National Pro Bono Opportunities Guide
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services *
- Area of law: Consumer, Housing, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters
- Contact: 925-609-7900
Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: Emberly Cross , emberly@roclinic.org , 415-864-1790
David Son
- Area of law: Immigration & Naturalization, Nonprofit Organizations
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: Esther Kim , Esther@krcla.org , 3239377818
Disabililty Rights California - Los Angeles Office
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Disability, Education, Family & Juvenile, Health, Prisoners, Public Benefits
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Melinda Bird , melinda.bird@disabilityrightsca.org , 213-213-8105
Disability Rights California
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Disability, Education, Health, Housing, Prisoners, Civil Rights, Disability, Education, Health, Mental Health, Housing, Prisoners, Public Benefits, Employment
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Law school clinic
- Contact: talent@disabilityrightsca.org
Disability Rights California - San Diego Office
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Disability, Education, Health, Housing, Prisoners, Public Benefits
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Law school clinic
- Contact: Melinda Bird , melinda.bird@disabilityrightsca.org , 213-213-8105
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund *
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Disability
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Linda D. Kilb , lkilb@dredf.org , (510) 644-2555 ext. 243 (V/TTY)
Disability Rights Legal Center *
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Disability, Special Education and Cancer Advocacy
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Anabel Prudencio , admin@drlcenter.org , 213-736-1031 x7438
East Bay Community Law Center *
- Area of law: Community Development, Employment, HIV/AIDS, Housing
- Contact: (510) 540-4040
Eastern European Bar Association
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Community Development, Consumer, Employment, Family & Juvenile, HIV/AIDS, Immigration & Naturalization, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Taxes
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Mentors/consultants
- Contact: Leonard Grayver , lgrayver@gwtllp.com , 310.383.6529
Elder Law and Advocacy Pro Bono Program *
- Area of law: Disability, Health, Housing, Life Planning, Elder Law
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Jamie Levine , 858-565-1392 ext. 211
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
- Area of law: Immigration & Naturalization
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Law school clinic, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters
- Contact: eirp@ccharities.org , 213-251-3505
Family Violence Appellate Project
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Appellate
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Jennafer Wagner , jwagner@fvaplaw.org , 510-858-7358
Family Violence Law Center *
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Domestic Violence
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Kristie Whitehorse , kwhitehorse@fvlc.org , 510-208-0220
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance *
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Disability, Health, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Public Benefits, Elder Law
- Contact: (661) 325-5943
Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law *
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Prisoners
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters
- Contact: Nicola Kennedy , Nkennedy@hbcfl.org , (213) 388-7505 ext. 319
Homeless Action Center
- Area of law: Disability, Homeless, Public Benefits
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Mary Gilg , mgilg@homelessactioncenter.org , (510) 540-0878 ext 306
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA)
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Foreclosure
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Maeve Brown , melisebrown@heraca.org , 510 271-8443
Human Options
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Immigration & Naturalization, Elder Law, Restraining Orders
- Opportunities for: Lawyers, Law school clinic, Interpreters
- Contact: Sara Behmerwohld , sbehmerwohld@humanoptions.org , (949) 757-3635 ext 105
Immigrant Defenders Law Center - Children's Representation Project
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Immigration & Naturalization
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Law school clinic, Interpreters, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Kayleen Hartman , kayleen@immdef.org , 2134540741
The National Pro Bono Opportunities Guide is a joint project of the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, its project the ABA Center for Pro Bono, and Pro Bono Net.
