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