legal aid society

American  

noun

1. an organization providing free legal guidance and service to persons who cannot afford a lawyer.

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Etymology

Origin of legal aid society

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Pam DeCamp, an attorney with a Virginia legal aid society representing one of the surrogates, Melissa Epps, denied that Epps breached the contract.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many say the seed for the billable hour was planted in the early 1900s by a young lawyer named Reginald Heber Smith, who implemented a time-tracking system for lawyers during his tenure as counsel to the Boston Legal Aid Society, which provided legal services to the poor.

From The Wall Street Journal

But his treatment has been condemned by the Legal Aid Society of New York, which says Etoria came to the US as a child and had lawful permanent resident status there for decades.

From BBC

In March, New York City reached a legal settlement with the Coalition for the Homeless and the Legal Aid Society regarding the right-to-shelter requirements the Adams administration had been trying to roll back for the city’s newest arrivals.

From Slate

Jennvine Wong, of the Legal Aid Society Cop Accountability Project, told The New York Times that police had endangered lives after choosing "in an enclosed space ... to use disproportionate force".

From BBC