Pro Bono Lawyers and Attorneys in Mississippi
Where to ask for pro bono legal services or a free attorney in Mississippi, including legal aid programs, who qualifies, and other free or low-cost help. We do not recommend or rank lawyers.
Where to ask for a free lawyer or attorney
| Pro bono and legal aid programs | The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (statewide), 601-960-9577, mvlp.net, founded in 1982 as a joint program of The Mississippi Bar and Legal Services, makes "referrals to volunteer attorneys" and runs the Stewpot Homeless Legal Clinic, Pro Se Divorce Clinic, Guardianship Clinics and Family Law Clinics. The Bar also lists Mississippi Center for Legal Services (43 South Mississippi counties) and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services (39 North Mississippi counties), both at 1-800-498-1804, and Mission First Legal Aid Office (Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties), 601-608-0056. |
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| Who qualifies | For Mississippi Center for Legal Services and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, "most programs require a household income below 125% of the federal poverty level." Mission First Legal Aid Office serves Jackson-area residents "whose household income is less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines." The Bar's page states no income limit for the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project. |
| Cases covered | The two regional programs provide "free civil legal assistance to eligible poor persons." The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project's clinics cover homeless legal issues, pro se divorce, guardianship and family law. |
Other free or low-cost help
| Does the bar's referral service find free lawyers? | The Mississippi Bar's Consumer Assistance Program "is unable to recommend or refer anyone to a specific attorney" and does not keep referral lists. The Bar says it "cannot appoint, assign, refer, or recommend attorneys" in any case. |
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| Free legal aid | Mississippi's LSC-funded legal aid organizations give free civil legal help to eligible low-income people: Mississippi Center for Legal Services (43 counties in South Mississippi) and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services (39 counties in North Mississippi), both reachable at 1-800-498-1804; most programs require income below 125% of the federal poverty level. The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (601-960-9577) offers volunteer attorney referrals and clinics, and Mission First Legal Aid Office (601-608-0056) serves Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties. LSC grantee list: https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/our-grantees |
| Lawyer referral service | The Mississippi Bar does not run a lawyer referral service; its Consumer Assistance Program "does not maintain referral lists of Mississippi attorneys" and cannot recommend a specific attorney. The Bar offers an online Find a Lawyer directory of Mississippi attorneys (msbar.reliaguide.com) and a How to Select a Lawyer guide; the Consumer Assistance Program, (601) 948-2344, can suggest websites for locating an attorney. |
Do Mississippi lawyers have to do pro bono work?
| State rule | Each member of the Mississippi Bar "should" render pro bono legal services to the poor. Rule 6.1 says this may be discharged by annually providing "at least 20 hours of pro bono legal services to the poor," or at least 20 hours to organizations providing legal counsel and representation to the poor, or by "making an annual contribution of at least $200 to the Mississippi Bar." |
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Last verified against official sources: November 4, 2026.
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