mobilizing legal talent for systemic issues, though focused on career pipeline rather than firm coordination.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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