Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Law PracticeCalifornia, United States201-500 Employees
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County provides free civil legal aid to low-income residents across Los Angeles County, serving more than 100,000 people each year. Its focus covers housing, public benefits, and healthcare—areas where poverty creates acute legal needs—and it pursues change through direct representation, policy advocacy, and impact litigation. Attorneys operate from offices, courthouses, and clinics dispersed across the county. Founded in 1965 as part of the War on Poverty, NLSLA is among the largest public-interest law offices in California. It is based in Glendale, California, with a network of sites serving communities throughout Los Angeles County. In 2025, it formed a partnership with Morrison & Foerster LLP to pursue accountability for failures to protect tenants affected by the Eaton Fire.