Association of American Law Schools (AALS) section on Clinical Legal Education - Sponsored by the University of Michigan Law School Clinical Law Programs, this site provides an interactive directory of clinical legal educators from across the country. Listed are those involved in live-client law clinics, legal externships, and simulation courses, as well as educators integrating clinical methodology in traditional courses.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California - Has the latest updates and in-depth resources on civil liberties in Northern California.

The Brennan Center - A non-profit institute involved in litigation, public education, and scholarship on campaign finance reform, poverty issues, and judicial independence.

California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) - a voluntary membership organization for California attorneys who regularly represent employees in labor, employment and civil rights disputes.

Chavez & Gertler, LLP - The firm's attorneys represent plaintiffs in class action and private attorney general cases.

Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) - a non-profit organization whose membership is open to all people interested in using clinical methodology to prepare law students and lawyers for more effective law practice.

Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) - Equal Rights Advocates has led the legal fight for women's equality for almost 30 years. Their mission is to protect and secure equal rights and economic opportunities for women and girls through litigation and advocacy.

FindLaw Internet Legal Resources - This interactive site is designed to help find solutions to legal issues by providing easy and comprehensive access to lawyers and legal information.

Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian - is a California law firm which represents plaintiffs in complex and class action litigation, including civil rights, employment discrimination, wage and labor, disability access, environmental, consumer and other public interest class actions. Goldstein Demchak was founded in 1972, and has litigated class action lawsuits throughout the United States, as well as in California.

The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) - A non-profit law firm providing free legal services, advocacy, and representation to low-income people in Los Angeles.

Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP - A fifty-plus attorney law firm. Their cases typically involve dangerous or defective products, securities and investment fraud, consumer fraud and false advertising, employment discrimination and unlawful employment practices, environmental damage and toxic exposures, antitrust and ERISA violations and the abuse of human and civil rights.

Equal Justice Works - (formerly The National Association for Public Interest Law) leads the country in organizing, training & supporting public service-minded law students, and in creating summer and postgraduate public interest jobs.

National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) - The country's only professional organization that is exclusively comprised of lawyers who represent individual employees in cases involving employment discrimination, wrongful termination, employee benefits, and other employment-related matters.

The National Lawyers Guild - An organization of more than 5, 000 lawyers, legal workers, law students and jail house lawyers in 200 chapters around the country.

The National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco Chapter

National Legal Aid & Defender Association - serves the equal justice community in two major ways: providing first-rate products and services and as a leading national voice in public policy and legislative debates on the many issues affecting the equal justice community.

Probono.net - Probono.net's mission is to increase access to justice through innovative uses of technology and increased volunteer participation.

Poverty & Race Research Action Council - Fosters collaboration between activist and research communities dealing with racism and poverty. We also support social science research on the intersections of race and poverty, designed in turn, to advance a planned advocacy agenda (public education, community organizing, litigation, legislation, etc.)

Public Interest Clearinghouse (PIC) - provides technical assistance, coordination and advocacy in order to leverage scarce resources and build the capacity of over 100 nonprofit and legal aid programs in California. Also see http://www.pic.org/resx/direclsp.htm#Quick, a comprehensive directory of legal service programs in California and Nevada.

San Francisco Foundation - Mobilizes resources and acts as a catalyst for change to build strong communities, foster civic leadership and promote philanthropy.

Schneider & Wallace, Attorneys at Law - A dedicated group of California trial lawyers committed to continuing the work of the civil rights movement through individual and class action litigation.

Society of American Law Teachers (S.A.L.T) - is committed to creating and maintaining a community of progressive and caring law professors dedicated to making a difference through the power of law.

The Tides Foundation - partners with donors to increase and organize resources for positive social change.

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice - interactive resources for public interest-oriented lawyers and activists.

Law School Consortium Project - A national non-proft organization committed to increasing access to justice for low and middle income families.

Lowbono.org - A web resource for solo and small firm community-based practioners, sponsored by the Law School Consortium Project.

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