Lawyers Clearinghouse

CORI Sealing Clinic (Virtual)
2020-11-05 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom Video Conferencing
Do you need your CORI (criminal record) sealed or expunged? You may be eligible for free assistance from a volunteer attorney, conducted via Zoom video conferencing. Please note, this service is intended for people with Massachusetts-based criminal records.
Sign up here and someone will follow up with you.
We are accepting registrations on a rolling basis, so once you sign up we will work with you to schedule a final meeting date and time.
This program is offered in partnership with Codman Square NDC, Urban Edge, and the City of Boston.

CORI Sealing Clinic (Virtual)
2020-10-29 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-10-22 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-10-15 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-10-01 15:30 - 18:00, 2020-09-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Zoom Video Conferencing
Do you need your CORI (criminal record) sealed or expunged? You may be eligible for free assistance from a volunteer attorney, conducted via Zoom video conferencing.
Sign up here and someone will follow up with you.
We are accepting registrations on a rolling basis, so once you sign up we will work with you to schedule a final meeting date and time.
This program is offered in partnership with Codman Square NDC, Urban Edge, and the City of Boston.

Reopening: What Nonprofits ﻿Should Consider (Virtual)
2020-10-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom Video Conferencing
Do you have questions about reopening your nonprofit? Do you want to learn more about the Paid Family Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) and other important considerations? Join us on October 28 for a free virtual workshop, hosted by experienced nonprofit attorneys.
Registration: Click here. You will receive a Zoom link upon sign up.

Presenters: Elizabeth Monnin-Browder and Charlotte Petilla, of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP.
This pro bono workshop is sponsored by Boston Private.

Nonprofit Incorporation Workshop (Virtual)
2020-10-20 16:00 - 18:30 | Zoom Video Conferencing
Registration: Click here.
Payment: This program is free, with a suggested donation of $25. Click here to donate.
Are you a leader of an existing nonprofit organization or do you have an interest in creating a new one? Do you have questions and concerns about incorporating and/or filing for tax-exempt status? All nonprofit start-ups are invited to attend this legal seminar for nonprofits, led by experienced nonprofit attorneys. At this group session, we will assist your organization in understanding the complicated processes of formalizing a nonprofit in Massachusetts by addressing questions regarding:
For-Profit or Not-for-Profit?
What is a Not-for-Profit?
Incorporating & Structuring the Not-for-Profit
Option of Fiscal Sponsorship
State Reporting & Regulation
Federal Tax Exemption
Ongoing IRS Reporting & Regulation
Presenters: Luke Blackadar, Arts & Business Council; Lisa McChesney, Goodwin
This pro bono workshop is a joint project of Goodwin Procter LLP, Arts & Business Council, TSNE MissionWorks, and Lawyers Clearinghouse.

CORI: What Nonprofits Need to Know to Help Their Clients (Virtual)
2020-10-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom Video Conferencing
*Note: This training is not designed to help advise nonprofits on their hiring practices. It is solely focused on assisting clients with criminal records.*
Registration: Click here.
Presenter: Crispin Birnbaum, Former General Counsel, Massachusetts Probation Service
This criminal records training is intended for nonprofits whose staff are involved with counseling or offering services in the community to individuals who may have criminal records. It will address the following:

What exactly is a criminal record in Massachusetts? Who has the data? Who gets access to the data?
How can a nonprofit help a client reduce the barriers posed by criminal records?
What can be done if a client of a nonprofit wishes to seal a CORI? What crimes can be sealed? What resources are available?
What rights do individuals with a sealed CORI have when they are applying for a job? housing?
What is the process for the new expungement laws for CORIs?
What are the concerns for an individual with a CORI who has an immigration issue?

A second session of this program will be offered if there is enough interest.

Nonprofit Incorporation Workshop (Virtual)
2020-09-10 16:00 - 18:30 | Zoom Video Conferencing
Registration: Click here.
Payment: This program is free, with a suggested donation of $25. Click here to donate.
Are you a leader of an existing nonprofit organization or do you have an interest in creating a new one? Do you have questions and concerns about incorporating and/or filing for tax-exempt status? All nonprofit start-ups are invited to attend this legal seminar for nonprofits, led by experienced nonprofit attorneys. At this group session, we will assist your organization in understanding the complicated processes of formalizing a nonprofit in Massachusetts by addressing questions regarding:
For-Profit or Not-for-Profit?
What is a Not-for-Profit?
Incorporating & Structuring the Not-for-Profit
Option of Fiscal Sponsorship
State Reporting & Regulation
Federal Tax Exemption
Ongoing IRS Reporting & Regulation
Presenters: Luke Blackadar, Arts & Business Council; Alyssa Fitzgerald, Goodwin; Anli Jiao, TSNE MissionWorks
This pro bono workshop is a joint project of Goodwin Procter LLP, Arts & Business Council, TSNE MissionWorks, and Lawyers Clearinghouse.

