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  • Home
  • About
    • Our History
    • Community Advocates
    • Community Defense Program
    • Youth: Education, Advocacy, Restorative Services
    • Our Staff
    • Our Board
    • Employment & Volunteer Information
    • Financial Support and Reporting
  • Need an Attorney?
  • News & Updates
  • Donate
  • Legal Resources
  • Reports
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As a community-driven legal nonprofit, we refer not only to our diverse staff and board, but also to our distinctive bottom-up internal structure in which our Community Advocates, rather than our attorneys, take the lead in:
  • Assessing community needs and recommending the programmatic direction of the Legal Rights Center;
  • Advocating for clients by setting up criminal defense representation with the Legal Rights Center’s full-time highly experienced staff attorneys, or helping with referrals to other legal and social service nonprofits as appropriate;
  • Communicating with clients on pending matters (in partnership with our attorneys or restorative justice practitioners);
  • Bringing legal knowledge back to the community with “street law” presentations in partnership with the attorneys;
  • Participating in community forums and organizations that address the general well-being of the community..

Our Advocates are the lifeblood of the organization and form an important link to the communities that we serve. . 





The Legal Rights Center
1611 Park Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
office@legalrightscenter.org
P: 612-337-0030 F: 612-337-0797
The Legal Rights Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit financially supported by: the State of Minnesota, foundations, local law firms, corporations and individuals. Clients are never charged for our services. ​