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California Legal Aid Organizations

Explore California legal aid organizations by area of work, and find a potential fellowship host.

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Organizations

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE)

    Legal services for San Francisco seniors and younger adults with disabilities, helping clients exercise their rights and access benefits and services.

    Disability Rights

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Link

    Trains and supports community organizations to identify legal problems and help families living in poverty navigate legal protections.

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Services for Children

    Legal representation and social work for Bay Area children and youth, including guardianship, dependency, school discipline, immigration and emancipation.

    Children and Youth · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC)

    Community organizing, litigation support and policy advocacy to restore the rights of incarcerated people and reunite families affected by the criminal justice system.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Criminal Records and Reentry

  • Legal Services for Seniors

    Legal Services for Seniors provides legal services at no charge to Monterey County seniors 60 years of age and older with an emphasis on the socially and/or economically needy.

    Elder Law

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC)

    Legal assistance for low-income Northern Californians, including seniors, farmworkers and Native communities, with programs addressing healthcare, benefits and long-term care.

    Elder Law · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center

    Family law representation and advice for low-income families, including adoption, support, custody, domestic violence, divorce and paternity.

    Children and Youth · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    LGBT Asylum Project

    Immigration legal services for LGBTQ+ people seeking protection in the United States.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Immigration

  • Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice (LACLJ)

    Legal advocacy for low-income Los Angeles residents, focusing on domestic violence, family issues, immigration and access to justice.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Loyola Marymount University

    Loyola Social Justice Law Clinic provides free legal services while training law students across a range of public interest practice areas.

  • Maternal and Child Health Access

    Maternal and Child Health Access (MCHA) improves the health of low income women and families through advocacy, education, training and direct services.

  • McGeorge Community Legal Services

    Supervised legal clinics train McGeorge law students while providing pro bono services to the Sacramento community across several areas of law.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Mental Health Advocacy Services (MHAS)

    Free legal services for children and adults with mental disabilities, including benefits access, rights protection and discrimination, plus training and impact litigation.

    Children and Youth · Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • National Center for Lesbian Rights

    Civil rights litigation, policy advocacy, free legal assistance and education for LGBTQ people and their advocates.

  • National Center for Youth Law (NCYL)

    Litigation, policy advocacy and legal support for advocates working on children’s rights, including foster care, juvenile justice, mental health and reproductive healthcare.

    Children and Youth · Healthcare and Public Benefits

  • National Health Law Program (NHeLP)

    Litigation, policy advocacy and education to protect low-income and underserved communities’ access to affordable healthcare, including Medicaid.

    Healthcare and Public Benefits

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    National Housing Law Project (NHLP)

    Housing law advocacy, training and technical assistance to preserve affordable housing, improve conditions and protect low-income tenants and homeowners.

    Housing

  • National Immigration Law Center (NILC)

    Litigation, policy analysis, education and advocacy for the rights of low-income immigrants, linking immigration work with racial and economic justice.

    Immigration

  • National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)

    Legal advocacy to help veterans and active-duty service members obtain benefits for disabilities connected to military service.

    Disability Rights · Veterans

  • Native American Disability Law Center

    Legal rights advocacy and education for Native Americans with disabilities, supporting independent life in their communities.

    Disability Rights

  • Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA)

    Free legal assistance across Los Angeles County in housing, public benefits, healthcare, immigration, family law and workers’ rights.

    Employment and Workers' Rights · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • New American Legal Clinic – San Joaquin College of the Law

    The New American Legal Clinic at the San Joaquin College of the Law assists people with naturalization applications, family-based immigrant visas, and U visas.

    Employment and Workers' Rights · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Oasis Legal Services

    Immigration representation and social services for low-income LGBTQ+ immigrants who have survived violence or persecution.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Immigration

  • OneJustice

    Helps California legal aid nonprofits strengthen their organizations, expand pro bono services and reach rural communities and other underserved residents.

    Children and Youth · Elder Law