Today, the University of San Diego (USD) School of Law announced that it launched the Workers’ Rights Clinic, a collaboration with the state-wide Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center. The new Clinic will expand access to free legal advice on employment-related issues for those most in need, low-income workers. “We are honored that the Employment Law… Continue reading USD School of Law announces new Workers’ Rights Clinic
Month: August 2016
2016 summer lectures come to a close
Eight lectures later, this summer’s annual Elizabeth J. Cabraser Summer Lecture Series has come to an end! We’ve been honored to host these discussions of pressing legal and social issues. Complete videos of the lectures are available on Facebook page (http://bit.ly/28NcbNq), and clips of our speakers can be found on our YouTube channel (http://bit.ly/29HB2mA), as… Continue reading 2016 summer lectures come to a close
LAS-ELC client recounts experience fighting for her rights
After her divorce in China in 1992, our client struggled to support her son and eventually decided to move to the U.S. The difference she found here, she says, was that low-income workers like her have rights. And the LAS-ELC, she says, has helped her to realize those rights. Three times. “Ten years ago, I… Continue reading LAS-ELC client recounts experience fighting for her rights
LAS-ELC attorney Jinny Kim joins State Bar’s exec. committee on labor, employment law
Jinny Kim, director of the Disability Rights program at the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, has been appointed to the executive committee of the State Bar of California’s section on labor and employment law. Members of the executive committee organize and lead the section’s publications and programs, which include the California Labor and Employment Law… Continue reading LAS-ELC attorney Jinny Kim joins State Bar’s exec. committee on labor, employment law
Meet our Summer 2016 Law Clerks!
We’ve had the honor of working with a very impressive and committed group of law students this year as summer clerks. In our next post, we’ll look at some of the highlights of their work. But first, here are their bios: Yvette Borja, who is heading into her second year at Stanford Law School,… Continue reading Meet our Summer 2016 Law Clerks!