UCLA students help people in Los Angeles get equal access to justice: As part of the JusticeCorps program, they make sure clients know their rights, assist with forms and help translate

"Kim Kwan recalls being really excited when she began interning at law firm in her home country of Malaysia the summer before her freshman year at UCLA. But after one month of making photocopies, filing paperwork and looking up only one legal code for her employer, Kwan’s enthusiasm had turned to disappointment.

She wanted to help people, but instead she felt like she wasn’t making much of a difference. So during her freshman year Kwan learned of and joined JusticeCorps through the UCLA Center for Community Learning. JusticeCorps is a service organization that works with the Los Angeles Superior Court to deploy students from seven Los Angeles County universities to help people navigate the legal system on issues like family law, housing, landlord and tenant disputes and small claims..."

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