Legal Aid is holding a free Legal Aid Phone Clinic for residents of their eight-county district on June 11. The district includes Jackson, Jennings, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Rush and Shelby counties.

The phone clinic will be conducted from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., though registration is required between noon to 2 p.m.

The Legal Aid Clinic and Pro Bono Program utilizes local volunteer attorneys, offering free legal consultations to low-income individuals for the provision of legal advice and assistance in furtherance of equal access to justice within our communities whom might not otherwise be able to afford the counsel of an attorney.

Individuals calling into the Legal Aid Phone Clinic can expect to receive a brief consultation to answer general and eviction questions, offer legal information, or to receive limited pro se assistance or advice over the phone.

Individuals seeking legal consultation must register by calling Legal Aid at 812-378-0358 on June 11 between noon and 2 p.m. A volunteer attorney will return calls to registered individuals between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Individuals must be available between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to answer a call from an attorney.