The Sunday Free Legal Clinic is a partnership between Temple Isaiah, First AME Church, UCLA Law School, and Public Counsel. Since November, 1993, the Clinic has provided free legal services to thousands of clients who could not afford lawyers. Meanwhile, the Clinic is deepening the long-term relationship between Isaiah and FAME.

The Clinic runs every other Sunday from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. It serves every client who walks through the door regardless of income or type of legal problem. About half of the clients come from First AME Church.

The Clinic runs on volunteer power. Volunteer law students and paralegals interview the clients. Volunteer lawyers decide what advice to give. Many of the volunteers are from Isaiah but many others are from local law schools (particularly UCLA, USC and Loyola) and from FAME.

The Clinic specializes in self-help advice. We try to help clients help themselves. In other situations, we provide referrals either to free legal services or to fee-charging attorneys. The Clinic does not go to court for its clients.

At the Clinic, Jews and African-Americans work side by side to provide legal services to a primarily African-American clientele. Thus it is building relationships between these two communities. It also has imbued hundreds of law students with the pro bono spirit that, we hope, will last a lifetime.

The Clinic is located at 1968 W. Adams. To get there, take the Santa Monica Freeway to Western, go south on Western to Adams (which is the first light). Turn left on Adams, go one block to Hobart, turn right, and go into the parking lot of the building at Hobart and Adams. You're there!

New volunteers are very welcome. We're looking especially for attorneys, law students, and paralegals, but anybody can volunteer to help with interviewing clients. As a volunteer you can come once a year, once a quarter, or every time we're open.

There's no commitment. Join us! It's fun and safe and you can really help people.

If you would like to receive an informational handout about the Clinic, and a calendar of the dates it will be open, email Chuck Meyer at cmeyer@goldmankagon.com.

See you at the Clinic!