Meet Our 2024 LEIF Fellows & Summer Law Clerks
We are thrilled to welcome our summer class of 33 law clerks, who represent 20 law schools. These students hail from 24 cities across the globe — as far away as New Delhi, India, La Habana, Cuba and Seoul, Korea. Our law students speak 22 languages other than English, ranging from Spanish, Swedish, and ASL, […]
Feature: Medical-Legal Partnerships with Sheyda Joolharzadeh
Get to know LAFLA’s nationally recognized Medical Legal Partnerships (MLPs) in this Q&A with Managing Attorney Sheyda Joolharzadeh.
Update on Encampment Sweeps Litigation
A federal judge has found that the City of Los Angeles altered, created, and failed to produce key evidence about encampment sweeps.
95 Years Fighting for Justice
In 2024, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is celebrating 95 years leading the fight for equal justice.
Pro Bono Spotlight: Netflix Sponsors DACA Fees for Survivor
Recently, our partners at Netflix sponsored LAFLA client Thalia in applying for immigration status while she recovered from a horrific incident of domestic violence.
Equal Justice Works Fellow to Pioneer Legal Services for Filipino Labor Trafficking Survivors
The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) is proud to host an Equal Justice Works Fellow who will launch a pioneering legal clinic to support victims of labor trafficking from the Philippines.
Our 2022 Annual Report is Here
LAFLA is proud to announce the release of our 2022 Annual Report. In 2022, LAFLA’s services benefited more than 100,000 people, including these clients whose stories we feature in the annual report: Frances, a Long Beach resident who, with LAFLA’s help, was able to reach a settlement that allowed her to stay in her home […]
Meet Our 2023 LEIF Fellows & Summer Law Clerks
We are thrilled to welcome our summer class of 30 law clerks, who represent 16 law schools. These students hail from 20 cities across North America — as far away as Miami, Boston and Guadalajara, Mexico. 23 of our 30 law students speak a language other than English, ranging from Spanish, French, and Russian, to […]
Tenants’ Rights Advocates Reach Landmark Settlement on Behalf of Californians Struggling With Pandemic Rent Debt
A landmark settlement has been reached in a case brought by tenants’ rights advocates alleging that the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) unconstitutionally operated the state’s Covid-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP or Housing is Key), which has led to qualified applicants missing out on the assistance they were promised after the pandemic destroyed many Californians’ livelihoods.
Tenant Rights Groups Celebrate Court Upholding New L.A. City Permanent Tenant Protections
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Denied AAGLA’s Preliminary Injunction and Allowed Tenant Groups to Join the City in the Defense of the Protections.