Volunteer
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
- Area of law: Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Public Benefits, Foreclosure
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: Brian Reichart , breichart@mlri.org , 617-357-0700 x 308
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Disability, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, Housing, Life Planning, Prisoners, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Veterans
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Law school clinic, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters
- Contact: Megan Mauskapf , mmauskapf@mhlac.org , 617-338-2345 ext 134
MetroWest Legal Services
- Area of law: Consumer, Disability, Education, Family & Juvenile, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, CORI sealing, wills, advanced directives
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: Cheryl Palmieri , cpalmieri@mwlegal.org , 508-620-1830 x 243
National Lawyers Guild - Massachusetts Chapter
- Area of law: Civil Rights, civil disobedience, protest defense, stop and search
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: nlgmass-director@igc.org
Northeast Justice Center
- Area of law: Consumer, Disability, Family & Juvenile, Health, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Veterans
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Christine Wayne , cwayne@nla-ma.org , 978-888-0001
Northeast Legal Aid
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Housing, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy
- Opportunities for: Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Courtney Pitta , cpitta@nla-ma.org
Northern Essex CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Program - Family Services of the Merrimack Valley
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Lori Howe , lhowe@fsmv.org , 978-327-6615 x639
Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR)
- Area of law: Immigration & Naturalization
- Opportunities for: Lawyers
- Contact: Melanie Gleason , 617-286-2271
Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Prisoners
- Opportunities for: Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Sarah Blair , sblair@plsma.org , 617-502-6820
Project Citizenship
- Area of law: Immigration & Naturalization
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers
- Contact: info@projectcitizenship.org , 617-694-5949
RESPOND, Inc.
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Immigration & Naturalization, Domestic violence, abuse prevention orders
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers
- Contact: Kate Deming , development@respondinc.org , 617-625-5996
Rian Immigrant Center
- Area of law: Immigration & Naturalization
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Katie Lambing , klambing@riancenter.org
Rosie's Place
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Homeless, Nonprofit Organizations, DV, Women's health
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Jennifer Howard , jhoward@rosiesplace.org , 617.318.0280
South Coastal Counties Legal Services
- Area of law: Consumer, Education, Family & Juvenile, Housing, Life Planning, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Foreclosure
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Interpreters, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Jamie Gau , jgau@sccls.org , (508) 676-5022 x2023
SouthCoast Fair Housing
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Disability, Housing, Housing Discrimination
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Kristina da Fonseca , Kristina@southcoastfairhousing.org , 7744739994 ext 1006
The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Project - Worcester
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Luz Diaz , volunteers@thecasaproject.org , (508) 757-9877 x105
Veterans Legal Services
- Area of law: Consumer, Disability, Employment, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Family, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits, Veterans, CORI, public housing eligibility, veterans benefits, child support modification
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers, Law school clinic
- Contact: Angie Vargas, Esq. , angie@veteranslegalservices.org , (857) 317-4474
Victim Rights Law Center
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Disability, Education, Employment, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Public Benefits, privacy, knowledge of criminal proceedings, safety
- Opportunities for: Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Stephanie Holt , probono@victimrights.org , 617-399-6720
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- Area of law: Arts, Housing, Life Planning, Nonprofit Organizations, Taxes, Copyright, trademark, contracts, licensing, landlord/tenant, tax and non-profit issues, estate planning, evaluation, first amendment concerns.
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Luke Blackadar , luke@artsandbusinesscouncil.org , 617-350-7600 x 7016
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association (VLP)
- Area of law: Consumer, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Housing, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Veterans, Foreclosure, Guardianship, Domestic Violence
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: Emelia Andres , info@vlpnet.org