Announcing the 2025 Pathway to Law Program, March 6-8 at UCLA Law
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Our 2025 program is generously co-sponsored by California ChangeLawyers and the Native Nations Law and Policy Center at UCLA Law. This year's program will take place March 6-8, 2025 at the University of California Los Angeles School of Law. Tuition, lodging, and meals are included. Limited travel scholarships are also available. Details are within our application, linked below.
Applications must be submitted by January 24, 2025. Eligibility: To be eligible, you must: - Have ties to California (this includes, but is not limited to, an intention to attend school or work in California following graduation) - Identify as American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or First Nations of Canada. Preference will be given to Native American students affiliated with federally or non-federally recognized California Tribes, but all students are encouraged to apply. Other Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply. - Be a current college student (at an accredited community college, tribal college/university, 4 year institution, or a graduate degree program) OR a college graduate. - Have completed a minimum of 2 years of college course work by the time of submitting this application; OR worked for a Tribe or Tribal entity for 4 years or more. |
Celebrating CILA's 2023 3L Affinity Scholar Lena Hutzler
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Join CILA in congratulating our 2023 3L Affinity Scholar, Lena Hutzler! This scholarship will support Lena as she studies to take the Bar. Lena Marie Hutzler is a Karuk tribal member and Yurok descendant from Orleans, California. In May she graduated from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at ASU with a Juris Doctor as well as an Indian Law Certificate. During law school, Lena worked as a summer law clerk for the California Tribal Families Coalition, the Yurok Tribe and externed with the Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group. Before law school, she worked as a Cultural Resources Technician and as a Natural Resources Technician for the Karuk Department of Natural Resources. She plans in using her law degree to continue to advocate for Native communities.
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Presenting the 2023 Pathway to Law Cohort!
The California Indian Law Association is thrilled to have successfully hosted the 2023 Pathway to Law Program this month! Thank you to all the participants, volunteers, and speakers who made it possible. Special thank you to our sponsors who funded the event: California ChangeLawyers, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, and Holland & Knight. If you would like to sponsor one of our 14 LSAT scholarships for these students, please email [email protected].
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Pathway to Law Alumni Highlight: Abby Gallardo
Join CILA in congratulating our 2022 Pathway to Law alumna, Abby Gallardo, who has accepted a Graton Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship for students who are interested in pursuing legal careers in federal Indian and tribal law, to UCLA School of Law! Abby is a member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. She currently attends UCLA and will graduate in June with a Bachelor’s degree in American Indian Studies. Her lifelong dream is to practice federal Indian law and tribal law, concentrating on land claims, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), and environmental and resource protection. Abby is a first-generation law student who prioritizes community service and seeks to give back to the Native community. She thanks CILA for its mentorship and support in applying to law school.
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2023 Pathway to Law Application Is Now CLOSED
CILA is hosting our annual Pathway to Law program for prospective Native law students. The two day event will be held virtually on March 10th and 11th. The Pathway to Law program is completely free, with opportunity to receive funding for a free LSAT prep course.
If you have any questions, you can send them to i[email protected].
If you have any questions, you can send them to i[email protected].
MENTORS: Attorneys interested in mentoring CILA's 2023 Pathway to Law cohort of prospective Native law students can sign up below (application closed). Mentors will be assigned a small group of students who they will help mentor with the law school application process and on working in the legal field.
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