Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

We’re #hiring in Los Angeles, California. Are you interested in joining an organization dedicated to increasing access to justice and addressing systemic inequities across the LA area? If yes, LAFLA is the place for you! Apply today or share this post with your network. More openings are available at https://lnkd.in/gq_a2Pcf.

We’re #hiring in Los Angeles, California. Are you interested in joining an organization dedicated to increasing access to justice and addressing systemic inequities across the LA area? If yes, LAFLA is the place for you! Apply today or share this post with your network. More openings are available at https://lnkd.in/gq_a2Pcf.

LAFLA’s 26th Annual Access to Justice Gala is only 2 weeks away! This year, we are pleased to present the Maynard Toll Award for Distinguished Public Service to civil rights attorney Carol Sobel, Law Office of Carol A. Sobel. Carol is a leading advocate for the rights of unhoused people and against the criminalization of homelessness. She served as LAFLA’s co-counsel in Mitchell vs. City of Los Angeles, upholding unhoused people's constitutional rights against the destruction of their property. And in 2006, she litigated the landmark case Jones vs. City of Los Angeles, in which the Ninth Circuit ruled that it was illegal to arrest people sleeping on the street when there were no available shelter beds. LAFLA is indebted to Carol Sobel's vision and leadership in the fight for justice for all. Join us on Wednesday, September 25, to celebrate Carol’s achievements in public interest law. ?? More information and tickets ???at the ?? in our bio ?? 2024 Access to Justice Gala

We’re #hiring in Los Angeles, California. Are you interested in joining an organization dedicated to increasing access to justice and addressing systemic inequities across the LA area? If yes, LAFLA is the place for you! Apply today or share this post with your network. More openings are available at https://lnkd.in/gq_a2Pcf.

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay Did you know that the risk of suicide increases when people face financial hardship, eviction, abuse, and other traumatic experiences? Everyone deserves access to mental healthcare and to the social and economic resources that help to sustain life. If you or someone you love is considering suicide or self-harm, help is available. Find resources and crisis support at https://lnkd.in/gCqGSqVE

All LAFLA offices will be closed Friday, September 13, 2024 for LAFLA’s 95th Anniversary Celebration. -- Todas las oficinas de LAFLA estarán cerradas el viernes 13 de septiembre del 2024 para la celebración del 95 aniversario de LAFLA. Want to join us? RSVP at lafla.org/95anniversary/!

??Thank you to our amazing sponsors for supporting LAFLA’s 26th Annual Access to Justice Gala! ??We are grateful to each of our donors and partners for helping LAFLA reach more community members and create a more accessible justice system. Get your tickets ??? and join us at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on September 25 - https://lnkd.in/dxqA_7Pv! Champion Sponsor: Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Guardian Champion Sponsors: Latham & Watkins; O'Melveny & Myers LLP Guardian Sponsors: City National Bank; Gibson Dunn; Kirkland & Ellis; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Orrick & Associates, LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates Advocate Sponsors: Fox Corporation; Jenner & Block; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Patron Sponsors: AT&T Business; Bet Tzedek Legal Services; Covington & Burling LLP; Debra Fischer & Sherwin Frey; Foley & Lardner LLP; HKA; Mayer Brown; Proskauer Rose LLP; Sidley Austin LLP; Sony Pictures; Southern California Edison (SCE); Venable LLP

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is thrilled to announce that civil rights leaders Mia Yamamoto and Pete White will join our anniversary celebration as keynote speakers! We are fortunate to call both of these amazing advocates our close partners and friends, and we’re so proud to host them for this special event. Mia Yamamoto is a trailblazing civil rights activist recognized for her advocacy on behalf of transgender and AAPI communities, and for making history as the first openly transgender trial lawyer in California. Pete White is founder and co-executive director of Los Angeles Community Action Network, a grassroots organization working to uphold the human right to housing, health and security in Los Angeles. It’s our 95th year fighting for justice—and we want to celebrate with you! RSVP now to join our community celebration at https://lnkd.in/ge3NwxSV.

LAFLA’s 26th Annual Access to Justice Gala is only 3 weeks away! This year, we are pleased to present the Pro Bono Service Award to O'Melveny & Myers LLP and David Lash, who serves as Managing Counsel for Pro Bono and Public Interest Services. ?? Under David's leadership, O'Melveny's world-renowned pro bono program is mobilizing the legal community to join the all-hands-on-deck fight against homelessness. Their dedicated work has connected hundreds of attorneys with opportunities to support eviction defense and homelessness prevention, both with LAFLA and through strategic collaborations like Stay Housed L.A. Join us in celebrating our pro bono partners who have gone above and beyond to defend the civil rights of Los Angeles's unhoused communities! More information and tickets ???at https://lnkd.in/dxqA_7Pv.

All LAFLA offices will be closed Monday, September 2, 2024 in observance of Labor Day. --- Todas las oficinas de LAFLA estarán cerradas el lunes 2 de septiembre del 2024 en observancia del Día del Trabajo.