La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County Charitable Foundation

1Ls! We have an amazing opportunity for you to extern with California Supreme Court Associate Justice Tino Cuéllar--and earn $7,500! If you missed our previous deadline, good news! The deadline has been extended to February 19, 2020. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so apply today! http://larazafoundation.org/scholarship/

We are SO proud of our board member Susana Inda for being sworn in as the first Latina President of the Santa Clara County Bar Association. ¡Adelante Susana! @sccba #latina #latinaslead #latinalawyer #breakingbarriers

This #givingtuesday2020 please help us continue to support deserving #lawstudents who are committed to #justice and #dignity for the #latinx community in the #bayarea. Your contributions will help fund #scholarships and #fellowships, including opportunities at the #californiasupremecourt and the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center.

Today we extend our thanks again to our 2020 Platinum Sponsor Apple, Silver Sponsor Sponsor Fenwick & West LLP, Bronze Sponsors Chevron, Ferrari Ottoboni Caputo & Wunderling LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation, Morales & Leaños, and everyone else who helped us give out $52,500 in scholarships and fellowships this year. Thank you!

We are proud to share with you an inspiring message from a former La Raza Charitable Foundation scholarship recipient, Daniel Borca. Please consider donating t...o this year's scholarship, and support current law students who wish to follow in Daniel's footsteps. You can donate by following this link: https://larazafoundation.org/donations/ See more

Tonight’s the night! There’s still time to register at the eventbrite link below. If you’ve already registered, thank you! The Zoom link and password will go out later this morning. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/23rd-anniversary-la-raza-lawye

Law students: Don’t forget today’s the day! Make sure you submit your scholarship application by 5:00 pm Pacific!

When will there be enough women on the Supreme Court? When there are nine. Rest In Peace to a real American hero. Thank you for your service, #ruthbaderginsburg #RBG #notoriousrbg

Thank you to our friends and sponsors JAMS Silicon Valley for your unflagging support, even in these trying times. We appreciate you!

As we kick off #HispanicHeritageMonth #latinxheritagemonth #FiestasPatrias2020 we thank our friends and sponsors at Google for honoring Felicitas Mendez with their #GoogleDoodle. Felicitas was one of the pioneers of desegregation and her case laid the ground work for #BrownvBoardofEducation.

A big thank you to our friends at Fenwick & West LLP for coming in as our first Silver-level sponsors this year. Your generosity helps fund one of our scholarships. We appreciate you!

We’re proud to say share some words from a past scholarship recipient and current board member, Maya Younes!

#lawstudents ! Our #scholarship application is now live. We will be giving out one $20,000 scholarship and one $5,000 scholarship, with the potential for additional scholarships and awards based on funding. Please download the application and instructions at http://larazafoundation.org/scholarship/ Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Pacific on September 25. No extensions will be given. Spread the word!

Tonight we bring you a word from another past recipient, Hugo Meza. Hugo is a Deputy District Attorney with the Santa Clara County DA's Office and has overcome many obstacles in his path to being a public servant. We are so proud of Hugo and we thank him for his support! If you were moved by Hugo's story, we ask that you donate and help us support talented and compassionate future lawyers aiming to serve their communities--just like him.

Past recipient and current @santaclaralaw Director of Student Life Karla De la Torre shares what the Foundation’s scholarships mean to her.

We are honored to share with you some words from a past scholarship and current Student Life Director at Santa Clara Law, ProfKarla De La Torre. Please listen to her story and, if you agree that the world needs more lawyers like her, please donate so we can support current #Latinxlawstudents.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we will not be holding our annual scholarship gala. Instead, we will hold an online fundraiser from mid-July through September 15..., the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. Look for video messages from our board members, past scholarship recipients, and special guests, along with online-only events. The first video is coming next Monday, July 13! Ahora, más que nunca--now, more than ever--we reaffirm our commitment to the students we serve. We ask for your support and contributions while we find new ways to lift them up.

As you may have heard, La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County Charitable Foundation (tax id 59-3816862) will regrettably not be able to host our traditional in-person gala this year. Instead, we will hold an online fundraiser from mid-July through September 15, the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. Ahora, más que nunca--now, more than ever--we reaffirm our commitment to the students we serve. We ask for your support and contributions while we find new ways to lift them up. Check back often for video messages from our board members, past scholarship recipients, and special guests, along with online-only events.