Legal Literacy: Free legal help

Compiled by the CT Judicial Branch.

Arranged by location. Compiled by CTLawHelp.org

Information about legal assistance for those who can't afford a lawyer. Civil matters only.

A private, non-profit, civil law firm dedicated to helping low-income families and individuals obtain justice.

An easy-to-use website created by several nonprofit legal services organizations to help people with very low income find information and tools for their legal problems.

This service provides free legal advice to qualified applicants.

Greater Hartford Legal Aid is a not-for-profit law firm whose attorneys provide clients living in poverty with free representation for civil legal issues.

A nonprofit organization that provides high-quality legal services to individuals and groups unable to obtain legal services because of limited income, age, disability, discrimination and other barriers.

SLS is a legal aid advice and referral center helping low-income people solve their legal problems.

A free, anonymous tool to help determine whether an individual should apply for legal aid and where to get more information.

The Judicial Branch has Volunteer Attorney Programs for family law, foreclosure law, small claims, and contract collections. Attorneys from the local bar volunteer two hours of their time by coming to the courthouse and meeting one-on-one with self-represented parties who need legal help.