legal aid
Free lawyer services
Legal aid is free or low-cost legal services provided to people who cannot afford a lawyer.
Government programs and nonprofit organizations offer legal aid for civil matters like housing disputes, family law, and immigration cases.
She qualified for legal aid after losing her job.
The term also covers court-appointed defense attorneys for criminal defendants who can't pay.
Attorney representing those unable to afford one
- pro bono lawyerUnpaid legal representative
- court-appointed counselLawyer assigned by judge
- case managerProfessional coordinating client services
Lessee's legal entitlements
- consumer rightsLegal safeguards for purchasers
- public benefitsGovernment aid for citizens
- disability rightsProtections for impaired individuals
- employment rightsWorkers' legal entitlements
immigration rights · access to justice · right to counsel · due process · fair hearing
State of meeting criteria
- means testEvaluation of financial eligibility
- income thresholdRequired earnings level
- applicationFormal request document
- intakeAmount received or consumed
screening · referral · hotline · walk-in clinic · waiting list · underserved · service area · interpreter
Earning below average wages
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
- senior citizensOlder adults, typically retired
veterans · immigrants · homeless · disabled · incarcerated · tenant · debtor · asylum seeker
Depiction or likeness
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- document preparationCreating formatted written materials
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
negotiation · advocacy · know your rights · consumer protection
Public money awarded freely
- charitable donationGift to help others
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- budget cutsPlanned spending reductions
- federal fundingMoney allocated by central government
public defender
Attorney representing those unable to afford one
- pro bono lawyerUnpaid legal representative
- court-appointed counselLawyer assigned by judge
- case managerProfessional coordinating client services
tenant rights
Lessee's legal entitlements
- consumer rightsLegal safeguards for purchasers
- public benefitsGovernment aid for citizens
- disability rightsProtections for impaired individuals
employment rights · immigration rights · access to justice · right to counsel · due process · fair hearing
eligibility
State of meeting criteria
- means testEvaluation of financial eligibility
- income thresholdRequired earnings level
- applicationFormal request document
intake · screening · referral · hotline · walk-in clinic · waiting list · underserved · service area · interpreter · disability accommodation
low-income
Earning below average wages
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
senior citizens · veterans · immigrants · homeless · disabled · incarcerated · tenant · debtor · asylum seeker · refugee
representation
Depiction or likeness
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- document preparationCreating formatted written materials
mediation · negotiation · advocacy · know your rights · consumer protection
government grant
Public money awarded freely
- charitable donationGift to help others
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- budget cutsPlanned spending reductions
- Aid terms
- legal clinicstax clinic, innocence project
- pro bono workpublic defender, free clinics, asylum cases, expungement
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, civil cases
- community outreachoutreach, mobile clinics, bookmobiles, mobile libraries, volunteer networks
- community resourceslibraries, food banks, health clinics, mental health clinics, community centers
legal aidBigLaw
Major corporate legal practices
billable hours · corporate law · private practice · hourly billing
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