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Legal ServicesIllinois, United States201-500 Employees
Legal Aid Chicago is a nonprofit legal services organization based in Chicago, Illinois, serving residents of Cook County. For more than five decades, it has provided free civil legal assistance to people living in poverty and other vulnerable groups, including seniors, veterans, and survivors of domestic violence. It is described as the largest provider of free civil legal aid for poor and vulnerable residents in Cook County. The organization employs a few hundred staff and operates from its Chicago office. In 2024, it launched a free Legal Aid Phone Clinic to broaden access to its services. It has a history of partnerships and innovations, including a long-running collaboration with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP since 2013 and a 2022 pilot to integrate its case management with a pro bono program.