Legal Aid Hosting Free Phone Clinic Jan. 16

Legal Aid is holding a Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic for residents of their eight-county district on Monday, January 16, 2023. The district includes Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and Shelby Counties. The phone clinic will be conducted from 3 to 5:30 p.m. though registration is required between 12 to 2 p.m.

The Legal Aid Clinic and Pro Bono Program utilizes local volunteer attorneys, offering free legal consultations to low-income individuals for the provision of legal advice and assistance in furtherance of equal access to justice within our communities whom might not otherwise be able to afford the counsel of an attorney.

Individuals calling to the Legal Aid Phone Clinic can expect to receive a brief consultation to answer general and eviction questions, offer legal information, or to receive other limited pro se assistance or advice, over the phone. Individuals seeking legal consultation must register by calling Legal Aid at 812-378-0358 on Monday, January 16, between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. A volunteer attorney will return calls to registered individuals between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Individuals must be available between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to answer a call from an attorney.

Legal Aid will be offering additional Phone clinics throughout the service region. The next Legal Aid Phone Clinic is on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 with the same registration requirements and time frame.