Bringing legal opsTo our community

Black Legal Operations Community

Built by us.
For us.

A member-led community for Black professionals across the legal industry — from in-house teams and law firms to legal tech, recruiting and education.

Requests are reviewed by our admins.

550+
members
May 2022
founded
Global
community

About BLOC

A community built for people who look like us.

BLOC is a member-led community for Black professionals in the legal industry. We are in-house counsel and law firm teams, service providers, technology vendors, recruiters and educators — one network across the whole legal ecosystem, and one place where we don't have to be the only one in the room.

Founded in May 2022, we've grown to 550+ members around the world. We gather online and in person — for candid conversations about careers, shared knowledge, and what it takes to grow in this industry.

The community is intentionally built for people who look like us. Every request to join our LinkedIn group is carefully considered — membership is by request, and each one is reviewed by our admins.

Connection

A peer network that spans the entire legal ecosystem.

Visibility

Elevating Black talent in legal operations and the legal industry.

Growth

Careers, shared knowledge and in-person meetups.

Who we welcome

Across the legal ecosystem.

In-House
Law Firms
Service Providers
Technology Vendors
Recruiting Agencies
Education

Where we are

Our top US metros.

Members span the globe. Here's where our US community is most concentrated.

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US metro areas represented

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of members based in the US

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members outside the US

Metro breakdown coming soon.

Gatherings

Meet us in person.

Next gathering coming soon

Join the LinkedIn group to hear first.

Request to join on LinkedIn

Founders

Started by three. Built by all of us.

LJ

Co-founder

LaTrece Johnson

LinkedIn
MO

Co-founder

Memme Onwudiwe

LinkedIn
MW

Co-founder

Mimi Walker

LinkedIn

Partner with BLOC

Support the community.

Legal tech vendors, service providers, law firms and recruiters: help us bring Black legal professionals together. Sponsor a gathering, host us in your space, or share your expertise with our members.

Membership is by request.

Every request to join is reviewed by our admins.

Request to join on LinkedIn

Requests are reviewed by our admins.