• About the Clinic
• Partners
• What Volunteers Need to Know
• Volunteering

In order to address the growing need for legal immigration services in the District, The D.C. Bar Pro Bono program, along with a number of partners, sponsors an Immigration Legal Advice & Referral Clinic to provide free consultations to area residents.

The Clinic provides legal information, advice and referral services. Bilingual attorneys and interpreters are available for clients who speak Spanish, Amharic and other languages as requested. Visitors to the Clinic will be able to receive assistance from volunteer attorneys with civil legal problems governed by federal U.S. immigration laws.

If brief service is not enough to resolve the problem or if a different type of service is required, Clinic volunteers will attempt to refer individuals to or provide information about a legal or social service provider appropriately suited to handle the case.

The services at the clinic are provided free of charge. Please bring all of the documents concerning your legal problem to the clinic.

The walk–in clinic is located at Carlos Rosario International Career Center and Public Charter School, 1100 Harvard Street NW, Washington, D.C.

Special thanks are owed to the following organizations that helped to make the Clinic a reality:

• The Hispanic Bar Association
• Capital Area Immigrants’ Right (CAIR) Coalition
• The Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
• The Carlos Rosario International Career Center
• AYUDA

The Immigration Legal Advice Clinic takes place each March, June, September, and December. The Clinic operates at the Carlos Rosario International Center, on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

Volunteers should arrive at the clinic by 9:30 a.m. for a brief orientation of clinic operations. Bagels and juice will be served. Dress is casual. Volunteers should be prepared to stay until the last client is served (usually around 1:00 p.m.).

Mentors are available onsite.

The Clinic is staffed primarily by bilingual attorneys recruited from the Hispanic Bar Association, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of D.C. (APABA-DC) and the D.C. Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Attorneys interested in volunteering are not expected to be familiar with every area of the law or to have experience in the matters on which they will advise clients. The Pro Bono Program staff and expert mentors are available on-site.

For more information on volunteering for the clinic, contact Laura Rinaldi, D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program managing attorney.