Legal Food Hub
- To Volunteer, Contact:
- Organization Type: Nonprofit Legal Services Provider
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Location:
Conservation Law Foundation62 Summer StreetBoston, MA 02110
- Phone: 1-888-LAW-GROW
- Website: https://www.legalfoodhub.org/
- Email: legalfoodhub@clf.org
The Legal Food Hub is a project of Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), a nonprofit environmental advocacy group based in Boston, MA. The Legal Food Hub matches farmers, food entrepreneurs and food-oriented nonprofits to pro bono legal services within our large attorney network. The Hub places cases such as entity formations, lease reviews, real estate needs, employment issues, contract needs, etc. Eligibility for participants is based on business net income, household income and their contribution to the New England food system. The Hub also provides general legal education to participants through written legal guides, conference presentations and virtual webinars. Opportunities available in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut.
Listing up-to-date as of September 2023.
- State(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Massachusetts
- Area of law: Community Development, Employment, Nonprofit Organizations, Taxes, Real Estate, Land Use, Zoning, Regulatory, IP, Trademark, Contracts, Estate planning, Entity formation, Land acquisition and transfer
- Populations Served: Communities of Color, Farm workers, Low Income, Micro-enterprises, Nonprofits, Women
- Opportunities For: Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- 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: No
- 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), Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Transactional work
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
