Northeast New Jersey Legal Services
- To Volunteer, Contact:
- Location:
574 Summit AvenueJersey City, NJ 07306-2377
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 201-792-6363
- Fax: 201-798-8780
- Website: http://probononj.org/participatingorgs.aspx
NNJLS is a non-profit corporation that provides free, civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Bergen, Hudson and Passaic Counties. We provide a broad array of legal services, including representation, advice, advocacy, community education, information and referrals in the areas of housing, family, public benefits, employment, consumer, individual rights, education, predatory lending, health law and community economic development. We also have special programs for providing services to seniors and victims of domestic violence. Members of the private bar provide free legal assistance to NNJLS' eligible clients in a variety of civil matters, including consumer, bankruptcy, family, housing, elder law, education law, public benefits and more. This assistance ranges from brief advice, to full representation in civil matters, depending on the attorneys' interests, skills and availability.
- Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Bergen, Hudson, Passaic
- Area of law: Community Development, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits, Taxes, Veterans, Domestic Violence, Wills, Trusts and Estates
- Populations Served: Children, Communities of Color, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, General Public, Low Income, Military/Veterans, Persons with Disabilities, State Residents, Women, Working poor and unemployed
- Projects For: Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: Yes
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: Yes
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
