Educate. Empower. Enlighten.

Advancing Intellectual Property Literacy

Advancing Intellectual Property Literacy

Advancing Intellectual Property Literacy

LegallyBlack® was founded in 2020 to equip the next generation of creators and entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities with free, practical education in intellectual property law.

Attorneys

Volunteer, mentor, and help communities understand their creative rights.

Law Students

Learn through service, practical IP education, and community engagement.

Organization Leaders

Bring accessible IP programming to your members, teams, and communities.

Teachers

Give young creators practical language for ownership, protection, and opportunity.

Real Program Moments

Through education and global collaboration, our mission is to empower and enlighten.

LegallyBlack® offers free IP workshops for middle school, high school, and college students, as well as creative groups. We break down copyright, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets so young creators understand their rights and can protect their work.

LegallyBlack® offers free IP workshops for middle school, high school, and college students, as well as creative groups. We break down copyright, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets so young creators understand their rights and can protect their work.

Impact Proven

Increasing IP literacy is key to fostering innovation, safeguarding creativity, and promoting economic growth.

Increasing IP literacy is key to fostering innovation, safeguarding creativity, and promoting economic growth.

Increasing IP literacy is key to fostering innovation, safeguarding creativity, and promoting economic growth.

By pouring into the next generation of creatives, we can contribute to a more informed and protected society.

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attorneys, students, & educators power our work

Donations

Invest in Education,
Invest in the Future.

Invest in Education,
Invest in the Future.

Your tax-deductible gift keeps LegallyBlack® workshops free, giving students from middle school through college the knowledge to understand intellectual property and protect what they create. Every dollar funds our workshops, our IP Creation Lab™, and our reach into new communities.

See what your gift makes possible below.

$100

Funds one workshop for 20 students.

$250

Funds a half-day workshop at a partner school.

$500

Trains and equips volunteer attorneys to lead workshops in their community.

$1,000

Supports the expansion of a new LegallyBlack® chapter.

Support the Mission

Workshops

Empowering the Next Generation: Free IP Workshops for Students and Creatives

Empowering the Next Generation: Free IP Workshops for Students and Creatives

At LegallyBlack®, we are committed to nurturing innovation among youth and creative communities.

Explore Workshops

01

Practical Tools

We simplify copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets into easily digestible concepts.

Students build a foundation of practical tools to protect their creative works.

02

IP Creation Lab™


A project-based program where students develop original brands, creative works, or innovations. Participants have the opportunity to file real trademark or copyright applications with guidance from IP professionals at notable law firms and companies.

03

Career Exposure


Our workshops are led by practicing IP attorneys, giving students a direct look at careers in law, innovation, and the creative industries.

Volunteer

Interested in having LegallyBlack® speak at your school or event?

Interested in having LegallyBlack® speak at your school or event?

Contact Us

Lawyers

Lead hands-on IP workshops and share your career path with students.

Law Students

Support workshops and help students explore IP law and creative protection.

College Students

Assist at workshops and help students bring their ideas to life in our IP Creation Lab™.

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LegallyBlack® workshops, founders, students, volunteers, and community moments.

Educate. Empower. Enlighten.

Educate. Empower. Enlighten.

Educate. Empower. Enlighten.

  • Workshop participant taking notes
  • Students participating in a classroom workshop
  • Community workshop in progress
  • Audience gathered for an educational event
  • People collaborating during a creative workshop
  • Participants working together at a table
  • Community leaders in conversation
  • Audience members raising their hands

Contact

Interested in having LegallyBlack® speak at your school or event?

Interested in having LegallyBlack® speak at your school or event?

Reach out to connect about workshops, events, partnerships, and educational opportunities.