California Lawyers Foundation (CLF) has received a record 218 scholarship applications from students for the 2026-2027 school year, representing a nearly 90% increase over the number of applicants in 2025. In total, CLF will award up to $60,000 to students in three categories: Pathway to Justice,...

Aliyah Armstrong was just 10 years old when she entered the foster care system, an experience that profoundly shaped her life. “It hurt. I had to go to foster care, and I jumped around a lot,” Armstrong shares. “I remember living with my auntie, and I experienced a lot of transition growing...

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,...

PASADENA, CA (December 16, 2025) – California Legal Pathways Collaborative (CLPC) has joined with Pasadena High School to establish its first-ever law academy partnership in the San Gabriel Valley. CLPC is the educational component of California Lawyers Foundation (CLF), the charitable arm of...

Leadership – Access – Diversity.  These are things which drive the California Legal Pathways Collaborative (CLPC). What began as six innovative law academies first established in 2010, today has exploded to 25 programs across the state, with the organization’s newest partnership project...

FRESNO, CA  (October 29, 2025) – California Legal Pathways Collaborative (CLPC) announced today it has re-established its partnership with Bullard High School and the Regional Pathway in Fresno County. CLPC is the diversity educational pipeline program for its parent organization, California...