The Katharine and George Alexander Law Center provides free legal services to low-income residents from 48 cities around the Bay Area. It was started in 1994 with the help of law students and faculty from Santa Clara University School of Law, and since 1997 has helped over 4,000 individuals in consumer, employment, and immigration matters. Each year approximately 100 law students from Santa Clara University handle and assist with cases under the supervision of attorneys at the Law Center.