In addition to Christian Legal Society's Christian Legal Aid Clinic Directory and Find a Christian Lawyer Directory we hope you will find these publicly available resources related to legal aid and pro bono legal services helpful.
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. - 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. - 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. - USLegal.com
Free and low cost legal information and forms (commercial site).
Legal Aid Resources by Subject Area
Asylum/Refugee
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
National database of legal offices: courtsystem.org
Information on local court records, prison records, background information on people, and local government offices.
Nonprofit Organizational Resources
- www.councilofnonprofits.org
- www.grantspace.org
- http://fundingforgood.org
- www.boardsource.org
- www.networkforgood.org
- http://www.allianceonline.org/resources
- http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/fundraising-basics/
- http://www.nptechforgood.com/