Who We Are
Lawyers for America, Inc. (LfA) is a California nonprofit corporation that has been granted IRS 501(c)(3) status. LfA’s mission is to improve the practical skills of new lawyers, to expand the availability of legal services for those who cannot afford lawyers, and to increase the ability of government and nonprofit legal offices to render such services.
The mission is accomplished by working with law schools, governmental organizations, and legal nonprofits to create two-year fellowships comprising a training year that is the students’ final year of law school and a service year that is their first as new attorneys.
History
Lawyers for America, Inc., was founded by UC Law SF Professors David Faigman (now UC Law SF Chancellor and Dean) and Marsha Cohen in 2011 as a California nonprofit corporation with 501(c)(3) status.
The program was announced to UC Law SF students on July 2012, and the first applications were in late fall 2012. The first fellows, from the Class of 2014, started their work for LfA partners as externs in August 2013, graduated in May 2014, and resumed their fellowship work for pay in August 2014. The program has successfully continued since that time.
Public Information about Lawyers for America
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