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Law Library Help
- Minnesota State Law Library – 651-297-7651
- MN Statewide Self-Help Center – 651-435-6535
General Legal Assistance
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
- Contact: https://www.smrls.org/ or Call 1-888-575-2954
- Free legal help to low-income people for family law, government benefits, housing, immigration, and more.
Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN)
- Contact: https://www.vlnmn.org/ or call 612-752-6677 (intake by phone available M/W/Th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
- Free legal help to low-income people for family law, civil, employment, debt collection, housing, immigration, real estate, criminal expungement, and more.
LegalWise (Formerly Collaborative Community Law Initiative)
- Contact: https://www.legalwisemn.org/ or call 651-321-9255
- Sliding scale, flat fee, and a la carte services for elder law, family, housing, immigration, licensing, small business, expungement, and more.
Minnesota Unbundled Law Project
- Contact: https://mnunbundled.org
- Directory of attorneys offering unbundled legal services (also known as limited scope legal services) that are customizable based on needs and budget. Practice areas include family, business, employment, real estate, benefits, housing, wills, trusts, and elder law, consumer protection and debt, and more.
The Minnesota Lawyer Referral and Information Service (MNLRIS)
- Contact: http://mnlawyerreferral.org/ or call 612-752-6699
- Connects persons with legal issues to one of over 200 qualified private attorneys practicing in over 50 areas of law. Referral counselors can set up appointments, provide general legal information and direct people to appropriate services. Reduced fee options available upon request.
St. Croix Legal Services
- Contact: http://www.stcroixlegal.org/ or call 651-323-2651
- Non-profit law firm with sliding fee scale rates. Practice areas include family, protective orders, criminal defense, expungements, landlord/tenant disputes, estate planning, and more.
Volunteer Lawyers Network Bankruptcy Advice Clinic
Available via phone by appointment only: 612-752-6677
Carver County Law Library Civil Law Clinic
- Available via phone by appointment only: 952-361-1564
Dakota County Law Library Consumer Law Clinics
- Available via phone by appointment only: 952-431-3200
- Every Tuesday and third Wednesday of the month, 1-4pm
Criminal Clinics
Dakota County Law Library Criminal Law Clinic
- Available via phone by appointment only: 651-438-8080
- Third Wednesday of the month, 1-3pm
Ramsey County Law Library Criminal Defense Law Clinic
- Available via phone by appointment only: 651-266-8391
- First and third Thursdays of the month, 1-3pm
Criminal Expungement Clinics
Volunteer Lawyers Network
- Call 612-752-6677
Anoka County Law Library Criminal Expungement Clinic
- In-person at Anoka County Law Library (no registration required)
- Third Monday of the month, 1:30pm
- Call 763-324-5560 for more information
Second Chance Saturday Criminal Records Workshop
- In-person at University of MN Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (no registration required)
- Second Saturday of the month, 11:30am-2:30pm
- Call 612-752-6677 for more information
Southern Valley Alliance
- Contact: https://svamn.org/ or call 952-873-4214
- Crisis intervention, legal and court advocacy, support groups, and safety planning for survivors of domestic violence and their families.
Volunteers of America – Estate & Elder Law Services
- https://www.voamnwi.org/estate-elder-law-services
- 612-676-6300
- Provides legal assistance with estate planning, incapacity planning, long-term care planning, and probate. Offers sliding fee scale.
Anoka County Law Library Family Law Clinic
- Available via phone and Zoom by appointment only: 763-324-5560
- First and third Thursdays of the month, 9am-3:30pm
Carver County Law Library Family Law Clinic
- Available via phone by appointment only: 952-361-1564
Dakota County Law Library Family Law Clinic
- Available via phone by appointment only: 651-438-8080
Volunteers of America – Estate & Elder Law Services (Minnesota and Wisconsin)
- https://www.voamnwi.org/estate-elder-law-services
- 612-676-6300
- Provides legal assistance with estate planning, incapacity planning, long-term care planning, and probate. Offers sliding fee scale.
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
- Contact: https://www.ilcm.org/ or call 651-641-1011
- Free immigration legal assistance for low-income immigrants and refugees.
Immi
- Contact: www.immi.org
- Information about immigration rights and options, and has a questionnaire that helps users identify their path to legal immigration status.
Immigrant Hope - Bloomington
- Contact: https://www.immigranthope.org/ or call 952-564-3767
- Department of Justice (DOJ) accredited advocates providing low-cost immigration legal services to the Twin Cities south metro area, including Scott County.
Arrive Ministries Immigration Legal Services
- Contact: https://arriveministries.org/immigration-legal-services/ or call 612-243-2961
- Department of Justice (DOJ) accredited advocates providing low-cost immigration legal services to the Twin Cities area, including Scott County.
HOME Line (Tenant Hotline)
- Statewide tenant’s rights organization that provides free legal advice to renters in Minnesota.
- (612) 728-5767 or (866) 866-3546
Community Mediation MN
- Offers free housing mediation between landlords and tenants before, during, and after eviction court proceedings in Scott County.
- 1-833-266-2663
Washington County Law Library Civil Legal Advice Clinic
- Second and fourth Monday of the month, 1-3:30pm
- 651-430-6330
LegalCORPS Small Business Landlord Brief Advice Legal Clinic
- Second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 12-2pm
- 651-583-5980