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Current ALSP ProjectsThe Arkansas Legal Services Partnership is a statewide collaboration between Legal Aid of Arkansas (LAA) and the Center for Arkansas Legal Services (CALS). The collaboration's purpose is to coordinate state planning, but more importantly, to enable LAA and CALS to achieve together what they cannot achieve alone due to limited resources.

We coordinate statewide initiatives with the two nonprofit Legal Services Programs that work together to provide free civil legal assistance to low-income residents throughout Arkansas. If you need free, non-criminal, legal help then visit the HelpLine or view the self-help materials in the Free Law Library.

The Arkansas Legal Services Partnership and the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission are helping Arkansans achieve greater access to justice with the following projects:

  • The ALSP Web site has become a vehicle for addressing the pro se challenge that confronts Arkansas and the rest of the nation. By guiding individuals through the Arkansas state court system, the site has become a critical resource for those who must help themselves. It also serves as an important tool for the legal advocates helping low-income Arkansans. Learn more about how we are using technology to improve access to justice for all.
  • ALSP serves as the staff to the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission. In that role, members have helped to facilitate important changes in pro bono rules, court assistance projects, statewide educational activities, and legislative funding for both legal aid organizations. Learn more at ArkansasJustice.org.
  • ALSP also serves as the staff to the Arkansas Pro Bono Partnership. We coordinate all of the legal aid organization's based pro bono recruitment, training and retention activities. Units involved include VOCALS, the Equal Access to Justice Panel, River Valley Volunteer Attorney Project, and Arkansas Volunteer Lawyers for the Elderly. Learn more about pro bono opportunities.
  • ALSP provides training opportunities for LAA and CALS staff and coordinates outside CLE presentations. You can request a 1.0 CLE Ethics hour provided by an Access to Justice Commissioner and the ALSP Director of Justice Technology on using our Pro Bono Resources here.

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Annual Reports
Learn more about the Center for Arkansas Legal Services and Legal Aid of Arkansas by reading the joint annual reports below.