Alabama’s five law schools have joined together to encourage their students to take the Pro Bono Pledge during Pro Bono Month 2019. The school have joined together on a website that allows law students to commit to include time each year to render service to their communities through activities such as volunteering, mentoring, participating in legal clinics, working in public interest or public service and providing legal services to those in need.

Helping homeless clients obtain identification so they can work and helping with other legal needs is a priority of Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham.

Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham staffs a neighborhood-based help desk to assist low income people in the Woodlawn community with legal issues. This Help Desk is on the 1st Tuesday of the month from 8:30am – 11:00am at the Woodlawn Foundation, 5529 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35212. For more information go to https://www.vlbham.org/where-to-get-help/

Members of the public can meet with South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers program staff at Prodisee Pantry Food Bank to apply for services. This event is held each Tuesday in the month of October.

Members of the public can meet with South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers program staff at Franklin Primary Health Center Medical Fair to apply for services. This event is held each Tuesday in the month of October from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

Eligible litigants are matched with a volunteer lawyer who will provide advice and limited scope representation in certain Madison County District Civil Courts on eviction, debt collection, and Small Claims/ District Court civil cases.

Get answers to you legal questions at the Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program Advice & Counsel Clinic. The clinic will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at the Montgomery Community Action building 1100 Adams Avenue, Montgomery. The clinic will open at 3:00 p.m. It is open to the public and you do not need an appointment. Local lawyers will provide free legal advice to those who cannot afford legal assistance.

Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham provides free legal assistance concerning divorce, child support or custody issues at the VLB Domestic Relations Help Desk on any Wednesday morning.