The culture behind the casework.
We Take the Work Seriously, Not Ourselves
Eighteen years of experience on average with some big wins under our belts. And still nobody here is too self-important to laugh at the hubris of chasing a big dream of a better world. Confidence and humility aren't in tension here; they're the same muscle.
Dress for the Work, Not the Title
Most days, we wear our social justice t-shirts and jeans. But we keep court clothes on the built-in hanger on back of our chairs, just in case you gotta hop into court.
We Bring Our Whole Selves to This Work
All of us carry at least one marginalized identity into this work. We don't leave them at the door because we respect what it took to get here. We want that experience to shape how we practice, because someone who's lived it sees things a textbook won't teach.
We All Get Autonomy and the Time to Build Mastery
We're each assigned a portfolio, and how we manage it is ours to decide. Nobody's standing over anyone's shoulder dictating how to run a case — we trust each other to run them. And we give each other the time to actually get good at this work, not just survive it. Autonomy without room to grow into mastery is just being left alone. We want both.
We Build Lives for a Living, That Includes Our Own
The work is heavy. The culture doesn't have to be. We take the morning off for pickleball or a PTA bagel sale, and we make the discovery deadline — both, not one instead of the other. We trust each other to get the job done, and we cover for each other when necessary so everyone gets enough life outside of it.
We're All in It
Monday mornings, we say what we're working on that week — and call in whoever we need for it. Before the meeting breaks, we ask one more time: does anyone need anything from anyone? No case, no task, no project belongs to just one person's queue. We're in it.
We Fight About What's Right, Not Who's Wrong
We argue often. But the argument is always about the position, never the person. We start from the assumption that everyone in the room is after the same thing — doing what's "right" — we just might not have developed a consensus on what that is yet.