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

611 South Lane Street, Seattle, WA 98104

Located downtown Seattle in the International District, on Lane St between Maynard Ave & 6th Ave S. Lane St is one block north of Dearborn St. Call King County Metro at (206) 553-3000 or visit http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/ for public transit information.

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

Punjabi, Interpreter services, Shanghainese, Taiwanese, Teochew, Toishanese, Vietnamese, Russian, Malay, Hindi, Hakka, Gujarati, Fujianese, Cantonese, Spanish, Mandarin

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King, WA

Description

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 9/2024, 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

What's Here

Consumer Fraud ReportingElder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining OrdersWarranty ComplaintsGeneral Education AdvocacyCriminal Record Expungement AssistanceEmployment Discrimination AssistanceFoster Care Legal ServicesConstitutional/Civil Rights GroupsWork PermitsDurable Power of Attorney for Health CareSpecial Immigrant Juvenile PetitionsAsylum Application Filing AssistanceAutomobile ComplaintsCustomer Service Discrimination AssistanceNative American/Tribal LawChild Support Assistance/EnforcementLabor and Employment LawPaternity SuitsLandlord/Tenant Dispute ResolutionEducation Discrimination AssistanceEstate Entitlement AssistanceElder LawUnemployment Insurance Benefits AssistanceBankruptcy AssistanceAlien Travel/Reentry Document Filing AssistanceHousing ComplaintsNaturalization Support/Legal ServicesVeteran Benefits AssistanceGeneral Legal AidGrandparent RightsEmancipation of MinorsComprehensive Family Law ServicesConsumer LawRights Counseling for Undocumented PeopleHome SanitationDeferred Action on Alien RemovalVoting Rights ProtectionIdentity Theft Reporting/Recovery ProgramsChild Custody/Visitation AssistanceEviction Prevention AssistanceChild Advocacy CentersMortgage Delinquency and Default CounselingImpounded Vehicle ServicesHousing Discrimination AssistanceSpecial Education AdvocacyWill Preparation AssistancePredatory Lending AssistanceCorporate/Business LawFamily Justice CentersIntellectual Property Law Training/General InformationDomestic/Family Violence Legal ServicesOrganizational Start Up ServicesContract LawLandlord Rights Information/CounselingComprehensive Immigration/Naturalization ServicesHuman Trafficking Legal AssistanceTenant Rights Information/CounselingPatient Rights AssistancePublic/Subsidized Housing Appeals AssistanceAdult Guardianship AssistanceGovernment Complaints/Government Ombudsman OfficesAdoption Legal ServicesCollection ComplaintsDivorce AssistanceImmigrant Labor Certification Filing Assistance

Providing organization

King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinics

Coordinates 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.