Aviso: Si solicita consejo legal en Español, favor de marcar a la Línea Legal Latina al (651) 379-4223.
El horario de atención al público es los días martes desde las 11:00 a.m. hasta las 2:00 p.m. y los días miércoles desde las 3:00 p.m. hasta las 5:00 p.m.
(If you are seeking legal advice in Spanish, please call Línea Legal Latina at (651) 379-4223 on Tuesdays between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and Wednesdays between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.)
Linea Legal Latina (LLL)
Is a legal hotline for low-income Spanish-speaking individuals.
We provide a coordinated legal "first responder" system so Spanish-speaking individuals receive legal help quickly and efficiently…
without being bounced from provider to provider.
Our mission is to provide efficient advice and referrals to Spanish-speaking individuals who have little or no access to legal advice.
The hotline is staffed by bi-lingual volunteer attorneys who provide legal advice in Spanish and, when appropriate, refer callers to government agencies or legal service providers for further assistance.
Línea Legal Latina is a unique collaboration between Volunteer Lawyers Network, CLUES,the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, several Minneapolis law firms and other legal service providers.
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HOURS of OPERATION for LLL HOTLINE
(651) 379-4223
Tuesdays: 11am - 2pm
Wednesdays: 3pm - 5pm
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HOURS of OPERATION for LLL (in person) LEGAL ADVICE CLINIC
St. Paul Thursdays 11am - 1pm
Minneapolis Thursdays 5pm - 7pm
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Our volunteers, all bi-lingual, include attorneys, paralegals, law students and undergraduate students.
Línea Legal Latina’s volunteer attorneys also provide community legal education classes in Spanish on various issues which frequently arise in poverty populations. Class topics include family law, immigration law, employment law, housing law and consumer law.
FAQs for Línea Legal Latina
What is Línea Legal Latina?
LLL provides two types of services to Spanish-speaking clients of limited resources, the hotline for legal questions and the law clinic for in-person assistance with pro se forms and/or a consult with an attorney. All volunteer attorneys and non-attorneys are Spanish speakers. LLL does not expect volunteer attorneys to provide full representation.
Where are the clinics located?
St. Paul Hotline/Clinic: CLUES, 797 East 7th Street, St. Paul, MN. (Next to the Mexican Consulate)
Minneapolis Hotline/Clinic: CLUES, 720 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN. (Near the Global Market)
When can an attorney volunteer?
The law clinics are on Thursdays in St. Paul from 11:00-1:00 p.m. and in Minneapolis from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
For the hotline, we ask attorneys to call clients back on Tuesdays between 2:00-4:00 p.m. and on Wednesdays between 5:00-7:00 p.m.
The attorneys make the calls from the comfort of their own office.
The clients calls us on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the designated times and they are informed that they need to be available during specific hours for the attorney to call them back.
When can a non-attorney volunteer?
Non-attorneys may volunteer during the following hours:
St. Paul hotline: Tuesdays 11am – 2pm
Minneapolis hotline: Wednesdays 3pm – 5pm
St. Paul clinic: Thursdays 11am – 1pm
Minneapolis clinic: Thursdays 5pm - 7pm
What would a non-attorney volunteer do?
During the hotline, the non-attorney volunteers answer calls and obtain basic information from the client regarding their legal issue. This information is then passed onto an attorney who provides the client with appropriate legal advice and/or a referral. During the clinic, the non-attorneys assist the clients in filling out pro se forms. These forms are then reviewed by an attorney.
Please contact the Línea Legal Latina Manager, Diana Villella Larson with any additional questions at 612-752-6647 or via e-mail at dianavi@volunteerlawyersnetwork.org
Resources for our volunteer attorneys:
General Referral Chart for Spanish-Speakers (updated July 2008)
Spanish Legal Terms Glossary
Brief Services Resources
Other Clinic Resources
