Free Legal Services in San Francisco

Legal Aid at Work is a non-profit legal aid organization that provides workers with free and confidential information about their legal rights. The East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) is the community component of Berkeley Law`s clinical program. EBCLC was founded in 1988 by Berkeley law students to provide legal services to low-income and underrepresented members of the community near law school. The Justice & Diversity Center of the San Francisco Bar Association (JDC) provides volunteer related legal and social services to low-income, homeless San Francisco residents and nonprofits that serve these communities. JDC takes a holistic approach to legal services by using pro bono lawyers. With the training and support of JDC staff, lawyers and social workers, lawyers, law students, social workers, and other non-legal professionals like you, you can volunteer to bridge the justice gap. The Raza Centro Legal Senior Law Program is a community-based legal organization dedicated to empowering Latinos, immigrants, and low-income communities in San Francisco. They protect public services for the elderly and disabled, defend against unlawful evictions and protect victims of abuse. This program provides legal services for benefit complaints, eviction prevention, fraud and substance abuse issues, elder abuse prevention, easy preparation of wills, disability planning and living wills, debt collection issues, immigration issues and more. This service assists legal permanent residents of San Francisco who are 50 years of age or older or 18 years of age or older and have a disability. For more than 30 years, the San Francisco Bar Association`s Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP) has been helping thousands of people in desperate need of legal assistance, with the help of volunteer lawyers, social workers, and lawyers.

Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) is the largest provider of free civil services in the entire Bay Area, committed to providing meaningful access to the civil justice system to Bay Area residents living in poverty, regardless of a client`s location, language or disability. VLSP and BayLegal are now working together to establish a new pilot project for transitional and retired lawyers. Centro Legal de la Raza 3400 E 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94601 510-437-1554 | Contact www.centrolegal.org: Aidin Castillo | info@centrolegal.org Bay Area Legal Aid 1735 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612 510-250-5224 | Contact www.baylegal.org: Andrea Del-Pan | adelpan@baylegal.org We also have free legal clinics one or two Saturdays a month. Information and dates can be found under www.sfbar.org/larc. The San Francisco Bar Association`s Justice and Diversity Center provides pro bono legal advice to low-income and homeless San Francisco residents. Legal services include, but are not limited to, eviction defense and housing-related matters. Marin Legal Aid 1401 Los Gamos Drive, Suite 101, San Rafael, CA 94903 415-492-0230 ext. 106 | www.legalaidmarin.org Contact: Laura McMahon | lmcmahon@legalaidmarin.org Disability Foundation offers a sliding scale for legal fees starting at $0. They provide legal services related to SSI, Social Security, Medi-Cal based on disability, ADA employment, and healthcare. Contra Costa Senior Legal Services 2702 Clayton Road, Suite 202, Concord, CA 94519 925-609-7900 | www.ccsls.org Contact: Jason Schwarz | legalhelp@ccsls.org Open Door Legal 4634 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94124(415) 735-4124 | opendoorlegal.org San Francisco legal aid and legal assistance are never far away. Free legal aid providers in San Francisco range from government to nonprofit clinical programs to law schools, offered at a discounted or free price.

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach 1121 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103(415) 567-6255 | apilegaloutreach.org/ languages: Japanese, Cantonese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and other Asia Pacific Islanders Legal Awareness 1121 Mission Street, Suite 308, San Francisco, CA, 94103-415-567-6255 | Contact www.apilegaloutreach.org: Thao Weldy | events@apilegaloutreach.org Legal Assistance to the Elderly provides free legal representation to San Francisco residents who are sixty years of age or older, or between the ages of eighteen and fifty-nine and disabled. Services include eviction assistance, illegal rent increases, landlords who do not make repairs, benefit issues, and physical or financial abuse. Eviction Defense Collaborative helps low-income tenants respond to eviction lawsuits. They provide emergency legal services and rental assistance. The Pro Bono Institute`s Second Acts pilot project at the VLSP and BayLegal will engage transitioning and retired lawyers in a range of opportunities based on interest, time and resources.