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 …
Legal Clinic for the Homeless (Southampton Shelter) Read more »
Registration: Click here. Please RSVP by October 30. Payment: $25 per person. Click here to pay. Payment takes the form of a donation on Network for Good. Please choose “My full contact information” or “My name and email address only” under privacy preferences and indicate …
Registration: Click here. Please RSVP by September 11. Payment: $25 per person. Click here to pay. Payment takes the form of a donation on Network for Good. Please choose “My full contact information” or “My name and email address only” under privacy preferences and indicate the date …
The Clearinghouse wrapped up a record-breaking year of legal clinics on June 23 under the watch of Legal Clinic Director Mia Friedman, who took over management of the program last September. Over the past nine months, volunteer attorneys from ten area …
Following Record Year, More Improvements Planned for Legal Clinic for the Homeless Read more »
Law student Marina Shkuratov, a Summer Associate at Choate Hall & Stewart, says she initially decided to pursue a law degree because it would allow her to combine her love of analytical reasoning with her desire to apply the complexities …
Summer Associate Embraces Pro Bono Early in Career Read more »
On June 1, nearly 200 members of the legal, nonprofit, and business communities gathered at the Boston office of Nixon Peabody to join Lawyers Clearinghouse in honoring John Keith and Shelley Hoon Keith. John, the CEO of Keith Construction, Inc. and Keith …
Clearinghouse Honors John Keith and Shelley Hoon Keith at 29th Annual Meeting Read more »
Twelve years ago, Anne Bader-Martin, a court-appointed attorney in the juvenile court system, sat in a Dunkin’ Donuts with one of her clients. The girl was fifteen, pregnant, and determined to keep the baby, so the two of them were …
Introducing our newest feature: Meet the Board! Members of the Clearinghouse Board of Directors work in both the legal and nonprofit sectors, and their wide variety of practice areas and skillsets are an invaluable resource as the Clearinghouse expands its …
The Lawyers Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness is a nonprofit organization founded in 1988 by the Boston Bar Association and Massachusetts Bar Association. Our mission is to connect pro bono lawyers with nonprofits and people in need, to promote access to justice, strengthen …
Job Posting: Access to Justice Fellows Program Director Read more »
Nonprofits enter into contracts every day. Contracts come in many forms and formats. Our seminar seeks to demystify the terminology, myths and realities of contracts. The first portion, presented by a pro bono corporate and transactional lawyer from a major global law …
