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California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA)

The statewide rural legal services program, serving farmworkers and rural communities from more than twenty regional offices. Long-standing host for project fellowships and a well-known summer law clerk program.

Based in
Oakland (24 offices statewide), Central Valley
Team size
Large (75+)
Languages
Spanish, Mixteco, Triqui, Hmong
Hiring window
Summer clerkships posted in the fall; staff roles rolling.

Practice areas

  • Employment & Workers' Rights
  • Housing & Eviction Defense
  • Education & Youth
  • Environmental Justice

Visit the official California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) website

How to approach them

  1. Reach out to the Director of Advocacy / regional Directing Attorney with a short note naming the community need you care about.
  2. Ask about supervision structure and caseload before you talk about titles.
  3. If you are applying for a project fellowship, raise it at least six months before the deadline.