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Meet Our 2026 LEIF Fellows & Summer Law Clerks

We are thrilled to welcome our summer 2026 class of law clerks! While many of these students call Los Angeles their hometown, more than 20 cities across the globe are represented across the cohort. They hail from 18 different law schools and use 12 languages other than English, from Armenian, Cantonese, and Korean to Portuguese, Urdu, and ASL.

When asked what made them choose LAFLA for their clerkships, many students replied that they were previously familiar with our work because of our strong presence in the community and positive reputation among our partners. 

This summer, these 27 students will gain new knowledge and expertise in public interest law, supporting our teams on a range of cases. Learn more about our summer law clerk program.

We are also pleased to announce that six of our law clerks make up the sixth class of our LEIF Program, designed to encourage future careers in public interest law.

Congratulations to our 2026 LEIF fellows:

Shea Backes
Loyola Law School

Alecia Foster
Howard University School of Law

Adriana Levinson
Western State College of Law

Jesús Ramos
UCLA School of Law

Alyssa Nicole Sanjongco
Southwestern Law School

Helen Zapata
UC Davis School of Law

Meet Our Summer Law Clerks

Notice

All LAFLA offices will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

Todas las oficinas de LAFLA estarán cerradas el lunes, 25 de mayo en observancia del Día Conmemorativo.

저희 사무실은월요일, 5월 25일에 휴무입니다.

该办公室将于星期一, 5月25日关闭。

該辦公室將於星期一, 5月25日關閉。

この事務所は月曜日5月25日休業とさせていただきます。

Các văn phòng của chúng tôi đóng cửa vào Thứ hai, Ngày 25, Tháng 5.

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ការិយាល័យរបស់យើងបិទនៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ, 5/25/2026.