CORI Sealing Clinic
2020-08-27 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-08-20 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-08-13 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-08-06 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-07-30 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-07-21 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-07-16 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-07-09 16:00 - 18:00 and 2 more dates | Zoom Video Conferencing

Nonprofit Conversation Series: Commercial Leases
2020-07-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom Video Conferencing
Bring a snack and a notebook to your computer on July 23 for a session on commerical real estate leases, featuring attorneys from DLA Piper.
This upcoming session is perfect for nonprofit leaders with questions or concerns about leases during (and after) COVID-19.
Registration: Click here. Registrants will receive a Zoom link once they sign up.
Agenda:
2:00-3:00 pm: Presentation on Commercial Leases
3:00-3:30 pm: Discussion with Attorneys
Please note: The attorneys will provide general information that is pertinent to nonprofits. No legal advice will be given and no attorney-client relationship will result. No participant should act, or refrain from acting, with respect to any particular legal matter on the basis of the information provided without first seeking legal advice from counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.

Nonprofit Conversation Series: Reopening
2020-06-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Video Conferencing
We want to facilitate a sharing of experiences and know-how, provide timely information, and give you access to nonprofit legal experts.
So bring a snack and a notebook to your computer for round four of this new program, featuring small group video chats with experts and fellow members of the nonprofit community.
Registration: This event is at capacity. Please sign up for the waitlist.
This event will take place via Zoom video conferencing. Registrants will receive a link to the Zoom session closer to the event date.
Main Topic of Discussion: Reopening
Featuring experts from Ropes & Gray
In the interest of keeping the session small, space is very limited. Please register soon.
Please note: The experts will provide general information that is pertinent to nonprofits. No specific legal advice will be given and no attorney-client relationship will result.

Nonprofit Incorporation Workshop
2020-06-23 16:00 - 18:30 | Zoom Video Conferencing
Registration: Click here. Registrants will receive a Zoom link closer to the event date.
Payment: This program is free, with a suggested donation of $25. Click here to donate.
Are you a leader of an existing nonprofit organization or do you have an interest in creating a new one? Do you have questions and concerns about incorporating and/or filing for tax-exempt status? All nonprofit start-ups are invited to attend this legal seminar for nonprofits, led by experienced nonprofit attorneys. At this group session, we will assist your organization in understanding the complicated processes of formalizing a nonprofit in Massachusetts by addressing questions regarding:
For-Profit or Not-for-Profit?
What is a Not-for-Profit?
Incorporating & Structuring the Not-for-Profit
Option of Fiscal Sponsorship
State Reporting & Regulation
Federal Tax Exemption
Ongoing IRS Reporting & Regulation
Presenters: Susan Abbott, Goodwin; Luke Blackadar, Arts & Business Council; Anli Jiao, TSNE MissionWorks
This pro bono workshop is a joint project of Goodwin Procter LLP, Arts & Business Council, TSNE MissionWorks, and Lawyers Clearinghouse.

Nonprofit Conversation Series: Fiscal Sponsorship
2020-06-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom Video Conferencing
This event was originally scheduled for June 4, but has been postponed to Thursday, June 11.
We want to facilitate a sharing of experiences and know-how, provide timely information, and give you access to nonprofit legal experts.
So bring a snack and a notebook to your computer for round three of this new program, featuring small group video chats with experts and fellow members of the nonprofit community.
Registration: Register Here
This event will take place via Zoom video conferencing. Registrants will receive a link to the Zoom session closer to the event date.
Main Topic of Discussion: Fiscal Sponsorship
Featuring experts from TSNE MissionWorks.
2:00-3:00 pm: Discussion with experts
3:00-3:30 pm: Additional discussion time (optional)
In the interest of keeping the session small, space is very limited. Please register soon.
Please note: The experts will provide general information that is pertinent to nonprofits. No specific legal advice will be given and no attorney-client relationship will result.

Nonprofit Consultation: Bylaws
2020-06-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom Video Conferencing
Registration: Please note this event is currently at capacity. However we encourage you to sign up for the waitlist. This event will take place over Zoom and attendees will receive individualized Zoom links closer to the event date.
Bylaws serve as the main governing document of your organization; the bedrock upon which its foundation rests. When bylaws are not carefully created and maintained in accordance with the best practices outlined in your Articles of Organization, cracks may start to appear in this foundation, hampering your work and taking away from your organization’s mission and resources.
Join us for a 90-minute Zoom consultation on bylaws, staffed by lawyers from Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, who will review your current bylaws or assist you in creating a new policy and make recommendations as necessary.
This is designed for any nonprofit looking to change, update, or create bylaws, from established longstanding nonprofits to those who have just incorporated and want to make sure they have legally-sound bylaws.

