Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
- Location:
1424 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19102Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 215-981-3700
- Fax: 215-981-0435
- Website: http://www.clsphila.org
Community Legal Service (CLS) helps low income residents obtain justice by providing them advice and representation in civil legal matters, advocating for their legal rights, and conducting community education about legal issues. CLS offers statewide consultation, training and legal advocacy for consumer law, welfare, and SSI; conducts trainings in the community; assists with policy development; handles class action lawsuits; and works with clients on legislative and administrative matters
- Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Philadelphia
- Area of law: Disability, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Housing, Public Benefits, Utilities, Bankruptcy, Food Stamps, Medical Assistance, Welfare
- Populations Served: Low Income
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: No
- Training Provided: No
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: No
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: No
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No



