CLEAR offered at Northwest Justice Project - Pierce County
CLEAR offered at Northwest Justice Project - Pierce County
Operates a toll-free, centralized intake, advice and referral service for low-income people seeking free legal assistance with civil legal problems. Lawyers must avoid conflicts of interest that arise from talking with both parties of a dispute. Those on the phone will ask callers for information about the person, business or agency with whom they are having a problem to identify any conflicts of interest. If a person is calling on behalf of someone else, the lawyers will determine whether they can speak with the caller or whether they need to speak directly with the person, both to avoid conflicts and to assure that the lawyer can obtain adequate information about the client and the case. If one is eligible to speak with a lawyer or paralegal, he or she will ask about the problem. Please have papers or documents concerning the problem ready when calling. It will also help to have important information such as the names of people involved with the problem, and their addresses and telephone numbers. Based on the information the caller gives to the lawyers, they may do one or more of the following: - Give verbal or written advice that may help the caller solve the problem on their own; - Send written legal information and/or forms to help the caller solve the problem on their own; - Try to resolve the problem through negotiation; - Refer the caller to another provider of legal aid. They try to make the best referral possible, however they cannot guarantee that a referral will be available or that an agency or program they refer to will be able to help. Operates a separate phone line for adults over the age of 60.
Location
715 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
Website
Hours
Intake Line: M-F, 9:15am-12:15pm
Application process
Call or apply online. Online intake only works on desktop computers. Complete an online application for cases involving government benefits or loss of housing other than foreclosure (most problems in these categories). CLEAR will review your application and if client appears to be eligible for services, CLEAR will offer to call the client back during CLEAR business hours. Clients with other legal issues can still use the online application to begin the intake process, but will have to call the CLEAR Hotline themselves to finish the process. Filling out the application online will speed up the intake process for the client.
Eligibility
For most legal issues, callers should be at or below 200% FPL. Clients over age 60 and victims of a crime may be eligible for additional assistance regardless of income or assets.
Fee
None.
Languages
Interpreter services
Spanish
Agency info
Northwest Justice Project - Pierce County
Operates a toll-free, centralized intake, advice and referral service for low-income people seeking free legal assistance with civil legal problems. Lawyers must avoid conflicts of interest that arise from talking with both parties of a dispute. Those on the phone will ask callers for information about the person, business or agency with whom they are having a problem to identify any conflicts of interest. If a person is calling on behalf of someone else, the lawyers will determine whether they can speak with the caller or whether they need to speak directly with the person, both to avoid conflicts and to assure that the lawyer can obtain adequate information about the client and the case. If one is eligible to speak with a lawyer or paralegal, he or she will ask about the problem. Please have papers or documents concerning the problem ready when calling. It will also help to have important information such as the names of people involved with the problem, and their addresses and telephone numbers. Based on the information the caller gives to the lawyers, they may do one or more of the following: - Give verbal or written advice that may help the caller solve the problem on their own; - Send written legal information and/or forms to help the caller solve the problem on their own; - Try to resolve the problem through negotiation; - Refer the caller to another provider of legal aid. They try to make the best referral possible, however they cannot guarantee that a referral will be available or that an agency or program they refer to will be able to help. Operates a separate phone line for adults over the age of 60.