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Organizations That Hire Before the Bar

Every organization on this list has hosted a Public Interest Bar Fellow, which means it has taken someone who had not passed the bar yet and can be asked about it by name.

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Showing 25–48 of 58 organizations.

What these 58 organizations say they work on

Bar length is relative to the largest subject, 10 organizations; the hairline marks half. Subjects come from each organization's own published description; an organization that has not described its work is in none of these. Each subject links to every organization in the directory that names it, which is a wider list than this one. These are the directory's own subject tags; the matching page sorts the same organizations into LAAC's eight named fellowship subjects, which is a shorter list of broader names.

  • Immigration Institute of the Bay Area

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

  • Jewish Family and Children's Services

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

  • Jubilee Immigration Advocates

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

  • Justice and Diversity Center (JDC)

    1 1 published placement before the bar

    The Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco (JDC), formerly Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP), has been serving the San Francisco community since 1977.

    • Housing
    • Children and Youth

  • Justice At Last

    1 1 published placement before the bar

  • Kids In Need of Defense

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

    KIND serves as the leading organization for the protection of unaccompanied children who enter the US immigration system alone and strives to ensure that no such child appears in immigration court…

    • Immigration
    • Children and Youth

  • Law Foundation of Silicon Valley

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

    The Law Foundation, a non-profit agency, provides free legal services to Silicon Valley individuals in need.

    • Housing
    • Children and Youth

  • Legal Access Alameda

    1 1 published placement before the bar

    Legal Access Alameda (Legal Access) is the pro bono arm of the Alameda County Bar Association.

    • Housing
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Legal Aid at Work

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

    Legal Aid at Work promotes the stability of low-income and disadvantaged workers and their families by addressing issues that affect their ability to achieve self-sufficiency.

    • Immigration
    • Employment and Workers' Rights
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination
    • Disability Rights

  • Legal Aid of Sonoma County

    1 1 published placement before the bar

    Legal Aid of Sonoma County assists with a range of crisis needs, including family violence issues (domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders), child abuse and neglect issues…

    • Housing
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Children and Youth

  • Legal Assistance for Seniors (LAS)

    2 2 published placements before the bar

    LAS provides free legal representation and advice, health insurance counseling, and community education to qualified Alameda County residents.

    • Immigration
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Elder Law

  • Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE)

    1 1 published placement before the bar

    LAE’s mission is to ensure Elders and younger individuals with disabilities residing in San Francisco the ability to exercise their legal rights and fully access to all benefits and services to which…

    • Disability Rights

  • Legal Link

    1 1 published placement before the bar

    Removing legal barriers for families living in poverty Legal Link removes legal barriers that prolong poverty by adding critically needed capacity to the legal ecosystem.

  • Legal Services for Children

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

    Since 1975, it has been LSC’s mission to ensure that all children and youth in San Francisco Bay Area have an opportunity to be raised in a safe environment with equal access to a meaningful education…

    • Immigration
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Children and Youth

  • Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC)

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

    LSPC organizes communities impacted by the criminal justice system and advocates to release incarcerated people, to restore human and civil rights and to reunify families and communities.

    • Civil Rights and Discrimination
    • Criminal Records and Reentry

  • Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC)

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

    The mission of Legal Services of Northern California is to provide quality legal services to empower the poor to identify and defeat the causes and effects of poverty within their community…

    • Employment and Workers' Rights
    • Elder Law

  • LGBT Asylum Project

    1 1 published placement before the bar

  • National Housing Law Project (NHLP)

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

    NHLP is a nonprofit national housing and legal advocacy center established in 1968.

    • Housing

  • Oasis Legal Services

    1 1 published placement before the bar

  • Open Door Legal

    1 1 published placement before the bar

    Open Door Legal offers legal services and also partners with other providers to comprehensively support clients and provide access to legal services, counseling, and social services.

    • Housing

  • Open Immigration Legal Services

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

  • Pangea Legal Services

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

  • PARS Equality Center

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

  • Public Rights Project

    On LAAC's previous-host list; no count published

Organizations, descriptions and membership come from the Legal Aid Association of California's own directory. Placements come from LAAC's published fellowship rosters.