National Pro Bono Opportunities Guide
Health Law Advocates
- Area of law: Health
- Opportunities for: Mentors, Lawyers
- Contact: Emily Tabor , etabor@hla-inc.org , 617-275-2881
Housing Families Inc.
- Area of law: Homeless, Housing
- 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, General Landlord/Tenant, Eviction, Family, Wills/End of Life Documents, Employment, Bankruptcy, Immigration, Supplemental Needs Trust, SSI/SSDI, Elder, Education
- Opportunities for: Lawyers
- Contact: Janet Segal , jsegal@jfcsboston.org , 781-693-5694
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: Francesca Gallo , fgallo@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: Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, 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
Massachusetts Bar Association
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Consumer, Disability, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Elder Law, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Taxes, Veterans, Foreclosure, Disaster and Crisis Assistance
- Opportunities for: Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Contact: communityservices@massbar.org
Massachusetts Fair Housing Center
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Housing
- Opportunities for: Law Students
- Contact: Maureen St. Cyr , jobs@massfairhousing.org
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, Disability, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, Prisoners, Elder Law, Veterans
- Opportunities for: Paralegals, Law Students, Nonlitigation Projects, Mentors, Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, Law school clinic, Mentors/consultants, Interpreters
- Contact: Lauren Roy , lroy@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@riseup.net
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
Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR)
- Area of law: Immigration & Naturalization
- Opportunities for: Lawyers
- Contact: Melanie Gleason , mgleason@pairproject.org , 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