Members of Kentuckiana’s legal community are making a difference every day by donating thousands of hours in free legal services or financially supporting the organizations that provide such services. The Louisville Bar Association offers many ways to give back by providing access to pro bono and volunteer programs as well as sponsoring free legal training sessions to educate volunteers.

 

Giving Back

Our volunteers contribute their skills and talents in a variety of ways. In the current economic climate, legal aid organizations are facing increasing demands for their services and pro bono attorneys are an important supplement to these efforts. Additionally, we offer a variety of non-legal opportunities to give back to the community through the year.

How Can I Get Involved?

Our partnership with numerous local and national organizations offers volunteers opportunities to choose between a variety of programs and time slots to fit their busy schedules. If you’d like to become a volunteer, simply click the button below to get started. If you are already a volunteer, feel free to peruse our upcoming programs below.

 

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

Opportunities

2020 Pro Se Clinics

Volunteers will assist guests in answering questions about divorce, custody, visitation, child support, etc. Attorneys, legal secretaries and law students needed. Each clinic will be limited to 15 people. Admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL DIVORCE CLINICS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Dates: Jan. 17 & 31, Feb. 7 & 21, March 13 & 27, April 3 & 17, May 22, June 12 & 26, July 10 & 24, Aug. 14 & 28, Sept. 11 & 25, Oct. 9 & 23, Nov. 13, Dec. 11

Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Jefferson Co Judicial Center, First Floor 

Practice Area(s) in Need: Family Law

Doctors & Lawyers for Kids

Doctors & Lawyers for Kids is a medical-legal partnership between the LBA, Legal Aid and the Greater Louisville Medical Society. Attorneys help on a variety of legal issues including landlord/tenant problems, family law, bankruptcy, guardianship and immigration.

Location: TBD

Practice Area(s) in Need: Family, Bankruptcy, Immigration, etc.

2020 Healing Place Seminars

Volunteers answer questions from residents of Healing Place on criminal, family and bankruptcy matters. All sessions begin at 3 p.m.

Dates: Men's Facility: April 9, June 11, Sept. 10, Nov. 12; Women's Facility: April 23, June 25, Sept. 17, Nov. 19

Location: Men's Facility: 1020 W. Market St. (session in 1000 building); Women's Facility: 1503 S. 15th St. (SE side of 15th & Hill, across from Sud-Chemie)

Practice Area(s) in Need: Criminal, Family, Bankruptcy.

Legal Clinics for Cancer Patients & Their Families

Attorneys provide general legal information on topics of interest to cancer patients and their families.  These seminars are held twice a year at Gilda’s Club.

Date/Time: November 13

Location: Gilda's Club, 2440 Grinstead Dr., Louisville, KY 40204

Practice Area(s) in Need: Employment, Probate & Estate, Disability.

To view a list of additional pro-bono and volunteer opportunities, CLICK HERE.