Free legal services available

Second Monday of each month (October 9, November 13, and December 11 and continuing in 2024), 2-6 pm, Willow Creek Opportunity Center legal clinic, 241 SW Edgeway Drive

The Portland Community College Willow Creek Opportunity Center has partnered with WorkSource Portland Metro to offer free legal services once a month at the Willow Creek Opportunity Center. This partnership now allows individuals in Washington County to access valuable legal and employment-related services. The CLEAR Clinic/PCC Legal Resource Center provides limited-scope legal services for various issues. These services include DACA support, criminal record expungements, eviction assistance, and help with name and gender-marker changes.

J.J. Caufield, a staff attorney at the clinic, explained that the clinic collaborates with WorkSource to provide job training and resume assistance, extending support beyond legal matters. “We can connect folks with resources for touching up their resume after their criminal record is cleared,” Caufield said. “We can set people up with job training and occupational skills training. Even if a participant is unable to fully clear their record, for example, they can meet with WorkSource partners to plan their career and set their life back on track. “Ordinarily, we are largely limited to assisting folks with legal issues,” he added. “But at the new Willow Creek Clinic, our sponsors at WorkSource can assist people with work issues as well.” For more information, please visit the clinic website.