The Justice Center

Since 2011, The Justice Center has been working in the Pikes Peak region to decrease the gap in access to justice and legal services. We do this primarily through providing free legal clinics, participating in community access-to-justice events, and providing connections to pro bono and low bono (reduced cost) representation.

  • State(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Colorado
  • Area of law: Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Prisoners, Public Benefits, Veterans, Victims of domestic violence
  • Populations Served: Children, Communities of Color, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, General Public, 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, Military/Veterans, Native Americans, Persons with Disabilities, Prisoners/Criminal Defendants, Women, Working poor and unemployed
  • Opportunities For: Interpreters, Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
  • Need for non-English services: Signers for the deaf: ASL, Spanish
  • Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Evenings, Flexible, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Weekends
  • Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Training Required: No
  • CLE credit for trainings: Yes
  • Training / Supervision Comments: Malpractice insurance available for attorneys representing pro bono cases only. CLE credit is available through partner organization, the El Paso County Bar Association.
  • 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), Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Litigation: Appellate, Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Mentor volunteer lawyers or law students
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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