King County Law Library

CLEAR (Coordinated Legal Education, Advice and Referral) is a toll-free legal hotline for people with low incomes. https://nwjustice.org/apply-online In King County call: 2-1-1 Outside of King County, call: 1 (888) 201-1014

The Records Project provides direct representation to clients with vacate eligible convictions in King County through volunteer attorneys. A vacated conviction is removed from publicly accessible background search services and gives clients the right to tell potential employers or landlord that they were not convicted of the vacated charge. The Records Project maintains a panel of attorneys who work with low-income people, including specific populations such as people with HIV/AIDS, homeless people, immigrants (regardless of immigration status), and people with limited English. https://www.kcba.org/For-the-Public/Free-Legal-Assistance/The-Records-Project (206) 267-7028

Lavender Rights Project (LRP) advances a more just and equitable society by providing low-cost civil legal services and community programming centered in values of social justice for trans and queer low-income people and other marginalized communities. https://www.lavenderrightsproject.org/ (206) 639-7955

The Legal Action Center (LAC) uses legal and policy strategies to fight discrimination, build health equity, and restore opportunity for people with criminal records, substance use disorders, and HIV or AIDS. https://www.lac.org/ (206) 324-6890

Information to help vacate criminal records https://civilsurvival.org/new-hope-act-forms/