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Position(s): Full-Time Summer Legal Fellows to assist with immigration and/or labor and employment cases

 

Period: Approximately from May 1, 2026 to September 16, 2026

Location: Sacramento, California

 

About: 

California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (“CRLAF”) is a nonprofit legal services and advocacy organization with a focus on providing comprehensive legal advocacy on behalf of low-wage, rural immigrants ineligible for federally funded legal services due to immigration status. Undocumented residents, including mixed-status families, lack significant access to legal aid and are thus more vulnerable to labor violations; denial of housing, education, and health services; and family separation.​

 

CRLAF represents migrant farmworkers and other low-wage workers and immigrant families in class, representative, and PAGA actions, and before the Labor Commissioner’s Office recovering wages and other compensation for thousands of individuals. CRLAF also offers limited and full-scope immigration assistance with affirmative applications for relief before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) and with relief from removal in immigration court proceedings. 

 

CRLAF seeks law students with a strong commitment to public interest and social justice to serve as California Bar Foundation Legal Aid Leader Fellows. Under the supervision of experienced attorneys, Fellows will gain practical experience working directly with clients, completing legal research, preparing briefs to support client’s claims in litigation, and preparing documents for review by USCIS and/or the immigration court. Fellows will receive training and may assist with community presentations on Know Your Rights and responding to questions on immigration and labor rights. 

 

Fellows can pick between working with the Litigation Unit and Immigration Unit. 

 

Requirements and Qualifications:

The Summer Fellowship is full-time, 37.5 hours per week for 10 weeks. CRLAF offers a flexible summer work schedule to accommodate any personal needs or travel plans.

 

  • Rising 2L or 3L 
  • Interest in immigration and/or labor and workers’ rights in California
  • Demonstrated commitment to social justice and the empowerment of immigrant communities
  • Experience working with low-income, immigrant, migrant, farmworker, non-English speaking families, and ability to engage people from all backgrounds with both patience and sensitivity when listening to clients’ stories
  • Fluency in Spanish or locally spoken indigenous language, preferred but not required 
  • Ability to work independently, as demonstrated by a positive track record of independent decision-making
  • Valid California Driver License, preferred but not required
  • Willingness to remain in close communications with the California Bar Foundation about your work

 

Stipend: 

The successful candidate will receive a stipend of $10,000, funded by the California Bar Foundation.

 

Application Information: 

If interested, please email your cover letter, resume, and list of 3 professional references to jobs@crlaf.org. Please address the cover letter to “Hiring Committee” and write your preference for either “Immigration Summer Legal Fellow” or “Litigation Summer Legal Fellow” in the email subject line. Applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled.