Where to Go for Help
If you are looking for legal help, please check out the information below. If you are looking for non-legal help -- for instance, if you want to invite a Commissioner to speak to your group -- please go to our Contact Information and Other Resources webpage.
Do you have a legal problem, but can't afford a lawyer? There are two ways in Arkansas to find free help for non-criminal legal problems:
The Online Legal Library offers hundreds of free documents that can help you in court. These documents are divided among different areas of non-criminal law, such as Family Law, Consumer Law, and Housing Law.
The Online Legal Library offers four types of documents:
- Fact Sheets: Fact sheets explain -- in a few pages -- how specific legal matters are handled in Arkansas. For example, the Divorce Fact Sheet explains how a divorce works in Arkansas. The Eviction Fact Sheet explains what it means to be evicted, when you can be evicted, and what to do if you are evicted. We have a fact sheet for almost any non-criminal legal problem you can imagine.
- Sample Forms: Sample forms provide examples of letters and court forms that you may copy, fill out, and use. Most sample forms also provide instructions on how to use them.
- Videos: Vidoes explain -- in three to five minutes -- how specific legal matters are handled in Arkansas. Some also provide tips on how to avoid or overcome a specific legal problem.
- Interactive Forms: Interactive forms are the most popular forms in the Legal Library. They ask you a few questions and then print out the proper court forms with your information. And if you don't have access to a printer, the interactive form gives you the option of saving the form or emailing it to yourself. Right now we offer eleven interactive forms.
Most of our clients contact us through a statewide toll-free HelpLine. When you call, we first make sure that you are financially eligible for our help. Then, if we take your case, our services may include:
- Advice to help you resolve your problem (71% of completed cases).
- Brief service, where a lawyer or paralegal provides limited assistance to help you resolve your problem. For example, the lawyer or paralegal may send a letter or make a phone call for you.
- Full representation, where a staff lawyer or volunteer lawyer represents you (21% of completed cases).
To speak with a HelpLine professional, please call: 1-800-9-LAW AID (or 1-800-952-9243). Or click here for more information about the HelpLine.
Don't qualify for free legal help?
If you don't qualify for legal aid, don't give up! The Arkansas Bar Association has developed an online tool that you can use to find a lawyer in Arkansas. Click here to Find-A-Lawyer.
