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Professional Legal Resources for Advocates

In Washington

  • Washington LawHelp - WashingtonLawhelp.org provides free legal information and a guide to free and low cost legal help to low-income persons and seniors in Washington. It also contains a database to locate legal aid programs by county.
  • Northwest Justice Project - NJP provides free legal information, advice, limited assistance,  representation, community education, outreach and other community based advocacy throughout Washington.
  • Coordinated Legal Education, Advice and Referral CLEAR), is Washington’s toll-free, centralized intake, advice and referral service for low-income people seeking free legal assistance with civil legal problems.
  • Outside King County: Call 1-888-201-1014 weekdays from 9:15 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.  CLEAR works with a language line to provide interpreters as needed at no cost to callers.  If you are deaf or hard of hearing, please call 1-888-201-1014 using your preferred TTY or Video relay service.
  • King County: Call 211 for information and referral to an appropriate legal services provider Monday through Friday from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. You may also call (206) 461-3200, or the toll-free number, which may be useful when calling from a pay phone, 1-877-211-WASH (9724). 211 works with a language line to provide interpreters as needed at no cost to callers. Deaf and hearing-impaired callers can call 1-800-833-6384 or 711 to be connected to a relay operator at no cost, who will then connect them with 211. Information on legal service providers in King County may also be accessed through 211’s website at www.resourcehouse.org.
  • Persons 60 and Over: Persons 60 or over may call CLEAR*Sr at 1-888-387-7111, regardless of income. Important Note:  Effective April 12, 2010 clients who contact CLEAR*Sr starting at 9:15 a.m. will be asked to leave a message with their name, phone number and whether it is all right to leave a message.  The CLEAR*Sr line will close once the voice mail message system is full. As always, low-income seniors may call the CLEAR line at 1-888-201-1014, from 9:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.  Also, low-income seniors calling the CLEAR*Sr line at 1-888-387-7111 have the option to queue for the CLEAR line, to speak with an advocate that day. 
  • Columbia Legal Services - Prisoners in unacceptable conditions – The CLS Institutions Project represents people held in state prisons who are subjected to inhumane conditions, including mentally ill prisoners not receiving treatment, prisoners who are disabled who are not provided with adequate facilities, and prisoners subjected to sexual abuse by prison employees without adequate protection or investigation procedures.
  • Legal voice - Legal Voice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1978 as the Northwest Women's Law Center. They work to advance legal rights for women in the Northwest. They take on court cases with the potential to improve the quality of life for women; they advocate to elected and appointed officials to ensure that women receive fair treatment; and they have a telephone line people can call for free legal information.
  • Northwest Immigrant Rights Project - Northwest Immigrant Rights Project promotes justice for low-income immigrants by pursuing and defending their legal status. They focus on providing direct legal services, supported by our education and public policy work.

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Reviewed: April 30th, 2012