There is a constant need for more pro bono attorneys to represent children and caregivers in DC. Every day, CLC recieves requests for legal services from judges, Guardians ad litem, social workers, and caregivers. We carefully screen cases to determine which are best suited for pro bono lawyers of varying levels of expertise.
The process for becoming a pro bono attorney is simple:
By becoming a pro bono lawyer, you can help a child in our community have a solid foundation of family, health and education. Learn more.
The Children’s Law Center is an amazing advocate for DC’s children. CLC gives children the best legal representation possible, through experienced and phenomenally devoted and creative staff. They will go to any length to make sure that vulnerable children get the help they need. Equally impressive, CLC uses the experiences from serving children directly to promote public policy changes that help all of the city’s children — bringing us closer to the day when every child has a safe and stable home.
-Ed Lazere
Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Member, CLC Board of Directors