|
Free Self-Help Legal Access Center Coming to the Torrance Courthouse
Fourth District
residents looking for help with navigating through the Superior
Court system will soon have another free resource available. This
comes after Supervisor Don Knabe and his colleagues on the Board of
Supervisors approved funding to open a free Self-Help Legal Access
Center (SHLAC) inside the Torrance Courthouse.
All residents of Los Angeles County with business at the Torrance
Superior Courthouse are eligible to access the Center, regardless of
income. Although exact hours of operation have not yet been set, the
agreement requires the Center to be open during regular court days
and hours.
“I am very happy that we will be bringing a second Self-Help Legal
Access Center into the Fourth District,” said Supervisor Knabe. “My
colleagues and I on the Board of Supervisors are committed to
providing excellent service to the residents of Los Angeles County,
and these Centers will provide residents, who might not have the
ability to pay for an attorney, with free access to basic legal
resources and information.”
The SHLAC is not a new concept in Los Angeles County. Six other
Centers already exist and have proven highly successful in other
parts of the County. The Fourth District’s first Center opened last
April at the Long Beach Courthouse and has been a big success.
While employees and volunteers of the SHLAC will not be able to
provide legal advice or offer direct representation, staff members
will be able to provide information on preparing forms, service of
process, courtroom procedures and appropriate courtroom demeanor.
### |
