Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Pro Bono Project
- To Volunteer, Contact:
- Location:
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada800 S. 8th StreetLas Vegas, NV 89101
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 702-386-1070
- TTY: 702-386-1029
- Website: http://www.lacsn.org
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (LACSN) is a private, non-profit (501 (c) (3)) corporation which is a charitable organization dedicated to providing free community legal services to those in need. We have been providing free legal aid for Clark County's low income residents since 1958. The Pro Bono Project coordinates private attorneys who generously volunteer to provide free legal assistance to individuals who cannot afford an attorney. Through the Project, pro bono attorneys provide assistance with matters including, but not limited to, real estate, consumer fraud, bankruptcy, and family law, including representation of domestic violence victims and child victims of abuse/neglect. Residents of Clark County who meet LACSN's financial guidelines are eligible for consideration for assistance through our program.
- Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Nevada
- Area of law: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Education, Elder Law, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Homeless, Immigration & Naturalization, Nonprofit Organizations, Child protection, Children/Youth, Civil protection orders: Contempt/Enforcement, Elder Abuse
- Populations Served: Low Income
- Projects For: Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors
- Need for non-English services: Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Signers for the deaf, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: Yes
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: Yes
- Training / supervision comments: We do regularly offer free CLE programs for volunteers.
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- 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), Litigation: Appellate, Litigation: Class actions, Litigation: Impact, Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Mentor volunteer lawyers or law students, Prepare legal education materials, Translate legal documents, Transactional work
- Long distance opportunities: Mentor Volunteer Lawyers
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
