Records
Arrestee Intake Form
Form to collect information from arrestees for the legal office file.
Arrestee Outtake Form
Form to collect information from arrestees when they are released from jail.
Basic Legal Info
Half-sheet condensed version of Dealing with Police covering essential know-your-rights basics.
Computer Security Handout
Covers secure passwords, data creation and destruction, and email security for activists.
Computer Security Trainer's Guide
Two-hour training teaching computer users how to protect their data and communications via good security habits.
Court Solidarity
In-depth guide to using Legal Solidarity in court, with discussion of court support, lawyers, and plea bargains.
Dealing with Police
Covers various aspects of dealing with police including safety, questioning, searches, infiltrators and informants, and documenting interactions.
Grand Jury Backgrounder
Background primer on how grand juries function and their use against political movements.
Grand Jury FAQ
Frequently asked questions about federal grand juries and how to resist them.
Grand Jury Trainer's Guide
One-hour training covering how to protect yourself and your community if called before a federal Grand Jury.
Know Your Rights Sample Training Agenda and Guide
Agenda for a typical Midnight Special Know Your Rights training, including role plays, raps, sample confession, and role play cards.
Know Your Rights Trainer Training
Training-for-trainers resource with pointers on how to act like a cop and deliver the KYR raps.
Know Your Rights Trainer Training Handout
Handout with examples of role plays, expanded sample dialog, and tips on how to act like a cop.
Know Your Rights Trainer's Guide
Contains all the dim-sum role plays trainers can mix and match according to individual needs.
Legal Observer Trainer Training
Teaches trainers how to deliver the Legal Observer training, with focus on teaching methods.
Legal Observer Trainer's Guide
Prepares Legal Observers for mass actions, focused on collecting information useful for criminal defense and civil prosecution.
Legal Observer/Video Observer Guide
Comprehensive guide for activists, law students, or lawyers to learn the basics of legal observing including note-taking, preparation, and equipment.
Legal Solidarity Handbook
Covers the basics of Legal Solidarity in jail and court, including police, media, plea bargains, jail, court, and lawyers.
Legal Solidarity Trainer's Guide
Four-hour training on using collective action in the streets and courts.
Legal Steps and Choices Chart
Flowchart showing typical steps through the criminal legal system from arrest to trial and choices facing defendants at each step.
Legal Support Person
Covers basic information about how to be the legal support person for your affinity group.
Legal Support for a Small Action
Handout for the Small Action Legal Support training, oriented to actions with fewer than 50 arrests.
Legal Team Action Roles
Describes the various roles that need to be filled during an action, including office and street positions.
NLG Know Your Rights Booklet (2022)
National Lawyers Guild's 2022 know-your-rights booklet for protesters and political organizers.