Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

07/14/2023

We're hiring!

Join our women and POC-led diverse team of 30+ people working together to dismantle systems of oppression.

Apply here: https://lccrsf.org/careers

02/28/2023

Are you or someone you know a graduating law student looking to start a career working on cutting-edge civil rights issues?

LCCRSF is looking for a Post-Graduate fellow to work in our immigrant, economic, and racial justice teams! Develop your skills as a lawyer and become part of a long line of accomplished and dedicated advocates committed to public interest legal work.

Full job posting here:

Date Opened: February 2023 FLSA: Exempt, Full-Time (35 hours/week)  Compensation: School Funding + LCCRSF can raise to $70,000 a year   Duration: One year  Reports to: Senior Staff Attorney  Location: Currently …

02/24/2023

BREAKING: Hunger strikers in Central Valley immigration detention facilities have filed a lawsuit against ICE & GEO Group for illegal retaliation. MV-GSA hunger strikers are protesting unpaid labor & inhumane conditions and demanding their release and shutdown of both facilities.

Since the hunger strike began, ICE and GEO Group have harassed the protestors by making the temperature of the dorms painfully cold, taunting them with food, threatening to place them in solitary confinement, and more.

Guillermo Medina Reyes, MV-GSA striker says, “We are all humans. There are people here who are fathers, brothers, husbands. They deserve a real chance to fight their case and to have a chance at liberty as well. That’s why we started the strike and this lawsuit.”

For 8 days, more than 80 people have been forced to escalate an ongoing labor strike against $1-a-day pay and hideous living conditions, including facilities rife with black mold. We will do everything possible to protect their right to engage in that protest.

Read our full press release here: https://lccrsf.org/pressroom_posts/hunger-strikers-in-central-valley-immigration-detention-facilities-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-ice-geo-group-for-illegal-retaliation/

02/22/2023

🚨 People detained at Mesa Verde and Golden State Annex are putting their bodies on the line to protest inhumane conditions.

PLEASE HELP UPLIFT their demands for release and the shutdown of these for-profit detention centers!!

LCCRSF is a proud member of the coalition supporting the hunger strikers. For more information➡️ bit.ly/MVGSAHungerStrike

02/21/2023

"Intersectionality makes real Dr. King's poignant observation that our destinies are linked."

Thank you Kimberlé Crenshaw for your inspirational words last week at the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards!

Watch the full speech here:

02/15/2023

Do you or someone you know wondering if they qualify for asylum? We’re available to discuss your case and help you find a lawyer for free or provide you with a list of lawyers in your area.

To learn more about our asylum program go here:

02/09/2023

Announcing our incredible awardees for the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards! Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw among awardees.

Find the full list of awardees in our statement:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Media Contact: Raya Steier, 530-723-2426, [email protected] ***PRESS RELEASE*** SAN FRANCISCO – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) announced the recipients of …

02/09/2023

Need business law advice? We can help! Our Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE) program provides free legal services to low-income individuals who want to start or develop businesses.

To learn more about our LSE program and our free clinics go here: https://lccrsf.org/get-assistance/legal-services-for-entrepreneurs/

02/08/2023

We are hiring! 📣

Ready to make a difference? We are looking for a collaborative, creative and bilingual immigration attorney to join our Asylum team!

Deadline to apply is February 29, 2023.

FLSA: Temporary, Non-Exempt, Full-time 35 hours/week  Compensation: $46 to $52 per hour DOE  Reports to: Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice Location: Remote, with San Francisco office open as an option. …

02/02/2023

New! SFPD released a new bulletin confirming that they can no longer enforce or threaten to enforce laws that criminalize unhoused people for being homeless due to the preliminary injunction granted against in our lawsuit. Here's the gist of it.

If you witness SFPD officers enforcing or threatening to enforce any of the prohibited laws listed in Slide 1, use this Google form to report to us confidentially: https://bit.ly/3XXaFgO