LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is a nonprofit law firm that protects and advances the rights of the most underserved—leveling the playing field and ensuring that everyone can have access to the justice system. Every year, LAFLA helps more than 100,000 people in civil legal matters by providing direct legal representation and other legal assistance for low-income people across the Greater Los Angeles region. Our unique combination of neighborhood offices, self-help centers at courthouses, and domestic violence clinics puts LAFLA on the frontlines in communities at the forefront of change.

We change lives through direct representation, systems change and community education.

To achieve our mission, LAFLA’s expert team of attorneys, paralegals and support staff works with the community in a variety of ways:

- Provides direct representation
- Offers counsel and advice
- Provides referrals
- Educates the community about their legal rights through workshops and seminars

LAFLA’s legal priorities encompass:

- Supporting families
- Preserving quality, affordable housing
- Maintaining economic stability
- Promoting safety, security, and health
- Serving populations with special vulnerabilities
- Protecting human and civil rights

With a diverse staff that includes over 80 attorneys, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is one of the largest public interest law firms, providing comprehensive legal services to approximately 100,000 low-income people each year. Our management team also brings a wealth of legal expertise, policy advocacy experience, a solid background working with diverse and underserved communities, and a passion for its mission to provide access to civil justice for those without a voice.

LAFLA has five offices located in the communities where our clients live and work. For greater community outreach, we also have three Domestic Violence Clinics, located at the Superior Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, the Santa Monica Courthouse and the Long Beach Courthouse.

LAFLA operates four Self-Help Legal Access Centers located in the Inglewood, Long Beach, Santa Monica and Torrance courthouses. The centers are walk-in clinics that offer individuals who are representing themselves legal information, assistance in preparing legal forms, and guidance on a variety of civil matters, including evictions, divorces and paternity actions, and civil harassment. Referrals to local bar association referral programs or legal services programs are provided.

LAFLA celebrated its 90th Anniversary in 2019, and has helped hundreds of thousands of people with their civil legal problems: keeping families in their homes, helping seniors and Veterans obtain life-changing benefits, keeping domestic violence survivors legally removed from their abusers, and more. We will continue to help the most vulnerable people across Greater Los Angeles with their civil legal issues, and fight for equity and justice.