840 K Street, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99501-3353
Phone: 907-272-7469
Fax: 907-272-2932
Email: info@alaskabar.org
Lawyer Referral Service Phone: 907-272-0352
Lawyer Referral Service Email: LRS@alaskabar.org
Spring Legal Clinic
Spring Legal Clinic
This clinic took place in April of 2026. We hope to have another clinic take place in the spring of 2027. Stay tuned for upcoming dates and information.
About the Clinic
Low-income Alaskans can get FREE brief legal help from a volunteer attorney about a non-criminal legal issue.
Free interpreters provided.
No appointment or pre-registration is required.
Need free legal advice but could not make this date? Get free legal advice from a volunteer attorney every day of the year at Alaska.FreeLegalAnswers.org. Qualified users can post three non-criminal legal questions per year and a volunteer attorney will answer.
The press release for the 2026 Spring Zoom Legal Clinic is here.
Legal Issues We Can Help With
Volunteer attorneys may be able to provide advice on:
✅ Divorce, Child Custody/Support
✅ Immigration
✅ Housing and Landlord-Tenant Disputes
✅ Probate, Wills, and Powers of Attorney
✅ Restoring Voting Rights
✅ Bankruptcy
✅ Other Non-Criminal Legal Issues
Attorneys will provide short consultations (about 20–30 minutes).
What to Expect
1️⃣ Waiting Room: You will be admitted one at a time from the Zoom waiting room. It may take up to 20 minutes for the hosts to greet each person individually, so please be patient and don’t hang up! We will serve people in the order they arrived in the waiting room. You may see a spinning circle. This is normal and you are still in line!
2️⃣ Intake: You will go to a private Zoom room where an intake volunteer will briefly ask about your legal issue so you can be matched with an attorney with experience in that area. You may then have to wait a bit until a volunteer attorney can meet with you. It may take longer for us to get an interpreter. Again, please be patient and don’t hang up or walk away from your computer or you will lose your spot in line!
3️⃣ Legal Advice: You will have 20-30 minutes to talk with the attorney about your legal questions. If you have questions in more than one legal area (e.g. divorce and immigration), at the end of your first advice meeting you will be put back in line to meet with a different attorney. So think about which legal issue is most important for you to get answers on first. The attorney(s) you talk with will not represent you after the clinic.
4️⃣ Leave the Meeting: After you have received advice from the attorney(s), you will be asked to leave the Zoom meeting.
This clinic provides legal advice only and does not create ongoing attorney representation. The attorneys will not prepare any documents for you or go to court with you.
How to Attend the Clinic
Getting Ready:
Prior to joining, we recommend that you:
- Find a quiet place with a strong internet connection. You don’t want to spend your 20 minutes with the attorney dealing with technical issues!
- Have any documents up on the screen of your device so that you can share them, if you wish.
- Test your microphone, speakers, and camera (if you want to use your camera) on the device that you will be using to make sure it is set up correctly with Zoom. You can test it by clicking here.
- If you do not want to share your name with the attorney, follow these directions on Joining a Zoom Meeting Anonymously before logging in.
- If you have more than one legal issue in different areas (e.g. you want to modify your child support order but also have a question about food stamps), decide which question is most important to get answered. We will answer both questions, time permitting, but you may have to wait for a second attorney to be available for your second question.
- If you need an interpreter, please do your best to say the language you need.
Confidentiality
Your participation is confidential. You may choose to keep your camera off and may list a fake name when you join the Zoom. You can find instructions here on Joining a Zoom Meeting Anonymously.
Testimonials
“I was told what I needed to know about probate process”
“This was so simple and the attorney was so sweet, non-judgemental and I got the answers I was looking for. She was so very helpful! Thanks, A case can now begin in my favor with little to question or doubt. With future links and law help. I would say that to have your questions ready, the alloted time goes very very fast! But very helpful! Thank you so much!”
“Very helpful on issues that I had no idea on how to move forward with legal issues, and informative and easy to understand.”
“Absolutely call in. It’s a straightforward process with legit assistance.”
“I got alot of information on what my options are with child custody. I got clarifications on wording and this was very valuable time spent getting this information.”
“All people were very friendly and knowledgeable”
“I am very grateful for this opportunity to speak to an attorney on the legal issue. Great program. Keep up the good work!”
“It was reassuring to have direct, understandable advice about my legal issue.”
“This clinic was a godsend for me. The attorney I spoke to was empathetic, knowledgeable, and gave me actionable advise. I now have a way forward. Thank you!”
Sponsors
Alaska Bar Association
Malpractice insurance for attorney volunteers provided by ACLU of Alaska
Who to Contact for More Information
Call the Alaska Bar Association at (907) 272-7469 or email info@alaskabar.org. Note that we do not have attorneys available at this phone number or email who can give you legal advice and we are unable to find a free attorney for you.