Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
- To Volunteer, Contact:
- Organization Type: Nonprofit Legal Services Provider
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Location:
24 School Street, 8th floorBoston 02108
- Phone: 617-338-2345
- Fax: 617-338-2347
- Website: http://mhlac.org/employment-opportunities/
- Email: mhlac@mhlac.org
Advancing the rights and opportunities of persons with mental disabilities through quality legal advocacy and education in Massachusetts.
MHLAC is an independent, state-funded agency that provides advice and direct representation to persons with mental health needs on a wide range of legal issues. MHLAC also trains judges, attorneys and advocates, interprets and analyzes legislation and produces brochures and other publications on pertinent legal matters.
- State(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Massachusetts
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, Housing, Life Planning, Prisoners, Public Benefits, Veterans
- Populations Served: Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Low Income, Persons with Disabilities
- Opportunities For: Interpreters, Law school clinic, Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Mentors/consultants, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers
- Need for non-English services: Portuguese, Spanish
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: No
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: No
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Client intake and screening, Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Legal Research, Legislative or policy advocacy, Prepare legal education materials, Translate legal documents
- Long Distance Opportunities: Conduct Research, Draft or Translate Legal Documents
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: Yes
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