Legal Clinics
About QLaw Legal Clinics
QLaw Foundation of Washington offers assistance statewide for civil legal issues through two different virtual Legal Clinics that are hosted several times a month. Our Legal Clinics provide free consultations with one of our amazing volunteer attorneys. These attorneys can help clients understand their legal issues, suggest possible next steps, review and assist with completing legal forms, and provide appropriate referrals. These attorneys are NOT able to represent you directly.
2SLGBTQIA+ Legal Clinic
The 2SLGBTQIA+ Legal Clinic offers free consultations by appointment with a volunteer attorney. We serve all parts of Washington State, and all appointments are held by phone. You can schedule an appointment right here on the QLaw Foundation website! Please provide as much detail as possible while making an appointment with our legal clinic, as this helps our volunteers better assist you.
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Transgender Legal Clinic
The Transgender Legal Clinic offers free consultations with a volunteer attorney on a drop-in basis. We serve all parts of Washington State, and all appointments are held over Zoom with phone options available.
This Legal Clinic is drop-in only. However, if you plan to attend, we ask that you register ahead of time to receive the Zoom link. This helps protect our clinic users from Zoom-bombing and other security concerns. Registering does not obligate you to come on any particular date; once you have the link, you can attend any clinic date you like.
Upcoming Transgender Legal Clinics
Transgender Legal Clinic
The Transgender Legal Clinic offers free consultation with a volunteer attorney. Attorneys can help you understand your legal problem, suggest possible options, and provide appropriate referrals. These attorneys will not represent you in court. We serve all parts of Washington State, and all appointments are held over zoom, with phone options available. For more information
Transgender Legal Clinic
The Transgender Legal Clinic offers free consultation with a volunteer attorney. Attorneys can help you understand your legal problem, suggest possible options, and provide appropriate referrals. These attorneys will not represent you in court. We serve all parts of Washington State, and all appointments are held over zoom, with phone options available. For more information
Transgender Legal Clinic
The Transgender Legal Clinic offers free consultation with a volunteer attorney. Attorneys can help you understand your legal problem, suggest possible options, and provide appropriate referrals. These attorneys will not represent you in court. We serve all parts of Washington State, and all appointments are held over zoom, with phone options available. For more information
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Legal Clinics offer 30-minute consultations, but we can accommodate longer appointments if needed.
Our Legal Clinics do not charge any fees. Our volunteer attorneys offer a FREE consultation!
QLaw Foundation of Washington is a civil legal aid organization, which means that we can assist with issues in any area of law except for criminal. Below are some examples of legal issues that our volunteer attorneys can assist with:
- Discrimination (employment, housing, insurance, education, etc)
- Employment issues
- Family Law issues (separation, divorce and custody)
- Protecting parental rights, including adoption options
- Landlord/Tenant and Housing issues
- Changing legal name and gender marker
- Immigration
- Debt and bankruptcy problems
- Wills and estate planning
- Health care access and insurance denials
- Disability accommodations
- Civil disputes/small claims
- Representation in court
- Advice on criminal legal issues (e.g. arrests/arrest warrants, criminal charges, bail/bonds, criminal trial proceedings, etc)
- Assistance with non-legal issues (e.g. applying for government benefits)
You can contact QLaw Foundation for questions about, or assistance with, receiving legal services by:
- Calling us at (206) 483-2725 ext. 102
- Filling out a contact form through our Contact page
- Emailing us at clinic[at]qlawfoundation.org
If you call our clinic intake line, please keep in mind that it is not a hotline. If you are unable to connect with someone, please leave a detailed voicemail and a staff member will try to reach out to you within 2-3 business days.
If you would like to communicate with us directly but phone contact is not accessible, or you would like to set up a time to connect via relay, please email clinic[at]qlawfoundation.org.
Our 2SLGBTQIA+ Legal Clinic appointments are held by phone and our Transgender Legal Clinics are held over Zoom, though we can make exceptions in some circumstances if the format of the appointment is not accessible for you.
We work with both volunteer translators and a phone interpreter line which can accommodate most languages. If you need ASL interpretation or any other form of disability-related accommodation, or if you do not have access to a safe place to hold a phone conversation during the clinic appointment time, please make a note on your appointment registration and/or email us at clinic[at]qlawfoundation.org.
Many of our volunteer attorneys are part of Washington’s 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. They are also specially trained to discuss legal issues commonly faced by members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, agender, intersex, pansexual, gender non-conforming, gender fluid, Two Spirit, and other identities represented within our 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
We will not check your gender before you use this clinic. However, we ask that users of this clinic self-identify as transgender, non-binary, gender diverse, Two Spirit, or gender fluid in some way. This helps ensure that members of those communities have access to this clinic.
If you need legal assistance but are cisgender, please use our 2SLGBTQIA+ Legal Clinic.
No. We are a supportive and affirming space for our communities to get assistance with any legal question you may have.
2SLGBTQIA+ Legal Clinic:
YES, all appointments for the 2SLGBTQIA+ Legal Clinic are held by phone. You can schedule an appointment here.
Transgender Legal Clinic:
NO, this Legal Clinic is drop-in only. However, if you plan to attend, we ask that you register ahead of time to receive the Zoom link. You can register here. This helps protect our clinic users from Zoom-bombing and other security concerns. Note: Registering does not obligate you to come on any particular date; once you have the link, you can attend any Transgender Legal Clinic date you like.
