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Neighborhood Legal Clinics Resource Manual

The Complete Neighborhood Legal Clinics Resource Manual is available in pdf format by clicking here.

Below is the table of contents with the manual broken into its four main sections.

Table of Contents

  1. Overview of the NLC Program
Weekly clinic schedule .........................................................................................1
Statement of Purpose .........................................................................................2
Clinic Oversight .........................................................................................2
Clinic Sponsorship .........................................................................................3
NLC General Information .........................................................................................3
Policies .........................................................................................6
Clinic Coordinator Responsibilities .........................................................................................7
Clinic Assistant Responsibilities .........................................................................................8
Clinic Attorney Responsibilities .......................................................................................10
Interviewing Tips & Techniques .......................................................................................12
Ethical Issues for Attorney Volunteers .......................................................................................14
How NLC Program Uses Interpreters .......................................................................................16
Tips on Working with an Interpreter .......................................................................................16
NLC Client Intake form .......................................................................................19

  1. KCBA Pro Bono Programs and Referral Information
KCBA Program Information & Referral ........................................................................22
KCBA Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) ........................................................................22
Low Fee Services at LRS ........................................................................22
Community Legal Service Programs at KCBA
– Pro Bono Programs
........................................................................23
Income Eligibility ........................................................................23
  • Volunteer Legal Services
........................................................................24
  • Housing Justice Project
........................................................................24
  • Volunteer Attorneys for People with AIDS
........................................................................24
  • Legal Services for the Homeless
........................................................................25
  • Newcomers Project
........................................................................25
  • Domestic Violence Revision Squad
........................................................................25
  • Family Law Mentor Program
.......................................................................25
  • Kinship Care Solutions
......................................................................26
  • Self-Help Program
.......................................................................26
  • Consumer Education and Training Services Program
........................................................................26
KCBA Pro Bono Referral Form
(for above CLS programs)
........................................................................27

  1. Additional Legal Resources in King County
Resource Checklist – guide for resource container at general clinics .................................31
Legal Resource & Assistance Brochure – available as client handout .................................33
Family Law Referral Programs Quick Guide – for volunteer use only .................................35
Legal Referral Programs Quick Guide – for volunteer use only .................................37
Family Law Resource List – available as client handout .................................39
Debt Resource List – available as client handout .................................41
Consumer Resource List – available as client handout .................................43
Housing Resource List – available as client handout .................................45
2-1-1 Referral Line .................................46

  1. Self Help Resources on the Internet
Legal Research on the Internet (from www.court.wa.gov) .......................................................47
www.washingtonlawhelp.org .......................................................49

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