Stories & Events
Celebrating Pro Bono Week
October 23rd to 29th is Pro Bono week, an important time to celebrate the pro bono ethic of the community of volunteers that uplift LAFLA’s
LAFLA Helps Cantonese Speaker Obtain Unemployment Benefits
“I am very grateful to LAFLA for helping me restore my EDD benefits. It means a lot to me that I can use the money
LEIF Fellow Focus: Bryon Alvarez
The LEIF Program engages and empowers law students who are historically underrepresented in public interest law. During their terms, LEIF Fellows work as summer law clerks and participate in
Meet Our Team: Pierre Cordero
Pierre Cordero is a LAFLA staff attorney with a serendipitous story. Needing assistance with a paternity case several years ago, Pierre went to LAFLA’s Torrance
LAFLA Protects Section 8 Tenant With Swift Action
In California, many Section 8 tenants are fighting against various forms of housing discrimination, an issue that often impedes their stability and can leave them
Our 2021 Annual Report is Here
LAFLA is proud to announce the release of our 2021 Annual Report. Learn how LAFLA has provided holistic legal services to vulnerable Angelenos throughout the
LAFLA Celebrates World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day, held on June 20, is an important day to celebrate and honor the lived experiences of refugees internationally. This event commemorates the
Meet Our 2022 LEIF Fellows & Summer Law Clerks
At LAFLA, we are excited to welcome our summer class of more than 30 law clerks from 17 law schools. These students join us (some
LAFLA Applauds Cancellation of Remaining Loans for Former Corinthian Students
LAFLA welcomes this week’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Education will finally cancel the outstanding federal student loans of more than 500,000 borrowers harmed
Pro Bono Spotlight: Alexis Golling
“My clients’ wishes were always the driving force, and if there was anything that I could do to get as close as possible to the
Equal Justice Works Fellow to Launch SoCal’s First API Medical-Legal Partnership
Equal Justice Works Fellow to Launch Southern California’s First Medical-Legal Partnership for Asian & Pacific Islander Communities Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Community
Pro Bono Attorneys Keep Family Housed
“Getting to see the immediate impact of our advocacy in preventing a pretextual eviction and securing monetary relief for the Smith family to find new
Helping Yourself at LAFLA’s Self-Help Centers
LAFLA’s self-help legal access centers provide legal information, forms, and guides to self-represented litigants in unlawful detainer, family law, and restraining order proceedings that are
Language Rights Advocates Reach Agreement with CA Employment Development Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 28, 2022 Contact:Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Sara Williams, sjwilliams@lafla.org Advocates Reach Agreement with CA Employment Development Department to Expand Language