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Since 1937, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid has been dedicated to providing high-quality legal assistance to low-income and other special-needs groups.

Jacksonville, Florida
Joined March 2012
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Learn more about child support modification, custody/timesharing, and paternity. Receive forms and general instructions in our online clinic Thursday, Nov. 12. Learn more and get the link to attend: buff.ly/8Ksg11Y
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On Oct. 3, JALA and a number of community partners participated in a Seal & Expungement Fair at the Duval County Courthouse. JALA's Marquita Green describes the impact of this powerful collaboration: buff.ly/x34h5FL
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JALA and Three Rivers Legal Services will hold a FREE Seal & Expunge event for people with an arrest or criminal record Friday, Dec. 4, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm in Yulee. See our flyer for more information: buff.ly/JxxnOkv Sign up for the event: buff.ly/jafZBhb
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🚴‍♀️ 🚴 🚴‍♀️ CALLING ALL CYCLISTS: Join us Nov. 14 for VELO for Vets, a 35-mile charity ride to help ensure that elderly veterans can remain safely housed. Learn more, register and/or donate: buff.ly/qDSWBDK #ShelterForElders #VeloForVets
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Join our attorneys for a FREE virtual Ask-A-Lawyer event focused on your housing questions and concerns this Thursday, Nov. 5, from noon to 1 p.m. on Zoom. ✅️ Eviction ✅️ Bad Conditions ✅️ Fair Housing More: buff.ly/oHADAts Register: buff.ly/Ir5mv96
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Today is the day to make your voice heard. If you haven't already cast your ballot, be sure to vote today in the general election.
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Struggling with your finances? Learn if bankruptcy is right for you. Attend our online Bankruptcy Information Clinic next Thursday, Nov. 5, from 5-6 p.m. No appointment needed. Get the Zoom link here: buff.ly/bJR3sC9
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The value of pro bono legal services provided by volunteers through JALA in 2025 was $3,040,523. But the true impact cannot be measured in dollars. #BeInTheKnow about #ProBono this #ProBonoMonth More: jaxlegalaid.org/pro-bono/
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🚴‍♀️ 🚴 🚴‍♀️ CALLING ALL CYCLISTS: Join us Nov. 14 for VELO for Vets, a 35-mile charity ride to help ensure that elderly veterans can remain safely housed. Learn more, register and/or donate: buff.ly/qDSWBDK #ShelterForElders #VeloForVets
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Thank you to the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association and CarePlus for joining us at the Emmett Reed Gymnasium last Saturday for a free legal clinic for the community. Visit our website for info on upcoming clinics around Northeast Florida and online: buff.ly/gcYcELH
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VELO for Vets on Nov. 14 will raise funds for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s Shelter for Elders Endowment – Veterans Initiative, which focuses on helping older veterans remain safely and independently housed. Learn more from the Jacksonville Daily News: buff.ly/ALnFzqU
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Attorneys can volunteer to supervise law students at senior-citizen communities throughout Jacksonville, helping them complete their advanced directives #BeInTheKnow about #ProBono this #ProBonoMonth Learn more: jaxlegalaid.org/pro-bono/
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🚴‍♀️ 🚴 🚴‍♀️ CALLING ALL CYCLISTS: Join us Nov. 14 for VELO for Vets, a 35-mile charity ride to help ensure that elderly veterans can remain safely housed. Learn more, register and/or donate: buff.ly/qDSWBDK #ShelterForElders #VeloForVets
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The Veterans Legal Collaborative provides lawyers the opportunity to give back to those who have served our country by sharing their expertise for just an hour and a half. #BeInTheKnow about #ProBono this #ProBonoMonth Learn more: jaxlegalaid.org/pro-bono/
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Check out First Coast News' preview of our Ask-A-Lawyer event coming up this Saturday. JALA & JWLA will be at the Emmett Reed Gymnasium, 1093 W 6th St., Jax, from 10 am to 1 pm. Get your legal questions answered. No registration required. Learn more: buff.ly/QdJVGWK
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Pro bono work gives young associates opportunities they would not otherwise have, such as courtroom experience, client contact, or mentoring in and exposure to other areas of the law. #BeInTheKnow about #ProBono this #ProBonoMonth More: jaxlegalaid.org/pro-bono/
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Pro bono does NOT have to be time-consuming. You can volunteer to give brief advice or staff a clinic for an hour or two. #BeInTheKnow about #ProBono this #ProBonoMonth More: jaxlegalaid.org/pro-bono/
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ATTN CLAY COUNTY RESIDENTS: Do you have a family law, housing, landlord/tenant, probate, estate, or contract issue? Get your legal questions answered Wed. Oct. 21, 5:30–7 pm at the Orange Park Library. No appointment needed. Details: buff.ly/IE9HRvv
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Did you know that if you accept a case pro bono but discover that funds are recoverable from a third party, you can recover funds. You just can’t charge your client directly on a pro bono case. #BeInTheKnow about #ProBono this #ProBonoMonth More: jaxlegalaid.org/pro-bono/
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JALA offers training in the event you want to be involved in pro bono work but aren’t quite seasoned in a particular area of the law. #BeInTheKnow about #ProBono this #ProBonoMonth More: jaxlegalaid.org/pro-bono/
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