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, […]
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.
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 […]
LEIF Fellow Focus: Diamond Humphrey
The LAFLA Equity & Inclusion Fellowship (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 various events and programs where they help LAFLA clients, build their legal skills, and meet with other LEIF Fellows. They also complete a final written project. We will feature […]
LEIF Fellow Focus: Bryon Alvarez
The LAFLA Equity & Inclusion Fellowship (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 various events and programs where they help LAFLA clients, build their legal skills, and meet with other LEIF Fellows. They also complete a final written project. We will feature […]
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 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 […]
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 Medical Wellness Centers USA collaborate to host innovative project that centers race and culture to address health disparities Los Angeles, CA – The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) […]
Meet Our LEIF Fellows & Summer Law Clerks
We are excited to welcome our summer class of 34 law clerks, who represent 22 law schools. The students join us remotely from nearly a dozen metropolitan areas across the nation, as far away as Boston, Chicago, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They also speak 14 languages other than English, ranging from Spanish and Korean to […]
LAFLA Launches Equity and Inclusion Fellowship (LEIF) Program
LAFLA is proud to launch two new initiatives to support law students in our 2021 Summer Law Clerk Program: LAFLA Equity and Inclusion Fellowship (LEIF) Program LAFLA 2021 Summer Law Clerk Stipend These initiatives will bolster LAFLA’s efforts to foster a more diverse legal profession; reflect the client communities we serve; and encourage future careers […]
LAFLA Fellows Fight Housing Insecurity
This fall, LAFLA welcomed three postgraduate fellows whose work focuses on housing issues – especially critical as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on underserved communities. Meet our fellows and learn about their experiences. Curtis Skinner, Community Economic Development Fellow Prior to transitioning to law school, I was a journalist for about five years. After […]
