Get Legal Help

Do you need written legal information or self-help packets?

Information about your legal rights and self-help legal packets including court forms can be found online at www.WashingtonLawhelp.org.

Do you need to speak to an attorney?

Please call CLEAR, Washington’s toll-free, centralized intake, advice and referral service for low-income people seeking free legal assistance with civil legal problems.

• Outside King County: Call 1-888-201-1014 weekdays from 9:15 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. CLEAR works with a language line to provide interpreters as needed at no cost to callers.  If you are deaf or hard of hearing, please call 1-888-201-1014 using your preferred TTY or Video relay service. Learn more about CLEAR.
• King County: Call 211 for information and referral to an appropriate legal services provider Monday through Friday from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. You may also call (206) 461-3200, or the toll-free number, which may be useful when calling from a pay phone, 1-877-211-WASH (9724). 211 works with a language line to provide interpreters as needed at no cost to callers. Deaf and hearing-impaired callers can call 1-800-833-6384 or 711 to be connected to a relay operator at no cost, who will then connect them with 211. Information on legal service providers in King County may also be accessed through 211’s website at www.resourcehouse.org.
• Persons 60 and Over: Persons 60 or over may call CLEAR*Sr at 1-888-387-7111, regardless of income. Important Note:  Effective April 12, 2010 clients who contact CLEAR*Sr starting at 9:15 a.m. will be asked to leave a message with their name, phone number and whether it is all right to leave a message.  The CLEAR*Sr line will close once the voice mail message system is full. As always, low-income seniors may call the CLEAR line at 1-888-201-1014, from 9:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.  Also, low-income seniors calling the CLEAR*Sr line at 1-888-387-7111 have the option to queue for the CLEAR line, to speak with an advocate that day.