LegalAid-GA is a joint project of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the Georgia Legal Services Program. The project is powered by Pro Bono Net, funded by Legal Services Corporation and the Georgia Access to Justice Project and produced in cooperation with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and legal service organizations and government agencies throughout Georgia and the United States. An additional grant from the State Justice Institute, awarded to the Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts, is making it possible for us to evaluate the web site. Our goal is to provide the public with easy Internet access to basic legal information and legal resources in Georgia. Georgia Legal Services Program, an independent, non-profit organization, provides free legal services to low-income people in civil matters in the 154 Georgia counties outside the 5 county Atlanta metropolitan area. The mission of Georgia Legal Services is to work for equal access to justice under law for all people of Georgia.
Pro Bono Net is a unique collaboration among the various parts of the public interest legal community, organized primarily in New York city. They use information technology to increase the amount and quality of legal services provided to low-income individuals and communities.
The Atlanta Legal Aid Society has represented Atlanta`s poor in civil legal cases since 1924. Our work helps our clients deal with some of life`s most basic needs -- a safe home, enough food to eat, a decent education, protection against fraud, and personal safety. Our clients come from Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett Counties in Georgia.