The Rebellious Lawyering Institute is grateful for the long years of collaboration with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC).

Here is some history of the ILRC:

“The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is a national non-profit resource center that provides legal trainings, educational materials, and advocacy to advance immigrant rights.

The mission of the ILRC is to work with and educate immigrants, community organizations, and the legal sector to continue to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people.”

“The Immigrant Legal Resource Center was founded in 1979 by Bill Hing, a well-known immigrant rights attorney who recognized the developing need for expert technical assistance in immigration law and policy. In the mid-1970’s, at a time when legal service agencies weren’t focusing on immigration law, Bill responded by organizing the Golden Gate Immigration Clinic, an agency originally staffed by law students. This early experience revealed that Bay Area community-based organizations serving immigrants and refugees lacked adequate training and staffing to grapple with the increasingly complex legal and social challenges faced by their clients. As a result, the agency became the ILRC in 1979 and Bill served as the organization’s first Executive Director on a volunteer basis from 1979 to 2000. Currently, Eric Cohen, who joined the ILRC in 1988, is the Executive Director.”

Rebellious Lawyering and ILRC Immigration Law Reader and Online Library

Visit the Rebellious Lawyering and ILRC Immigration Law Reader and Online Library here, courtesy of the UCLA School of Law Library.

NAC’s Eric Cohen speaks at Bush Center