National Pro Bono Opportunities Guide
Eastern Region Legal Intake (ERLI) of the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
- Area of law: Community Development, Consumer, Disability, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Life Planning, Nonprofit Organizations, Prisoners, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Taxes, Veterans, Foreclosure, Disaster and Crisis Assistance
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: ERLI Administrator , erliadmin@vlpnet.org
Fair Employment Project, Inc.
- Area of law: Employment
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: Lisa Bernt , LBernt@fairemploymentproject.org , 617-902-0196
Family and Community Resources, Inc.
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Domestic Violence
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Joanne Hoops , Joanne.hoops@fcr-ma.org , 508-584-2809
Franklin County Bar Association Advocates, Inc.
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Elder Law, Civll legal needs
- Opportunities for: Lawyers
- Contact: Christine Baronas , fcbar@franklincountybar.org , 413-773-9839
Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS)
- Area of law: Disability, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Taxes, Foreclosure, CORI, Criminal Record Sealing, Re-Entry
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: probono@gbls.org
Hampden County Legal Clinic
- Area of law: Consumer, Family & Juvenile, Housing, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Foreclosure
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: legalclinic@hcbar.org , 413-733-6500
Hampshire County Bar Association
- Area of law: Consumer, Family & Juvenile, Life Planning, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, wills, guardianships, health care proxies
- Opportunities for: Lawyers
- Contact: hcba@crocker.com , (413) 586-8729
Health Law Advocates
- Area of law: Health
- Opportunities for: Mentors, Lawyers
- Contact: Jennifer Javier , jjavier@hla-inc.org , 617-275-2881
Home for Little Wanderers
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Public Benefits, Guardianship
- Opportunities for: Lawyers
- Contact: Heidi Ferreira , volunteer@thehome.org , 617-585-7541
Housing Families Inc.
- Area of law: Consumer, Family & Juvenile, Homeless, Housing, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Opportunities for: Lawyers
- Contact: Heather Van Orman , hvanorman@housingfamilies.org
Immigration Law, Education & Advocacy Project (ILEAP), Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fall River
- Area of law: Immigration & Naturalization
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Rose Mary Saraiva , rsaraiva@ccfrdioc.org , 508-674-4681
Independence House, Inc.
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Cheryl Crowell , cherylc@indhouse.net , 508-771-6507
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Domestic violence
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Heather Wiles , hwiles@jeannegeiger.org , 978-465-0999
Jewish Family and Children's Service, Bet Tzedek Legal Services Program
- Area of law: Consumer, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Housing, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy
- Opportunities for: Lawyers
- Contact: Janet Segal , jsegal@jfcsboston.org , 781-693-5694
Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts
- Area of law: Health, Immigration & Naturalization, Elder Law, Guardianship
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers
- Contact: Ann Carson , a.carson@jfswm.org , 413-737-2601
Kids In Need of Defense (KIND)
- Area of law: Immigration & Naturalization
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Interpreters
- Contact: Claire Valentin , Infoboston@supportkind.org , 617-207-4138
Lawyers Clearinghouse
- Area of law: Community Development, Employment, Homeless, Housing, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters
- Contact: Susan Gedrick, Esq. , sgedrick@lawyersclearinghouse.org , 617.544.3434 ex. 105
Legal Food Hub
- 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
- Opportunities for: Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: Mary Lovell Egan , mlovellegan@clf.org , 617-850-1720
Mass Legal Answers Online
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Disability, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Taxes, Veterans, Foreclosure, Disaster and Crisis Assistance
- Opportunities for: Law Students, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Law school clinic, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Brian Reichart , breichart@mlri.org , 617-357-0700
Massachusetts Advocates for Children
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Disability, Education, Family & Juvenile, Special education, school expulsion
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Contact: Janine Solomon , jsolomon@massadvocates.org