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.
MLAC response to Governor’s Budget recommendation
/in Blog, News Coverage - Current, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - Current /by mlacBOSTON, January 22, 2020 – Today, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker released his FY2021 budget with a recommendation to fund civil legal aid at $24 million, the same amount of funding it received in FY20. “We are pleased Gov. Baker recognizes the vital role civil legal aid plays in promoting equal access to justice for low-income […]
WBA Selects Newest Class of Rising Stars for its Women’s Leadership Initiative
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacThe WBA congratulates the members of its sixth Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) class! The WLI is a program that brings together senior women attorneys and up and coming stars of the legal profession for leadership development and mentoring. The program is chaired by Erin Higgins, Partner at Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP, and […]
Equal Justice Coalition recognizes four law firms and UMass Law for Support of Legal Aid
/in Blog, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - Current /by mlacAwards recognize exceptional participation in Walk to the Hill BOSTON, January 9, 2020 – The Equal Justice Coalition has recognized four law firms and UMass Law School for their outstanding participation in the 2019 Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid. The award winners are: – Morgan Lewis: Highest Participation Award – Ropes & […]
Our View: When you need a lawyer
/in Blog, News Coverage - Archives, News Coverage - Current /by mlacNobody wants to think about lawyers amid their New Year’s revelry and resolutions, but odds are good you’ll need legal help at some point during 2020. If you get arrested and hauled into court, you have the right to a lawyer even if you cannot pay for one. Clarence Earl Gideon’s handwritten appeal to the […]
MLAC Announces the Massachusetts Immigration Legal Assistance Fund
/in Blog, Press Release - Archives, Press Release - Current /by mlacDeadline for grant applications to expand legal aid to immigrants is January 13, 2020 BOSTON, December 13, 2019—The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation is pleased to announce the availability of grant funds through the newly created Massachusetts Immigration Legal Assistance Fund. Across the Commonwealth, immigrant communities are facing a severe unmet need for legal services. MILAF […]
Rampant Errors on Criminal Background Check Reports Are Still Preventing Consumers from Securing Jobs and Housing
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacBoston – Passing a criminal background check is a nearly universal prerequisite to securing a job or housing, yet employers and landlords are making decisions based on inaccurate reports. Broken Records Redux: How Errors by Criminal Background Check Companies Continue to Harm Consumers Seeking Jobs and Housing, a new report from the National Consumer Law […]
GBLS advocates for improved child care policies
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacChanice was so buried in bills in 2017 that she took on part-time work at a taxi company in addition to her full-time job answering phones at a Boston community health center in hopes of digging herself out. Still, she staggered under the weight of the copayments she was expected to contribute for state-subsidized child […]
Somerville activists, legal aid seek to combat rampant wage theft
/in Blog, Program News - Archives, Program News - Current /by mlacSomerville bosses have been quietly cheating employees out of tens of thousands of dollars for years now. But a coalition of labor groups, unions, the Our Revolution Somerville Labor Committee and other worker advocates are hoping to put an end to “wage theft,” includes instances where employers deny workers wages and benefits, such as a […]