A Message From Jerrilyn Malana, President, California Lawyers Foundation The California Lawyers Foundation is the charitable arm of CLA, and we serve as a sister organization with shared goals of advancing access to justice, civic engagement, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. As President, I...

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Chief Justice Mary Helen Murguia, are all women of firsts; they are the first Latina women to serve in their powerful roles. Their message...

Jose Solis couldn’t be prouder. His daughter, Amelia, is a Florin High School graduate, a successful three-year participant in its California Legal Pathways Collaborative (CLPC) Law Academy, and a freshman at California State University, Sacramento. She is also just one of eight students who...

Nearly 300 high school students from California Legal Pathways Collaborative (CLPC) Law Academies gathered at the State Capitol on February 26, 2026, for CLPC’s 3rd Annual Legislative Day. The event, themed “Civility and Ethics in the Legislative Process,” allowed students to engage with...

The California State Capitol Assembly and Senate floors, the Third District Court of Appeal, and Sacramento’s Tsakopoulos Library Galleria served as centers of learning for approximately 300 high school students as part of the California Legal Pathways Collaborative’s (CLPC) Legislative Day held on...

Maridel De Los Reyes When Maridel De Los Reyes was growing up, she wanted to be a doctor. “That was until sixth grade,” she reflects and smiles. “My middle school had a program where students from underserved areas visited law firms. I had never met a lawyer before. They were so eloquent and...

Attention Journalists: Elected officials, legal leaders, and students, welcome the opportunity to be interviewed.             SACRAMENTO, CA  (February 10, 2026) – Nearly 300 students will unite at the California State Capitol to meet...

There are certain professions considered callings. Teachers and lawyers are among them. Teachers view their profession not simply as a job to help students learn, but as a mission to instill the value of an education and to make a difference in a child’s life. Lawyers advocate for justice,...

Originally published by Pasadena Now. Pasadena High School has become the first campus in the San Gabriel Valley to partner with the California Legal Pathways Collaborative, according to the organization. The collaboration establishes CLPC’s first-ever law academy partnership in the region and...

Meet some incredible students. This fall, for the first time ever, California Lawyers Foundation (CLF) awarded over $50,000 in scholarships to high school, undergraduate, and law school students. More than 100 students applied from schools across our state, far exceeding all expectations. The...