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Clinic Programs

At Lawyers Clearinghouse, we partner with top Massachusetts law firms and in-house legal departments to provide free legal assistance to people facing civil legal issues and other legal matters that hold them back.

Since our first clinic, hosted in October 1994 at Pine Street Inn, we have expanded our services to assist not only those who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness, but also very-low income people and those seeking to seal or expunge their Massachusetts-based criminal records.

Legal Clinic for the Homeless

The Legal Clinic connects people in need of free legal assistance with volunteer attorneys who can assist them with civil legal matters on a pro bono basis.

Attend a Legal Clinic

Contact Clinic Manager Sean Thekkeparayil by email or at 617.544.3434 ext. 110 to discuss your legal matter, apply, and receive a clinic date. Clinics are offered virtually via Zoom and in person at shelters and service agencies around Boston.

View the 2023-2024 Clinic Schedule

To be eligible, you must have a household income below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. We cannot take criminal or family law cases. 

Common case types: Eviction; housing discrimination; housing conditions; Social Security Income and Social Security Disability Income (SSI/SSDI) denials and appeals; Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children (EAEDC); credit and tax issues; unemployment; and wills/trusts/estates.

CORI Sealing and Expungement Clinic

The CORI Sealing and Expungement Clinic offers people who have Massachusetts-based criminal records (CORI) the opportunity to seal or expunge their records with free assistance from volunteer attorneys.

Attend a CORI Clinic
Fill out this short form to apply to attend an upcoming CORI Clinic. CORI Clinics are offered virtually via Zoom.

There is no income cap for CORI Clinics. We cannot assist with records from states outside of Massachusetts.

How it Works

Questions about our clinic programs or a legal issue?uwell not charging Contact Legal Clinic Manager Sean Thekkeparayil by email or at 617.544.3434 ext. 110.