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Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project

The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) provides free and low-cost immigration information and legal assistance to low-income Maine residents. ILAP helps Maines immigrants keep their families together, gain protection from persecution and domestic violence, attain residency and work authorization, and become proud U.S. citizens. ILAP builds stable families and improved opportunities, allowing Maines immigrants to contribute to their communities for generations to come. ILAP is proud to uphold our nations immigrant tradition.

  • State(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Maine
  • Area of law: Immigration & Naturalization
  • Populations Served: Asylum Seekers, Children, Communities of Color, Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Immigrants, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors, Women
  • Opportunities For: Interpreters, Law school clinic, Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers
  • Need for non-English services: French, Kirundi, Somali, Swahili
  • Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible
  • Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Training Required: Yes
  • 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
  • Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Legal Research, Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Transactional work
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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