Community Resources

Sections include: Find a Lawyer (for legal advice or representation), Find Legal Information (for representing yourself or learning about the law), and Using a Lawyer (for questions about hiring or using a lawyer) from the American Bar Association.

Providing legal representation for at-risk children and youth. Education, special education, distance learning, access to healthcare, public benefits, utilities, housing, DCF, immigration, teen homelessness, rights of children with disabilities, conditions of confinement, reentry from detention or incarceration.

A private, non-profit, civil law firm dedicated to helping low-income families and individuals obtain justice.

Self-help information from the CT Judicial Branch. Includes information on forms, where to file, legal clinics, court rules, and more.

An easy-to-use website created by several nonprofit legal services organizations to help people with very low income find information and tools for their legal problems.

Self-Help Guides from CTLawHelp.org on legal topics, including disability assistance, family law, housing unemployment, and more.

Directories, referral services, associations, and more info on how to find a lawyer in CT.

This service provides free legal advice to qualified applicants.

Greater Hartford Legal Aid is a not-for-profit law firm whose attorneys provide clients living in poverty with free representation for civil legal issues.

Compiled by the CT Judicial Branch.

SLS empowers low-income people in Connecticut to obtain justice by providing tools to address their civil legal needs.
At Statewide Legal Services we believe knowledge is power. We are a legal aid advice and referral center helping low-income people solve their legal problems. We believe that everyone should have access to justice.

Sections include: Find a Lawyer (for legal advice or representation), Find Legal Information (for representing yourself or learning about the law), and Using a Lawyer (for questions about hiring or using a lawyer) from the American Bar Association.

We maintain and provide access to a comprehensive collection of state and federal legal publications. Law & Legislative Reference Services also serves as the permanent home of Connecticut General Assembly official transcripts and legislative bill files. Our reference staff assists members of the public, students, state employees, attorneys, and others in their legal and legislative research. We provide reference services in-person, over the phone, and via chat or email.

Use this guide to get answers to common legal questions.

Compiled by the CT Judicial Branch Law Libraries. Find legal information organized by subject.

An easy-to-use website created by several nonprofit legal services organizations to help people with very low income find information and tools for their legal problems.

Directories, referral services, associations, and more info on how to find a lawyer in CT.

The Connecticut Judicial Branch law librarians are dedicated to providing access to quality legal resources and assistance, not only to the legal community, but also to the general public. The purpose of this web page is to acquaint you with some of the services offered by Judicial Law Libraries so that together we can better serve our community.

Information on the various functions and operations of our state courts, as well as addresses, phone numbers, and directions to each court location.

Court Service Centers are located within Judicial District Courthouses, and are staffed by Judicial Branch employees trained to assist all court patrons. Resources include calendar and docket info, public computers, copier, scanner, fax, phones, notary services, and much more.

Public information desks are located in courthouse lobbies and are designed to provide court-related information to the public at State courthouses.

Information related to representing yourself in court from the CT Judicial Branch Law Libraries.

Official legal forms available from the CT Judicial Branch.