Legal Aid Society of Orange County of Orange County, California, United States, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that was founded in 1958 by the Orange County Bar Association. The mission of Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services in southeast Los Angeles County is to provide civil legal services to low-income individuals and to promote equal access to the justice system through advocacy, legal counseling, innovative self-help services, in-depth legal representation, economic development and community education.
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