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LegalZoom offers a variety of legal services for their clients, including: registering your entity, drafting contracts & agreements, and trademarking.

The DC Bar Pro Bono Center's Small Business Legal Assistance Program conducts trainings in conjunction with small business counseling centers, government agencies and law firms in order to educate small businesses on important legal issues. Topics include employment law, government contracts, commercial leases and other legal issues.

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center provides legal assistance to community based nonprofit organizations and small business entrepreneurs serving low–income communities or who are economically disadvantaged.

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center provides legal assistance to community based nonprofit organizations and small business entrepreneurs serving low–income communities or who are economically disadvantaged.

LawHelp.org/DC. Browse through a complete online directory of legal assistance programs in the DC area. Browse databases where you can access free information about a wide range of legal topics, including housing law, family law, employment law, immigration law, and public benefits law.

Small Business Brief Advice Legal Clinic. The District of Columbia Bar Pro Bono Center provides brief legal information to small business owners and prospective entrepreneurs who operate in economically disadvantaged areas or who have limited financial resources. The clinics provide current and aspiring business owners with an opportunity to speak with an attorney one-on-one. Volunteer attorneys help review legal documents and answer questions about starting a business, taxation, real estate leases, employment law, and other legal issues common to small business owners.

1:1 legal advice, including understanding the licenses required to operate, HR compliance and operating procedures, commercial lease & real estate, and certification & procurement.

The Economic Justice team runs the Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE). Which provides free legal services to low-income individuals who want to start or develop businesses; businesses committed to investing in economically distressed communities, including hiring people with arrest and conviction records; and mom and pop shops located in areas where gentrification is a force for displacement.

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We serve Bay Area clients that are:

Low-income individuals
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