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Community Legal Resources delivers free legal services to nonprofit organizations building neighborhoods in Detroit and throughout Michigan. Our mission is to foster pro bono legal representation for unfulfilled legal needs of nonprofit community organizations in Michigan that serve low-income individuals and communities, with an emphasis on community economic development activities. The program began in 1998 as an initiative of Michigan Legal Services to connect business lawyers to nonprofit organizations constructing affordable housing, attracting new businesses, feeding and sheltering the homeless, and mentoring youth. The legal work of volunteer lawyers and law firms creates more effective nonprofit organizations and stronger communities.

Community Legal Resources is part of a network of established programs across the country that serve nonprofit organizations and was founded with support of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section’s Pro Bono Committee. Since 1998, Community Legal Resources has provided over 750 nonprofit organizations with free legal services valued at an estimated $7.2 million dollars.

SERVING NONPROFITS’ LEGAL NEEDS

We are all familiar with free (pro bono) legal services for individuals, especially criminal defendants. Community Legal Resources arranges for pro bono legal services to nonprofit organizations rather than individuals. This is a unique service which nonprofit organizations cannot find elsewhere, but which is desperately needed. In today’s world, nonprofit organizations face a gamut of legal, regulatory and business issues which require legal and professional assistance. Those serving poorer communities simply do not have resources to hire the legal talent they need. By matching volunteer business lawyers in private practice with these nonprofit organizations, Community Legal Resources fills this need. Click here to see some sample projects.

About Community Legal Resources by chopin — last modified 2008-09-08 14:28
 
Employment Opportunities by Angela Gaabo — last modified 2010-03-03 13:41
Community Legal Resources is an equal-opportunity employer. Please look below for any employment opportunities with us.
Staff by chopin — last modified 2010-02-24 10:37
 
CLR Board of Directors, 2009 by chopin — last modified 2009-05-28 11:57
Our board meets bi-monthly, sets policy and oversees program direction and finances.
New Addition to Board of Directors by Angela Gaabo — last modified 2008-03-13 10:45
 
New Leadership at Community Legal Resources by Angela Gaabo — last modified 2008-03-13 10:55
 
CLR Gets New Board and Advisory Council Members by Angela Gaabo — last modified 2008-05-30 12:05
 
CLR Brochure by Angela Gaabo — last modified 2009-07-24 09:14
 
10/14/2009 - New Employees Bring Experience and Enthusiasm to CLR's Mission by Angela Gaabo — last modified 2009-10-23 10:28
 
Community Outreach Associate by Angela Gaabo — last modified 2010-02-19 15:15
Community Legal Resources (CLR), a nonprofit legal services provider in downtown Detroit, seeks a full-time Community Outreach Associate to fill an immediate vacancy. CLR leads the Detroit Vacant Property Campaign (DVPC), which develops tools and strategies to empower community development corporations, neighborhood organizations, and residents responding to the current foreclosure and vacant property crisis. The position is funded by and will work in collaboration with the Detroit Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Response.