Under attorney supervision, the legal secretary will be preliminarily assigned to CCLS’s Homelessness Prevention Project for rural Tulare County. The legal secretary will provide support to an attorney, paralegals, and an outreach worker focusing on a variety of legal issues specific to Homelessness Prevention in rural Tulare County.
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA)
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA)
(Central Coast, Central Valley, Eastern California, Rural, Southwestern California) Founded in 1966 as a nonprofit legal services program, CRLA has 21 offices and strives for economic justice and human rights on behalf of California's rural poor.Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF)
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF)
(California Statewide, Rural) CRLAF is a statewide, non-profit organization providing legal services and policy advocacy for California’s rural poor. Headquartered in Sacramento with an office in Fresno.Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded
California Indian Legal Services (CILS)
California Indian Legal Services (CILS)
(Bay Area, California Statewide, Central Coast, Central Valley, Eastern California, Northern District, Rural, Sacramento Region, Southwestern California) Launched four decades ago, CILS is one of the oldest non-profit law firms devoted exclusively to the cause of Native American rights. HQ in Escondido, with offices in Bishop, Eureka, and Sacramento.Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees
Butte County Law Library
Butte County Law Library
(Rural, Sacramento Region) BCLL is a regional library that provides legal reference services to all residents and nonresidents of the County of Butte. They maintain a core library of physical print material and online subscriptions to substantial databases of electronic material, including LexisNexis Government, CEB, Ebsco Legal and WestlawNext.Organization Type: Government, Other
New American Legal Clinic – San Joaquin College of the Law
New American Legal Clinic – San Joaquin College of the Law
(Central Valley, Rural) The New American Legal Clinic will prepare SJCL students for the practice of law, in any area of law, through a comprehensive experiential learning model while promoting SJCL’s dynamism, serving the needs of our local community and encouraging immigrant integration.Organization Type: Law School, Provider
Lists: IOLTA-Funded, Other Legal Nonprofits
‘Being A Woman Is Not A Pre-Existing Condition’ – Class Action Suit Challenges Systemic Gender Discrimination in CA Workers’ Comp
‘Being A Woman Is Not A Pre-Existing Condition’ – Class Action Suit Challenges Systemic Gender Discrimination in CA Workers’ Comp
July 6, 2016 | Public CounselStatewide system relies on outdated stereotypes about women's capacities and roles, contributing to the feminization of poverty in California and burdening women and families