The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization (LSO) links law students with individuals and organizations in need of legal help who cannot afford private attorneys. View an informational seminar.
Advocacy for Children and Youth
Capital Punishment
Community Development Financial Institutions
Community and Economic Development
Complex Federal Litigation and Prison Legal Services
Domestic Violence
Education Advocacy
Immigration
Landlord-Tenant
Lawyering Ethics
Legal Assistance
Legal Services for Immigrant Communities
Legislative Advocacy
Worker and Immigrant Rights Clinic
Advocacy for Children and Youth (ACY) represents family members in juvenile court cases, particularly abuse, neglect, termination of parental rights, and delinquency cases. More about Advocacy for Children and Youth…
Capital Punishment assists members of the Capital Trial Unit of the Connecticut Public Defender Office in representing people facing the death penalty. More about Capital Punishment...
Community Development Financial Institutions represents a foundation seeking to establish a community development bank to support community development activities in greater New Haven. More about Community Development Financial Institutions…
Community and Economic Development provides legal services and other professional (usually business or architectural) consultation to community groups, particularly nonprofit organizations involved in affordable housing and economic development efforts. More about Community and Economic Development…
Complex Federal Litigation and Prison Legal Services represents clients in ongoing federal civil rights cases. More about Complex Federal Litigation…
Domestic Violence combines direct legal representation of domestic violence survivors with community outreach and education. More about Domestic Violence...
Education Adequacy represents a coalition of parents, Connecticut mayors, boards of education, and nonprofits seeking to reform this state’s school financing system. More about Education Adequacy…
Immigration represents individuals seeking political asylum in the United States. More about Immigration…
Landlord-Tenant represents low-income tenants in eviction proceedings. More about Landlord-Tenant…
Lawyering Ethics represents complaints in Connecticut's a Harney grievance system. More about Lawyering Ethics...
Legal Assistance places students in the New Haven Legal Assistance Association to represent the urban poor in civil matters. More about Legal Assistance…
Legal Services for Immigrant Communities combines traditional civil legal services representation with community-based strategies for solving problems. More about Legal Services for Immigrant Communities...
Legislative Advocacy represents clients seeking assistance in researching and drafting Connecticut legislation. More about Legislative Advocacy…
The Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic represents immigrants and low-wage workers in Connecticut in labor, immigration, trafficking, and other civil rights areas, through litigation for individuals and non-litigation advocacy for community-based organizations. More about the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic...