Creating a Vibrant,
Just Legal System
for all of us
We help historically underrepresented individuals enter and excel in the legal profession while providing free community-based education and support on routine civil legal matters.
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We are expanding!
AmeriCorps Legal Access Navigators (ALANs) offer assistance completing civil court forms to individuals without an attorney. ALANs are now present in York Judicial Center (Biddeford), Portland District Court, and Lewiston District Court. Find us on the Maine Judicial Branch website!
Justice Should Reflect Us All
%
Attorneys Nationally Who Identify as BIPOC
The legal profession holds the power to shape laws, protect rights, and advance justice — yet in Maine, it does not reflect the diversity of the communities it serves. This stark gap means fewer advocates who understand the lived experiences of underrepresented people, fewer mentors for the next generation, and a justice system that risks leaving too many behind.
At Alpha Legal Foundation, we’re closing this gap. We’re building pathways, dismantling barriers, and cultivating a more diverse legal profession that strengthens our justice system for everyone.
%
Maine Attorneys Identifying as BIPOC
Laws should be like clothes.
They should fit the people they are meant to serve.
– Clarence Darrow
How We Create Change
We Reach Out
We convene lawyers, legislators, policy makers, and community advocates to develop nuanced solutions to systemic problems.
We Reach Up
We strategically engage with people and systems of power to challenge the historical exclusionary culture of the legal profession.
We Reach Back
We encourage and equip all students,
particularly BIPOC students, to consider careers as lawyers, organizational executives, or legal paraprofessionals.
Join Our Movement
We can’t build a more just and inclusive legal system alone. Every voice, every action, every contribution counts.
Your financial gift sustains programs that dismantle barriers to justice. But your time, your expertise, and your willingness to speak up matter just as much.
Every way you show up helps us move closer to a legal profession — and a society — that reflects the people it serves.
Together, we can transform Maine’s legal profession — and make justice possible for all.
Attend an Event
We convene lawyers, legislators, policy makers, and community advocates to develop nuanced solutions to systemic problems.
Become a Mentor
We strategically engage with people
and systems of power to challenge the
historical exclusionary culture of the
legal profession.
Amplify Our Work
We encourage and equip all students,
particularly BIPOC students, to consider careers as lawyers, organizational executives, or legal paraprofessionals.
Donate
ATTEND AN EVENT
Register for a Workshop