Legal Resources
General Resources and Pro Bono Services
- Community Legal Aid SoCal
- Holistic legal aid for low income residents. They offer legal aid in a variety of different categories.
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
- Provide free or low cost legal aid to people in Los Angeles. They can help relieve barriers to employment through their Employment and Employment Barriers section as well as other valuable legal processes.
- Legal Services Corporation
- Referral agency for low cost or free legal aid.
- Los Angeles Mission
- Free on-site legal aid.
- Los Angeles Public Library
- To transition to stable living, you may need help to resolve legal problems, health issues, personal grooming/hygiene, and access to computers and phones. Use this page to help you find these resources and much more.
- Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
- Neighborhood Legal Services is a steadfast advocate for individuals, families and communities throughout Los Angeles County. Through a combination of individual representation, high impact litigation and public policy advocacy, NLSLA combats the immediate and long-lasting effects of poverty and expands access to health, opportunity, and justice in Los Angeles’ diverse neighborhoods.
- Law Help CA
- Directory of organizations providing legal services to low-income populations.
- Inner City Law Center
- Non-profit law firm serving those experiencing homelessness, low-income communities, and more
- El Rescate
- Immigration rights legal services
- Public Counsel
- Nation’s largest provider of pro bono legal services
- Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
- Variety of legal services, including family law, immigration, and domestic violence cases
- LA County Public Defender
- Legal aid for individuals accused of public offenses who cannot afford a private attorney
Record Expungement and Fair Chance Employment
- The Clean Slate Clearing House
- Online resource for people with criminal records, reentry and workforce agencies, legal service providers, and policymakers.
- Root and Rebound
- Community lawyers and legal resources available for re-entry
- Spanish + English Services Flyer
- Los Angeles County Expungement Legal Services
- I Am on Parole/Probation, Can I Expunge* My Record? Timeline
- A New Way of Life Record Expungement
- Pro bono legal services
- LARRP Clear Your Record
- Various resources for legal services
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles – Expungement
- Expungement services to remove employment barriers
- Neighborhood Legal Services Clean Slate Initiative
- Expungement and additional services
- LA County Alternate Public Defender
- Alternate Public Defender’s Office can assist with clearing records
- LA County Fair Chance Information
- Information about the Fair Chance Act and resources for employers about fair-chance employment
- California Department of Fair Employment and Housing – Complaint
- File a discrimination complaint
- Roadmap to Re-Entry Legal Guide
- Interactive version here
- An encyclopedic resource for navigating the legal impact of a criminal record on getting ID, voting rights, parole and probation, housing, public benefits, employment, court-ordered debt, family and children, education, record-cleaning, tribal issues, immigration status, and more.
- Find additional resources on our re-entry page
Housing Rights
- BASTA
- Tenants rights organization
- Stay Housed LA
- Housing rights and resources
- Eviction Defense Network
- Resources and services for housing rights and eviction defense