The California Pro Bono Portal: What’s New and What’s Next

This presentation offers a comprehensive update on the California Pro Bono Portal, including recent developments, a live demonstration of the knowledge base, a look at further integration with Pro Bono Training Institute (PBTI) resources for volunteer attorneys and recommended practices for incorporating the Portal into your pro bono program. Whether you are a current user […]

Listen4Good: Soliciting feedback from Volunteers, Employees, and Community Partners

Legal aid providers need great data to do great work. Data that tells you whether clients feel informed and supported. Data that reveals what motivates volunteers. Data that shows how partner organizations experience collaboration. Data that surfaces staff concerns before they become crises. In this training, we’ll explore how legal aid organizations can gather meaningful […]

Tools for Giving Robust Referrals, Information and Legal Advice

This webinar is for legal workers and attorneys interacting with prospective clients at initial screening and intake meetings. The skills discussed in this webinar will help with resilience and boundary setting on behalf of the organization while responding to client goals and helping them advocate for themselves in organizations with limited resources. Presenter: Alix Gonzales […]

Pro Bono Portal Basics

New to the California Pro Bono Portal? Learn how this statewide platform connects volunteers with pro bono opportunities. This session will cover the Portal’s history, basics, and how it can be used to efficiently enhance legal services. Presenter: Matthew Kugizaki of ICLS https://www.calprobono.org/

2025 Dan Bradley Fellowship Showcase

Each year, LAAC offers the Dan Bradley Fellowship to fund law students who want to spend their summer working at a LAAC member legal aid organization. The Fellowship is awarded to outstanding students who want to pursue a career in public interest law and who want to spend their summer working on a rural issue […]

Lawyering and Mental Health

Strategies for caring for ourselves as lawyers. This session will be an opportunity to engage in some breath work exercises and learn a bit more about how our work affects us and how to navigate those nuances while still caring for ourselves.

Building Restorative Workplaces

Explore how restorative practices can transform your workplace! Restorative practices come from the philosophy of restorative justice and support us with strategies to prevent conflict through community building. Restorative workplaces require intentional crafting and interpersonal skills to enable constructive engagement and healthy learning in the face of conflict and differences. Join SEEDS to learn practical […]