International District Legal Clinic offered by King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinics at Chinese Information and Service Center

Chinese Information and Service Center, Asian Bar Association of Washington, and Asian Counseling and Referral Service partner with the King County Bar Association to provide a free legal clinic. Pro bono attorneys work with staff and volunteer interpreters to give consultation and legal advice around family law, immigration law, landlord-tenant disputes, employment law, and other areas. As of 6/2023, most consults are virtual but in-person appointments may be available if needed (more information provided to clients during intake phone call). Call (206) 957-8544 for an appointment. Appointments are typically Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 PM. International District Legal Clinic Chinese Information and Services Center 611 S Lane St. Seattle, WA 98144

Categories

Taiwanese Contract Law Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions Tenant Rights Information/Counseling Mandarin Will Preparation Assistance Consumer Law Estate Entitlement Assistance Toishanese Organizational Start Up Services Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution Fujianese Alien Travel/Reentry Document Filing Assistance Adult Guardianship Assistance Russian Child Custody/Visitation Assistance Work Permits Elder Law Family Justice Centers Child Advocacy Centers Corporate/Business Law Customer Service Discrimination Assistance Home Sanitation Human Trafficking Legal Assistance Intellectual Property Law Training/General Information Hakka Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance Impounded Vehicle Services Voting Rights Protection Criminal Record Expungement Assistance Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs Asylum Application Filing Assistance Teochew Foster Care Legal Services Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services Bankruptcy Assistance Divorce Assistance Comprehensive Family Law Services Emancipation of Minors Punjabi Grandparent Rights Deferred Action on Alien Removal Landlord Rights Information/Counseling Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance Veteran Benefits Assistance Child Support Assistance/Enforcement Tuesday Interpreter services Rights Counseling for Undocumented People Cantonese Housing Discrimination Assistance Native American/Tribal Law Collection Complaints Gujarati Automobile Complaints Labor and Employment Law Housing Complaints Government Complaints/Government Ombudsman Offices Paternity Suits General Legal Aid Naturalization Support/Legal Services Vietnamese Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling Warranty Complaints Hindi Adoption Legal Services Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Employment Discrimination Assistance Special Education Advocacy General Education Advocacy Shanghainese Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance KC211 Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services Education Discrimination Assistance Immigrant Labor Certification Filing Assistance Patient Rights Assistance Malay Spanish Consumer Fraud Reporting Predatory Lending Assistance

Location

611 South Lane Street, Seattle, WA 98104

[email protected]

Website

https://www.kcba.org/?pg=Neighborhood-Legal-Clinics

Hours

Appointments occur Tues, 5:30-7:30pm. Appointment scheduling occurs during regular CISC business hours

Application process

Call (206) 957-8544 for an appointment.

Eligibility

Specializes in meeting the needs of low-income, non-English and limited-English speaking Asian and Pacific-Islander individuals and families who have difficulty accessing resources and assistance due to language, cultural or geographic barriers. Clients must be 16 and older or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Serves King County residents or those who have a case filed in King County. Can potentially serve out-of-state clients by phone when the client has no alternative.

Fee

None.

Languages

Taiwanese

Hakka

Mandarin

Malay

Gujarati

Fujianese

Hindi

Cantonese

Interpreter services

Toishanese

Spanish

Vietnamese

Punjabi

Russian

Shanghainese

Teochew

Agency info

King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinics

Coordinates approximately 37 free legal clinics across King County. Clinics assist with family law, domestic violence, elder law, immigration, debt and bankruptcy, civil rights, and LGBTQ legal issues, as well as general civil legal matters.