How to Find a Pro Bono Lawyer
Lawyers can be expensive. If you are facing a civil or criminal matter and need legal help, finding a pro bono lawyer can save a great deal of money. Some very good legal help is offered pro bono. Fortunately, finding a pro bono lawyer is not a difficult task to accomplish.
- Contact law firms and lawyers in your area and find out if any are offering pro bono legal services. Most times lawyers and law firms will not advertise any pro bono legal services that they provide. Try to talk directly to a lawyer. Lawyers can be quite busy and just leaving your contact information may not get a call back.
- Contact law schools in your area. Sometimes law professors know of some of their recent graduates who are offering pro bono legal work. Some recent law school graduates offer pro bono work so that they can gain experience in the legal field.
- Use the Internet to find a pro bono lawyer. If you are looking for one in your area, simply type “pro bono legal aid (your zip code)” into your favorite search engine. Look through the results. You will find some pro bono lawyers listed in your area. If geographic location is not a concern for you, simply omit the zip code from your search engine search.
- Talk to your pro bono lawyer and expect the same legal help as if you were paying him or her. Discuss the specifics of your case. Make sure that the lawyer is giving you the best legal help that he or she can give. Do not settle for bad legal advice just because it is free. If you feel something is wrong with your pro bono lawyer, seek out another lawyer.