Other Legal Aid Resources
We hope you will find these publicly available resources related to legal aid and pro bono legal services helpful. Â
NOTE: The links below are provided merely as informational resources and do not constitute endorsements or recommendations by CLS. Â
General Legal Aid Resources
Legal Aid Resources by Subject Area
Federal Agency Legal Aid Resources
Nonprofit Resources
General Legal Aid Resources
- LawHelp.org
Provides interactive legal forms, directory of free legal aid programs, and information about legal rights to low to moderate income clients. - Law Help Interactive
Printable legal forms, sorted by state and subject matter. - Legal Aid Research
Documents about civil legal aid research. - The Legal Aid Society – Pro Bono Handbook – PDF
A nine-page handbook showing Legal Aid offices how to connect attorneys with pro bono cases. - Pro Bono Net
For legal aid attorneys and others, provides training and reference materials, by geographic region, and a directory of pro bono services and legal aid organizations - Self-Represented Litigant Network
Resources for individuals representing themselves in court. - State Bar Associations
List of pro bono legal services, listed by state. - USLegal.com
Free and low cost legal information and forms (commercial site). - “Justice Tech” websites (compiled by Paladin, a pro bono management software company)
Public database of nonprofit, for-profit, and hybrid organizations committed to helping solve the access to justice crisis through technology. These innovative organizations strive to make the law more accessible for low-income individuals and attorneys who serve them. Notable examples:
Athena – Helps struggling moms recoup unpaid child support.
Courtroom5Â – Provides litigation support for self-represented litigants, including legal research and drafting motions.
DoNotPay – A mobile app helping clients dispute parking tickets, fight robocalls, request refunds, and other consumer problems.
Easy Expungements – Helps apply for expungements of criminal records.
RoadtoStatus – Do it yourself software for preparing immigration paperwork.
Legal Aid Resources by Subject Area
Bankruptcy
Child Abuse
Civil Legal Aid
Criminal Collateral Consequences, Expungement
Criminal Law / Help for Prisoners
Debt / Debt Collection
Disability Rights
Domestic Violence
Elder Law (e.g. Elder Abuse, not Wills/Trusts/Estates)
Family Law
Grants
Housing, Foreclosure, Landlord/Tenant
Identity Theft
Immigration
Internet Crimes
Mental Health
Predatory Lending
Sexual Assault
Social Security
Stalking
Substance Abuse
Anti-Trafficking
Veterans Issues
Victims of Crime
Wage Garnishments
Women’s Law
Federal Agency Legal Aid Resources
- U.S. Department of Justice: List of Pro Bono Services
U.S. Department of Justice’s list of pro bono legal service providers, by state. Lists languages spoken and types of cases taken by the service provider. - National court records database
Information on local court records, prison records, background information on people, and local government offices. - U.S. Department of Justice: Federal Agencies
U.S. Department of Justice’s resource page of examples of grants, training and technical assistance, plus other Federal resources of particular interest to civil legal aid for underserved populations. - U.S. Department of Justice: Forms
Large database of Department of Justice forms; can sort by agency or form title.
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