Mission: The women's law center serves as a leading voice for justice and fairness for women by advocating for the protection and expansion of women's legal rights through legal assistance to individuals and strategic initiatives to achieve systemic change. Established over 40 years ago, the women's law center provides free legal representation, advice and information to predominately low income individuals. Serving nearly 11,000 people each year, the direct service and education initiatives protect and empower individual women and their families. Using experience gained from working with clients as well as research and policy analysis, the women's law center advocates to advance access to justice and equality. The women's law center received the maryland association of nonprofit organization's seal of excellence, signifying that it is a well-managed, responsibly governed organization.

Programs: Protection order advocacy & representation project [poarp]: poarp offers legal and supportive services to victims of domestic violence seeking protective orders. Multi-ethnic domestic violence project [medovi]: medovi represents foreign-born victims in immigration hearings to empower them to escape their abusers and gain independence.

education: family law and employment law hotlines offer basic legal information and referrals by attorneys. Individuals filing a family law case without an attorney may call a helpline for assistance with completing domestic legal forms.

judicare project: private attorneys are paid by the wlc to handle contested child custody cases and other family law for free to clients.

other program services: legislative, trafficking, and miscellaneous seminars