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Catalog of Pro Bono Opportunities

To learn more about these pro bono opportunities, please contact us.
  • Call4Law
    Statewide Legal Services
    Pro Bono Call4Law volunteers spend 45-60 minutes on the phone with a client to provide them with advice about a legal problem. Training and support available from Statewide Legal Services.
  • Child Immigration Project
    Center for Children's Advocacy
  • Connecticut’s Probate Courts
    Connecticut’s Probate Courts are responsible for a broad range of cases involving children, seniors, persons with mental illness and adults with intellectual disability.
  • Direct Representation Pro Bono Program
    Statewide Legal Services
    Low income clients are always vulnerable to losing their basic shelter through eviction or foreclosure.
  • Educational Advocacy for Children in Foster Care and/or Juvenile Justice System
    Center for Children's Advocacy
    These youth have no other advocates to speak up for them and enforce their legal rights.
  • Family Law Clinic
    Statewide Legal Services
    This project assists clients with paperwork required to start a divorce or custody action. Many clients have handicaps or literacy issues and find court paperwork daunting.
  • IICONN Pro Bono Attorney Network
    International Institute of Connecticut (IICONN)
    Represent clients in Immigration Court or assist them with obtaining immigration relief from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).
  • In-Office Volunteer Assistance (SLS)
    Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut
  • In-office Volunteers (CLS, GHLA, NHLAA)
    Legal Services Offices
    We help low-income people resolve their civil legal problem, make informed decisions, and give them necessary information to take action
  • IRIS-Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
    IRIS Legal Services Department
    Helping refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut’s community.
  • Lawyers for Children America
    Lawyers for Children America
    Children need individual representation during child protection proceedings to ensure that their best interests are served.
  • Pro Bono Partnership, Inc.
    Pro Bono Partnership, Inc.
    A nonprofit organization, like any other corporation, regularly needs business legal advice to understand the complex web of overlapping state and federal regulations by which it is governed.
  • Security Deposit Clinic
    Statewide Legal Services
    The money from a security deposit is often needed for a security deposit in another apartment. For low income people, any source of money needs to be pursued.
  • Tax Clinic for Low Income Taxpayers
    University of Connecticut School of Law Tax Clinic
    The goal of this project is to assist low income taxpayers in getting much needed refunds or to stop collection by putting accounts in not collectible status or submitting an offer in compromise.
  • Veteran Assistance
    Connecticut Veterans Legal Center
    Connecticut Veterans Legal Center exists to help military veterans recovering from homelessness and mental illness overcome legal barriers to stable housing and income.
  • Volunteer Attorney Program
    State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
    The participants are able to get their legal questions answered and leave the session with a clear idea of what options are available to them and what the consequences of those options are.
  • Volunteer Attorney Program - Family
    State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
    The participants are able to get their legal questions answered and leave the session with a clear idea of what options are available to them and what the consequences of those options are.
  • Volunteer Attorney Program - Foreclosure
    State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
    The participants are able to get their legal questions answered and leave the session with a clear idea of what options are available to them and what the consequences of those options are.
  • Volunteer Attorney Program - Small Claims
    State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (in partnership with the CBA)
    The participants are able to get their legal questions answered and leave the session with a clear idea of what options are available to them and what the consequences of those options are.
  • Volunteer for Civil Rights
    Connecticut Legal Rights Project
    Housing and employment are fundamental to the stability and recovery of our clients, and their ability to be self-sufficient and participate as full members of the community.
  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
    Internal Revenue Service
    The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program provides free tax preparation for low to moderate income families.