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Legal Advice Clinic / Self Help Resources

Legal Advice Clinic (LAC)

The Legal Advice Clinic (LAC) is a free clinic designed to help individuals without an attorney get answers to legal questions about filing a civil case in federal court and assistance with completing the filing forms.  The LAC provides self-represented litigants with the opportunity to meet virtually with a volunteer private attorney for a free 30-minute consultation.   The LAC is provided by the St. Louis Bar Foundation with support from the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL).

Free 30-minute virtual sessions (Zoom platform) can be scheduled online in advance at www.bamsl.org/federalcourt or by phone at 1-855-978-7070. Until further notice, our Legal Advice Clinic remains open for virtual appointments only on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month.  Session scheduling is available in advance at the link provided on this page.  We encourage Self-Represented Litigants to seek consultation with our clinic volunteers.

Self Help Resources

The Resource Guide provides information that may be useful for Self-Represented Litigants. Some information included in the guide are links to sites for free or low cost legal organizations as well as non-legal resources. Copies are available in the Clerk's Office.  

St. Louis Lawyer Search

St. Louis Lawyer Search is a free online lawyer directory provided by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Available attorneys are located in the St. Louis metropolitan area and charge fees for their services. If you cannot afford a lawyer, you may try contacting a legal aid organization.

We will do our best to find you an attorney, however there are occasions where we do not have an attorney in the directory that can handle your case.

For lawyer referrals outside of the St. Louis metropolitan area, please visit:

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PDF icon Resource Guide for Self-Represented Litigants