Legal Assistance

 
  • Community Legal Services (CLS)
    1424 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19102
    3638 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140
    215-981-3700 intake
    www.clsphila.org
    Services Provided    : offers legal services to low-income individuals concerning unemployment, welfare, food stamps, medical assistance, employment with criminal conviction etc. Their website has links to specific information on ex-offenders’ reintegration. Intake for new clients on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, 9am to noon (At North Philadelphia Center). Intake for new clients Monday-Friday 9am to noon (At Center City office)

    3638 N. Broad St. (near Broad & Erie)
    Philadelphia PA 19140
    (215) 227-2400
    Services Provided: Intake for new clients on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, 9 am to noon.

  • Philadelphia Legal Assistance
    42 S. 15 th Street Suite 500 Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-981-3800 215-981-3860 www.philalegal.org
    Services Provided:     Legal representations to residents of Philadelphia who are considered low-income and qualify under certain income guidelines.

  • Homeless Advocacy Project
    42 S. 15 th Street, 4 th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102215-523-9595800-837-2672
    www.homelessadvocacyproject.org/legal-services
    Email    : marsha@philalegal.org
    Services Provided: provides legal services to and advocates on behalf of the homeless population of Philadelphia. Connect homeless clients with needed social services and provides legal representation to non-profits who work with homeless people.
     
  • JuvenileLawCenter
    1315 Walnut Street, 4 th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107
    215-625-0551 215-625-2808
    Email: info@jlc.org www.jlc.org
    Services Provided:     Advocacy for children’s rights, specifically in cases of delinquent youth sent to residential treatment facilities or adult prisons, or children in placement with specialized services needs to ensure the fair treatment of youth in the systems that are supposed to help them.
    Date Established:     1975

  • The Women's Law Project (WLP)
    125 S 9th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
    215-928-9801 215-928-9848 f
    http://www.womenslawproject.org
    E mail: info@womenslawproject.org
    Services Provided: WLP engages in high-impact litigation, leads advocacy, education, and public policy efforts on behalf of women and their families, and provides direct services to thousands of women each year through its telephone counseling and referral service. Among the issues WLP addresses are child support and custody, reproductive rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and lesbian and gay parenting rights.
    Date Established    : 1971
  • The National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
    125 S 9th Street, Suite 302, Philadelphia, PA 19107
    215-351-0010
    Email: sueo@ncdbw.org
    Services Provided: The National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women provides direct technical assistance, resources, and information to battered women who have defended themselves against life-threatening violence by killing or assaulting their batterers, as well as to members of the defense teams, other professionals and community members.

  • AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
    1211 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19017 215-587-9377 215-587-9902 www.aidslawpa.org
    Services Provided: Legal representation and advice on AIDS related issues. Specifically, discrimination, employment law, family law, eviction and housing law, immigration, health insurance and benefits, wills and living wills and disability law.
    Date Established: 1988

  • Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania Bucks County:
    1290 New Rodgers Road, Suite D-1 Bristol, PA 19007
    215-781-1111 1-877-429-5994 215-781-1116 f and 100 Union Street Doylestown, PA 18901 215-340-1818 215-340-9545
    Chester County 14 E. Biddle Street West Chester, PA 19380 610-436-4510 610-436-5186
    Delaware     County 410 Welsh Street Chester, PA 19013-4407 610-874-8421 610-490-6915
    Montgomery County 248 King Street Pottstown, PA 19164 610-326-8280 610-326-8282 f and 317 Swede Street Norristown, PA 19401 610-275-5400 610-275-5406 www.lasp.org
    Services Provided:     Offers legal services to low-income individuals for civil cases. Clients must meet income requirements for eligibility.

  • Center for Civil Rights
    1211 Chestnut Street Suite 605 Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-731-1447 215-731-1447x15 legal hotline 1-866-LGBTLAW
    Services Provided: provides legal services for members of the LGBTQ community for civil law cases as well as offering legal advice over the phone.
     
  • Custody and Support Assistance Clinic (CASAC)
    3451 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-981-3878
    Services Provided:     provides legal advice to those involved in custody disputes and paternity cases. Prepares these individuals to represent themselves in court cases but does very little direct representation. Will not see child support defendants or people with PFAs against them.

  • Criminal Record Repository
    Bureau of Records and Information Services
    Pennsylvania State Police
    1800 Elmerton Avenue
    717-783-5588
    717-772-3681
    Services Provided: Individuals may request a copy of their criminal records for $10 and can find out what other individuals or companies can have legal access to these records by sending a completed copy of Form SP4-164 to the above address.