Civil Rights and Discrimination Organizations

A New Way of Life (Los Angeles)

Housing, reentry support and civil rights advocacy for formerly incarcerated women and their families in Los Angeles.

Children and Youth · Civil Rights and Discrimination

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA)

Legal services, civil rights litigation and policy advocacy for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, with a focus on language access.

Civil Rights and Discrimination

Asian Law Alliance — Santa Clara County (ALA)

Legal assistance, community education and advocacy for people facing language barriers, discrimination and barriers to housing and immigration justice.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Housing

Asian Law Caucus

Legal services, community organizing and advocacy for low-income Asian and Pacific Islander communities, including immigrants and refugees.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Immigration

California Women’s Law Center (CWLC)

Litigation, policy advocacy and education to advance the rights of women and girls, including gender discrimination, violence, healthcare and reproductive justice.

Civil Rights and Discrimination

Casa Cornelia Law Center

Pro bono legal services for people facing human and civil rights violations, with a focus on low-income immigrants in greater San Diego County.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Immigration

Child Care Law Center

Legal advocacy, education and impact litigation to expand access to affordable childcare, including subsidies, licensing, disability and civil rights.

Children and Youth · Civil Rights and Discrimination

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ)

Youth leadership, restorative justice, and policy advocacy to end youth incarceration. Based in Oakland.

Children and Youth · Civil Rights and Discrimination

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Disability Rights California (DRC)

Legal advice, representation and policy advocacy for Californians with disabilities, including education, employment, housing, healthcare, voting and protection from abuse.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Disability Rights

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF)

Disability-led civil rights advocacy through litigation, training, education and public policy, with a focus on accessibility, inclusion and equal opportunity.

Children and Youth · Civil Rights and Discrimination

Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC)

Disability rights litigation, education and policy advocacy to address discrimination and improve access across public institutions and community life.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Disability Rights

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California

Fair housing, fair lending, foreclosure prevention, and housing advocacy in Marin and neighboring North Bay counties.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA) (CA)

Consumer and housing advocacy addressing predatory lending, mortgages, foreclosure and other homeowner problems, alongside financial counseling and attorney training.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

La Raza Centro Legal

Legal services for Latino, immigrant and low-income Bay Area communities, including immigration, workers’ rights, housing and elder law.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF)

Free civil legal assistance, impact litigation and policy advocacy for communities of color, immigrants, refugees and low-income Bay Area residents.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Immigration

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Civil rights advocacy that brings private attorneys into efforts to address racial discrimination and unequal opportunity.

Civil Rights and Discrimination

Past pre-bar fellowship host

Legal Aid at Work

Free clinics, helplines, litigation and public advocacy for low-income workers, including wages, leave, unemployment benefits and workplace discrimination.

Civil Rights and Discrimination · Disability Rights

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

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

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

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

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