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 remotely) from 18 cities around the country — from states including North Carolina, Michigan, New York, Nevada, Massachusetts, and Indiana. They also speak 12 languages other than English, ranging from Spanish, Armenian, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean to Hindi, Urdu, Swahili, Farsi, Tagalog, Chinese, and Persian. These fellows are inspired by the common goal to give back to others through fighting for equitable legal aid and access. Learn more about our summer law clerk program.

We are also pleased to announce that 10 of our law clerks make up the second class of our LAFLA Equity and Inclusion Fellowship (LEIF) Program. The LEIF Program is designed to foster a more diverse legal profession, reflect the client communities we serve, and encourage future careers in public interest law.

Congratulations to our 2022 LEIF fellows:

Itzayary Aguilar
Loyola Law School 

Bryon Alvarez
Southwestern Law School

Shuping Deng
Loyola Law School 

Diamond Humphrey
North Carolina Central University School of Law 

Kassidee Lowe
UC Hastings College of the Law 

Francia Orduno
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law 

Edgar Preciado
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law

Astrid Saenz Huynh
Loyola Law School

Shawntel Williams
University of Michigan Law School

Jason Wong
UC Davis School of Law