The Pennsylvania Civil Law Practice Area contains information and resources relating to the non-criminal practice of law in Pennsylvania, including family law.

To access or contribute resources, you must be an approved member of the practice area.

You are eligible for membership in this area if you are:

• a public interest attorney;
• a law school student or faculty member; or
• a private attorney actively engaged in pro bono work or willing to become actively involved in pro bono by accept a pro bono case within the next six months.

You can join the Pennsylvania Civil Law Practice Area by clicking here.

The Civil Law Practice area contains many resources designed to help advocates in their representation of needy clients including:

• News - Items and alerts on issues of interest to advocates representing low-income individuals.
   
• Calendar - Listings of CLE Training Events and other events of interest. Events can be viewed by date, location or topic and members can add their own events to the calendar.
   
• Cases - Listing of cases where you can volunteer to help in representing individuals and families in need of legal assistance.
   
• Library - Resource materials to support you in your representation of clients in need of assistance. Resources include pleadings, briefs, legal reference materials, manuals and other training materials.
   
• Discussions - Groups you can join to participate in e-mail discussions about issues relating to the representation of clients needing assistance.

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