Attorney / Pro Bono Opportunities

Clinics

Immigration Law

Employment Law

Monthly La Raza Centro Legal provides clinics to the community in immigration law and employment law clinics.  Experiences immigration and employment law attorneys are sought to assist with these clinics

Immigration Law

In collaboration with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, La Raza Centro Legal hosts a bi-monthly immigration clinic.  The clinic takes place the 2^nd and 4^th Thursday of the month at 5:45 p.m.  If you are interested in assisting with the clinic, please send your resume to David Rorick of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights at drorick@lccr.com.

In addition, La Raza Centro Legal provides weekly clinics to the community during the day.  If you are available to assist with the weekly immigration clinics, please contact Genevie Gallegos at genevie@lrcl.org.

Employment Law

In collaboration with law students of Golden Gate, Hastings and USF, La Raza Centro Legal hosts a workers' rights clinic.  The clinic takes place the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.  If you are interested in supervising and mentoring students who assist with the clinic, please send your resume to Genevie Gallegos at genevie@lrcl.org.

Senior Law

Weekly, La Raza Centro Legal provides weekly clinics to the community during the day.  If you are available to assist with the weekly senior clinics, please contact Genevie Gallegos at genevie@lrcl.org.

Cases

Elder Rights

Immigration Law

Workers' Rights

Youth Rights

Debt Collection

Police Abuse

Family Law

La Raza Centro Legal is seeking Pro Bono Attorneys to assist with cases involving elder rights, immigration law, youth rights, debt collection, police and family law.

If you are able to assist La Raza Centro Legal in representing clients, please contact Genevie Gallegos, Associate Director at genevie@lrcl.org.

Elder Rights

During our senior law clinics, we assist seniors of our community in obtaining their public benefits, consumer rights and wills.  We seek assistance as follows:

• Legal assistance to elders with living trusts;
• Legal assistance to elders in debt collection of consumer law matters;
• Legal assistance to elders who are victims of credit theft or identity theft;
• Representation in social security disability benefit claims;
• Representation in medical malpractice claims.

Immigration Law

During our immigration law clinics, we assist with naturalization, cancellation of removal, U-Visas, T-Visas, Asylum and Adjustments.  We seek assistance with the following:

• Representation in removal matters;
• Representation of those detained;
• Representation in appeal of immigration matters;
• Representation in VAWA cases.

Workers' Rights

During the worker's rights clinics, we assist workers with small wage and hour claims.  We seek assistance with the following:

• Representation of workers with wage and hour claims over $50,000.00;
• Representation of workers who have experienced discrimination;
• Representation of workers who have experienced retaliation;
• Representation of workers to enforce their wage and hour judgments;
• Representation of meritorious unemployment insurance appeals.

Youth Rights

Through our youth and parent empowerment and organizing work, we find that many youth in the community need assistance as follows:

• Representation in expulsion cases;
• Representation in criminal law cases.

Debt Collection

During our various clinics, we see clients who are in need of debt collection assistance as follows:

• Legal assistance in consumer and debt fraud;
• Legal assistance to file bankruptcy cases.

Police Abuse

In our work with day laborers, we see many men who are unfairly treated by the police.  We seek assistance as follows:

• Representation in police abuse cases.

Family Law

During all of our work with the community, we see many clients who are unable to afford a family law attorney, especially in their custody and child support cases.  We seek assistance as follows:

• Representation in family law cases.

Presentations

La Raza Centro Legal is often sought to provide presentations to the community and the media.  If you are interested in assisting with presentations including immigration law, workers' rights and criminal law, please contact Genevie Gallegos, Associate Director at genevie@lrcl.org.