LEAP is honored to be featured in a February 2, 2023 article from the San Francisco Examiner. Author Allyson Aleksey cited reporting from the American Bar Association on the need…

  LEAP is honored to receive the first Heather L. Rosing Pathway Partner Award from the California Lawyers Association. The award honors an organization or individual who has promoted the importance…

When Cindy M. Lopez set out to become the first person in her family to attend law school in the 1980s, there was no one there to review her personal…

Twists and Turns of 1L Year: My first semester of law school was a rollercoaster. It had the highs, the lows, and of course the twists and turns. I’ll start…

Nani has started her law school journey at Berkeley Law. For many of our fellows, the beginning of their law school career is an extremely reflective time as most are…

LEAP fellow and first-year law student Vanessa Ibarra had the opportunity to ask U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor a question during the American Bar Association Equity Summit a few…

As the school year begins, we have asked some of our 1L students to share their experiences with the LEAP community throughout the year to get a better understanding of…

Tips For Test Taking: It’s that time of year: hopeful law school applicants will be sitting down next month to take the all important LSAT. Below are some tips to…

In honor of Mental Health Month, LEAP’s attorney mentors weigh in on how they de-stress. When life becomes overwhelming, it is important to have tactics and tools to lift you…

LEAP is honored to be featured in a Law section cover story by Marisa Manzi and Nina Totenberg on NPR.org. The article discussed the deep need for law school diversity…