Neighborhood Legal Services Of Los Angeles County

NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (NLSLA) IS A MULTI-LINGUAL, PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM THAT HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE ISSUES FACING LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SINCE 1965. THROUGH LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND REPRESENTATION, NLSLA EFFECTIVELY HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES GAIN THE BASIC NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES NECESSARY TO SECURE A BETTER LIFE. OUR ADVOCATES WORK WITH CLIENTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SECURE EQUAL JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. WE ARE AGENTS OF CHANGE, WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL AID TO THOSE IN NEED; CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING; AND, PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY THAT EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

NLSLA PROVIDES FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY ON CIVIL MATTERS THAT PARTICULARLY IMPACT THE POOR INCLUDING HOUSING, FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PUBLIC BENEFITS, HEALTH, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER RIGHTS.THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON NLSLA'S 2020 OPERATIONS. LIKE MOST OTHER INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NLSLA CLOSED ITS OFFICES TO STAFF AND THE PUBLIC ON MARCH 13, 2020. NLSLA IMMEDIATELY PIVOTED TO REMOTE OPERATIONS LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO DO SO. NLSLA PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SELF-HELP SERVICES VIA 100% REMOTE OPERATIONS FROM MARCH THROUGH DECEMBER 2020. NLSLA'S PARTNERS COMPRISED OF FAITH-BASED, SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ALSO CLOSED, LIMITING NLSLA'S ABILITY TO REACH LOW-INCOME LA COUNTY RESIDENTS TRADITIONALLY REACHED THROUGH THESE TRUST CENTERS. NEVERTHELESS, MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE BENEFITTED FROM NLSLA'S SERVICES IN 2020. INCLUDED IN THAT NUMBER ARE 44,730 PEOPLE REACHED VIA COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING; 34,448 RECEIVED ASSISTANCE VIA SELF-HELP MODEL CLINICS AND 8,295 CASES WERE CLOSED BY NLSLA ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES. IN ADDITION, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS BENEFITED FROM NLSLA IMPACT LITIGATION.NLSLA PARTNERS WITH PRIVATE LAWYERS AND VOLUNTEERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO ASSIST WITH THE DELIVERY OF LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY. IN 2020, NLSLA RECORDED $967,932 IN DONATED SERVICES COMPRISED OF 360 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING 15,221 DONATED SERVICE HOURS. DONATED SERVICES MAY INCLUDE A RANGE OF ASSISTANCE FROM DIRECT REPRESENTATION, CO-COUNSEL, RESEARCH OR EXPERT ADVICE ASSISTANCE, LEGAL CLINIC PARTICIPATION AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.