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Welcome to the online application for Atlanta Legal Aid. Atlanta Legal Aid is a nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal services to low-income residents in Metro Atlanta. You will be asked questions about your income, the people who live with you, and your legal matter.

This application cannot be saved to be finished later. Please make sure you have enough time to work on it and that you have the information available before you start.

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(You can also apply over the phone or in-person during our intake hours.)

If you have a deadline in the next 14 days or if your matter is urgent, please DO NOT USE THIS FORM. Instead, please call us at 404-524-5811 for intake, Monday through Thursday between 9 am and noon.

The waitlist for DCA rental assistance is currently closed and Legal Aid is not accepting applications at this time. You cannot use this application to apply for rental assistance.

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This confidential online form will help you start your application. We will call you to complete your application - if you provide us a safe phone number. Legal Aid is open 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. You must be available to receive a call about your application during business hours. If you don't hear from us in 5 business days, please call 404-524-5811. Tell the operator that you applied online.

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Things We Don't Handle
Atlanta Legal Aid cannot help with traffic tickets, criminal, workers compensation, or personal injury cases. Our self-help website, GeorgiaLegalAid.org, has a list of places that help with these matters.

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No Guarantee of Advice or Representation
Filling out this form does not mean that you are guaranteed to receive advice or full representation. You are responsible for meeting your own deadlines. The information you give us is confidential. We will evaluate whether we can help you. We cannot accept every case and not everyone is eligible to speak with one of our attorneys.

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