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Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (Pacoima Office)

  • Location:
    13327 Van Nuys Blvd
    Pacoima, CA 91331
  • Phone:
    1-800-433-6251
  • Toll-free:
    1-800-433-6251
  • TTY:
    (818) 834-7575
  • Fax:
    (818) 896-6647
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    No

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA) is a steadfast advocate for individuals, families and communities through Los Angeles County.  Through a combination of individual representation, high impact litigation and public policy advocacy, NLSLA combats the immediate and long-lasting effects of poverty and expands access to health, opportunity and justice in Los Angeles' diverse neighborhoods.   

 

 

Counties served: Los Angeles

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals
Other areas of legal assistance: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, Housing, Public Benefits
Non-legal services: Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: Armenian, Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Italian, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: Services available within Los Angeles county. Services are subject to LSC funding restrictions.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 4
Is organization BIA recognized? No
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 2

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Central American Resource Center, YMCA, NILC, Public Counsel, Bet Tzedek, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles