San Diego Legal Aid

San Diego has a variety of free legal aid resources that can be found with a simple site search for San Diego in Free Legal Aid.  

San Diego has three law schools.  All three of the law schools operate free law clinics for those in need.

University of San Diego offers clinics(link is external) for a host of topics:

• Child Advocacy(link is external)
• Civil(link is external)
• Criminal(link is external)
• Education & Disability(link is external)
• Entrepreneurship(link is external)
• Environmental(link is external)
• Federal Tax(link is external)
• Immigration(link is external)
• Land Use(link is external)
• Landlord/Tenant(link is external)
• Public Interest(link is external)
• Small Claims(link is external)
• State Tax(link is external)

California Western Law School offers a criminal defense clinic(link is external).

Thomas Jefferson Law School offers a veteran’s clinic(link is external).

San Diego offers legal clinics and free legal support for those who may not have the financial resources to help themselves.  The Legal Aid Society of San Diego is the largest resource center.