[RESCHEDULED for June 11] Nonprofit Conversation Series: Fiscal Sponsorship
2020-06-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom Video Conferencing
Please note, the June 4 Conversation Series session has been rescheduled for:
Thursday, June 11
2:00-3:30 pm
View the new event page here.
Register here.

Nonprofit Conversation Series: Employment Law
2020-05-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom Video Conferencing
We want to facilitate a sharing of experiences and know-how, provide timely information, and give you access to nonprofit legal experts.
So bring a snack and a notebook to your computer for round two of this new program, featuring small group video chats with experts and fellow members of the nonprofit community.
Registration: Register Here
This event will take place via Zoom video conferencing. Registrants will receive a link to the Zoom session closer to the event date.
Main Topic of Discussion: Employment Law
Featured Experts: Richard Loftus, Employment lawyer at Hirsch Roberts Weinstein; and Charlotte Petilla, Labor and employment lawyer at Hirsch Roberts Weinstein
10:00-11:00 am: Discussion with experts
11:00-11:30 am: Additional discussion time (optional)
In the interest of keeping the session small, space is very limited. Please register soon.
Please note: The attorneys will provide general information that is pertinent to nonprofits. No specific legal advice will be given and no attorney-client relationship will result.

Legal Clinic for the Homeless (Women's Lunch Place)
2020-05-01 09:30 - 12:00 | Women’s Lunch Place (Women Only), 67 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
PLEASE NOTE: Due to public health and safety concerns surrounding the current coronavirus outbreak, the May 1 Legal Clinic at Women’s Lunch Place has been canceled. We still want to serve clients in need of civil legal assistance. Please call Clinic Manager Mosunmola Ojo to discuss your civil legal matters: 617-544-3434 ext. 109 or email mojo@lawyersclearinghouse.org.
The Lawyers Clearinghouse operates free legal clinics throughout the year at a number of area shelters. In order to qualify, clients must be homeless, using shelter services, or otherwise income eligible for free legal services. This week’s clinic will match pro bono attorneys with homeless clients at Women’s Lunch Place seeking legal assistance.
Clients should sign up in advance if possible by contacting:
Minerva – 617.267.8104
Clients who are unable to sign up in advance may still attend a clinic. We try to assist with most legal issues but do not take any domestic relations cases (divorce, custody, child support, etc) or represent defendants in criminal trials.
View and print a pdf of the full 2019-2020 schedule.

Legal Clinic for the Homeless (Pine Street Inn)
2020-04-03 09:30 - 12:00 | Pine Street Inn, 444 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
PLEASE NOTE: Due to public health and safety concerns surrounding the current coronavirus outbreak, the April 3 Legal Clinic has been cancelled. We still want to serve clients in need of civil legal assistance. Please leave a voicemail for Clinic Manager Mosunmola Ojo to discuss your civil legal matters: 617-544-3434 ext. 109.
The Lawyers Clearinghouse operates free legal clinics throughout the year at a number of area shelters. In order to qualify, clients must be homeless, using shelter services, or otherwise income eligible for free legal services. This week’s clinic will match pro bono attorneys with homeless clients at Pine Street Inn seeking legal assistance.
Clients should sign up in advance if possible by contacting:
Men’s Contact: Ken – 617.892.9230
Women’s Contact: Julie – 617.892.9318
Clients who are unable to sign up in advance may still attend a clinic. We try to assist with most legal issues but do not take any domestic relations cases (divorce, custody, child support, etc) or represent defendants in criminal trials.
View and print a pdf of the full 2019-2020 schedule.

Legal Clinic for the Homeless (Bridge)
2020-03-27 09:30 - 12:00 | Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 47 West St., Boston, MA, 02111, United States
PLEASE NOTE: Due to public health and safety concerns surrounding the current coronavirus outbreak, the March 27 Legal Clinic has been cancelled. We still want to serve clients in need of civil legal assistance. Please call Clinic Manager Mosunmola Ojo to discuss your civil legal matters: 617-544-3434 ext. 109.
The Lawyers Clearinghouse operates free legal clinics throughout the year at a number of area shelters. In order to qualify, clients must be homeless, using shelter services, or otherwise income eligible for free legal services. This week’s clinic will match pro bono attorneys with homeless clients at Bridge Over Troubled Waters seeking legal assistance.
Clients should sign up in advance if possible by contacting:
Lindsay – 617.423.9575 ex. 207
Clients who are unable to sign up in advance may still attend a clinic. We try to assist with most legal issues but do not take any domestic relations cases (divorce, custody, child support, etc) or represent defendants in criminal trials.
View and print a pdf of the full 2019-2020 schedule.
