Internships

Join Legal Services for Children in our mission to help youth stabilize their lives and realize their full potential through free legal services.

LSC is a non-profit law office which provides direct legal and social services to San Francisco Bay Area children and youth since 1975. We serve youth who have suffered violence, abuse, or neglect and are at-risk of entering the foster care or juvenile justice systems. The vast majority of our clients are low-income youth of color.  LSC provides representation in a variety of civil legal matters, including:


LSC has a number of internship programs that train students to work with our youth clients on these legal issues. Programs include:

Spring & Summer Legal Internships

Law School Practicum

Certificate in Child Advocacy

Social Work Internships


If you are an attorney interested in volunteering with LSC, click here to go to the Pro Bono Panel page.