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May 8, 2023

California Rural Legal Assistance head values partnerships with law firms

Jessica M. Jewell said she finds her work in legal aid incredibly rewarding, even though she understands the temptation for young lawyers to join big firms and earn larger salaries.

California Rural Legal Assistance head values partnerships with law firms
Jessica Jewell, executive director of California Rural Legal Assistance in Modesto. Photo Credit: Sunidhi Sridhar / Daily Journal

Jessica M. Jewell, the first woman to lead California Rural Legal Assistance, said she always knew she wanted to help bring positive change to the community that raised her.

“My passion for social justice, not necessarily the law, started very early on,” said Jewell, who grew up, and now lives with her family, in the Central Valley. She took a small claims clinic course while attending Humphreys College School of Law in Stockton where she ...

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