THE CLA LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW SECTION SUMMER 2022 LAW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

The Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association and the California Lawyers Foundation are committed to fostering the career growth of persons of color, women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups interested in practicing labor and employment law in areas that support and promote diversity. We awarded scholarships to diverse law students for Summer 2022, each in an amount up to $8,000. The purpose of the scholarships is to provide funding to diverse law students to engage in legal endeavors in an employment or labor related field that are non-compensated or undercompensated.

VICTORIA CHAN

Raised in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Victoria Chan is a rising 2L at Golden Gate University School of Law. Prior to law school, she spent almost six years as a Senior Community Advocate at Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Asian Law Caucus, where she empowered and represented low-wage and immigrant workers on issues including wage and hour, retaliation, and unemployment insurance. This summer, Ms. Chan is interning for the California Labor Commissioner’s Office—Legal Unit. With her bilingual skills and commitment to become a public interest attorney, she looks forward to using her legal education to continue protecting communities like San Francisco’s Chinatown.

ABIGAIL CRUZ