Organizations

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Open Door Legal

Legal services and coordinated referrals to counseling, social services and other community support, with technology that connects clients to help.

Housing

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Open Immigration Legal Services

Nonprofit immigration representation, including asylum, deportation defense, and humanitarian relief.

Immigration

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Pangea Legal Services

Free and low-cost immigration representation, with a focus on deportation defense and people facing immigration detention.

Immigration

Past pre-bar fellowship host

PARS Equality Center

Immigration legal help and social services, including public benefits, healthcare access, and small business support for immigrant communities.

Healthcare and Public Benefits · Immigration

Positive Resource Center (PRC)

Legal representation, benefits counseling and employment support for San Franciscans living with HIV/AIDS or mental health disabilities.

Disability Rights · Employment and Workers' Rights

Prison Law Office

Legal representation, impact litigation and advocacy addressing conditions and rights in California prisons, plus public education and attorney assistance.

Pro Bono Project Silicon Valley

Connects low-income Santa Clara County residents with volunteer attorneys, especially in family law, and provides clinics, self-help and document assistance.

Consumer and Bankruptcy · Family Law and Domestic Violence

Public Advocates Inc.

Litigation and policy advocacy with community groups to advance education, housing and transit equity for low-income people, communities of color and immigrants.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Housing

Public Counsel

Pro bono legal services in Los Angeles across areas including children’s rights, education, housing, immigration, consumer protection, veterans’ rights and community development.

Children and Youth · Civil Rights and Discrimination

Public Interest Law Project (PILP)

Litigation support, research, training and policy advocacy for California legal aid programs and community organizations serving low-income people.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

Public Law Center

Free civil legal counseling, representation, community education and strategic litigation for Orange County residents, supported by volunteer legal professionals.

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Public Rights Project

Litigation support, legal resources, and professional development that help local governments protect civil rights.

Civil Rights and Discrimination

Riverside Legal Aid

Free legal services, education and counseling for low-income Riverside County residents in family law, eviction, guardianship and conservatorship.

Family Law and Domestic Violence · Housing

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Root & Rebound

Legal services, reentry education and policy advocacy for people returning from prison or jail, and resources for those supporting them.

Criminal Records and Reentry

San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP)

SDVLP serves the homeless, abused children, domestic violence victims, elder abuse victims, veterans, immigrants, and those with HIV/AIDS. More than 75% of SDVLP’s clients are women and children.

Children and Youth · Elder Law

San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation

Free legal aid, self-representation assistance and conflict resolution for low- and moderate-income San Luis Obispo County residents, including seniors and veterans.

Elder Law · Veterans

Santa Clara University Alexander Law Center

Pro bono legal representation and community education through a Santa Clara University law school clinic that trains students by serving people in need.

Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Policy advocacy, community partnerships and training for advocates working to improve healthcare, housing, economic opportunity and other protections for people living in poverty.

Healthcare and Public Benefits · Housing

Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA)

Free legal services and community education for Santa Clara County residents age 60 and older, supporting safety and independent living.

Elder Law

Senior Advocacy Network – Senior Law Project

Free legal services for seniors in Stanislaus County, including help with wills and trusts.

Elder Law

Senior Citizens Legal Services (SCLS)

Free legal services for older adults to protect housing, government benefits and freedom from exploitation and discrimination.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Elder Law

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Senior Legal Services

Free attorney consultations for low-income adults age 65 and older through a certified lawyer referral service.

Past pre-bar fellowship host

SIREN Immigration Rights

Immigration services, community organizing, and advocacy for immigrant rights in the South Bay and Central Valley.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Immigration

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Social Justice Collaborative

Legal representation for refugees and immigrants, handling cases from intake through their resolution.

Immigration

California Legal Aid Organizations