Service Name: CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL SERVICES

Organization Name: LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA (LCCRSF)

• Description: Provides legal services and promotes the rights of people of color, immigrants, and refugees. Specific focus on low-income communities with a commitment to African Americans.
  
  Direct services programs are:
  • Asylum Program - provides pro bono legal services to indigent refugees fleeing persecution and torture. Coordinates with attorneys, interpreters, and mentor attorneys to represent clients in proceedings.
  • Legal Services for Entrepreneurs - serves low-income individuals who want to start or develop for-profit businesses. Fosters community economic development. Also offers assistance with legal business issues.
  • Bail Clinic - helps connect people struggling with bail debt with pro bono advocates who can help them get out of debt and free from bail bond contracts.
  • The People's Clinic - provides free legal services to those who have experienced police violence. Those interested in pursuing a case against California law enforcement can meet with attorneys for 60-minute consultations and receive assistance preparing necessary claims and forms.
  • GLIDE Unconditional Clinic - provides people who have legal questions and aren't able to pay to speak with a lawyer, with free legal advice and referrals to organizations who can provide specialized help for whatever the situation is.
  Accepts volunteers to serve as onsite interpreters and uses a telephonic service for other language needs.
• Website: http://www.lccrsf.org
• Email: info@lccrsf.org
• Phone(s): (415) 543-9444
• Hours: Mon 8am - 5pm; Tue 8am - 5pm; Wed 8am - 5pm; Thu 8am - 5pm; Fri 8am - 5pm;
• Eligibility: Open to all
• Requirements: None
• Areas Served:
  • Marin United States
  • Napa United States
  • San Mateo United States
  • San Francisco United States
  • Solano United States
• Categories:
  • Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
  • General Legal Aid