Welcome to LAAC Online!
The Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC) is the statewide membership organization for the almost 100 nonprofits funded through IOLTA (Interest on Lawyer Trust Account) grants by the State Bar of California. Capitalizing on its structure as a membership organization, LAAC naturally takes on the role of advocating on behalf of this group of nonprofits. LAAC facilitates communication and coordination between programs, trains in core substantive areas, analyzes best practices, and assesses and improves the effectiveness of the delivery of legal aid in California, including working strategically to support rural and small programs and meet the needs of under-served populations.
LAAC’s three core program areas are:
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Advocacy, which focuses on increasing funding to support legal services;
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Training and Coordination within the California IOLTA Community, consisting of in-person conferences, online trainings, statewide meetings, and online resource sharing; and
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Member Services, including discounts on trainings, software, and interpretation services.
Please see www.CALegalAdvocates.org for resources and trainings if you are a volunteer attorney, legal services advocate, law student or faculty advising low income and disadvantaged clients.
Coming up!
2012 Awards of Merit
LAAC is proud to announce the 2012 Awards of Merit honorees!
- Attorney: Catherine Bishop, Senior Staff Attorney, National Housing Law Project
- Legal Secretary: Ethel Louise Oden-Brown, National Center for Youth Law
- Paralegal: Julio Edrosolan, Bay Area Legal Aid
- Volunteer and Board Member: Dr. James Meeker, Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Public Law Center
LAAC will honor the recipients at an awards ceremony on June 7. Click here to learn more.
Pathways to Justice Conference
Presented by The State Bar of California Office of Legal Services, Legal Aid Association of California and the Administrative Office of the Courts Equal Access Project.
When: June 7-8, 2012
Where: UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco
Please click here to register.
Please remember that LAAC Member Programs receive a discount! Please contact pfodell@laaconline.org if you have any questions.
