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California Civil Legal Aid Organizations

The legal aid providers and member organizations in the Legal Aid Association of California's directory, with what each one has published about the work it does and whether it has ever taken someone who was not licensed yet.

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Legal Aid Day in Sacramento, February 26

Showing 97–120 of 172 organizations.

What all 172 organizations say they work on

Bar length is relative to the largest subject, 40 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.

  • Legal Aid of Marin

    Legal Aid of Marin’s mission is to provide access to the civil justice system to low-income, vulnerable and otherwise underserved residents of Marin County.

    • Housing
    • Consumer and Bankruptcy
    • Employment and Workers' Rights
    • Elder Law

  • Legal Aid of Napa Valley (now Bay Area Legal Aid)

    As of January 1, 2016, Legal Aid of Napa Valley has joined Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) .

    • Housing
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Legal Aid of Sonoma County

    2 published placements, hires 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 Aid Society of San Bernardino (LASSB)

    LASSB offers legal counsel and advice in family law, guardianship/conservatorship, and landlord/tenant disputes, as well as direct representation for a variety of civil cases, through various…

    • Housing
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Legal Aid Society of San Diego (LASSD)

    LASSD is a nonprofit poverty law firm that provides free legal services to lower income San Diego residents relating to healthcare, housing, public benefits, child custody, immigration, and consumer…

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

  • Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County

    In 1959, a group of lawyers and community leaders recognized a need to help the less fortunate in San Mateo County access legal services.

    • Housing
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits

  • Legal Assistance for Seniors (LAS)

    2 published placements, hires 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 published placement, hires 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 published placement, hires 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

    Hires before the bar

    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)

    1 published placement, hires before the bar

    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 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

  • Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC)

    1 published placement, hires before the bar

    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

  • Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center

    Levitt Quinn provides family law legal services for poor and low-income families through legal representation at court hearings and trials and legal advice and counsel in cases impacting the safety…

    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Children and Youth

  • LGBT Asylum Project

    1 published placement, hires before the bar

  • Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice (LACLJ)

    LACLJ has four core program areas: domestic violence, legal services teenage and young adults struggling with abuse and difficult co-parenting matters, immigration services to victims of interpersonal…

    • Immigration
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Loyola Marymount University

    Founded in 1911, LMU is a top-ranked national university rooted in the Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount traditions.

  • 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

    The Pacific McGeorge Legal Clinics provide training to McGeorge law students through pro bono clinic services to the Sacramento community.

    • Immigration
    • Consumer and Bankruptcy
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination
    • Elder Law

  • Mental Health Advocacy Services (MHAS)

    Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc. (MHAS) is a private, non-profit organization established in 1977 to provide free legal services to people with mental disabilities.

    • Consumer and Bankruptcy
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination
    • Disability Rights
    • Children and Youth

  • National Center for Lesbian Rights

    NCLR is a non-profit, public interest law firm that litigates precedent-setting cases at the trial and appellate court levels; advocates for equitable public policies affecting the LGBT community;…

  • National Center for Youth Law (NCYL)

    NCYL creates lasting change for children in need by using the law to ensure that low-income children have the resources, support, and opportunities they need for a fair start in life and working to…

    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Children and Youth

  • National Health Law Program (NHeLP)

    Founded in 1969, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) protects and advances the health rights of low-income and underserved individuals and families.

    • Healthcare and Public Benefits

  • National Housing Law Project (NHLP)

    Hires before the bar

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

    • Housing

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