Find Legal Help

OCLA does not provide legal advice or representation. If you are looking for legal help, contact one of the organizations listed on this page.  

Language

For legal help in languages other than English, click the links below to take you to Northwest Justice Project’s Get Legal Help page in several languages:

ASL, Español, 中文, 한국어, Tagalog, Tiếng, Việt, Pусский, Somali

How to Get Legal Help

Northwest Justice Project is the largest civil legal aid provider in Washington State and operates statewide. They operate the CLEAR coordinated intake system that can connect individuals to their services and other providers across the state.

To get help, call the CLEAR hotline at 1-888-201-1014 or apply online

If you are a senior, call the CLEAR senior line: 1-888-387-7111

If you live in King County call: 211

Legal Help for Eviction

Eviction help, call the Eviction Defense Screening Line: 1-855-657-8387 or check county resources on the provider map.

Legal Help for Foreclosure

Foreclosure help, call the Foreclosure Hotline: 1-800-606-481

 

Legal Help for Immigration

Immigration help, call Northwest Immigration Rights Project: 1-800-445-5771

 

Legal Information and Self Help

For self help information on a civil (not criminal) legal problem, visit Washington Law Help

  • For help finding and completing court forms, visit Washington Forms Online
  • Some counties have courthouse facilitator programs, who can help self-represented parties with their family law or guardianship case Courthouse Facilitators