Justia Legal Services & Lawyers Directory

About this Organization:
The Cyberlaw Clinic provides legal representation to private litigants and other clients in matters involving the public interest and technological development. The Cyberlaw Clinic gives students an opportunity to participate in supervised litigation, policy and legislative advocacy in matters involving technology and the public interest. Through the Clinic, students will develop and hone skills in interviewing and counseling, fact investigation, issue identification, case theory, development, planning and organization, discovery and motions practice, ethics, negotiation and oral advocacy. Bar Certified law students work directly with clients, file legal motions and briefs and argue matters in court. The Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford offers students an opportunity to provide legal assistance to nonprofit organizations on a variety of environmental issues, focusing primarily on natural resource conservation. The clinic's clients include large national environmental organizations such as The Ocean Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and National Parks Conservation Association), as well as a variety of regional and local grassroots groups (such as the Center for Biological Diversity, WaterKeepers Northern California, Environmental Protection Information Center, and Turtle Island Restoration Network). The Immigrants' Rights Clinic (IRC) at Stanford Law School is committed to protecting the human rights of all non-citizens, regardless of immigration status. Professor Jayashri Srikantiah and Teaching Fellow Kathleen Kim supervise students on direct services and legal advocacy projects. Students in the clinic represent individual immigrants in a variety of settings. For example, students have worked on: seeking humanitarian relief from deportation on behalf of non-citizens with criminal convictions, obtaining asylum protection for non-citizens fleeing persecution, and assisting immigrant survivors of domestic violence in gaining lawful status in the United States.

About this Organization:
The mission of the California Center for Law and the Deaf (CalCLAD) is to protect and advance the legal rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing people to enable them to live independent, productive lives, with full access to the rights, privileges, entitlements, services, educational and employment opportunities available to others.

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Additional contact information: 510-483-0922 (Voice and TTY), 12.155.182.125 (Video IP Phone).

Schedule:
M-F 8:30am-4:30pm

About this Organization:
The Community Alliance for Special Education (CASE) was formed in 1979 to protect the lawful educational rights of children with disabilities by fostering the fair and just implementation of IDEA and state special education law. CASE advocacy staff, thoroughly trained in special education law, helps families and school districts work together when designing appropriate special education programs for students with disabilities, who are at risk for school failure, so they can succeed in school, get a job and become productive members of their community.

About this Organization:
Founded in 1969, Centro Legal de la Raza is a comprehensive legal services and community development agency. Our mission is to protect and advance the rights of immigrant, low-income and Latino communities through bilingual legal representation, education, community organizing and advocacy. By combining quality legal services with movement building activities, education and social services, we promote access to justice for thousands of individuals and families each year throughout the East Bay region of Northern, California.

About this Organization:
PAI's Mission Statement: "Advancing the human and legal rights of people with disabilities."

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Additional toll free phone: 800-776-5746.

About this Organization:
The Child Care Law Center (CCLC) is a national nonprofit legal services organization that uses legal tools to make high quality, affordable child care available to every child, every family, and every community. We are the only organization in the country devoted exclusively to the complex legal issues that affect child care. Our diverse substantive work encompasses public benefits, civil rights, housing, economic development, regulation and licensing, and land use. CCLC is a legal resource for the local, state, and national child care communities, and we serve as a legal resource for local legal services programs on child care issues in California. Our primary clients are families and children. We also engage in legal and policy advocacy and offer training and information to parents, non-profit child care centers, family child care providers, policy makers, community, and government agencies. We work in collaboration with legal services and other public interest advocates who directly serve children, families, and child care providers.

About this Organization:
The Law Center for Families (LCFF) continues in a long tradition of meeting the legal service needs of low-income families and individuals in Alameda County. We provide individual representation, advice, referrals and community education concerning: housing rights, family law/domestic violence, consumer law, economic support/public benefits, and language access. We also work toward accomplishing systemic change through impact litigation, and administrative or legislative advocacy.