About MLAC
The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) was established by the Commonwealth in 1983 to ensure that low-income people with critical non-criminal legal problems would have access to legal information, advice and representation.
MLAC is the largest funding source for civil legal aid programs in Massachusetts.
Hundreds of lawyers will gather virtually to request increased civil legal aid funding
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - CurrentJanuary 27 lobby day seeks $41M for civil legal aid in FY23 BOSTON, January 20 – Assistant Speaker to the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly Budd, bar association leaders, and legal aid clients will join hundreds of attorneys, law students, and advocates on […]
Mass. seeks to claw back at least $2.7 billion in jobless benefits it says were incorrectly paid
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - CurrentAttorney Rory MacAneney of Community Legal Aid and attorney Hannah Tanabe of Greater Boston Legal Services were quoted in a Jan. 17 article in The Boston Globe about their efforts to protect individuals who received overpayments in unemployment insurance during the pandemic due to errors by the Department of Unemployment Assistance. At least $2.7 billion in benefits […]
Three law firms and UMass Law win awards for legal aid advocacy
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - CurrentEJC recognizes exceptional participation at the Talk to the Hill The Equal Justice Coalition has recognized three law firms and UMass Law School for their outstanding participation in the 2021 Talk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid. The award winners are: Morgan Lewis, winner of the Highest Participation Award WilmerHale, winner of the Exceptional […]
‘Rubber stamp’ justice? In Mass., prison officials almost always deny prisoners’ claims of abuse behind bars
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - CurrentElizabeth Matos, executive director of Prisoners’ Legal Services, was quoted in a Dec. 29 Boston Globe article that investigated the prison grievance system in Massachusetts. Every year, Massachusetts prisoners file hundreds of grievances alleging all manner of mistreatment behind bars, from excessive force to racism to harassment — all at the hands of prison employees. And year […]
Racial inequity crisis in the legal profession
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - CurrentThere’s a racial inequity crisis in the Massachusetts legal profession, and despite years of studying the problems, Massachusetts lawyers have made little progress in creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces. That’s according to Sheriece M. Perry, co-director of the Department of Support Services in the Office of Court Management of the Massachusetts Trial Court, who […]
CLA pilot program aims to prevent child welfare removals
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - CurrentCommonwealth Magazine in a December 27 article reported on a new Community Legal Aid pilot program to prevent child welfare removals, which is the first of its kind in Massachusetts. The goal is to provide families in Hampden County with legal support at the start of their involvement with the Department of Children and Families, […]
Uplifting children’s voices in the Child Advocacy Clinic
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - CurrentThe Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts (CLCM) welcomed an extern this semester, Harvard Law School J.D. candidate Austin Riddick, who was profiled in Harvard Law Today along with two other students participating in the Child Advocacy Clinic. Riddick is focusing on special education law, serving as an advocate for students and parents in conversations with […]
GBLS represents residents seeking to buy and preserve Fenway roominghouse
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - CurrentLongtime residents of a Boston roominghouse in the Fenway neighborhood are seeking to acquire the property to maintain its historical use as affordable housing for women and prevent a potential sale to a for-profit developer. Seven residents of Our Lady’s Guild House submitted a bid on the 20 Charlesgate West property this month. Greater Boston […]