Volunteer with Legal Hand

Volunteering at Legal Hand is a great way to give back to your community and make a real difference in the lives of the people you help. Volunteers play an important role in Legal Hand’s mission to provide access to justice to low-income communities.

At Legal Hand trained community Volunteers, who are not lawyers, provide free legal information, assistance, and referrals to help resolve issues in areas such as housing, family, domestic violence, immigration, and public benefits, and try to prevent problems from turning into legal actions. People contacting Legal Hand are made to feel welcome, no appointments are necessary and there are no eligibility requirements. Assistance is available during weekday hours, evenings and weekends.

Legal Hand Volunteers come from all backgrounds and walks of life. No experience in legal work is necessary. Volunteers do not provide legal advice. Volunteers commit to one 3-hour shift per week for a six-month period.  

Volunteers are provided with training in a variety of subject areas, learn valuable interviewing skills, and the limits of advice non-lawyer Volunteers can provide. Volunteers must also be comfortable with the use of computers.