Please join us in welcoming our first-ever Outreach & Programs Coordinator, Rachel Scully-Gonzalez, to the Lawyers Clearinghouse team! As Outreach & Programs Coordinator, Rachel will assist with programs and events and will help us build lasting partnerships with local nonprofits …
In December, Clearinghouse board members and staff gathered for our second-annual DEI Retreat, led by DEI Coordinator Lex Brown. These retreats offer us a meaningful opportunity to collectively reflect on our unique identities and experiences, recognize our biases, review our …
“Honestly, I have to pinch myself sometimes to ensure that I’m not in a fantasy. That there really is a place where I can gain a wealth of knowledge, awareness, and insights about my physical, mental, and emotional health within …
Meet the Honorees: Shelley Flaherty, Dita Obler, and Erinn Pearson Read more »
“I grew up in a family where civic engagement and volunteering were really important. When I became a lawyer, I realized there was a special responsibility and a special opportunity to be able to give back in a way that …
“As a nonprofit, every single dollar that we raise is almost always allotted to programs, supplies, support, benefits. There really aren’t additional funds that organizations and nonprofits like ours have when we potentially face an unfortunate [legal] situation […] For …
We are pleased to welcome our newest staff member, Lex Brown, who joined us in January as our first ever Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Fellow! In early 2021, following months of nationwide protests demanding accountability, justice, and a reckoning …
Welcome to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Fellow Lex Brown Read more »
“It would have been impossible for Marie* to do this by herself; there are so many roadblocks put in front of people […] When somebody is dealing with homelessness and trying to figure out where their next meal is coming …
“There is much more to a human being than what is on their record,” said Clearinghouse Access to Justice Fellow Crispin Birnbaum as she accepted the Adams Pro Bono Publico Award at a virtual event hosted by the Supreme Judicial …
Fellow Crispin Birnbaum Believes in the Power of Second Chances Read more »
“As a lawyer, I believe I have an obligation to help people who can’t afford legal services. When I was in law school, I worked in the public defender’s office and I saw the need for it, and saw how …
BOSTON—Legal services nonprofit Lawyers Clearinghouse has selected Susan Gedrick, the current Director of Development and the Access to Justice Fellows Program, as its next executive director. Gedrick will succeed Maribeth Perry, who is retiring at the end of August after …
PRESS RELEASE: Announcing Susan Gedrick as Next Executive Director Read more »
