Entrepreneurs can find legal information, publications and webinars on our Small Business Resources page. Community and referral partners can contact Erica Spangler Raz at espanglerraz@clccrul.org if you have any questions. Executive Service Corps provides volunteer consultants to advise and strengthen Chicago-area nonprofits and public institutions on governance, management and operations, leadership development, and organizational transformation. Legal Steps to Creating a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit – Gain in-depth knowledge of the legal requirements and various filings to start a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation. The Federal Tax Clinic represents low-income individuals seeking legal assistance regarding a dispute or potential dispute with the Internal Revenue Service Equip for Equality, Inc. is a private, nonprofit, national organization whose mission is to promote the human and civil rights of people with disabilities by promoting the principles of equality. self-determination and dignity. The five main areas of Equip for Equality are discrimination, community integration, protection from abuse and neglect, special education and self-determination. Catholic Charities Legal Assistance (CCLA) is to provide compassionate and competent legal assistance to economically disadvantaged people in the Chicago area.
CCLA has four full-time lawyers and many volunteer lawyers and paralegals who receive requests for assistance in a variety of areas of law, including but not limited to family law, housing, consumer and immigration. Formerly known as the Community Law Project, our lawyers have helped since 1985 build, strengthen and support nonprofits and small businesses that contribute to economic development and provide social services in low-income neighbourhoods. Our work focuses on historically disinvested communities of color in Chicago`s South and West Side. Our pro bono lawyers and experienced legal staff provide not-for-profit leaders and small business owners with the knowledge they need to maintain the quality of their programs, improve outcomes and drive economic development. The Chicago Lawyers` Committee recognizes that structural racism is a major driver of economic injustice. We work to eradicate racism and end poverty in our city and coordinate our activities closely with our community partners. The Chicago Lawyers` Committee for Civil Rights offers the Emerging Nonprofit Certificate of Training program to nonprofit founders who are interested in a new nonprofit organization or who are in the process of creating a new nonprofit. We offer an abbreviated virtual version of our not-for-profit emerging training program.
If you are interested in joining Bootcamp, click here to be added to the Bootcamp waiting list and contact Angela Dear at adear@clccrul.org for updated Bootcamp dates and times. The Pro Bono Litigation Clinic at UIC`s John Marshall School of Law provides legal representation in a wide range of civil and criminal cases. The clinic will provide the fellow with a real opportunity to participate in the actual representation of clients in state and federal courts. The Immigration Project is a non-profit organization that provides quality legal services for immigration in central and southern Illinois. We are the leading provider of not-for-profit immigration law services in our 86-county service area. We are staffed with experienced immigration lawyers and excellent support professionals. We recognize that access to accurate and complete immigration rights information for underserved immigrants in the State of Illinois is limited geographically and economically. The Immigration Project strives to provide immigrants and their families with access to justice through immigration-related legal and educational services for immigrants, refugees, their families, and others in the State of Illinois in a manner and context that recognizes the full dignity of every individual.
If you have a legal problem or your legal rights are in question, remember that you have someone to turn to. DePaul University College of Law`s clinical programs provide legal services to low-income individuals and groups working in low-income communities in the Chicago area.
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