Ultimately, the program is intended to increase the number of qualified and committed child advocates serving Bay Area organizations — first as interns and later as staff attorneys.
These future child advocates will receive:
LSC gratefully recognizes the
for their support of our Certificate Program
To be eligible for the certificate, students must complete:
1. An internship with LSC
2. Two additional internships with legal clinics, current organizational partners, juvenile public defenders, or other qualifying child advocacy organizations
3. Appropriate juvenile and family law course work through their law schools
Current organizational partners include:
Berkeley School of Law Youth and Education Law Society
Juvenile Public Defender’s Office
Legal Advocates for Children and Youth
National Center for Youth Law
The Pacific Juvenile Defender Center
Disability Rights California
USF Criminal Juvenile Defense Clinic and Child Advocacy Clinic
Youth and Education Law Project, Stanford Legal Clinic
Youth Law Center
You may apply for LSC’s Certificate in Child Advocacy in your final semester of law school and after completing an internship with LSC. You will need to submit:
For more information, contact David White, Senior Attorney.