We are constantly seeking partners through whom we can multiply our impact. Here are a few of our strategic partnerships.
Educational Outreach
Our attorneys actively reach out to social service providers, schools, business and civic leaders, and private attorneys to conduct trainings and educational seminars. By educating potential clients and those who serve them, we aim to prevent legal crises from developing. By educating attorneys and community leaders, we aim to inform them of clients’ rights and empower them to invest in our clients’ potential.
Satellite Intakes
We increase client access and exposure to our work by partnering with local churches in communities of need. We aim to increase our impact on our most vulnerable neighbors while building stronger relationships with the communities that serve them. We are currently conducting satellite intakes at St. Sabina Church in Auburn-Gresham and Salem Baptist Church in Pullman.
Policy Collaboration
We take seriously the responsibility to leverage our expertise in our areas of law to impact policy that affects our clients. Since 2003, CGLA has been instrumental in efforts to improve ex-offender policy in Illinois. We work with the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, Safer Foundation, Chicago Jobs Council, and others to ensure that policy improvements will be effective when implemented.
Expungement Help Desk at the Daley Center
Our Expungement Desk is a unique private/public partnership with the Office of the Clerk of the Court of Cook County, Dorothy Brown. CGLA staff and volunteer attorneys run a desk in the Daley Center where they advise individuals seeking to clear their records of their eligibility to do so. Attorneys then assist those eligible with completing the correct paperwork.
Pro-Bono Partnerships
CGLA works with many major law firms in Chicago on collaborative projects including appeals, clemency petitions, and criminal cases involving forensic or expert testimony. We welcome opportunities to explore how firms can leverage their resources to help our clients.
