Legal Directory
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (Pacoima Office)
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Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA) is a steadfast advocate for individuals, families and communities through Los Angeles County. Through a combination of individual representation, high impact litigation and public policy advocacy, NLSLA combats the immediate and long-lasting effects of poverty and expands access to health, opportunity and justice in Los Angeles' diverse neighborhoods.
| Counties served: | Los Angeles |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, Housing, Public Benefits |
| Non-legal services: | Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: | Armenian, Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Italian, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
| Other information: | Services available within Los Angeles county. Services are subject to LSC funding restrictions. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 4 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Central American Resource Center, YMCA, NILC, Public Counsel, Bet Tzedek, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles |
Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | July 17, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 11/28/12: tickler 12/17/13: tickler 3/6/15: tickler 8/9/16: tickler 17 Jul 2018: updated contact information |
| IAN Members? | No |
