About VLN

Potential clients connect with VLN through various channels, including calling our intake line, filling out our online intake form, or participating in one of our community legal clinics. Our dedicated staff evaluates each potential client’s case, income, assets, and household size to determine the level of service, if any, that we can offer. Depending on their legal issue and income, qualifying clients are matched with an attorney who can provide advice, answer questions, fill out paperwork, make phone calls or write letters on their behalf, help them prepare for trial, represent them in court, and provide other services. 

Volunteers start working with VLN either through their employer’s pro bono coordinator or directly. Volunteer opportunities include meeting clients during a regular clinic shift, offering phone advice, taking on full representation cases, or providing mentorship to fellow volunteers, among other specialized opportunities. Volunteers receive free trainings in substantive legal topics and soft skills such as working with clients experiencing poverty. Volunteers also receive free professional liability insurance coverage for VLN cases, CLE credits for pro bono work, invitations to social events, waived license fees for retired attorneys, and many more benefits.