Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

Our mission is to fight poverty, challenge systems that perpetuate injustice, and change lives through cutting-edge advocacy and exceptional legal representation.

CLS often seeks pro bono assistance for co-counseling in large or class litigation or in other special cases.

  • County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Philadelphia
  • Area of law: Civil Rights, Community Development, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Health, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits
  • Opportunities For: Law school clinic, Law Students, Lawyers
  • Need for non-English services: Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian), Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, Signers for the deaf: ASL, Spanish, Vietnamese
  • 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: No
  • Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
  • Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Legislative or policy advocacy, Litigation: Appellate, Litigation: Class actions, Litigation: Impact, Litigation: Support (e.g., discovery), Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation
  • Long Distance Opportunities: Policy assistance, Virtual/remote clinics
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: Yes
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