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FREE Legal Help in Austin
FREE legal help in Austin TX including legal aid organizations, FREE advice clinics, tenant rights resources, and low-income legal services for Travis County residents.
Start here: 2-1-1 Texas is a FREE 24/7 hotline for rent, utilities, food, healthcare, childcare and more. Dial 2-1-1 or visit 211texas.org.
American Gateways
FREE and low-cost immigration legal help for low-income Central Texans, including asylum, VAWA, and naturalization cases.
Visit siteAustin Tenants Council
Landlord/tenant counseling, fair housing discrimination help, and eviction-process mediation prep.
Visit siteCatholic Charities of Central Texas — Immigrant Legal Services
Sliding-scale to no-cost immigration legal services for low-income immigrants.
Visit siteCity of Austin Citizenship Clinic
FREE one-on-one help completing the N-400 naturalization application.
Visit siteDisability Rights Texas
FREE legal help for Texans with disabilities from the state's protection-and-advocacy agency. Intake 800-252-9108, Mon–Fri 9am–4pm.
Visit siteJustice for Our Neighbors (JFON) — Austin Region
FREE immigration legal services for low-income immigrants across Travis and surrounding counties.
Visit siteTexasLawHelp.org
FREE guides, forms, and live chat for common legal issues like housing, family law, and benefits
Visit siteTexas RioGrande Legal Aid
FREE legal representation for income-eligible Central Texans; also runs the Austin Tenants Council for landlord-tenant issues
Visit siteTravis County Community Legal Services
County hub connecting residents to public defenders, mediation, and family legal services
Visit siteTravis County Law Library & Self-Help Center
FREE legal research help, self-help forms, public computers, and by-appointment attorney guidance for people representing themselves. Mon–Fri 8am–5pm, 1700 Guadalupe St.
Visit siteUT Law Expunction Project
Helps low-income individuals prepare paperwork to expunge or seal criminal records — seasonal intake clinics (Sept/Feb).
Visit siteUT Law Immigration Clinic
FREE student-attorney immigration and domestic-violence legal help, supervised by UT Austin law faculty.
Visit siteVolunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
FREE legal advice clinics — phone and in-person in Austin
Visit siteWorkers Defense Project
Helps low-wage and immigrant workers recover stolen wages and address unsafe working conditions through legal support and training.
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Hours and programs change often. Call ahead before you go. Know something that belongs here? Email freeinaustin@gmail.com.