Legal Access Alameda (formerly VLSC) is the pro bono arm of the Alameda County Bar Association providing free direct legal assistance to low-income Alameda County self-represented litigants through volunteer attorneys, paralegals, and law school graduates.

Legal Access volunteers provide legal assistance and education at over 30 pro per legal clinics a month in the areas of family law, bankruptcy, domestic violence restraining orders, guardianship and low-income landlord evictions. Legal Access also holds a free drop-in legal advice and referral clinic the first Saturday of every month in a wide spectrum of areas of law, including family, immigration, housing, employment, consumer, bankruptcy, personal injury, probate, real estate and more.

To volunteer at a clinic, please contact Amarilis Medrano at amarilis@acbanet.org.
• County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Alameda
• Area of law: Bankruptcy, Family, Guardianship, Housing, DVRO
• Populations Served: Children, Communities of Color, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, Low Income, Women, Working poor and Unemployed
• Opportunities For: Lawyers, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers, Law Students
• Need for non-English services: Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese
• Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm
• Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
• Training Provided: Yes
• Training Required: For certain clinics
• CLE credit for trainings: For attendance at live trainings
• 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