National Pro Bono Opportunities Guide
Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County *
- Area of law: Consumer, Disability, Family & Juvenile, Homeless, Housing, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers
- Contact: Corine GreenSky , cgreensky@lafsbc.org , (805) 963-6754
Legal Aid of Marin *
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Disability, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Homeless, Housing, Prisoners, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Foreclosure
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters
- Contact: Gabby Sergi , gsergi@legalaidmarin.org , (415) 492-0230
Legal Aid of Sonoma County *
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Housing
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Lawyers
- Contact: Louann Smallwood , shacmgr@sonic.net , (707) 542-1290
Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino *
- Area of law: Consumer, Disability, Family & Juvenile, Health, Housing, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Veterans, Foreclosure
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters
- Contact: info@legalaidofsb.org , 909-889-7328
Legal Aid Society of San Diego *
- Area of law: Consumer, Disability, Education, Family & Juvenile, Health, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Life Planning, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Taxes, Environmental, Foreclosure
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: Sara Raffer , SaraR@lassd.org , 877-534-2524 x2717
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County *
- Area of law: Education, Health, Housing, Life Planning, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Conservatorships; Guardianships
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Law school clinic, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters
- Contact: Janet Seldon, Director of Pro Bono , jbseldon@legalaidsmc.org , (650) 558-0915
Legal Assistance for Seniors *
- Area of law: Elder Law
- Contact: (510) 832-3040
Legal Assistance to the Elderly *
- Area of law: Consumer, Housing, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Laura Chiera , lchiera@laesf.org , (415)538-3333 x 307
Legal Services for Children *
- Area of law: Education, Family & Juvenile, Immigration & Naturalization, Please contact the program directly for more information.
- Opportunities for: Lawyers
- Contact: Cynthia Henning , cynthia@lsc-sf.org , (415) 780-6346
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) *
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Family & Juvenile, Prisoners
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Catherine McKee , catherine@PrisonersWithChildren.org , 415-255-7036 x309
Legal Services for Seniors
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Community Development, Consumer, Disability, Employment, Health, Homeless, Housing, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Veterans, Foreclosure
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers
- Contact: Teri Scarlett , tscarlett@lssmc.net , 831- 899-0492
Legal Services for Seniors *
- Area of law: Consumer, Health, Housing, Public Benefits, Elder Law
- Contact: Kellie Morgantini , tula@hughes.net
Legal Services of Northern California *
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Community Development, Consumer, Disability, Employment, Health, Housing, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Foreclosure
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: 916-551-2140
Levitt Quinn Family Law Center
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Nonprofit Organizations, Veterans
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Becky Miller , volunteer@levittquinn.org , 213 482 1800 x300
Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice *
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Housing, Public Benefits, Foreclosure, Domestic Violence; slum housing and tenant rights
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters
- Contact: probono@laclj.org
Los Angeles County Bar Association *
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Disability, Employment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Life Planning, Public Benefits
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers
- Contact: (213) 833-6703
Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc. *
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Disability, Education, Family & Juvenile, Health, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits, fair housing, government benefits
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Jo Bloomfield , jbloomfield@mhas-la.org , 213-389-2077 ext. 27
Mesereau Free Legal Clinic
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Prisoners, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Criminal Defense, Criminal Relief Matters, Prisoners issues, Expungement & Re-entry, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: Sophia Harris , sharris@mesereaufreelegalclinic.com
National Housing Law Project *
- Area of law: Housing
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Kent Qian , kqian@nhlp.org , 415-546-7000 x. 3112
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Disability, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Taxes, Veterans, Foreclosure, Disaster and Crisis Assistance
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Law school clinic, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Skip Koenig , skipkoenig@nlsla.org , (818) 834-7572
The National Pro Bono Opportunities Guide is a joint project of the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, its project the ABA Center for Pro Bono, and Pro Bono Net.
