Legal Organization Directory

CLARO provides free or low-cost, high-quality legal services, primarily for immigrants in removal proceedings or needing humanitarian relief before USCIS in Santa Clara County.

Immigration Center for Women and Children (ICWC) provides immigration services, with a focus on U-Visas, VAWA, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). After an assessment with ICWC, if a client cannot pay, the client will know if she has a meritorious case, and whether or not it is worthwhile to pursue free services elsewhere.

IIBA provides a broad range of immigration services and has offices in most Bay Area counties. Although it is a non-profit, it charges reduced costs on a sliding scale. The San Francisco office typically has capacity for new cases, while some of the other offices may have waitlists for certain services.

The Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC) provides informational Benefits Eligibility Workshops that cover SSI benefits and applications. Given that very few legal providers help with SSI applications (they usually help at the appeal stage), this can be a helpful resource.

ILRC also provides limited legal services for San Franciscans with disabilities, including administrative hearings (SSDI, SSI, CAPI), simple wills, advanced healthcare directives and other planning tools, consumer debt/medical issues, obtaining reasonable accommodations in employment, obtaining reasonable accommodations in housing, and filing ADA access complaints.

Instituto Laboral provides legal advocacy for denied wages and other benefits, and provides referrals to law firms for other work-related issues.

The JFCS Legal Services Department provides assistance with immigration law, conservatorships, Holocaust survivor restitution claims, and disabilities issues, with a focus on immigration law.

Jubilee provides many immigration services: U-Visa, VAWA, Asylum, SIJS, deportation defense, family based immigration, citizenship and DACA. Jubilee also has expertise in non-citizens’ eligibility for public benefits.

Jubilee provides free consultations to DACA recipients and their family members; and individuals who receive government benefits such as Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, GA, CAPI or SSI.

Justice At Last provides free comprehensive legal counsel and representation to survivors of all backgrounds and every type trafficking. They emphasize a holistic client-centered and trauma-informed approach that empowers survivors to address their legal needs and navigate the judicial system. Areas of legal assistance include: victim’s compensation, criminal record clearing, public benefits, immigration, restraining orders, identity theft, family law and others.