Learn about services that may be available at the court, including court clerks, self-help centers, mediation services, ask-a-lawyer programs, and court interpreters.

Court Clerk
Self-Help Centers
Mediation Services
Ask-A-Lawyer Programs
Court Interpreters 

Court Clerk

The Court Clerk maintains court records and evidence, schedule cases, and are responsible for all court documents. The parties will file documents or obtain copies of documents at the Clerk's office. 

Justice Court

The Justice Court Clerk's office maintains records for the following civil case types:

• Civil actions (for amounts less than $15,000)
• Small claims
• Evictions
• Temporary protection orders (harassment and stalking)

Click to visit our Justice Courts page to learn more.

District Court

The Eighth Judicial District Court Clerk's office maintains records from September 1909 through the present date.  Records dating from 1990 to present may usually be searched online. The district court clerk's office maintains records for the following types of civil cases:

• Civil actions
• Civil appeals
• Foreign judgments
• Judicial reviews
• Wills
• Writs

The District Court Clerk also maintains an index of wills that have been filed with the clerk.  The index is organized by the deceased's last name.

Click to visit our District Courts page to learn more.

Self-Help Centers

There are two self-help centers in Clark County that provide help to individuals representing themselves in the court system.

• Civil Law Self-Help Center.  The Civil Law Self-Help center provides assistance to individuals who are representing themselves in civil matters.  You are currently on the Civil Law Self-Help Center's website.  Click to visit our About the Self-Help Center page for an overview of the center.
• Family Law Self-Help Center.  The Family Law Self-Help Center provides assistance to self-represented individuals who have legal matters before the family court.  Click to visit our Family Law Self-Help Center page to learn more.

Mediation Services

The Neighborhood Justice Center (NJC) was established by the Nevada Legislature in 1991 to provide no-cost information, referral, and mediation services to Clark County residents, businesses, and organizations.

The NJC helps resolve conflicts at no cost through a comprehensive information and referral program and through mediation services.  Mediation is a process that assists disputing parties to resolve their differences confidentially and reach a mutually satisfactory agreement with the help of trained, neutral third party mediators.  The NJC can assist in a variety of disputes, including neighborhood disputes, consumer/merchant disputes, employer/employee disputes, family disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, hospital-doctor/patient disputes, and parent/child disputes.

Click to visit our Free Mediation page to learn more.

Ask-A-Lawyer Programs

The Civil Law Self-Help Center currently hosts free Ask-a-Lawyer programs – including ones for tenant rights, small claims, probate, and debt collection.  The Ask-A-Lawyer programs offer self-represented individuals the chance to sign up for a short consultation with a lawyer free of charge.  Click to visit our Free Ask-A-Lawyer Programs page to learn more.

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada's Pro Bono Project offers a Family Law Ask-A-Lawyer program at the family court (601 N. Pecos, Las Vegas, Nevada) in partnership with the Family Law Self-Help Center.  For more information about this program, visit the website for Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada or the Family Law Self-Help Center.

Court Interpreters

If you can't speak English and have a case pending in District Court, you should contact the District Court Interpreter's Office to arrange for an interpreter not less than 48 hours before your hearing or trial is scheduled. EDCR 7.80. The District Court Interpreter's office provides professional interpreting services for virtually any language. Click to visit our Interpreters page to learn more.