Do you have a civil legal problem, but cannot afford a lawyer? The Center for Arkansas Legal Services and Legal Aid of Arkansas are 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that provide free legal services to low-income Arkansans in non-criminal cases, ranging from family to consumer and housing to individual rights cases. The Center serves 44 counties while LAA serves 31 counties. Together, the two programs provided legal services to nearly 14,000 households. Due to recent funding reductions every request for legal service cannot be met. Improving this situation is a major goal of the Access to Justice Commission.

• The vast majority of clients contact the program through a statewide toll-free HelpLine, jointly operated by the two programs. Once financial eligibility is determined and a case opened, services may include:

  • Advice aimed at empowering you to resolve your own problem (71% of completed cases)
  • Brief service where an attorney or paralegal provides limited assistance to help you resolve your problem (e.g., send a letter or make a telephone call)
  • Full representation where a staff attorney or volunteer attorney from the private sector represents the client (21% of completed cases)
    
    
• In addition, the Arkansas Legal Services Partnership website provides valuable information including over one hundred fact sheets and sample court forms.

How to Contact Arkansas Legal Services Programs

• To talk to a HelpLine professional, call: 1-800-9-LAW AID (or 1-800-952-9243).
• To find answers to common legal questions, go to www.arlegalservices.org.
  

Learn more about the Arkansas Legal Services HelpLine

Visit the Arkansas Legal Services Partnership Online Legal Library