Legal services are short term and provided one on one or in a clinic setting.
Volunteers return phone calls from tehir home or office to help disaster legal assistance hot line callers access needed emergency services, including FEMA assistance. Domestic Violence Project Attorneys help victims of domestic violence obtain temporary restraining orders. No ongoing representation is required. The project operates in the downtown Central and Pasadena Superior Courts. Qualified participants then spend 3-4 weeks as pro bono prosecutors in the offices of the L.A. County District Attorney or L.A. City Attorney handling criminal misdemeanor jury and bench trials.