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Lawyers Alliance for New York (Lawyers Alliance) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides business and legal transactional services to nonprofit and community development organizations in New York State. == History and Mission Statement == Founded in 1969 as the Council of New York Law Associates, Lawyers Alliance for New York is the leading provider of business and transactional legal services for nonprofit organizations that are improving the quality of life in New York City neighborhoods. Along with direct representation, Lawyers Alliance undertakes educational activities including workshops, webinars, and publications. Annually, Lawyers Alliance represents more than 640 nonprofit organizations on more than 1,030 different legal matters. The Council of New York Law Associates was founded by a small group of young lawyers who were driven by a spirit of political activism and a desire to give back to their city. In the first year of its founding, it recruited over 500 law firm associates. It served as a clearinghouse for lawyers offering pro bono legal services, and its volunteers provided assistance in a diverse array of community action projects. Notably, it helped organize 2,000 lawyers to march in Washington, DC, during the 1970s and trained its volunteers to serve as neutral observers of political demonstrations. As New York City changed, so did the organization. With the growing power of the nonprofit sector to create positive and enduring change, the Council developed new initiatives in the 1980s to advise nonprofit housing groups and other community-based organizations in corporate, real estate and tax law. It also established its expertise as a legal resource center and an advocate for the nonprofit sector. With its evolution, the Council changed its name to Lawyers Alliance for New York in 1991. After the September 11th attacks in 2001, Lawyers Alliance was quick to lead a disaster relief initiative to help those nonprofits that had been affected by the attack and those that were responding to it. This same disaster relief structure was reactivated and reused in part when Hurricane Sandy devastated some neighborhoods of New York City in 2012. Lawyers Alliance also created a program preservation initiative as a response to the effects of the economic downturn on nonprofits, while the clients of those nonprofits needed their services more than ever. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lawyers Alliance for New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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