Mid Minnesota Legal Aid Pro Bono Program

Mid Minnesota Legal Aid helps low income individuals with civil legal matters. We have pro bono opportunities in the areas of consumer law, disability law, family law, government benefits, housing, housing discrimination, immigration, tax, seniors, and youth law. 

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid has a variety of volunteer opportunities from assisting in a one-time clinic to taking on a case pro bono.  Please see the Take Action tab on our website for more information: https://mylegalaid.org/take-action/volunteer/

 

  • State(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Minnesota
  • Area of law: Civil Rights, Community Development, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Taxes
  • Populations Served: Asylum Seekers, Children, Communities of Color, Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, Farm workers, General Public, HIV, Human Trafficking Survivors, Immigrant youth and unaccompanied minors, Immigrants, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Low Income, Micro-enterprises, Military/Veterans, Native Americans, Nonprofits, Persons with Disabilities, Prisoners/Criminal Defendants, State Residents, Torture survivors, Women, Working poor and unemployed
  • Opportunities For: Interpreters, Law school clinic, Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Mentors/consultants, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
  • Need for non-English services: Hmong, Somali, Spanish
  • Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
  • Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Training Required: Yes
  • CLE credit for trainings: Yes
  • Training / Supervision Comments: If we require training for an opportunity, we will provide the training.
  • CLE credit for pro bono: Yes
  • Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
  • Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
  • Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Legal Research, Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Mentor volunteer lawyers or law students
  • Long Distance Opportunities: Draft or Translate Legal Documents, Mentor Volunteer Lawyers, Provide brief advice
  • Other Long Distance Opportunities: Special Education MDE complaints, phone advice, subject matter mentorship and others.
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: Yes
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