Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy
Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy provides civil and immigration legal assistance and services to victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children.
| Counties served: |
Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake, Will |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Removal hearings, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Family & Juvenile |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Employment services, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims |
| Languages spoken: |
Arabic, English, Polish, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
2 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| 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: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Immigration Advocates Network |
