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Environmental Justice Fellow - CEI

The CEI Fellow will work with the Legal Program Director and staff to develop and implement creative advocacy strategies to address community-identified environmental justice issues in the San Joaquin Valley, particularly in DUCs. Primary responsibilities include legal advocacy/litigation support, factual research, community outreach, and education, community leadership development, and analysis of pending policies.

Staff Attorney - Environmental Justice Staff Attorney

Salinas

The Staff Attorney will work with the Legal Program Director and staff to develop and implement creative advocacy strategies to address community-identified environmental justice issues in the San Joaquin Valley, particularly in DUCs. Primary responsibilities include legal advocacy/litigation support, factual research, community outreach, and education, community leadership development, and analysis of pending policies.

September 14, 2022

San Luis Obispo County Residents Clear Criminal Records with Help from ECHO, People’s Justice Project, California Rural Legal Assistance, San Luis Obispo College of Law, and San Luis Obispo Defenders

Free clean slate clinic will help eligible homeless residents remove a barrier to accessing housing and employment opportunities.

September 7, 2022

Campaign to Clear Criminal Records in Central Coast Launches in Ventura

CRLA and pro bono partners help residents remove major barrier to better housing and jobs

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September 2, 2022

Executive Director Search Now Open to Applicants

CRLA, Inc. is now accepting applications or nominations for our next executive director via search firm Lindauer.

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August 26, 2022

Our Advocacy Will Not Be Derailed by Hate

CRLA stands with LGBTQ+ communities in Stanislaus County and beyond.

Staff Attorney

Reporting to the Directing Attorney, the Staff Attorney provides comprehensive legal services to eligible clients in CRLA priority areas in accordance with CRLA program guidelines, the ABA Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Services, and the Code of Professional Responsibility.

Know Your Rights: Eviction

Under California law, the only lawful way to evict a tenant is to file a case in court.

As a tenant, you have a right to remain in your home until a court orders you to move out.

Panorama of United States Supreme Court Building by Joe Ravi

June 16, 2022

What Viking River Cruises v. Moriana Means for California Workers

If employers want to avoid the burden of defending class actions and representative actions, the answer is simple: obey the law.

CRLA Executive Director photographed by Timothy Archibald for Stanford Magazine

June 6, 2022

The next phase of my justice journey

After 38 years serving as Executive Director, I'm passing the baton to the next generation of leadership at California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.

Under California law, the only lawful way to evict a tenant is to file a case in court.

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