Welcome to the
Peer Defense Project.
How can we help you today?
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Find legal support.
If you live in New York, you are between 14-25 years old, and you want to use the law to fight injustice in your life, sign up for a 1-1 help desk session. We do not respond to emergencies*
If you live in a different state, we cannot provide legal services but we can share contact information with folks in our network. We cannot guarantee you a a lawyer and we can not respond to emergencies.*
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Apply to take a free law course!
Starting Fall 2024, Peer Defense Project will be offering a free virtual law course to young people under the age of 25 fighting for racial or economic justice. Send us an email here with some basic information and we will reach out to you with next steps!
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Explore tools about the law and law school.
Explore our free legal resources, courses, and tools selected by and for youth! If you are looking for a resource that we don’t have, contact us and we will do our best to get it to you within one week. Do not use this tool for emergencies or to replace a lawyer*
Disclaimer
Do not use this site to replace a lawyer or share private information.
The tools and services we provide are not intended to create an attorney-client relationship between you or PDP. The information provided in the educational materials and community meetings is not intended to constitute legal advice and should not be substituted for the advice of or in lieu of consultation with an attorney. PDP seeks to keep information up-to-date and accurate but cannot guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information. PDP disclaims any liability for errors that may be contained in its public education materials and community-facilitated meetings and shall not be responsible for any damages, consequential or actual, arising out of or in connection with the use of this information. PDP makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the quality, content, accuracy, or completeness of the information, text graphics, links, and other items in its public education materials and community-facilitated meetings. Different states also have very different laws from the ones we might discuss in our public education materials and community-facilitated meetings.