Help for Nonprofits

Since 1999, the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center has operated the Nonprofit Legal Assistance Program to provide legal assistance to the District of Columbia’s community-based nonprofits.

The Nonprofit Legal Service Assistance Program provides the following services:

• Nonprofit Matches for On-Going Legal Projects. We match community-based nonprofits with pro bono legal counsel that assist with on-going legal projects in areas such as employment law, real estate, corporate governance, contract review, intellectual property, and obtaining tax-exempt status.

• Nonprofit Legal Clinics. We offer brief consultations where nonprofits meet one-on-one with attorney volunteers to get a general assessment of how well their nonprofit is complying with a specific legal area such as governance, on-boarding employees, insurance, and intellectual property. The events calendar is updated as these clinics are announced.

• Nonprofit Office Hours. These weekly brief advice consultations are hosted over Zoom and allow nonprofits to meet one-on-one with a Pro Bono Center staff attorney who specializes in nonprofit law. These consultations are about 20-30 minutes long and are best for short legal questions.

• Nonprofit Trainings. We conduct training sessions with government agencies and law firms to educate nonprofits on important and timely legal issues such as board duties , employment law, and nonprofit regulation. The events calendar is updated as these sessions are announced. View recordings of past webinars in our online archive.

• Nonprofit Legal Resources. We offer free guides, alerts on law changes, a trainings archive and other useful legal information on our online resource center, through the LawHelp website.

If you have questions, or would like to subscribe to our newsletter and event announcement email list, please contact us.