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Santa Clara University, Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center - Clinical Programs

  • Location:
    1030 The Alameda
    San Jose, CA 95126
  • Phone:
    (408) 288-7030
  • Fax:
    (408) 288-3581
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Phone calls, Remotely until 12/31/21
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

The Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center (KGACLC) of Santa Clara University provides pro bono legal consultation to low-income individuals in a wide range of areas. We help low-income members of the community understand their legal rights.

Counties served: Santa Clara

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Other areas of legal assistance: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Employment
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Tagalog (upon law student availability)
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 3
Is organization BIA recognized? No
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 2

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Freedom Network, South Bay Coalition to end human trafficking, South Bay Legal Immigration Services Network

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Dianne Blakely
(408) 288-7030