On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls on the third Monday in January each year, the Alaska Bar Association, in partnership with Alaska Court System, Alaska Legal Services Corporation, and local bar associations, host the MLK Day free legal help events at locations throughout Alaska. 

Free legal help will be available to any low to moderate income Alaskan in need of legal counsel for civil issues like family law, landlord/tenant, public benefits, employment law, probate, or estate planning issues.

The next MLK Day Free Legal Help Events will be held on Monday, January 19, 2026. Times vary by location.

Can’t make it to an event? 24/7 free legal advice is available at Alaska Free Legal Answers, a virtual legal clinic where Alaskans can post civil (non-criminal) legal questions at no cost to be answered by volunteer attorneys licensed in Alaska. Post your questions here: https://alaska.freelegalanswers.org/

We also host the Elizabeth Peratrovich Free Legal Clinic at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in October each year. Other resources for Alaskans seeking legal help can be found here. 

View the press release for the 2025 event here.

What: MLK Free Legal Help Day

When: Martin Luther King Jr Day (January of each year).  Times and locations vary from year to year, but have recently been held at:
                                                                                  
Anchorage
Mountain View Girls and Boys Club – 315 Price Street Noon to 4 PM

Fairbanks
UAF Community and Technical College – 604 Barnette Street (6^th Avenue Doors) 10 AM to 4 PM

Bethel
Evangelical Covenant Church 2 PM to 5 PM

Juneau
Dimond Courthouse – 123 4^th Street 9 AM to 1 PM

How: Low to moderate income Alaskans attend a first come, first served free legal consultation with a volunteer attorney to confidentially answer questions on Alaska-based civil legal issues.