Youth Justice Alliance
Providing access to legal knowledge, careers, and support to historically excluded communities. The Youth Justice Alliance (YJA) is a 501(c)(3) organization that empowers high school students to serve as a resource of legal knowledge for their communities, provides free legal services through high school legal aid clinics, and supports students with mentorships and institutional knowledge in pursuit of legal careers. In short, YJA works to democratize the law.
Founded
2021
652
Web
youthjusticealliance.org
Address
Austin
Youth Justice Alliance Youth Justice Alliance Youth Justice Alliance The Youth Justice Alliance is dedicated to providing access to legal knowledge legal careers and legal support to historically excluded individuals and communities. Powered by By investing earlier in aspiring firstgeneration lawyers from underrepresented populations and Title1 high schools we democratize the law by redistributing legal knowledge and legal power while working toward a legal profession with the language skills and cultural competencies to serve all Americans. YJA invests the time and resources needed to foster the development of confident passionate wellrounded lawyers. These are the precise type of lawyers Scott Douglass McConnico seeks to hire.
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- Youth Justice Alliance
- 2025-08-05
Today we say Wreck ‘Em Tech and leave our normal colors to celebrate a first-gen LAW STUDENT who led @mwplaw, helped establish @texasyja, and shared her journey with other aspiring lawyers through the @yjalliance. (fb) ... more
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- 2025-07-29
Pre-Campus Interviews with @jacksonwalker_llp complete. (fb) ... more
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Absolutely inspired by the work that Youth Justice Alliance is doing! Empowering the next generation of lawyers from underrepresented communities is such a vital step towards justice for all. 💪📚
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Kudos to YJA for providing valuable resources and mentorship to aspiring first-generation lawyers! Your commitment to democratizing legal knowledge is making a real difference in our communities! 🌟⚖️
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