MISSISSIPPI DIRECTORY
Free legal aid, the state offices that take a complaint or a claim, and where to look for a lawyer in Mississippi. 5 offices, each read off its own page.
verified October 13, 2026
A list, not a referral. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no office on it has any connection to this site.
Free civil legal help
Each program sets its own eligibility, and some cover only part of the state, as each entry says.
- North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
Free civil representation for people with low incomes; new clients call the intake call center, and people with an open case reach their attorney at the branch office.
- Covers
- The northern 39 counties of Mississippi
- For
- Low income persons
- Phone
- 1-800-898-8731
4 regional offices
- Clarksdale · 504 DeSoto Avenue, Clarksdale, MS 38614 · (662) 627-4184Serves Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Tunica counties
- Greenville · 1024 Washington Ave., Suite 101, Greenville, MS 38701 · (662) 335-8203Serves Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower and Washington counties
- Oxford · 493 Ryland Way, Oxford, MS 38655 · (662) 234-2918Serves Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Grenada, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Prentiss, Pontotoc, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union and Yalobusha counties
- West Point · 313 Highway 45 Alternate South, West Point, MS 39773 · (662) 494-6122Serves Attala, Carroll, Clay, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster and Winston counties
- Mississippi Center for Justice
A nonprofit with economic justice, education and health law teams, from offices in Jackson, Gulfport and Indianola.
- Covers
- Mississippi, from three offices
- Phone
- (601) 352-2269
3 regional offices
- Jackson · 210 E. Capitol Street, Suite 1800, Jackson, MS 39201 · (601) 352-2269
- Gulfport · 11975 Seaway Road, Suite A170, Gulfport, MS 39503 · (228) 435-7284
- Indianola · 120 Court Avenue, Indianola, MS 38751 · (662) 887-6570
State offices
Where a complaint, a claim or a report goes, in each office's own description of what it takes.
- Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Unemployment insurance: filing claims, questions about existing claims, weekly certifications and claim status, by phone or online.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (601) 493-9427
- Post
- 1235 Echelon Parkway, Jackson, MS 39215
2 more phone lines
- Claim status line · (601) 272-8332
- Main line · (601) 321-6000
- Mississippi Insurance Department
Consumer assistance with insurance matters, most often requested through its toll free consumer help line.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-562-2957
Another phone line
- Jackson area · (601) 359-2453
Finding a lawyer
Directories and referral services that give a name and a number. They are not a recommendation.
- The Mississippi Bar
The professional organization for attorneys in Mississippi, with a member directory, a page on how to select a lawyer, and a guide to the law.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (601) 948-4471
- Post
- 643 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39202