Our Admissions Coordinator, Melissa Tierney, gives a short tutorial on the application process, eligibility requirements, and legal resources available to the local communities we serve. For more information, contact them by email. Often, there is a maximum salary a client can earn by working with a legal aid or pro bono lawyer. If you need legal help, please see the “Do you need help?” section below. The information provided in this article does not constitute and is not intended to constitute legal advice. All available information on “Coronavirus Could Overwhelm Legal Aid for America`s Poor,” by Todd Ruger, Roll Call The Pro Bono Project reaffirms its commitment to civil justice through voluntary support. Through our work, we can bring about change and achieve social justice and fair legal representation. We demand that we do better and strongly encourage the legal community to join us in ensuring equal justice. The mission of the pro bono project is to provide free, high-quality civil justice services to underserved members of our community.
By hiring lawyers, paralegals, law students and individual volunteers to provide pro bono services, the pro bono project serves clients who might not otherwise have access to the civil legal assistance they need. Our work is more important today than ever before in our thirty-four-year history. If you have a legal issue to deal with and are currently receiving food stamps or have a low income, use Super Lawyers to find an experienced legal/pro bono lawyer. “Louisiana Approves Money for Civil Legal Aid and Joins Most Other States” by Richard A. Webster, Times-Picayune Building a stronger pro bono culture throughout the state of Louisiana sets the stage for 2022 as a year of cooperation, community, and access to justice. The Pro Bono Project is pleased to join the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Access to Justice Commission and the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court in the “20 in 2022” campaign. Our goal is to recruit lawyers for 20 hours pro bono per year. With the support of the local Bar and Judiciary Association, we are recruiting young and experienced practitioners to support access to justice for Louisians who need basic legal assistance.
To apply for legal assistance, see the online application below. Acadiana Legal Services Corporation (ALSC) is a private, non-profit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income individuals in southwestern and central Louisiana. ALSC provides services in a wide range of legal areas, including consumers, education, family, youth, health, housing and utilities. (Alexandria, Lafayette and Lake Charles) Learn more about ALSCAdvocacy Center protects and advocates for the rights of people with disabilities in Louisiana and people sixty years of age or older by providing legal representation, information and referrals, education and training, and system representation. (New Orleans) Learn more about the Advocacy Center Arts Council of New Orleans` Entertainment Law Legal Assistance (ELLA) project provides pro bono legal assistance to low-income artists, musicians, and nonprofits in Louisiana. ELLA provides assistance in copyright and intellectual property, business formation, non-profit training, contract review, contract disputes and other civil matters. ELLA is a partnership between the Arts Council, Tipitina`s and Tulane Law School. (New Orleans) Learn more about the New Orleans Arts Council, the Baton Rouge Bar Foundation offers a variety of programs for the public, including coordinating free legal services for the poor, rights-related educational events for children and the public, and a juvenile court for first offenses. (Baton Rouge) The Baton Rouge Children`s Advocacy Center (BRCAC) works to reduce the trauma experienced by child victims when investigating allegations of abuse and to provide assistance in subsequent proceedings within the criminal justice system. They serve abused children in the parishes of East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge.
(Baton Rouge) More information about BRCACBeauregard Community Concerns – June Jenkins Women`s Shelter provides shelter, advice and brief legal advice to victims of domestic violence in Beauregard and Vernon parishes. (DeRidder and Leesville) Catholic Charities of New Orleans – Immigration Legal Services provides immigration legal services to survivors of crime, educating the community and national stakeholders about the unique challenges faced by immigrant survivors in general, and in particular access to law enforcement assistance. (New Orleans) Learn more about Catholic Charities of New Orleans Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge – Immigration Legal Services provides free legal advice to immigrants and refugees throughout Louisiana. A staff attorney and junior partners represent clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Its services focus mainly on deportation and detention issues. (Baton Rouge) Learn more about Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge – Immigration Legal ServicesCatholic Charities of New Orleans – Project SAVE provides free emergency legal representation to survivors of domestic violence in Orleans Parish. Staff lawyers help develop legal orders to keep survivors safe and protect their legal rights. Project SAVE`s legal services include injunctions and protection orders, temporary child support, custody and use of property.
(New Orleans) Learn more about Catholic Charities of New Orleans – Project SAVECentral Louisiana Pro Bono Project coordinates the provision of free legal services to low-income people in the parishes of Avoyelles, Rapides and Vernon. The project recruits volunteer lawyers to handle cases referred by Central Louisiana Legal Services. The project also organizes free legal aid clinics in the community, where volunteer lawyers answer questions and provide general information on various legal issues. (Alexandria) Chez Hope, Inc. offers a variety of services to victims of domestic violence in St.